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I added the Works Cited and if you look at the recommendations on the bottom I updated those to reflect the things I cited.

Works Cited

Groth, Matthew. "University seeks to improve Wi-Fi service on campus." //Review// 26 Apr 2011: n. pag. 4 May 2011. http://www.udreview.com/news/university-seeks-to-improve-wi-fi-service-on-campus-1.2207224 = = Rodowicz, Chelsea. "Library Adds Eight Quiet Study Rooms." //Review// 06 Oct 2010: n. pag. Web. 5 May 2011. [].

Shannon, Josh. "SGA Calls For Extended Library Hours During Finals Week." //Review// 15 Mar 2011: n. pag. Web. 6 May 2011. [].

I just added an Executive Summary. Working on the list of recommendations -- Eric

Hey guys I made the document a little nicer if you guys don't like it or have suggestions let me know!

Hey guys, I updated some of the info (under the results section). We still need a recommendation section and a more detailed procedure.





** Group 2 **

** Proposal and Report Study Room Solutions Inc. **

** 120 South College **

** Newark, DE 19711 **

** 302-555-8900 **

April 19, 2011 Dr. Patrick Harker President of University Of Delaware 311 Main Street Newark, DE 19711

Dear Dr. Harker, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for considering our company, Study Room Solutions, to help you evaluate your campus. As you already know, SRS specializes in performing research for universities and hopes that we can assist the University of Delaware in enhancing their student's experience. We are eager to take on the task of researching how the University students feel in regard to study space availability. Attached is a proposal describing how we hope to help you. We broke it down into background information, objectives, the procedure, the budget and our schedule. We look forward to working with you on this important project at the University of Delaware. Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns. My phone number is 302-555-8900, extension 112, and my direct line is 302-454-2222. Sincerely, Emily Weber President of Study Room Solutions Inc. Catherine Thomson- Vice President of Study Room Solutions Inc.

** Proposal **

** Introduction: ** Study Room Solutions proposes to research and analyze the availability of study space for all students at the University of Delaware. Students will be surveyed to gather information regarding how they feel about convience of study.

** Background of the problem: ** With an institution as large as the university of Delaware, it is key that all students feel accommodated on campus. Study Room Solutions is interested in taking a second look at how student feel about study space on campus. While the library is large and can hold many students, our proposal is to evaluate and analyze information received from students to ensure the campus community is satisfied.

** Objectives: ** Study Room Solutions prides ourselves in working with our clients to ensure their services are the best available. We want students at the University to have as many resources as possible in order to be successful students. SRS will conduct research and analyze the available data to provide options for the University to consider. Our goal is to work not only with students on campus but commuter students as well as the University faculty to provide reliable information.

** Procedure: ** Study Room Solutions plans to conduct surveys of students at the University of Delaware. This group of student will include all classes of students (from Freshman to Senior) and even recent alumni. They will also include students who live on campus, off campus and commuter students. The survey will be extended on social media sites and will use the data from at least 375 students to ensure that our survey will accurately represent the student body. Taking data from 375 students will demonstrate that our results are at least 95% accurate (+/- 5%). We will select a random sampling of those who attend the University and who have filled out the survey. It will be publicly available as well. After getting the data from the surveys SRS will evaluate the results and present our findings to the University.

** Record of Service: ** Study Room Solutions has been a family-owned business for over 50 years. The company has worked closely with the University of Delaware over the years in regards to construction needs. The corporation has recently expanded to working schools in both New Jersey and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

** Budget: ** The budget will include the cost for the hours of labor from our team of four employees including travel costs. Because we anticipate the project to last approximately a month and we estimate the cost to be $4,000.

** Schedule: ** The surveying process will last for five days in order to guarantee that all our entire target audience is able to participate. Upon finishing our surveying period, we will then begin to analyze our data and formulate a formal proposal based upon our findings.

As we do with all of our clients, we will provide a progress report on May 6, 2011 to ensure that we are heading in the direction desired. This will leave SRS enough time to adapt our proposal and provide the best response to our client. We encourage our clients to have an open dialogue with our corporation as we go through the process and want to provide the best service possible. Our final product will be available on May 17, 2011.

Report



Dear Dr. Harker, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for giving us the possibility to research on whether or not there is a need for supplement study rooms around the University of Delaware. I have attached the report with our procedure and results of our survey along with recommendations for the University. Our research is based on using technology based surveys to communicate with Freshman- Senior students along with Faculty, and alumni. Our main question was whether or not there is adequate places to study around the University of Delaware. After surveying people we have reached the conclusion that_. I hope that we have helped you with the information we supply and that you would like to continue working with us and accept our proposal. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact us at 302-555-8900, extension 112, and my direct line is 302-454-2222. Sincerely, Emily Weber President of Study Room Solutions Inc. Catheine Thompson Vice President of Study Room Solutions Inc.

