ANDREW MAHANEY ITDI373 – UNIT 2

AGENDA Assignments Outlines to Proposals Organization Research Vocabulary Design

UNIT 2 DB GRADING RUBRIC CriteriaPoints Research library & Internet on formal proposal formats to a project sponsor. Demonstrated through use of explanations, references, & citations 4 Select one researched formats & rework your draft you created in Unit 1 25 Posted in time to be critiqued by peers (no later than Saturday night) 1 Share source of format & why it is appropriate for this type of proposal 10 Explain why knowing your audience was helpful in developing a professional proposal 10 Response Posts including: What did you learn from your classmate's posting? What additional questions do you have after reading the posting? What clarification do you need regarding the posting? What differences or similarities do you see between your posting & other classmates' postings? 25 Total75

UNIT 2 IP GRADING RUBRIC CriteriaPoints Title page with correct course number & name, project name, student name, & date 1 Draft the sections of your procedures manual building on your approved project from Unit 1 62 Create a tri-fold brochure, including graphics & information that would be used to promote your procedures manual that you are creating. Must be double-sided tri-fold brochure 60 Name document yourname_ITDI373_IP2.doc & yourname_brochure_IP2.doc. Files may also be.docx format. Note that the yourname is your actual name, not the words “yourname” 2 Total125

SKILLS & IMPORTANCE

OUTLINES TO PROPOSALS Development of Outline Specifics Take your outline & break into specifics Analyze each major point & arrange it into a topic Take each topic & break it into subtopics

ORGANIZATION Organizing Information Importance of organization Three principles of organization Audience & purpose Conventional organization patterns Display organization patterns prominently Tips for organizing sections & paragraphs

ORGANIZATION & RESEARCH Organization of Research Arrange research as it applies to each portion of your outline Keep research organized Many articles, books, etc. Use physical &/or electronic filing system Key words help

WRITING Structure (them = audience) Tell Them What You Are Going To Tell Them Introduction Tell Them Body Tell Them What You Told Them Conclusion

VOCABULARY Organization of New Vocabulary For work usage For personal usage For academic usage For everyday usage

BROCHURES Use a template Many available in MS Word Consider the logo & presentation in future units

DESIGN Page Design Elements of page design Fonts & color Computers in the page design process Using the elements of page design