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ENGLISH 160. Ms. Shristy Bashyal Sep 6 th , 2011 Day 5. Quiz 2 (10 minutes). Why is it important to analyze audience’s expertise while creating a technical document? Why is revising and editing important stage in preparing a document, oral presentation, or visual?. 1. Proposal.
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ENGLISH 160 Ms. Shristy Bashyal Sep 6th, 2011 Day 5
Quiz 2 (10 minutes) • Why is it important to analyze audience’s expertise while creating a technical document? • Why is revising and editing important stage in preparing a document, oral presentation, or visual? • 1
Proposal • Informal/formal • Internal/external • Solicited/unsolicited
Proposals often responds to “calls” • CFP Call for Proposal • RFP Request for Proposal • RFO Request for Offers If a CFP exists, the proposal is “solicited” and, most likely, “external”.
CFP defines Document • CFP will often include a template. If the template includes table of contents, title page, appendix materials, etc., all sections must be addressed. • Proposal may be a form that is filled out (online).
Preparing Proposals • Planning • Drafting • Budgeting • Evaluating • Revising • 5
Components of Formal Proposal • Title Page • Table of contents • Executive summary • Introduction • Plan • Benefits • 6 • 6
Components of Formal Proposal • Approach (methodology, schedule, budget) • Qualifications • Appendix/ reference • Minimum length 8 pages • 7
Visuals • Tables, graphs, diagrams, charts, drawings, maps, and photographs • 8
Visuals… • can be more specific than text. • can usually be understood more easily than text. • can be processed more quickly than text. • example Page 410 • 9
Conventions • Textual Reference • Labeling (identification, title, caption) • Placement • 10
Pie chart Conventions • Largest to smallest • Starting at “noon”, moving clockwise • Color: darkest to lightest • 12
Resume • Résumés are attached as appendixes to Proposals. Update objective to something relevant to the proposal project For example: to conduct usability testing of instructional courseware.
Resume Guidelines • Fills a single page • Objective matches purpose • Complete, concise, meaningful • Error free, updated • High school information deleted
Homework • Post your resume (Bb-discussions-resume critique) before class on Thursday 8th September • Proposal draft due on September 13th (before class) • 16