Week 1: Welcome and the Basics

Overview of Week 1:

Monday, 25-March-2019

• Module 1.1 introduces students to the Hinz Academy Proposal Developer Boot Camp course and our first assignment.
• Exercise 1.1 introduces students to the basics of proposal writing and live editing.

Tuesday, 26-March-2019 through Thursday, 28-March-2019

• Module 1.2 introduces students to content planning and live editing.
• Exercise 1.2 allows students to apply the content planning and live editing process to a quick-turn proposal assignment.

Friday, 29-March-2019 through Monday, 1-April-2019

• Module 1.3 introduces students to proposal graphics design.
• Exercise 1.3 allows students to apply the graphics design process to a quick-turn proposal assignment.
• Exercise 1.4 allows students to participate in a group live edit.

Learning Objectives:

At the end of this week you will be able to:

Learning Objectives - Module 1.1:

• Understand the basics of the Hinz Academy Proposal Developer Boot Camp Course (HAPD)
• Know what it takes to be successful in this course
• Locate the HAPD portals
• Understand proposal writing and editing basics

Learning Objectives - Module 1.2:

• Learning how to rapidly write and edit a draft proposal section ready for review
• Describing why the use of active voice is critical for proposal clarity
• Knowing how to solve basic writing problems
• Planning a proposal section to write rapidly
• Successfully writing the first and second drafts
• Performing a live edit with a partner to finalize a draft proposal section using the guidance in this module

Learning Objectives – Module 1.3:

• Understanding the value of compelling proposal graphics
• Describing what makes a proposal graphic compelling
• Describing what a concept of operations (CONOP) is
• Learning how to use the graphic storyboard template and outcomes table to create graphic concepts
• Learning how to create simple PowerPoint graphics

To Do List:

• Setup your laptops
• Attend the three lectures (Module 1.1, 1.2, and 1.3)
• Complete training assignments
• Participate in the partner live edits and group live edit

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