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Project Management
Managing the IST
Honors Thesis Project
SP16
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https://www.shc.psu.edu/academic/thesis/
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RESOURCES
 DUE DATES
1. DIIGO: Browser extension
for scanning literature
(quick save)
2. MENDELEY: Word plugin,
citation manager (citing)
 https://www.shc.psu.edu/academic/resources/dates.cfm
 IST EXAMPLES
 https://honors.libraries.psu.edu/search/
 THESIS GUIDE
 http://ist.psu.edu/sites/default/files/u19/guide_undergraduate_honors_thesis.pdf
 Tools: Diigo (https://www.diigo.com/ ), Mendeley (https://www.mendeley.com/ )
 THESIS STATEMENT
 https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/owlprint/588/
 WORD TEMPLATE
 http://sas.psu.edu/penn-state-thesis-template/
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DEADLINES FOR GRADUATING SCHOLARS
SP17
 Thesis Proposal Deadline - Friday, April 15, 2016
 Mandatory Thesis Format Review Submission Deadline - Friday, March 03,
2017
 https://www.shc.psu.edu/academic/thesis/formatting.cfm
 Final Thesis Submission Deadline - Monday, April 10, 2017
 Medals Ceremony - Friday, May 05, 2017 , 5:00 PM, Location TBD
https://www.shc.psu.edu/academic/resources/dates.cfm
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IST THESES EXAMPLES
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1.
Samantha Weirman: Perceptions Of Cyber Risk Held Among Undergraduate Students Pursuing A Security And Risk Analysis
Or An Information Sciences And Technology Major Or Minor
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TOPICS: Narrow, Debatable, Important
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https://honors.libraries.psu.edu/paper/21581
Cory Lee: Cyber Crime: Analysis of Offending Patterns and Offender Characteristics with Special Emphasis on Women
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https://honors.libraries.psu.edu/paper/21668/
Nicole Cardell: Improving Analysis Results Within the U.S. Intelligence Community
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https://honors.libraries.psu.edu/paper/19149/
Darin Carter: Mobile Application Design to Encourage Civic Engagement
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https://honors.libraries.psu.edu/paper/17889/
Jason Frederick: Advancements in Digital Imaging and Photographic Applications: A Focus on Human Emotion and Intent
Driven Communication
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https://honors.libraries.psu.edu/paper/1577/
Dodge, Benjamin: Classrooms Unlocked: A software prototype for searching classroom availability in the Information
Sciences and Technology Building
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https://honors.libraries.psu.edu/paper/17977/
Renee Stepler: The Threat of Madrassas: An Evaluation of the Role of Islamic Education in Jemaah Islamiyah Terrorist
Attacks in Indonesia
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https://honors.libraries.psu.edu/paper/1939/
Colleen Shea: #PSURiot: The Influence of Social Media on the Paterno Riot
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3.
START HERE…
https://honors.libraries.psu.edu/paper/14392
Will Ayd: Manufacturing Trends In The German Automotive Industry
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https://honors.libraries.psu.edu/paper/1138
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https://honors.libraries.psu.edu/search/
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THE PROJECT PLAN
To earn this, you must want this…
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THESIS FOUNDATIONS
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TERMS
RESEARCH PROPOSAL
PLAN IS 1st MAJOR MILESTONE
 ACTION RESEARCH
 ARGUMENT
 CITATION STYLE
 EVIDENCE
 HYPOTHESIS
 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY
 RESEARCH PROPOSAL (PLAN)
 THESIS STATEMENT/CLAIM/RESEARCH QUESTION
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RESEARCH PROCESS
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RESEARCH FUNNEL
LITERATURE
REVIEW
THESIS,
CLAIM
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LITERATURE REVIEW
Critical
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THESIS STATEMENT/CLAIM
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THESIS STATEMENT/CLAIM
MUST BE
 Debatable
 Narrow
 Important!
TYPES
1. Fact, Definition
2. Cause/Effect
3. Value
4. Solution, Policies (e.g., recommendations)
https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/owlprint/588/
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EVIDENCE
MUST BE
 Credible
TYPES
1. First hand (e.g., interviews, experiments, surveys, personal
experiences, anecdotes)
2. Second hand (e.g., readings)
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ARGUMENT INCLUDES
 CLAIM: Thesis statement (no question mark)
 DATA: Evidence used to support the claim
 BRIDGE: Explanation of how/why data supports the
claim
 BACKING: Additional information supporting the bridge
 COUNTERCLAIM: Claim that negates the thesis/claim
 REBUTTAL: Evidence that negates the counterclaim
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PERSUASION STRATEGIES
THREE RHETORICAL APPEALS
1. LOGOS: Appeal to logic or reason
• Inductive Reasoning: Use specific representative case to support a
generalization
• Deductive Reasoning: Use a generalization to support a specific case
2. ETHOS: Ethical appeal based on author’s character (professional,
credible sources, avoid logical biases, etc.)
