Technical Proposals

Technical Proposals

Technical ProposalsField (technical, business, etc.) – Make a new table like this for each field
Exemplars
LinkDescription
http://www.writing.engr.psu.edu/workbooks/proposal.samples.html#samples
https://www.sjsu.edu/me/msme/current_students/project_proposal/ (bottom for samples)
Scaffolding
LinkDescription
http://www.mwftr.com/SD1/Template-Proposal.docTemplate for student project
https://www.towson.edu/academics/research/sponsored/apply/documents/project-design-template.doctemplate for student project
Guidelines
http://www.writing.engr.psu.edu/workbooks/proposal_guidelines.pdfclear
https://che.utah.edu/~geoff/writing/Proposal_Guidelines.pdf
https://www.projectengineer.net/how-to-write-an-engineering-proposal/#:~:text=Engineering%20proposals%20are%20the%20industry,means%20to%20differentiate%20between%20consultants.
https://ecp.engineering.utoronto.ca/resources/online-handbook/types-of-documents/proposals/
Technical Proposals Generic Questions 
What is the problem or issue your project/research will solve or address? Why is this problem, issue or question important?What are the current gaps in knowledge about this issue? Will your project potentially fill these gaps? How?What is the ultimate purpose of your project? (Goal) What will change or happen as a result of the project? (Outcome Objectives)What activities / steps will be undertaken to achieve the goal and objectives?What are the expected outputs and outcomes of each activity?  How will these activities generate the desired outcomes?  (How will the project be managed and/or administered within your organization? Who is the project manager/PI and what are her/his qualifications for the role?What are the key indicators of project progress, impact, and success?)
Technical Proposals Questions generally asked about this genre (research articles)
What basic research questions are the authors trying to answer?What makes that research question significant? (That is, why try to answer that question? Why does it matter?)What data did the authors collect?What is the authors’ interpretation of their data?Do you think that the data they collected supports their conclusions? Why or why not?
Activities that can be done with this genre
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