JTC 300 1nd Edition Lecture 10 Outline of Last Lecture I Ethics Defined II What Guides You III Recognizing Unethical Communication IV Ethics Technology a Intellectual Property Outline of Current Lecture II To Propose III Internal External Proposals IV Proposal Sections V Empirical Research Paper Current Lecture To Propose Put forward an offer o Make a suggestion open for discussion and consideration Solve problems by presenting solutions to readers Formal Proposals More information Address more complex problems May offer solutions that require greater monetary commitment May be addressed to multiple audiences Goals of Proposal Persuade audience a problem exists Make problem understandable Persuade that the problem should be fixed Explain if how problem will escalate Persuade an audience that suggested solution makes sense These notes represent a detailed interpretation of the professor s lecture GradeBuddy is best used as a supplement to your own notes not as a substitute Internal External Proposals Internal Proposals Offer solutions to problems o Organization is aware of o Organization did not initially recognize as problems Two main types o Everyday routine proposals o Formal proposals External Proposals Persuade outside readers to accept solutions proposal offers Written to secure contracts that solve other organizations problems for a fee Can be solicited OR unsolicited Can be classified as sales proposals or research grant proposals Research Grant Proposals Persuade a sponsoring organization to fund research or project Can be prompted by sponsoring organization Common within academia Help companies organizations conduct research to help develop products and services Proposals for external funds are often written in response to o RFP request for proposal o SOW statement of work o RFQ request of qualifications Proposal Sections Introduction procedure timeline your qualifications and sources budget sometimes appendices and references Introduction Problem or need Statement of purpose o Why you re going to write the report and how you are going to address the problem Context background research o Causes o Other solutions tried o Were they successful Why why not o An account of the scope of the proposal Proposing the course of action o Here s what I m suggesting new product research manual Procedure How you go about data collection researching information How will you analyze the data Timeline Can be general or specific o Should include a beginning end date with something in between Qualifications Why you o Qualifications o Experience Customer service for 10 years etc o Other projects you ve completed Sources Budget May be broad or specific depending on type of project o Direct indirect costs Direct are for equipment products etc Indirect could be clerical support hours taken from other duties office space etc Appendices Descriptions of similar projects Previous projects Testimonial letters Empirical Research Paper Topic Empirical theoretical background Hypotheses or RQ Practical and policy implications of your research Hypothesis Your prediction s for future occurrence or what you will find o Based on your literature review Research Question Begin RQ with words what prr how Pose questions that are non directional Use single focus Examples o How should classrooms be organized o How do people feel about going green Feasibility Study Nature of the problem Plan s of action you advocate Based on a test run Procedure policy you wish to replace People organization s who might be affected Potential benefits Writing Free of grammatical spelling errors Written in clear concise accurate language Format must be well organized Convince Your Reader Good argument techniques Logic Evidence Proposal Assignment RamCT Submission Word doc Due on RamCT by 11am Monday Oct 13 Submission Details Assignments Proposals Assignment Submission Proposal o View complete link Upload safe assignment