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Center for Curriculum and Transfer Articulation
Proposal Writing
Course: AIS113

First Term: 2012 Spring
 Lecture   3 Credit(s)   3 Period(s)   3 Load  
Subject Type: Occupational
Load Formula: S


Description: Provides an overview of funding sources for grants. Reviews techniques and skills necessary to develop successful proposals. Focuses on the design and writing of a complete grant proposal related to a selected problem or issue.



MCCCD Official Course Competencies
1. Research and identify available funding sources for a selected problem or issue. (I)
2. Collect and synthesize data from a variety of sources regarding a particular problem in preparation for writing a proposal.(II)
3. Develop a full proposal including a statement of the problem and an analysis of the problem and a program designed to solve the problem. (II)
4. Prepare a line-item budget for a program and identify and describe means for evaluation of a program within a proposal. (II)
5. Prepare a proposal letter for a request for funding according to the requirements of a particular foundation or agency. (III)
6. Identify and demonstrate effective techniques for packaging a grant proposal.(IV)
MCCCD Official Course Competencies must be coordinated with the content outline so that each major point in the outline serves one or more competencies. MCCCD faculty retains authority in determining the pedagogical approach, methodology, content sequencing, and assessment metrics for student work. Please see individual course syllabi for additional information, including specific course requirements.
 
MCCCD Official Course Outline
I. Funding Sources Related to Selected Problems
   A. Federal
   B. State
   C. Private
II. Proposal Development
   A. Statement of Problem
   B. Analysis of Problem
      1. Library Research
      2. Reports
      3. Field Research
      4. Synthesizing Data
   C. Goals and Objectives
   D. Program Design
   E. Evaluation
   F. Line-item Budget
III. Proposal Letters
   A. Format
   B. Required Information
   C. Length
IV. Packaging a Proposal
   A. Formatting
   B. Marketing the Concept
   C. Writing Cover Letters
   D. Using Persuasive Techniques
 
MCCCD Governing Board Approval Date:  6/28/2011

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