Chapter 9 Self-Quiz B

. In a progress report, what are you trying to persuade your audience of?

To read the report.

To be opinionated.

That your idea is good.

That you are making progress on your project.

. What is an RFP?

Request for Proposal

Request for Progress

Required for Permission

Restatement of Intent

. Which of the following is NOT an element that is typically included in proposals?

Conclusion

Performance to date

Plan of work

Appendices

. A progress report is a…

Series of letters explaining the tasks that employees must perform on any given day.

Sales brochure.

Legal record

A website.

. Dr Avi received a grant to perform a study on a new natural treatment for cancer. The study includes several clinical trials. The objective of each trial was to see significant reduction in cancer cells in patients who received the treatment. Dr. Avi has to compose a progress report to the grant committee regarding the status and success of the study, thus far. How should Dr. Avi structure the progress report?

By providing an overview of the treatment only.

By research goal, including the progress thus far and the remaining work.

By time period, including the recruitment of the subjects and the criteria for participation in the clinical trial.

By the cost of the treatment and how much more is needed to finish the study.

. What does the acronym SOW stand for?

special order writing

sale of warranty

Standard of official writing?

statement of work

. Which of the following is NOT an element that is typically included in proposals?

RFP

Project summary

Plan of work

Personnel

. What is a progress report?

A report on the sales of a company.

A report that explains how work is progressing on a project.

A report that is intended to convince the reader that the idea they have is good.

A report that expresses the credentials of a company.