Project Management – Business Administration
COMPREHENSIVE OUTLINE
ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
OVERVIEW
1) Project Management Research Paper: Comprehensive Outline Assignment; and
Each student will choose one of the five Project Management Process Groups as a topic for
their Research Paper: (6 – 7 pages)
1) Initiating – This is my subject
These instructions strictly cover the Project Management Research Paper: Comprehensive
Outline Assignment only.
The purpose of the outline and annotated bibliography is get you started on the research for your
paper, develop your theme(s), and to organize your thoughts on how you want address your
thesis. This outline is comprehensive in nature and should get you well on the way to completing
your paper.
One or two word subjects and line items will not meet the
requirements of this assignment.
INSTRUCTIONS
You will create a comprehensive outline of your paper in Microsoft Word, including an
annotated bibliography (in current APA format) of at least 8 scholarly references. Must contain summary sentences for each reference. A cover
sheet is required, also in current APA format. A comprehensive outline contains quotes,
citations, and full sentences. It should be approximately 70-80% of your paper. The outline
format will be as follows:
1. item 1
1.1. sub-item
1.1.1. sub-item
2. item 2
3. etc.
This is just an example of the flow of the outline, each item should contain at least a sentence
and sub-items should contain paragraphs (two or more sentences) with quotes and citations from
your references.
