Final Report Proposal

Peterson ENGL 235

Final Report Proposal Purpose: This proposal will allow you to get valuable feedback as your final report topic and focus start to gel. Completing this will prepare you to be able to meet the following

learning outcomes:

 Locate, evaluate, and integrate credible research into a written document for a specific purpose and work-world audience.

 Apply appropriate formatting and visual aids for a specific purpose and work-world audience.

 Edit for accuracy, brevity, clarity, to write an ethical document with a specific purpose and work-world audience.

Scenario: As you now know, your probationary employment at Initech is contingent on the

successful completion of your final feasibility analysis report. Before you set off too far on

this project, however, your boss Bill Lumbergh wants to know more about your plans for

this project. This proposal document will persuade him that the process or product you have chosen is worthy of further study.

Instructions: You will write this research proposal to convince your audience (your direct employer Mr. Lumbergh) that your idea for a final report project is coherent enough to

produce a successful report by the end of the term.

Your proposal will, in essence, describe your plans for your future report. You will use the

proposal as a basic outline for what you will put in your report, so the more specific and

clear the proposal is, the easier it will be for you to take these ideas and turn them into a

final report.

Remember to review the final report assignment before writing. To be clear, Initech is not adopting any specific technology, but rather just investing in it for financial gain.

Be sure to use specific and clear sentences, and keep in mind that your audience probably

won't have a background in your proposed topic. Follow the outline and other

requirements listed below:

Formatting: As this is your first formal, technical document, you should be aware of the appropriate formatting conventions:

 Follow the formal memo format

 Single space all paragraphs.

 Skip one line between paragraphs.

 Do NOT use the TAB key when starting a new paragraph.

 Use just one space between each period and the next sentence.

Peterson ENGL 235

Proposal outline: Remember that this is a proposal, not a report – each section should be

no longer than 1 page. This outline combines the requirements of the research proposal and the general proposal outlines found in your reading:

Introduction

Background -- What is your topic and what do you know about it so far?

Statement of Problem/Research Questions

What remains to be found out about your topic?

Proposed Solutions

How will you investigate possible answers to your questions? What sources do you plan to consult?

Plan

Projected content of the report and the data you plan to collect and expected outcomes/benefits of this research project to Initech's investment interests Length: 500 words minimum, 12-point font, single-spaced (double-space between sections)