RFP Comparisons Field Reports

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RFP Comparisons/ Field Reports
Proposing Persuading

• Cheryl Geisler
• Lecture 11-12

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Agenda

• Style Workshop 4
• RFP Comparisons Part I
• Break
• Field Reports
• RFP Comparisons Part II

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RFP Comparison I

• 630 David
• 640 Paul
• 650 Valerie
• 700 James

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RFP Comparisons II

• 800 Andy
• 810 Jake
• 820 John

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Style Workshop 4

• Coherence

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Tom Peters Story

• After Peter the Great, seven out of eight reigns
  were plagued
• Once Peter  
• As a result, many tsars, including Peter, . 
• For example, Peters daughter Elizabeth .
• In fact, the boyars regularly disputed . 
• Finally in 1797, Paul .
• Ironically he

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Jiuru Multiple Examples

• In 1722, Peter the Great replaced the principle
  of heredity with achievement by merit ...
• Thereafter many tsars, including Peter himself,
  .
• In 1741, Elizabeth, daughter of Peter the Great,
  .
• Similar palace revolt or popular revolution .

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James Single Causal Sequence

• Revolution has plagued seven out of eight leaders
  since Peter the Great ruled
• This started in 1722 after the rule of heredity
  was terminated for the basis of succession.
• This lead to czars not being appointed before
  the death of the predecessor

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John 2 Events Their Consequences

• After Peter the Great, the Romanov line was
  plagued .
• In 1722, Peter .
• As a result, many rulers
• and the boyars were left to .
• The process for determining succession was again
  overhauled .
• Consequently revolt among the people

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RFP Comparisons Part 1
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RFP Comparison I

• 630 David
• 640 Paul
• 650 Valerie
• 700 James

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Field Reports
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Extra Credit Option

• 5 point value
• Enough to move a grade
• Suppose 3.4 average (B) with a field report of
  A
• Base Points 3.4 100 340 (B)
• Field Report Points 4.0 5 20.0
• 34020.0 360
• 360/100 3.6 or A-

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What

• A 10-minute presentation
• In class March 24 (4 weeks)
• Field report on proposal writing in an area in
  which you are interested.

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Step 1 Locate

• Locate someone who has written a kind of proposal
  you are interested in

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Step 2 Analyze

• get a copy of a proposal they have written
• analyze
• baseline logic
• interesting features

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Step 3 Interview

• Interview them about
• the process by which they developed it
• the outcome (how it turned out)
• the significance (why it was significant to them
  personally/professionally)

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Step 4 Present

• Why how you chose
• Baseline logic other interesting features
• The process of development
• The outcome
• Significance to the writer
• Your reflections

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Why?

• Excuse to find out what youve always wanted to
  know practice
• Additional experience in presentation

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Questions?Ideas?Let me know
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RFP Comparisons Part 2
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RFP Comparisons II

• 800 Andy
• 810 Jake
• 820 John

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Coming Up
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This Week

• Legwork on Unsolicited

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Next Week (Mar 3)

• Style Workshop 5
• RFP Comparisons III and IV
• Solicited Proposals
• Draft of Unsolicited Proposal due before you go
  out of town (Friday, Feb 6)

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Two weeks (Mar 10)

• Spring Break
• Comments on draft by weekend

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Three Weeks (Mar 17)

• Style Workshop 6
• Themes Qualifications
• Revise Unsolicited Proposal due by Friday, March
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Four Weeks (Mar 24)

• Budget
• Field Reports
• Solicited Concept Paper and Conference

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Questions?