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This assignment sheet provides information regarding the preparation of the proposal for your semester project. You need to write an external proposal to your client, if you have a real client, with a copy to me. You will submit the proposal to me first, and after I have edited it, to your client. Those groups who do not have a client will supply the proposal to me alone.



Your proposal needs to include at least all these elements:

1. Title Page
   
   
2. Letter of Transmittal
   
   
3. Table of Contents
   
   
4. Executive Summary
   
   
5. Introduction and Statement of Purpose (Need)
   
   
6. Proposal (or Proposed Plan)
   
   
7. Qualifications and Work Experience
   
   
8. List of Materials
   
   
9. Page Layout
   
   
10. Estimated Cost or Budget
    
    
11. Task Breakdown
    
    
12. Project Schedule
    
    
13. Estimate of Success
    
    
14. Conclusion
    
    

Comments

Pay particular attention to the following points as you write your proposal:

• Make the document professional in all details.
  
  
• Try out your page layout for this document; make the document 10-14 pages long.
  
  
• Design your pages to be reader-friendly; use page headers and footers.
  
  
• Use graphic aids as needed for clarity. You must provide a Gantt chart for your
  
  
  
  project schedule, and a proposed document and page layout (describe and show).
  
  
• Write in formal, 3rd person objective technical style.
  
  
• Be clear, complete, and competent. Use Standard Edited American English.
  
  
• Write solid, well-structured paragraphs.
  
  
• Budget enough time to finish everything: revise, rewrite, change, proofread.
  
  
• Be consistent with final format (print entire manual from one source).