Project Proposal Outline

Executive Summary
Development of a prospectus letter, curriculum vitae, and professional website portfolio will aid future MAPC graduate in applying to a doctoral degree program. The student's thesis committee chair will assess and respond to the effectiveness and quality of the deliverable.

Introduction
Many college graduates aspiring to continue their education beyond the Master's degree level have a general idea about the caliber of students such programs accept, but have little or no understanding about what documentation to submit to a doctoral program and how to format it. As a candidate for admission to a doctoral program, I will create a prospectus letter, curriculum vitae, and professional website portfolio to submit for this very purpose.

Current Situation
To date, April Davis has neither a professional website portfolio nor an application letter for admittance to a doctoral degree program. She has a functional resume and several digital memory instruments containing her work samples, but these components solely will not suffice for this particular undertaking.

Project Plan
The application letter will consist of the candidate's objective, goals, educational background, qualifications, and other pertinent elements as specified by thesis committee chair, Dr. Jan Holmevik. The major components of the professional website will be a bibliography about the applicant, scholarly documents and projects completed, and a current, suitable resume detailing her educational history and relevant employment experience. Structural and formatting advice from Dr. Holmevik will be used to compose and arrange the deliverable.

Qualifications
Composing an application letter and professional website portfolio will enable the student to submit the required materials to a doctoral program before the general deadline date early next year. Completing this task as a class assignment will provide the student applicant with helpful feedback during the process and reduce the chance of submitting an insufficient document.

Project Schedule
September 16 - Proposal outline due
September 25 - Proposal due
October 16 - First deliverable draft completed
October 30 - Second deliverable draft completed
November 13 - Technology preview due
December 4 - Project presentation