Proposal Plan Memo w/ Progress Memos

This memo marks the beginning of quite a journey in this technical communications class.

THE GROUP PROPOSAL (dah nah na nahhh…)

Don’t worry though, Dr. Fricke has broken it down so that this assignment becomes one of those ” the sum is greater than its parts” assignments.

This particular assignment will require you to create a plan for approaching the rest of the assignment by:

• Analyzing due dates
• Recognizing group members strengths and weaknesses
• Establishing a plan for gathering your work

My group did a great job coming up with a plan and I would love to share with you all the great tips I have for this assignment and what my group did that worked so well : )

I recommend that you use a wordpress.com account to keep track of the assignments and posts. That is what my group did and we found that it worked great! You can view the site here: http://fluvacproposal.wordpress.com/

Tip#1 : Sit down and decide EXACTLY what your proposal will be- who your audience is, what your goal is, and what you are proposing, that will make the writing and planning MUCH easier.

My group decided that we would be proposing our plan to the head of the LISD ( Lubbock Independent School District) school board- Gordon Wilkerson. Our proposal was for the LISD to institute a mandatory flu vaccine policy for all students and employees. The proposal also asked that Mr. Wilkerson consider presenting this idea to the rest of the school board.

Tip #2: Work backwards from the last due date for the assignment to create a calender for when work is due, when your group will work on it, and most importantly when the work will be edited. This includes scheduling when your group will meet as a whole. I recommend that your group meet as a whole at least once before each assignment is due.

A simple calender is easy to create in Microsoft Word. A copy of the calender my group created is posted on our wordpress site.

*Hint: Split up the work according to strengths! It’s a lot easier and more efficient if you choose the person who is good at writing to go ahead and start the writing.

Tip #3: RESEARCH. Whether that is primary or secondary research get on it! This is where the wordpress.com site comes in REALLY handy.

My group posted a Research post and each comment was research done by a group member. We decided that the following format: Topic/Link/Date/Description, would keep the research organized and easy to reference.

*Hint: Don’t set your goals to high. Not only will you end up frustrated and disappointed by unrealistic goals, it will be even harder to complete the things that you do need to have finished.

Here is the Proposal Plan Memo that my group turned in: Proposal Plan Memo. I hope it helps you get ideas for how to organize your own proposal.

Here are the memos that we gave to Dr. Fricke:

Katie’s Proposal Plan Progress Memo 

Amanda’s Proposal Plan Progress Memo

Lisa’s Proposal Plan Progress Memo