DISCUSSION 1 “Proposals” Please respond to the following: • Assess what makes a proposal more challenging to write than other forms of technical writing covered in this course. • Determine when you might present an informal proposal as an email. Provide an example to illustrate your point.
DISCUSSION 2 Writing Proposals” Please respond to the following: • Deadlines are often associated with writing proposals. Determine where or what specifically can be “skimped” on when writing a proposal in order to meet the deadline. • Imagine you are asked to write a proposal for a new software application that you and your supervisor see adding value to the entire organization of about 1,000 people in three separate locations. Prepare a headings outline for a formal proposal that will be submitted to your supervisor’s manager for consideration.
DISCUSSION 3 “Computer Uses and Design Considerations” Please respond to the following: • Discuss whether design considerations need to change for each kind of computer users. Support your answer with an example.
DISCUSSION 4 “The Object-Oriented Approach” Please respond to the following: • You are having a discussion with a systems analyst who has been in the field for 30 years. He makes the statement that traditional methods of systems design are far superior to the object-oriented approach. How would you explain to him the rationale behind using the object-oriented approach?
