Writing the Report Proposal.ppt

Writing the Report Proposal Professor Stevens Amidon Department of English and Linguistics, IPFW Purpose When approaching any genre of writing, you should ask yourself, and any writing task, you should ask yourself: “What is the purpose, or exigency of this writing?” The purpose of a research proposal is to describe your research plan Basic Requirements of the Assignment Follow the memo format of the example I passed out Proposal is due next class Proposal will probably be two-three pages long Proposal Section 1: Top Matter “Top Line”: Interoffice Memo, XXX Corporation You should be using a real company based in the US “To line”: make up the name of your boss. For example, Her title might be: Director, International Expansion “Date line”: Today’s date “From Line”: Your names. Your title is “staff researcher” “Subject Line”: your research is a feasibility study, or a marketing plan. You need to give your study a name, or describe it in the subject line. Proposal Section 2: Authorization and Background The scenario I handed out describes the basic background information. You may invent dates of staff meetings. Use this section to quickly summarize the focus of your research: “to study the feasibility of Hewlett Packard opening an ink jet manufacturing facility in Malaysia, for the purpose of sale in the growing Asian market.” Proposal Section 3: Statement of the Problem The problem is the central focus of your research and the report you will write A short one or two sentence description will suffice Example: Capacity limitations, labor and shipping costs make export of Hewlett Packard’s printers to the growing Asian market a very difficult task. I propose to study the feasibility of opening a manufacturing plant in Malaysia to build Hewlett Packard printers for the growing Asian market. Proposal Section 4: Purpose of the Study Whereas the problem defines what is to be investigated, the purpose identifies why the research should be conducted When the report i