the 3 assignment

Assignment 4: Proposal

Critical Writing for the Professions

Prof. Kanost

Purpose: Your purpose in writing this proposal and annotated bibliography is to

convince a potential client to hire you. You therefore must also convince that person, business or institution that you are most qualified to perform credible research that will answer the client’s question in a clear, easy-to-use report.

Audience: Your potential client is your primary audience.

Format: Because you propose to produce a recommendation based on research,

use the proposal on page 250 of our text as a model for your proposal, with one exception: use a business letter rather than a memo format.

Content: Your proposal should include the following sections:

Subject and Purpose, in which you describe the problem or question to which you will recommend a solution.

Rationale for the Topic and/or Approach—Its Importance as an Issue, in which you summarize the problem in more detail, demonstrating to readers your knowledge on the subject.

Issues Addressed in the Proposal, in which you outline the major parts of the report you propose to provide to your client.

Methods to Research the Topic, in which you describe the kinds of research and sources you will use and how you will use them.

Work Schedule, in which you describe what work you will complete by what deadlines. You will make up these deadlines.

Tentative Outline of the Report, in which you provide a detailed outline of the sections your report will include.

Initial List of Resources, in which you list at least 5 resources summarized and evaluated in the Annotated Bibliography that you will attached to your proposal as an Appendix.

Due date: Monday, June 26. Put a final draft as a Word docx in your drop box.