Week 6 Technical Writing/week 8

 

Proposal

The purpose of the proposal is to present a solution to the problem you identified early in our course.  Building off of our previous assignments, especially the feasibility report, the proposal offers a solution to an identified problem, and attempts to persuade readers to accept a particular course of action. 

REQUIRED ELEMENTS:

• Memo cover page
• Title page
• Table of contents
• List of figures
• Executive summary (single-spaced)
• Introduction with purpose statement
• Discussion section: Problem, Solution, Context.
• Organize the report by subheadings relevant to the proposal
• Conclusion that ends memorably and reiterates main points
• APA references page

RESEARCH: A minimum of five (5) credible sources are required

REQUIRED STANDARDS:

·  6-8 pages (does not include memo, title page, table of contents, list of figures, or references page)

·  Double-spaced (although proposals are sometimes single-spaced, this course will utilize double-spacing for the sake of consistency)

·  Times New Roman, 12 pt. font

·  1 inch margins

·  Page numbers

·  In-text citations and references page in APA format

·  A minimum of two (2) visual aids (at least one (1) table, graph, flow chart, timeline, or illustration created by student, and one (1)  that can be inserted from a source with appropriate APA reference)