BCPW562
Grants and Proposals: Writing for Success
Examine your personal writing process and develop a strategy for writing proposals and other persuasive documents faster and more effectively. You’ll consult with the instructor on your own proposals and work through exercises designed to make you a better proposal writer. We encourage you to bring a sample proposal to class.
Related program(s)
This course is available at the following time(s) and location(s):
| Section | Session(s) | Date/time* | Campus | Instructor(s) | Cost | Registration |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BCPW562-VA11411 | 1 | Spring 2014 | Van | Vlad Konieczny | TBD | Begins Fall 2013 |
* This course involves 7 instructional hours.
What will I learn?
By the end of the course, you will be able to do the following:
- Compare grants and proposals and describe the preliminary stages in writing each
- Analyse different kinds of proposals for structure and format, including funding and sales proposals
- Describe how to organize information in a grant or proposal
- Explain the importance of invention, drafting, and revision in the grant/proposal writing process
- Explain how to use rhetorical context—audience, purpose, and occasion—to focus a grant or proposal
- Describe the roles of internal and external audiences, and develop strategies for dealing with each
- Develop timelines for writing grants/proposals
- Develop strategies for solicited and unsolicited proposals
- Write a persuasive case using the elements of argumentation: ethos, logos, and pathos
- Select the most appropriate proposal format for your project or program, then organize and write it
How will I learn?
- Lectures
- Class discussions
- In-class exercises
- Group assignments
How will I be evaluated?
You will submit a short (one- to two-page) written assignment two weeks after completing the course. This assignment is mandatory for certificate students and optional for non-certificate students.
Textbooks and learning materials
None.