Proposal

Michael Wuestenberg

Mrs. Mallory

English 250

11 March 2014

Proposal

I.                   Introduction

a.       Start with a broad statement of Communication and Engineering

b.      Address my research question

c.       Give supportive topics

II.                Engineering Communication in General

a.       Communication is actually a crucial part to the engineering process

b.      Stats from “Communication Patters of Engineers”

III.             Professors Opinion

a.       Idea of feedback within communication.

IV.             Communication Ideas in Engineering

a.       Support from “Patterns of Communication among marketing, Engineering, and Manufacturing: A comparison between Two New product teams.”

b.      Support from “Organizational Strategy, Structure, and Process.”

c.       Support from “Quantifying Producer and Consumer-based Eco-efficiencies for the Identification of Key Ecodesign Issues.”

V.                Current Day Engineering

a.       Visual Communication

                                                              i.      Support from “Mike Rowe - Ford F-150 C-123 Braking Demo.”

                                                            ii.      Support from “Volvo Trucks – The Epic Split Feat. Van Damme (Live Test 6).”

b.      Textual Communication

                                                              i.      Support from “John Deere Announces 2014 Gator™ Product Updates.”

                                                            ii.      Support from “New Crane Cab Creates a Safer Job Site.”

VI.             Conclusion

a.       Restate research question.

b.      Review the details of support.

c.       End with an overall broad statement.

I am a very visual learner, so I decided making an outline of my research paper would be best. With an outline I am able to organize all of my ideas, and then put the organization and structure together from there. A research paper over the effectiveness of communication between consumer and producer is something that doesn’t have an argument, but it does provide opportunity to research the methods of current day engineers. My research paper would start off with a very broad introduction that narrows down into my specific research question. After that I would go in to the body which would be my topics, and the research support within each topic. There is where I would use most of my evidence that I have found on the communication of producers to consumers within engineering. As you can see in the outline I have specific topics in mind for each portion. The conclusion would be the reverse of my introduction starting with a restated version of my research question, and then I would end with a broad statement that sums up the entire article.