Proposal Topic/Preliminary Proposal Research

"Propose" your proposal-topic by answering the following questions. (You will need to include outside sources for questions 2 - 4. See the detailed assignment instructions for more information.) You must complete this assignment in a Word doc and upload to Canvas.

1. What are you proposing to address a need or opportunity? (Be specific. Your idea must be realistic to implement.)

2a. What need, problem or opportunity does the proposal address?

2b. APA-style complete source citation

2c. Source summary (What relevant information does this source offer?)

2d. Source evaluation (What makes this source credible?)

2e. Source reflection (How does this source to support your proposal?)

3a. To whom are you proposing this? (Be specific. Who would implement the idea you are proposing?)

3b. APA-style source citation

3c. Source summary (What relevant information does this source offer?)

3d. Source evaluation (What makes this this source credible?)

3e. Source reflection (How does source to support your proposal?)

4a. What are other companies/organizations/schools doing in relation to your proposed topic? (Offer at least one specific example.)

4b. APA-style source citation

4c. Source summary (What relevant information does this source offer?)

4d. Source evaluation (What makes this this source credible?)

4e. Source reflection (How does this source to support your proposal?)

Proposed Topic and Preliminary Research (80 points): You must “propose” your proposal topic. (based partly on your preliminary research) so that we can ensure it is a realistic proposal-concept for this assignment module. Therefore, you need to include source-based evidence that that supports your idea. For this assignment, you must answer the following questions: 1. What are you proposing? 2. What need, problem or opportunity does the proposal address? 3. To whom are you proposing it? (Be specific. Consider the first level of approval.) 4. What are other companies/organizations/schools doing in relation to your proposed topic? (This is your “market-analysis.”) Support your answers to questions 2, 3 and 4 with an information-source. Identifying these relevant and credible sources to support your proposal will serve as your preliminary research. It’s important that you evaluate each source you will use to make sure it’s credible and useful for your purpose. 1. One of your sources must address the need/problem/opportunity you intend to address. 0. This can be primary research you conduct or information you find in a written source. 1. One must address your audience's position, mission, concerns, motivations, priorities, etc. 1. For instance, if you are proposing a new one-credit course in the Fox School, then your audience should be the Fox department chair/administrators who would develop the course (and will, in turn, propose this course to the Dean’s office). So the webpage for this department/program would suffice as a source, as long as it includes substantive information about the program offerings. 1. Alternatively, if—for example—you’re proposing an internship at a company you work for, your audience may be your manager, in which case an interview with him or her would suffice as a valid source. 1. One must analyze or address the market (i.e. what other companies/organizations are doing in relation to your idea). Include the following for each source: 1. A brief summary of the source 0. What are the main arguments/ideas? If someone asked you about the content in this source, how would you answer? 1. A brief assessment of the source 1. Verify that the source is credible by analyzing and explaining what makes the source authoritative, what makes the source’s information and/or methodology reliable, and what the source’s intentions or agenda may be in publishing the information. 1. Reference the “Research 101” handout for further explanation on how to assess sources 1. A brief reflection on how you will use this source to support your proposal. For each source, begin with a citation using APA style. Beyond that citation, all info you provide should be in complete sentences. Note: please see the Purdue OWL’s page on annotated bibliographies for more information at https://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/614/01/.