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Boswell, Craig – Child Care Information Exchange, 1995
Discusses how to develop a proposal in response to a Request for Proposals (RFP). Provides a list of things needed to write a proposal, a proposal outline, a general proposal checklist, and a proposal writing checklist. (DR)
Descriptors: Check Lists, Definitions, Fund Raising, Grantsmanship
Peer reviewedCurry, Jerome M. – Journal of Business and Technical Communication, 1992
Asserts that most technical writing textbooks are artificial as they do not force students to deal with writing problems in the same way as in the workplace. Maintains that technical writing instructors can provide their students with realistic writing alternatives. Discusses realistic alternatives for writing instruction and definitions. (PRA)
Descriptors: Definitions, Higher Education, Technical Writing, Writing Assignments
Peer reviewedCurry, Jerome – Bulletin of the Association for Business Communication, 1991
Describes a 10-stage process approach to teaching technical students "definition." Includes an assignment that encourages the use of the defining process. Discusses advantages of the approach. (PRA)
Descriptors: Definitions, Higher Education, Learning Processes, Teaching Methods
Direct linkHirst, Russel – Journal of Technical Writing and Communication, 2003
Scientific and technical jargon--specialized vocabulary, usually Latinate--plays a vital role in scientific and technical communication. But its proper use continues to be a point of discussion because of our concern with audience adaptation, rhetorical exigence, rhetorical purpose, and ethics. We've focused on teaching students--and on convincing…
Descriptors: Technical Writing, Scientific Research, Definitions, Jargon
