Part One: Course Pamphlet

The Project Proposal

Students are urged to choose a project that is limited in scope and direction. For the proposed project to be eligible for credit in HSRV 477 students must submit an already completed design for a small project in a field related to the human services. Once you have narrowed the subject, made preliminary inquiries seeking cooperation from a host organization or workplace, worked up your topic, complete a preliminary assessment of possible research methods and materials, and anticipated any barriers that might impede your progress or cause the project to get derailed, you are ready to put together a short preliminary proposal. If you have a project supervisor in mind who is a tutor or academic employed by Athabasca University, contact him or her for availability and suggestions. By making these preliminary arrangements, you will be able to provide an informative and detailed project proposal to the Program Coordinator. The more developed the initial proposal is, the more likely that the feedback will be detailed and helpful.

Note: While Athabasca University offers several project courses within the Human Services program, only one may be taken at a time. Upon completion of a research project course such as Project I, a student is eligible to enrol in another research project course. See our Calendar for the list of all such courses.