Use APA Style to cite the visuals and any other multimedia you use. WHAT IS A PROPOSAL? Proposals are persuasive documents that propose/sell an idea, a product, or service you are proposing with a focus on how the proposed solution or idea benefits your target audience by solving a problem or fulfilling a need. The primary goal for a proposal is to convince your target audience about that what you are proposing is important, necessary, practical, and appropriate while also showing that you are the right person to accomplish the proposed idea/task. Knowing the characteristics of a good persuasive proposal is one of the central skills to have for effective technical communication. RHETORICAL SITUATIOS: THE NEED FOR THE PROPOSAL PROJECT FOR A REBUILDING PROGRAM IN ADDITION TO PROVIDING THE CRITICAL TECHNICAL INFORMATION AND GUIDANCE TO OUR BORDER COMMUNITY TO SURVIVE THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE WHILE WAITING FOR AN ANTIDOTE, OUR ELITE TEAM IS ALSO PREPARING FOR WHAT COMES AFTER THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE. IN RESPONSE, AS TECHNICAL COMMUNICATORS, OUR FINAL TASK IS TO PREPARE PROJECT PROPOSALS THAT WILL PROPOSE EFFECTIVE AND EFFICIENT WAYS TO REBUILD OUR COMMUNITY AND ENVIRONMENT AFTER SURVIVING THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE. CONSIDER THE AFTERMATH OF A ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE. OUR HOMES, SCHOOLS, AND MANY OTHER BUILDINGS WILL BE IN NEED OF SERIOUS REPAIR OR RECONSTRUCTION. HISTORICAL-CULTURAL SITES WILL BE IN NEED OF RESTORATION. OUR FOOD AND WATER RESOURCES WILL NEED TO BE RESTORED AND/OR CHECKED FOR ANY POSSIBLE REMAINS OF THE VIRUS OR ANY OTHER POSSIBLE CONTAMINATION. ANIMALS WILL BE IN NEED OF PROFESSIONAL AND CAREFUL CARE. WE WILL NEED TO CONSIDER THE PSYCHOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OVER COMMUNITY MEMBERS AND VIRUS SURVIVORS AND CREATE A STRONG SUPPORT SYSTEM TO RE-BUILD THE SPIRIT OF OUR COMMUNITY. THIS IS WHY, OUR ELITE GROUP BELIEVES THAT IT IS EQUALLY IMPORTANT TO BE PREPARED FOR WHAT COMES AFTER THE ANTIDOTE CURES THE INFECTED MEMBERS OF OUR COMMUNITY. AUDIENCE, PURPOSE, AND OUTCOME IN YOUR PROJECT PROPOSAL FOR A REBUILDING PROGRAM, YOU CAN FOCUS ON ANY TOPIC THAT YOU CHOOSE AND YOU CAN DISCUSS YOUR OPTIONS WITH ME. MAKE SURE THAT YOUR PROJECTS FOCUS HAS A CLEAR PURPOSE, AUDIENCE, AND OUTCOME THAT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO REBUILDING OUR COMMUNITY AFTER THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE. YOU WILL NEED TO CONSIDER THE RESOURCES YOU WILL NEED AS EXPLAINED IN OUR TEXTBOOK (P. 431): PERSONNEL, FACILITIES, AND EQUIPMENT. YOU WILL ALSO NEED TO CONSIDER THE FEASIBILITY OF YOUR PROPOSED PROJECT, MEANING THAT YOUR PROPOSED PROJECT CAN ACTUALLY BE FINISHED IN A TIMELY MANNER AND WILL HAVE REALISTIC AND EFFECTIVE OUTCOMES/SOLUTIONS THAT WILL CONTRIBUTE TO REBUILDING OUR COMMUNITY AFTER THE ZOMBIE APOCALYPSE. IN RESPONSE, YOU WILL NEED TO *IDENTIFY A SPECIFIC NEED THAT YOUR PROJECT WILL RESPOND TO *IDENTIFY YOUR TARGET AUDIENCE *IDENTIFY EFFECTIVE RHETORICAL STRATEGIES TO PERSUADE YOUR AUDIENCE STRUCTURE OF THE REBUILDING PROJECT PROPOSAL I 50 POINTS *SEE CHAPTER 16 WRITING PROPOSALS SECTION TITLED “STRUCTURE OF THE PROPOSAL” IN OUR TEXTBOOK!) 1) SUMMARY: 150 WORDS. 2) INTRODUCTION: 300 WORDS. (GUIDELINES: INTRODUCING A PROPOSAL P. 432) 3) PROPOSED PROJECT/PROGRAM: 500 WORDS (CHAPTER 16 PP. 432-433) 4) QUALIFICATIONS/EXPERIENCE: 250 WORDS 5) BUDGET (REQUIRED SECTION EXCLUDED FROM THE WORD COUNT) PROJECT/TASK SCHEDULE (REQUIRED SECTION EXCLUDED FROM THE WORD COUNT) 6) CONCLUSION: 300 WORDS 7) APPENDIXES (OPTIONAL SECTION EXCLUDED FROM THE WORD COUNT) 8) REFERENCES PAGE (CITE YOUR SOURCES (ARTICLES, ONLINE RESOURCES IF YOU USE ANY IN ADDITION TO ANY VISUALS AND MULTIMEDIA YOU USE IN APA FORMAT) EFFECTIVE DESIGN AND USE OF VISUALS/MULTIMEDIA I 25 POINTS SINCE YOU ALREADY HAVE COMPREHENSIVE SKILLS AND A STRONG UNDERSTANDING OF THE IMPORTANCE OF EFFECTIVE, USER-ORIENTED, DESIGN SKILLS, AS YOU WORK ON YOUR PROPOSALS MAKE SURE THAT YOUR DESIGN DECISIONS, USE OF VISUALS AND MULTIMEDIA ELEMENTS WILL RESPOND TO THE NEEDS AND EXPECTATIONS OF YOUR TARGET AUDIENCE. CORRECT AND EFFECTIVE SENTENCES I 15 POINTS IN TECHNICAL COMMUNICATION, IT IS OF UTMOST IMPORTANCE TO USE A CLEAR AND SIMPLIFIED LANGUAGE TO EFFECTIVE COMMUNICATE WITH A WIDE RANGE OF READERS. CHAPTER 10 OFFERS YOU STRATEGIES TO COMPOSE CORRECT AND EFFECTIVE SENTENCES. APA STYLE AND CORRECT CITATIONS I 10 POINTS HTTPS://OWL.PURDUE.EDU/OWL/RESEARCH_AND_CITATION/APA_STYLE/AP A_FORMATTING_AND_STYLE_GUIDE/GENERAL_FORMAT.HTML SAMPLE PROPOSALS: SEE P. 438 IN OUR TEXTBOOK FOR A SAMPLE INTERNAL PROPOSAL!
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