PTC 620: Proposal Writing - Elliot
Instructor: Dr. Norbert Elliot
Course Description: In any organization, your success depends on your ability to write persuasively. Today, proposal writing is an industry: divisions of organizations are devoted to a single aim: to win competitive awards through compelling documents. This course will prepare you for your role in that challenging world.
We will begin by exploring theories of persuasion from ancient to contemporary times, and we will continue our study through modern theories of stakeholder analysis. With this overview in mind, we will then dedicate ourselves to preparing a proposal for a specific audience. While we will analyze sample documents, our major emphasis will be on the development of a proposal that will, hopefully, be used by you in your own organization.
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| Course Welcome Letter | File (HTML) |
| Course Syllabus | File (HTML) |
| Lecture 1: A Life in Writing | Video |
| Lecture 2: Funding | Video |
| Lecture 3: Rhetoric | Video |
| Lecture 4: Audience Analysis | Video |
| Lecture 5: The Proposal Writing Process | Video |
| Lecture 6: Anatomy of a Proposal | Video |
| Lecture 7: Persuasion | Video |
| Lecture 8: Cohesion | Video |
| Lecture 9: The Visual Display of Information | Video |
| Lecture 10: Oral Presentations and the Proposal Process | Video |
| Lecture 11: After the Award | Video |
| Lecture 12: Taking Stock | Video |
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