HAPD Week 1
Hinz Academy Week 1: Course Introduction and the Basics
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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