3. PATHOS: Emotional appeal based on reader’s needs, values,
emotions
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LOGICAL FALLACIES
 So many!
 Slippery slope, hasty generalization, correlation vs.
cause/effect…
 Just be clear, simple, and reasonable
 Avoid use of adjectives and adverbs (e.g., “qualifiers”)
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REVIEW IST
PAPERS…
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PROJECT MANAGEMENT
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https://honors.libraries
.psu.edu/search/
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WORK BREAKDOWN STRUCTURE (WBS)
1. FINAL DELIVERABLE
 Written thesis that meets Honors Advisor, Reader, and Schreyer (i.e.,
formatting) requirements, AND signed signature page
 Paper outline?
2. WEEKLY MILESTONES
 Final deliverable sub-elements provide:
1. Motivation/incentive
2. Progress Indicator
3. STRATEGIES
 Plan ahead, coordinate in advance
 Parallel-tasks (e.g., pre-write)
 Be practical, realistic (e.g., IRB)…
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THESIS WBS
http://www.timeanddate.com/calendar/?country=1
CALENDAR SP16-SP17 (~52 WEEKS)
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1. Begin counting
now, by week…
TIME-CONSTRAINED PROJECT
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MILESTONE EXAMPLES
IRB process could add twelve weeks (i.e.,
insert lag after July?)
http://www.research.psu.edu/orp/humans
 APRIL 2017: Submit final thesis for Schreyer Review; submit signature page
 MARCH 2017: Submit final thesis to Thesis Advisor & Reader w/signature page
 Coordinate one-week turnaround; use following week for revisions/review
 DECEMBER 2016: Submit draft thesis to Honors Thesis Advisor
 Coordinate one-week turnaround; use following week for revisions/review
 DECEMBER 2016: Write Future Research (optional), and Conclusions
 SEPTEMBER-DECEMBER 2016: Collect/analyze data
 JULY 2016: Proof data collection instruments, pre-write final paper
 MAY-JUNE 2016: Write Literature Review, and Research Methodology (Word,
Thesis template, Mendeley tools)
 APRIL 2016: Write Research Proposal, get Honors Thesis Advisor approval
 SPRING 2016: Craft Thesis Statement w/Honors Thesis Advisor
 SPRING 2016: Select Research Topic, and begin Reviewing Literature (Diigo
browser tool)
TIPS: 1) Outline paper, before writing. 2) Write draft of final paper before
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data collection (e.g., as needed, insert comment “to be completed later”…),
3) “Simmer” paper 48 hours minimum before attempting to proof
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RESEARCH PROPOSAL
--Plan Your Paper--
PLANNING
INVALUABLE TIME
MANAGER…
INTRODUCTION
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Topic area
Thesis/research question
Importance/significance to knowledge
LITERATURE REVIEW
TIP
Finish rough
draft before
data
collection…
(i.e., parallel
task)
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Previous research, others & yours
Interlocking findings and “bridge” unanswered questions
Your preliminary work on the topic
The remaining questions and inter-locking logic (i.e., “bridge”)
Reprise of your research question(s) in this context
Most critical part
of paper?
METHODOLOGY
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Timeline
Approach
Data needs
Analytic techniques
Plan for interpreting results
EXPECTED RESULTS
BUDGET (if needed)
REFERENCES
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• http://www2.hawaii.edu/~matt/proposal.html
• http://sas.psu.edu/penn-state-thesis-template/
• https://www.shc.psu.edu/academic/thesis/formatting.cfm
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OTHER RESOURCES
 APA GUIDE: Purdue OWL (in-text, end-of-paper)
 https://owl.english.purdue.edu/media/pdf/20110928111055_949.pdf
 APA TOOL: KnightCite (in-text)
 http://www.calvin.edu/library/knightcite/index.php
 RESEARCH GUIDE ONLINE, OUP (3e)
 http://global.oup.com/uk/orc/busecon/business/brymanbrm3e/
 RESEARCH TEXT ONLINE, OUP (2e)
 https://books.google.com/books?id=vpqjq4I9KGMC&printsec=frontcover#v=on
epage&q&f=true
 WRITING RESEARCH GUIDE (Glantz)
 http://www.personal.psu.edu/ejg8//class/ist594/ConductingResearch_v1.pdf
 WRITING STYLE GUIDE (Glantz)
 http://www.personal.psu.edu/ejg8//class/ist594/IST594_WritingStyleGuide_v1.pdf
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