** Proposal **



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Created By: Marina Longo, Catherine Thompson, Emily Weber, and Eric Wilkins //

 Table Of Contents:


 * Executive Summary **


 * Introduction **


 * Procedure **


 * Analysis **


 * Conclusion and Recommendations **


 * Works Cited **


 * Appendices **

List of Table and Figures

Executive Summary

** Introduction **

It is imperative that prestigious Universities, like the University of Delaware, have adequate and efficient areas for students to study and work in groups. Our objective remains to evaluate the study space on campus, with regards to student feedback. This report will investigate how current students feel about what the University currently has available on campus. THIS IS A STATEMENT BASED ON YOUR INTERPRETATION OF YOUR SURVEY RESULTS, I ASSUME, BUT THAT DOESN'T BELONG IN THE INTRO B/C YOU HAVEN'T PRESENTED THOSE RESULTS YET. JUST EXPLAIN WHAT THE POSSIBLE PERCEPTIONS ARE OF THE CURRENT CONDITION AND HOW YOUR GROUP WAS HIRED TO INVESTIGATE THIS MORE THOROUGHLY AND COME UP WITH SOME RECOMMENDATIONS.

Our report will highlight the exact findings of our team and help to analyze the data provided to us. After evaluating the responses from current students of all academic years, it seems as if some students are satisfied with what the University offers but will love to see improvements and possibly additions. Our report will show what exactly the student's are looking for and how the University can work to provide these things.

The entire report focuses on how the University of Delaware can provide the best facilities for their hardworking students. As noted, the University has recently begun to improve some of the areas in the library.

WHERE WAS THIS NOTED?

Study rooms in the Periodical section have useful white boards, ample table space, and a practical number of outlets. Despite these efforts, the University still has room for improvement. We hope that though this report, the administration can see how easily it can be to make study space accessible for all on campus.

In the report, we will discuss different information we found while researching whether or not to build more study rooms for the students. We will provide the following: · Our Procedure of how we surveyed · The information provided from the feedback · An analyzation of our significance of findings including · Graphs · Charts · Percentages · The results · Where we would like to create study rooms


 * Procedure **

After brainstorming the most effective way to fully understand the opinions of University of Delaware students, SRS decided to anonymously survey students about their study habits. The survey was conducted online and was available to the entire University community. The survey consisted of the following questions (which is attached to the report). In collecting the data, our team was able to evaluate how the student's perceived current study facilities on campus. While some student's were not overly helpful in their survey answers, many of the responses helped SRS to evaluate how the University can improve current facilities.

THIS SECTION NEEDS MUCH MORE DEVELOPMENT. HOW DID YOU DISTRIBUTE THE SURVEY? HOW MANY RESPONSES DID YOU GET? YOU DO ANY OTHER RESEARCH?


 * Results **

From the survey, Study Room Solutions was able to get a real grasp for how exactly student's feel about campus facilities. While about 60% of students surveyed felt the there was adequate space for studying, 40% did not feel that way. **(Insert chart here).** What was also interesting what that student's who felt there was adequate space still provided feedback about how to improve current study spaces. Our team found this essential to our data because it shows that even though there may be adequate space, students still mentioned many things about how to enhance what the University of Delaware currently offers. A common theme was how early Trabant and the Library close. Students would like to see buildings open later and have more open tables. The common complaint was that as it gets later in the evening, Trabant will start to limit the number of available tables, reducing the available space for students and their classmates.

YOU HAVE SEVERAL IDEAS IN THE ABOVE PARA. WRITE A SEPARATE PAR. ABOUT EACH IDEA AND DEVELOP IT W/ SOME SPECIFICS. YOU NEED A TRANSITION INTO THE NEXT PAR. IT SEEMS LIKE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT POINT.

Students tend to study between 3-5 hours weekly and that time should be spent in areas that have all the amenities students look for. Another common theme was providing for outlets and vending machines in the areas that the University current has.





The answers to the last two questions give us a good idea of how what improvements students would like to see in the way of study space. In general students would like for there to be more lounges and study areas where there is a clear emphasis on quietness. More specifically, many of the responses said that there should be more group study rooms in Morris Library and other public study areas on campus, and the library should remain open twenty-four hours a day. Others would like to see the dining area in Trabant open later or more designated study areas in this building. Also, many would benefit from Perkins being open more hours of the day. A good number of individuals said that it would be beneficial to have study areas closer to the dorms that were further off central campus. When asked what suggestions those being surveyed may have for how to improve the study areas many reinforced the fact that they wanted quiet areas for studying and areas where groups can study together without disturbing others. Also, better internet quality was suggested and outlets to plug in laptops and other study aids. Students would also like for there to be more accessibility to food near the study areas.

