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Mary Ellen Guffey, Components of Formal and Business Communication: Informal Proposals and Product, 6e Process
Budget Staffing Schedule Background, problem, purpose
Appendix Authorization
Table of contents Title Page Abstract or Executive Summary Letter of transmittal Copy of RFP (optional)
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Title Page Letter of Transmittal Executive Summary Table of Contents Introduction Literature Review Company Information Methodology
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1. Title Page
Please
Oversized
Inappropriate
It
should include:
of your proposal of those who prepared the proposal of institution
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the purpose and content of the business plan to the principal reader. describe the project and preview the conclusionsif the reader is supportive. some findings, conclusions and recommendations by expressing appreciation for the assignment, suggesting follow-up
Briefly
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2. Letter of Transmittal
Format
The The
format of a memo is more popular in this case 12-size Time New Roman font, doubled-space with left-indented paragraphs or singled-space with no indented paragraphs
Use
Letter of Transmittal
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Introductory Paragraph:
Title
and purpose (if not clear from the title) of the report for?)
Audience
Authorization
Who authorized the project? Is the report written for another class? to your proposal Show how the report has met your objectives or how your objectives have changed.
When? Refer
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To present an overview of a longer report to people who do not have time to read the entire document let readers know the rest of the report is worth reading to write a good executive summary
for strategic words and sentences
To
How
Look
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3. Executive Summary
Format
No letter head 12-size Time New Roman you use doubled-space paragraphs in your Letter of Transmittal, do so here as well. you use singled-space paragraphs in your Letter of Transmittal, do so here as well. do not be inconsistent
Use If
If
Please
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4. Table of Content
Please
make sure the order shown here is actually the order of your proposal again, use 12-sized Time New Roman font be specific
Please, Please
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5. Introduction
Background/ Rationale
Provide background information putting the problem into context such as economical or geographical background What is the problem are you going to solve? What is the purpose of the proposal? (It is more like a Vision)
A Problem Statement
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5. Introduction (cont)
Objectives
How
Scope
and Limitation
Notice:
Again,
please use 12-sized Time New Roman font paragraphs are strongly recommended; 11/2-spaced paragraphs are acceptable for the purpose of paper
Double-spaced
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6. Literature Review
This
chapter presents the concepts/ theory that use as foundation for analyses/ suggestions/ solutions in the study chapter can also present the related studies to list all related concepts/ theories should focus on the key ones. on how and why these
This
Avoid
Discussion
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7. Company Information
Vision Mission Slogan Value Name Initial
Statement
Target
Location(s)
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8. Methodology
A
Method
Give
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9. Bibliography
Please
Recommendations
Use Go
to website: http://citationmachine.net
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Important Notice
Your
final project covers chapter 12, 13, 14 and 15. for the Letter of Transmittal, please avoid using first-person pronouns. Please use third-person instead passive-voice verbs (the study was conducted _____) complex and long sentences is somehow okay. However, please do not
Except
Use
Using
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insert the page number at the bottom of every page (except for the title page, although it is still counted as page i) is the best if the page number is located in the middle of the page. use i, ii, iii, etc. for part 1, 2, 3 and 4 use 1, 2, 3, 4, etc. for the rest of the
It
Please Please
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Review is the only chapter you are allowed to copy some theories and concepts and paste them to your proposal/report. will NOT tolerate any kinds of cheating and plagiarism. proposal is worth 25 percent of your total grade. of presentation: May 25th, 2011
This
Date
You are the secretary of HCMIUs Rector. He is too rushed to read a long interview conducted by a foreign journalist with Prof. Ngo Bao Chau. However, he is extremely interested in the content of the interview. He also considers what Prof. Ngo said in it as a possible advice for the Department of Mathematics, for HCMIU and for the Vietnamese educational system as a whole. You are now asked to write an executive summary on this interview in a memo format. Include an introduction that might begin with As you requested, I am submitting this executive summary of _____ . Identify the author, article name, journal, date of publication (if possible). Summarize most important findings (main points) of the interview. Summarize any recommendations made. The Rector also likes a concluding statement indicating your reaction to the article
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on your business idea presented in class this morning, please write a Letter of Transmittal to describe or to introduce your proposal. letter should present some key features and benefits of your proposal.
The