Meeting Room: Henderson Hall 318         Office: Henderson Hall 306A

Office Hours: TR 11-12; 1-2:30; W 11-12; and by appointment.        Box Number: 5053

Telephone: 931-372-3763                    E-mail: sstedman@tntech.edu                                

Course Texts:  

            Bauer, D. G. 2003. The "How To" Grants Manual. 5th ed. Westport, Conn.: Praeger
                Publishers.

            Freed, R. C., S. Freed, and J. Romano. 2003.  Writing Winning Business Proposals.
                New York: McGraw-Hill, Inc.

Course Objectives:

            1. To increase students' knowledge of proposal and grant writing;

            2. To increase students' ability to write clear, audience-friendly professional and
                technical documents.

            3. To review major concepts relating to the field of professional communication.

Some Course Policies:

            1. Absence from, or tardiness in arriving to, class may negatively affect the course grade;

            2. Submission of late work may negatively affect the assignment grade;

            3. Early departure from class should occur only for good cause and only after having
                discussed the need for the early departure with the professor ahead of time;

            4. Avoid all forms of oral gratification.

            5. Turn off cell phones, iPods, and computers during class.

Students with a disability requiring accommodations should contact the Office of Disability Services (ODS).  An Accommodation Request (AR) should be completed as soon as possible, preferably by the end of the first week of the course.  The ODS is located in the Roaden University Center, Room 112; phone 372-6119.