ENGR 100W Details on Formal Proposal Dr Anagnos Wednesday Nov 24 Group Formal Environmental Proposal Due Nov 29 Dec 1 Dec 6 Oral presentations will use final exam time if more time needed Grade Formal Proposal written Formal Oral presentation 15 grade 5 grade Assignment You work at EnvironSJ an environmental technology consulting company in San Jose California Your assignment is to write a formal proposal to a funding agency or to a client on an environmentally related topic You will need to research the topic and present a convincing and persuasive proposal Your proposal may recommend the implementation of an environmental process for use in production the purchase of a product for use by your client the design of a product for future sales the sale of this product to clients or another company etc You may describe a problem and present a solution or you may recommend that your client take advantage of an opportunity Whatever path you choose you need to establish the need for your recommendation and present clear steps for implementing your idea NOTE This is not a research paper While you will need to do research to support your arguments the point of this assignment is to write a proposal Guidelines for Formal Environmental Proposal Formal report aimed at your client a CEO of a high tech company a mayor governor a small start up company etc Well researched citing at least 2 4 references per person including two or more sources obtained through library research including electronic databases Convincing and persuasive Approximately 4 to 6 pages per person NOT INCLUDING VISUALS 12 point font 1inch margins double spaced Pages must be numbered At least one visual per person chart table photo drawing etc with proper labeling and citation Suggested Elements and Sections Your Proposal should have at minimum the following elements sections but you may add additional sections if you need them Letter of Transmittal see ENGR 100w web site if you don t know how to do this Title Page Include title of proposal name of client names of proposal team members date of submittal feel free to use your company logo to create an attractive title page Executive Summary this goes before Table of Contents Briefly summarize no more than a page the purpose of and main points presented in the proposal what is being proposed why it should be done the key outcomes how much it will cost and how long it will take when will it start The Executive Summary is for the busy reader who does not have time to read the whole proposal Table of Contents Page 1 ENGR 100W Details on Formal Proposal Dr Anagnos Introduction Describe the problem and your proposed solution or describe the proposed opportunity and why your client should take advantage of it Present relevant background information sources of information and scope of proposal Describe advantages AND disadvantages of the proposed solution Convince the client that this proposal should be implemented Possible subheadings in the Introduction section Background Environmental Aspects Technical Aspects Alternatives or Possible Solutions Advantages Disadvantages Proposed Procedure Describe the steps you would take to implement the proposal If it were approved how would you do it Task Schedule Give the timeline for implementation of the proposal Present your timeline either as a table or as a Gantt chart or a milestone chart see example on page 418 in Markel 2007 or http www ganttchart com Examples html The steps included in the table chart should follow the steps outlined in the proposed procedure section You can easily develop a milestone chart using Excel Alternatively a simple free online software is available at http www communitydevelopment uiuc edu ganttnew Be sure to include the completion date in the task schedule Personnel Credentials Indicate who will be implementing this proposal What is the size of the team Give their general qualifications e g geologist lawyer electrical engineer etc Give your qualifications to make these recommendations or implement this proposal what are your degrees how many years of experience do you have etc Budget Give a cost breakdown and the total cost for implementing the proposal You should consider all relevant costs such as salaries fringe benefits materials equipment travel initial costs on going costs indirect costs For some proposals a cost benefit analysis may be appropriate References List references cited in the proposal Use correct APA documentation format for the citations in the paper and for the reference list Page 2
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