Proposal Writing and Logical Argument ((3 Credits))

Catalog description

Develop analytical, research, and writing skills at the upper level. Proposal Writing offers a way of honing these skills in a concrete, real-world context. Students will read and analyze sample proposals and build on basic communication theory to learn what constitutes appropriate proposal content and format. Students will learn how to find, use, and evaluate the quality of evidence to logically support their proposal ideas. Students will write a short proposal planning assignment and two longer, formal, work- or community-related proposals. They will share and provide feedback on drafts as part of learning how to analyze a proposal’s effectiveness. Students will also investigate proposals as a form of logical argument, learning about basic elements of argument, different argument strategies, and common errors in logical argument. Additionally, they will learn about visual rhetoric and do a short oral/visual proposal presentation and written analysis of visuals used to support their evidence. student must have the ability to do advanced-level work Notes: Students cannot take both Proposal Writing (COMW 2015) and Proposal Writing and Logical Argument ( COMW 3005 ). This course may be used for educational planning credit with mentor approval.