Technical and Professional Writing: Solving Problems at Work

Chapter 6. Solving Problems Through Proposals

PREVIEW OF THE CHAPTER

• Case Study: Patricia Wynjenek, continued

• Fundamentals of a Proposal

  • Purpose and Rationale

  • Kinds of Proposals

• Analyzing the Process of Proposal Writing

  • Statement of the Problem

  • Analysis of the Audiences

  • Statement of the Objectives of the Work Proposed

  • Review of the Literature and Previous Work

  • Methods for Doing the Work

  • Facilities

  • Personnel

  • Budget and Schedule

  • Expected Results and Evaluation Plan

• Format of a Proposal

  • Basic Format

  • Expanded Format

• Conclusions

• Exercise

• Assignment

• Term Project Option

• Sample Student Proposals

CASE STUDY: Patricia Wynjenek's Office

College Hall, 367 ▪ Department of Anthropology ▪ Hastings University ▪ Los Palmas, New Mexico

Patricia Wynjenek got to her office early. She was ...