Six to Eight Project Proposal Paper Writing

Project Title

Project Proposal

Date

Proposal Writing and Format

General Format

The proposal is a relatively short document; thus, it will not be bound but will be stapled in the upper left corner. The cover will be the title page that is shown prior to this page.

Margins

Since the proposal will be stapled, rather than bound, use a one-inch margin at left, bottom and right. The first page of text should have a two-inch margin at the top. Use a one-inch top margin on all succeeding pages.

Text

Use a 12-point font for the text. Times New Roman (an example is the title page), Calibri (an example is the body of this document), or a similar font is suitable. It should be reasonably plain and easy to read. The body of the text should be single-spaced, with double spacing between sections of the body and between paragraphs within a section.

This paragraph is an example of a second paragraph within a heading in the body of the report.

Page Numbering

Preface pages are numbered with lower-case Roman numerals (i, ii, etc.), while the body of the text is numbered with Arabic numerals (1, 2, etc.). The first preface page (the title page in this case) should bear no page number. The body of the text should begin with “1” and all succeeding pages should be numbered consecutively to the end. Page numbers should be placed at the bottom center or bottom right.

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Page Breaks

A header or a single line of text is never left at the bottom of a page. A header must have some text with it, and the last paragraph on the page must always be at least two lines of text.

Figures and Tables

All figures and tables must bear an identification number and a title (e.g., Figure 1: 1936 Stout Scarab). The title of a figure is placed beneath the figure, while the title of a table is placed above the table. The figure or table should be placed in the report as soon as possible after its reference. An example of a streamlined vehicle is the 1936 Stout Scarab, which is shown in Figure 1.

Figure 1: 1936 Stout Scarab

Any figure or table included in the report must be referenced in the text of the report.

In the early to mid-60s, Detroit began to produce personal luxury vehicles, along the lines of the full-size Thunderbird. Pontiac’s entry into this field was the Grand Prix which was introduced in

1962 as a two-door hardtop (see Figure 2).

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Figure 2: 1962 Pontiac Grand Prix

The Grand Prix was offered for the first and only time as a convertible in 1967. This model is shown in Figure 3. The productions numbers for the convertible were fairly low (see Table 1), making this a relatively rare car today.

Table 1: Production Numbers for 1967 Pontiac Grand Prix

1967 Pontiac Grand Prix

Body Style

Production Number

Coupe

37,125

Convertible

5,856

Total

42,981

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Figure 3: 1967 Pontiac Grand Prix Convertible

Grammar and Spelling

The report is to be written in third person, thereby avoiding the use of “I” and “we”. Be sure to use available spelling and grammar checking features of the chosen software package to help eliminate errors. When done, be sure to proof read the entire report, as the grammar and spelling checkers will not catch all possible errors.

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