THIS IS ALL VERY GENERAL. YOU NEED SPECIFICS. YOU ALSO NEED TO MAKE A SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATION OR RECOMMENDATIONS, MAYBE IN A LIST FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT. YOU NEED A RECOMMENDATION SECTION IN THE REPORT. YOU NEED TO EXPLAIN TO THE UNIVERSITY THE COSTS OF THE VARIOUS THINGS YOU'RE RECOMMENDING AS WELL. YOUR SURVEY SHOULD BE ATTACHED AT THE END OF THIS IN AN APPENDIX.

I AM CONCERNED THAT YOU DO NOT SEEM TO HAVE DONE ANY RESEARCH OTHER THAN SURVEY SOME STUDENTS (HOW MANY EXACTLY?) WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO RECOMMEND TO THE UNIVERSITY? HAVE YOU DONE RESEARCH TO SHOW WHETHER OR NOT WHAT YOU RECOMMEND IS PRACTICAL?

 Group 2 Proposal and Report Study Room Solutions Inc. 120 South College Newark, DE 19711 302-555-8900

April 19, 2011

 Dr. Patrick Harker  President of University Of Delaware  311 Main Street  Newark, DE 19711

 Dear Dr. Harker, <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; line-height: 22pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for considering our company, Study Room Solutions, to help you evaluate your campus. As you already know, SRS specializes in performing research for universities and hopes that we can assist the University of Delaware in enhancing their student's experience. We are eager to take on the task of researching how the University students feel in regard to study space availability. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; line-height: 22pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Attached is a proposal describing how we hope to help you. We broke it down into background information, objectives, the procedure, the budget and our schedule. We look forward to working with you on this important project at the University of Delaware. <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; line-height: 22pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Please feel free to contact me with any questions or concerns. My phone number is 302-555-8900, extension 112, and my direct line is 302-454-2222.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; line-height: 22pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;"> Sincerely, <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> Emily Weber, President of Study Room Solutions Inc. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> Catherine Thomson, Vice President of Study Room Solutions Inc.

<span style="display: block; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; line-height: 22pt; text-align: center;">** Proposal **

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; line-height: 22pt;">** Introduction: ** Study Room Solutions proposes to research and analyze the availability of study space for all students at the University of Delaware. Students will be surveyed to gather information regarding how they feel about convenience of study.

<span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; font-size: 12pt; line-height: 22pt;">**Background of the problem:** With an institution as large as the university of Delaware, it is key that all students feel accommodated on campus. Study Room Solutions is interested in taking a second look at how students feel about study space on campus. While the library is large and can hold many students, our proposal is to evaluate and analyze information received from students to ensure the campus community is satisfied.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; line-height: 22pt;">** Objectives: ** Study Room Solutions prides ourselves in working with our clients to ensure their services are the best available. We want students at the University to have as many resources as possible in order to be successful students. SRS will conduct research and analyze the available data to provide options for the University to consider. Our goal is to work not only with students on campus but commuter students as well as the University faculty to provide reliable information.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; line-height: 22pt;">** Procedure: ** Study Room Solutions plans to conduct surveys of students at the University of Delaware. This group of student will include all classes of students (from Freshman to Senior) and even recent alumni. They will also include students who live on campus, off campus and commuter students. The survey will be extended on social media sites and will use the data from at least 375 students to ensure that our survey will accurately represent the student body. Taking data from 375 students will demonstrate that our results are at least 95% accurate (+/- 5%). We will select a random sampling of those who attend the University and who have filled out the survey. It will be publicly available as well. After getting the data from the surveys SRS will evaluate the results and present our findings to the University.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; line-height: 27px;">** Record of Service (or justification): ** Study Room Solutions has been a family-owned business for over 50 years. The company has worked closely with the University of Delaware over the years in regards to construction needs. The corporation has recently expanded to working schools in both New Jersey and Philadelphia, Pennsylvania.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> ** Budget: ** The budget will include the cost for the hours of labor for our team of four employees including travel costs. We anticipate the project to last approximately a month and estimate the cost to be $4,000.

<span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif;"> ** Schedule: ** The surveying process will last for five days in order to guarantee that all our entire target audience is able to participate. Upon finishing our surveying period, we will then begin to analyze our data and formulate a formal proposal based upon our findings.As we do with all of our clients, we will provide a progress report on May 6, 2011 to ensure that we are heading in the direction desired. This will leave SRS enough time to adapt our proposal and provide the best response to our client. We encourage our clients to have an open dialogue with our corporation as we go through the process and want to provide the best service possible. Our final product will be available on May 17, 2011.

