Progress Report due April 18th
The progress report should be five pages long, with each section labeled and using Arial or Times
New Roman font, size 10-12.
Project Description includes:
• Objectives or Specific Aims
o “The Specific Aims page demonstrates a problem, a gap in current knowledge, and
suggests a solution. It proposes aims that work toward a defended solution and reveal the proposal’s impact on the problem, the field, and future research.” (Monte and Libby, 2018)
• Significance of the research or Background
o What is the Big Picture? Why would anyone invest time and money to conduct this
experiment or to read about it?
• Research Question(s) or Hypotheses
o What are the specific research questions; are they clearly stated in terms of
testable hypotheses?
• Research Approach or Experimental Plan
o Briefly describe (when relevant) the study organism/ subject, the locality, and the
timeframe.
o Brieflydescribetheproceduresfollowedandthedataanalysistoolsused.
• Broader Impacts
o Provide a summary of the main results and explain what you think the results will
be.
• Implications
o When discussing the implications, it is important to connect them to the overall
results and provide a clear takeaway message.
Keep in mind,
Does the introductory sentence make a reader want to continue reading?
What is your Outstanding Strength?
What is your Most Detrimental Weakness?
Is this An Intriguing Future Experiment?
Below you will see my work for my project topic and you can relate to that.