Tuesday, October 13, 2009

Writing the Imagine Cup Proposal

A proposal is simply a description of what your project is and how you and your team will go about it. The proposal should be no more than 4 pages long and should include, but may not need four main the following, a Problem Definition, an Overview, Technologies Used, and your System Architecture.

The outline below gives suggestions on what can go into a proposal. Your proposal does not have to look like the outline below, for example any sub-header may be a main header. However you may write your proposal this outline may help you by giving you a starting point. Please note that the outline below is not a proposal, it is only an outline of a proposal.
  • Cover
    • Title

  • Team Name
    • Project Name
    • Team Members
    • Contact Info

  • Intro
    • What is this document for?
    • What to expect in this document?

  • Problem Definition
    • What is the problem you are trying to solve
    • How you plan to solve it
    • Brief description of project
    • Generally how it works
    • Who will benefit
    • How your project applies to this year's Imagine Cup Theme

  • Technologies/software/tools
    • Any tools you might use in your project

  • System Architecture
    • A description of your architecture
    • A visual representation of your architecture

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