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English 370 Report/Proposal Writing

Approved Texts:

  • Johnson-Sheehan, Richard. Writing Proposals: Rhetoric for Managing Change . Longman; 1st edition (July 27, 2001). ISBN: 0205326897 Reviewed by Molly Sexton. Strongly recommended. Takes a rhetorical approach to writing proposals, has a nice chapter on style and another on visual elements. “Overall, this is a great book for Report & Proposal Writing.”
  • Lay, Mary, et al. Technical Communication . McGraw-Hill/Irwin; 2 edition 2000, ISBN 0256220581. McGraw-Hill does a custom publishing of the two reports chapters by Carolyn Rude("Reports and Studies" and "Reports for Decision Making") plus the chapter on oral reports. The custom booklet costs students about $12, instead of having them buy a whole technical communication text just to use the few chapters. Reviewed by Molly Sexton. Strongly recommended. “Overall, an effective textbook—more thorough than the others.”
  • Mikelonis, Victoria; Signe Betsinger, & Constance Kampf. Grant Seeking in an Electronic Age. Allyn & Bacon, 2004. ISBN: 0-321-16007-X

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