Assignment Instructions: • Submit your Thesis or Creative Project Introduction •

Assignment Instructions: • Submit your Thesis or Creative Project Introduction • Review your articles/sources and continue writing your 25 -page literature review due week eight Thesis or Creative Project Introduction (See the Capstone Manual) An Introduction is due at the end of Week 5. • The background of the topic • Statement of the problem • Statement of the purpose • Research questions • Significance of the study • Definitions of unclear terms • Limitations/delimitations (you may also provide in the Methodology area as well), • Assumptions • Theoretical framework The creative project is expected to contain the following elements in the introduction: • Provide a clear and lucid description of the creative project including the goal and intent of the project. • Discuss the schedule and objectives for the work to be completed. Similarly, the introduction identifies your specific creative project and sets the general context for it. When the proposed thesis or project involves the study of human subjects and/or animals an Institutional Review Board review and approval of the proposed research is required. ALL STUDENTS: To determine if you need to seek any IRB approvals, please visit the Human Subjects Research Determination Form by logging into http://apus.my.irbmanager.com site. When you’re on your dashboard, look to the left margin and you’ll see a “Human Subjects Research Determination Form”. A short video has also been provided for you to watch if you need any assistance with the form, https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MaXJ8_8V5fM Also, if you are notified you need to carryout an IRB Review, please take a few moments and review this IRB Training that will walk you through the process. Click here for the APUS IRB Training. Submission Instructions: Please review the rubric and Capstone Manual for more specific guidelines on expectations; however, please note you are to provide comprehensive analysis of details, facts, and concepts in a logical sequence. You should demonstrate a higher- level of critical thinking necessary for 500-600 level work. You are to provide well-supported ideas and reflection with a variety of current and/or world views in the assignment. You are expected to present a genuine intellectual development of ideas throughout assignment. You should thoroughly understand and excel in explaining all major points. An original, unique, and/or imaginative approach to overall ideas, concepts, and findings is required. Overall format of assignment needs to include an appropriate introduction (or abstract), well- developed paragraphs, and conclusion. Finished assignment demonstrates your ability to plan and organize research in a logical sequence. Please note: Papers will be automatically added to and checked against the standard Turn-It-In repositories. Originality reports will be returned to the faculty and student in roughly 15 minutes of the submission. Multiple submissions are allowed. If your Turn-It-In Index is greater than 25%, you will lose significant points (up to receiving a zero). Supporting Materials: • Graduate Grading Rubric.pdf • Capstone Manual.pdf Grading Rubric Requirements Points Available Points Earned Comments • The background of the topic 10 10 • Statement of the problem 10 10 • Statement of the purpose 10 10 • Research questions 10 10 • Significance of the study 10 10 • Definitions of unclear terms 10 10 • Limitations/delimitations (you may also provide in the Methodology area as well) 10 10 • Assumptions/Theoretical Framework 10 10 Reference: • Incorporate all this sections references into one comprehensive list and should be in APA 6th Edition format. • If you had a citation in the body of your work you must have the appropriate reference in the reference section. • Also if you had a reference in your reference section, you must have a citation from that work somewhere in the body of your work. The citations and references should match. You will be strictly held to the APA standards. Proper citations, in format and use as well as proper references must be implemented. 10 10 Writing Format: Grammatical, spelling or punctuation—the writing is grammatically correct, clear and concise. The response is well formulated and easy to read and understand. Use correct terminology when needed. Turnitin will be used to assess originality report and supports attachments only—submit the paper as an attachment with less than 15% originality (not including your references).