Writing forCollege

PARTS & SECTIONS

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Part I.
Basics/Process

A. Chapters 1-6:
Starting

B. Ch. 7-13:
Organizing

C. Ch. 14-20:
Revising/Editing

Part II.
College Writing

D. Ch. 21-23:
What Is It?

E. Ch. 24-30:
Write on Rdgs.

F. Ch.31-35:
Arguments

G. Ch. 36-42:
Research

I. Ch. 49-58:
Majors & Work

Part III.
Writing to Literature

H. Ch. 43-48:
Literature

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Study Questions

Chapter 57. PROFESSIONAL PROPOSAL
Advanced Methods of Writing a Professional Proposal
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Introduction

These advanced ideas and/or applications can help you understand and use this paper's type of thinking better. For additional information, check the chapter's Grammar Book Links in the right column.

Scientific Proposals (and Reports)

Organizational patterns for scientific proposals may vary. However, it is possible to make a proposal for a scientific project by following the organizational pattern for a proposal as outlined in this chapter and simultaneously following the widely- used scientific-report pattern called "IMRaD" ("Introduction, Methods, Results and Discussion").

For a description of how to write a scientific proposal using the IMRaD pattern, please see the chapter in this section called "Writing an IMRaD Report."

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