Thoughts About Proposal Writing7hen Drawing Up A Contract R3

Thoughts About Proposal Writing7hen Drawing Up A Contract R30firrar Thoughts About Proposal Writing7hen Drawing Up A Contract r30 Fir.rAr THoUGHTS ABoUT PROPoSAL WRITING \7hen drawing up a contract, an attorrley meticulously includes allof the :1c-h::*":l::fft:l: Chopter 5 Writing the Reseorch Proposol Onceyouhavewrittenwhatyor-rbelievetobeyourfinalproposal,youshouldscrurinizeir one more time, preferably after you l-rave set it asicle for a few more days' Take a critical approach' looking far ttbat's urr,,rg r:nthff tban u'hat's right' The following checklist can provicle guidance about what to look for. ; #;;ilj:';;ti#;1. rhe contract. The proposal writer should prepafe a proposar with the same precision. ln a sense, a proposal is, uncler aartrir-t circumstances, a form of contract' or what rve might call a qta-ri contract' Are you submitting a proposal for a grant to underwrite a research project?, If so, you (as the party of the first part) o.. p-poring to ,rnJ.r.uk ." research project in exchange for a monetary consicleration From the or.,',. p-"iaiig the grant (the party oflhe second part) Regarded from a legal standpoint, your proposal, on u...1ro,-t.e by the g.ur-tiir-rng ug"ncy, is a formal contractr-ral relationship' Evotuoting on Eorly Droft of,o Reseofch,:Propossl Check each i66rn-6p have a friend or colleague in your cliscipline check it-to be sure that your ,rroposal exhibits natte of the following characteristics: Fon Anv RgsraRcu PBoPosal l.Thestatementoftheproblemisvague,oritissoobscuredbydiscussionsofother topics that it is impossible to find' 2.Themethodologyisincomplerelydescribed;anexpianationofexactlyhowthe research will be conducted is not specifically deiineated' 3.Theproposedtfeatmentofeachsubproblemisgeneralandcursory;itdoesnot Conveyclearlyhowthedatawillbeusedundinterpretedtoresolvethesubproblem or the overall research Problem' 4.Theproposallackssharpness'ltisnotlogicallyorganized'\i7ithoutcleardivisions that set lbrth the ^,.u, of.h. research project, it rambles. Readers have dilficulty iso- latingthedisctlssionoftheproblem,thesubproblems,therelatedstudies,themethodology,theinterpretatio.'ofthtdata,andotherimportantpartsoftheproposal' 1 . The proposal is phrased in terms that are too general' ambiguous' or imprecise to be useft,l for evaluation. Such phrases as ..tests will be given,, and ..measurements rvill be taken" are largely meaningless' 6. The format of the proposal deviates from the guidelines set forth by the approval group or funding agency' 7'somecitedsourcesdonotappearinthereferencelist;alternatively,theyarein- completeiY or incorrectlY cited' Assignment 1: LASA 2 Strategic Plan and Self-Reflection Summary Review the initial scenario and the Strategic Business Plan presented in Module 1 to make sure that the requirements of the Board and the Part