Maricopa Community Colleges  AIS113   20092-99999 

Official Course Description: MCCCD Approval: 6-24-2008

AIS113  2009 Spring – 2011 Fall

LEC  3.0 Credit(s)  3.0 Period(s)  3.0 Load  Occ

Proposal Writing

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.

Prerequisites: None.

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MCCCD Official Course Competencies:

 

AIS113  2009 Spring – 2011 Fall

Proposal Writing

 

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)

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MCCCD Official Course Outline:

 

AIS113  2009 Spring – 2011 Fall

Proposal Writing

 

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

 

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