Specifications for ALL Written Assignments

1. Include a cover page with each assignment except the final Proposal . Give this information: a title, your name, CE 333T, your lab time, your TA's name, the date.
2. Make sure the top, bottom, and side margins of all assignment pages are at least one inch.
3. Number each page, except the title page and any cover letter or memo.
4. One-and-a-half-space or double-space all body text, except for memos and letters (and appendices).
5. Do not use a font size smaller than 10pt for body text (11 if Times New Roman).
6. Staple or paper clip each assignment's pages together (except for the final Proposal).
7. Bind your completed proposal with a permanent binding and DO NOT INCLUDE a regular cover page with lab information, etc.

Here is an overview of the general purpose and audience for each of this course’s written assignments. Additional information—including each assignment's specifications and grading standards—can be found by following the links at left.

PROPOSAL PROJECT OVERVIEW

Letter and Resume (1 page each)
Please find a description of a job that interests you. Write a letter of application for the job and include an updated resume, as well as the job description. We will discuss application letters and resumes in class.

Problem Description (2 pp.)
Identifies and describes the problem you will attempt to study solutions for. Defines “sustainability” for the purposes of your project. Written on the basis of interviews with your partnering client, this section will eventually become the first section (after the Executive Summary) of your final Proposal.

Project Rationale and Methodology (2-3 pp., including graphics, not including List of References)
Provides a rationale— including a review of research—for how you plan to investigate solutions to the problem that you have described. Sets out the criteria by which you will judge various solutions. States the purpose of your final Proposal. Initially written for your instructors, this section will be edited for inclusion in the final Proposal to the funding agency.

Technology Description (3-4 pp.)
Educates proposal reviewers and your client about the environmental technologies or processes you have ersearched for solving the sustainability problem. Defines the issues currently confronting all researchers of these problems. Compares cost effectiveness of investigated solutions, based on research. Compares solutions based on other criteria described in Project Rationale. Presents the "finalist" solutions that will be tested, further researched,or applied to the problem, as explained in your Implementation Plan.

Implementation Plan (4-5 pp.)
Details the logistics of what will happen if your proposal is accepted, demonstrating the feasibility and value of the plan. Includes estimated schedule of implementing your proposal, whether you are proposing further research, a pilot program, or implementation of a solution.

Complete Proposal (incl. Executive Summary) (12-15 pp.; Summary, 1-2pp.)
All of the previous written sections edited and made consistent with each other in format and content. Exec. Summary delivers the major findings and reasoning of a larger document, serving as a convenient substitute for readers—usually senior executives within an organization—who need to understand the major ideas of your proposal but who lack the time to read the entire document.

Appendices (as needed)

Performance Evaluation (2 pages)

Provides honest and careful feedback on your colleagues’ contributions to this project as well as your own. Written for the instructor.