module 21

Module 21 is called Proposals and Progress Reports. This module talks about the different types of reports. This module also shows you how to write a proposal. There are many types of proposals that the module talks about. There are proposals for class research projects, sales proposals, proposals for funding and Figuring the budget and costs. This module also explains the types of progress reports. The types of progress reports are chronological, task and recommendation progress reports.

The interesting thing that I found in this module was the three levels of reports. I thought that it was interesting to know that there are levels to reports. I thought that all reports were written exactly the same was. Each different kind built on each other. The first was simple with only information. The next level added analysis. The last level had information, analysis and recommendations.

Time is a very important thing these days. As I was reading this module I saw a chart that explained just how long it takes to write a proposal. The total time was 30 hours that completely shocked me. The book explains that 15 hours is spent planning, 5 hours writing and 10 hours revising. In the previous chapter I read about how much money it took for a single hour. When I realized how much money just one proposal cost it showed me just how important proposals are to a company.