Dear Dr. Harker, I would like to take this opportunity to thank you for giving us the opportunity to research on whether or not there is a need for supplement study rooms around the University of Delaware. I have attached the report with our procedure and results of our survey along with recommendations for the University. Our research is based on using technology based surveys to communicate with Freshman- Senior students along with Faculty, and alumni. Our main question was whether or not there is adequate places to study around the University of Delaware. After surveying people we have reached the conclusion that_. I hope that we have helped you with the information we supply and that you would like to continue working with us and accept our proposal. If you have any questions or concerns please feel free to contact us at <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; line-height: 30px;">302-555-8900, extension 112, and my direct line is 302-454-2222. <span style="font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; line-height: 30px;"> Sincerely,

<span style="color: #000000; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; line-height: 22pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">Emily Weber <span style="color: black; font-family: 'Times New Roman',Times,serif; line-height: 22pt; margin: 0px; padding: 0px;">President of Study Room Solutions Inc. Catherine Thompson Vice President of Study Room Solutions Inc.

**The Report**: ** YOU ARE MISSING THE EXECUTIVE SUMMARY **

Study Room Solutions was hired by the University of Delaware to analyze and assess the current study areas available to students at the university. In order to best gauge the situation a portion of the student body was surveyed about the study areas that exist and asked what needs to be improved and any recommendations as to how to improve designated study areas. Conclusions showed that most students are happy with the amount of designated study space on campus. Most of the recommendations for improvement called for more group study areas and a large number of those surveyed really want more quiet areas. Many students also called for study areas in closer proximity to dorms that are farther off campus. It is seen that improvement can be made to the study areas on campus to better accommodate the needs of the student population.


 * Introduction**

It is imperative that prestigious universities, like the University of Delaware, have adequate and efficient areas for students to study and work in groups. According to University of Delaware students there are a number improvements that could be made with the current space.

THIS IS A STATEMENT BASED ON YOUR INTERPRETATION OF YOUR SURVEY RESULTS, I ASSUME, BUT THAT DOESN'T BELONG IN THE INTRO B/C YOU HAVEN'T PRESENTED THOSE RESULTS YET. JUST EXPLAIN WHAT THE POSSIBLE PERCEPTIONS ARE OF THE CURRENT CONDITION AND HOW YOUR GROUP WAS HIRED TO INVESTIGATE THIS MORE THOROUGHLY AND COME UP WITH SOME RECOMMENDATIONS.

Our report will highlight the exact findings of our team and help to analyze the data provided to us. After evaluating the responses from current students of all academic years, it seems as if some students are satisfied with what the University offers but will love to see improvements and possibly additions. Our report will show what exactly the student's are looking for and how the University can work to provide these things.

The entire report focuses on how the University of Delaware can provide the best facilities for their hardworking students. As noted, the University has recently begun to improve some of the areas in the library.

WHERE WAS THIS NOTED?

Study rooms in the Periodical section have useful white boards, ample table space, and a practical number of outlets. Despite these efforts, the University still has room for improvement. We hope that though this report, the administration can see how easily it can be to make study space accessible for all on campus.

In the report, we will discuss different information we found while researching whether or not to build more study rooms for the students. We will provide the following: SIMPLY PUTTING GRAPHS AND CHARTS DOES NOT CONSTITUTE ANALYSIS. GRAPHS AND CHARTS HELP TO ILLUSTRATE YOUR POINT.
 * Our Procedure of how we surveyed
 * The information provided from the feedback
 * An analyzation of our significance of findings including:
 * graphs
 * charts
 * percentages


 * The results
 * Where we would like to create study rooms
 * T he Budget
 * And our Schedule THESE THINGS ARE NOT PART OF THE REPORT. SEE THE HANDOUT ON PARTS OF THE REPORT. BUDGET AND SCHEDULE ARE PART OF THE PROPOSAL.


 * Procedure**

After brainstorming the most effective way to fully understand the opinions of University of Delaware students, SRS decided to anonymously survey students about their study habits. The survey was conducted online and was available to the entire University community. The survey consisted of the following questions (which is attached to the report). In collecting the data, our team was able to evaluate how the student's perceived current study facilities on campus. While some student's were not overly helpful in their survey answers, many of the responses helped SRS to evaluate how the University can improve current facilities.

THIS SECTION NEEDS MUCH MORE DEVELOPMENT. HOW DID YOU DISTRIBUTE THE SURVEY? HOW MANY RESPONSES DID YOU GET? YOU DO ANY OTHER RESEARCH?


 * Results**

From the survey, Study Room Solutions was able to get a real grasp for how exactly student's feel about campus facilities. While about 60% of students surveyed felt the there was adequate space for studying, 40% did not feel that way. **(Insert chart here).** What was also interesting what that student's who felt there was adequate space still provided feedback about how to improve current study spaces. Our team found this essential to our data because it shows that even though there may be adequate space, students still mentioned many things about how to enhance what the University of Delaware currently offers. A common theme was how early Trabant and the Library close. Students would like to see buildings open later and have more open tables. The common complaint was that as it gets later in the evening, Trabant will start to limit the number of available tables, reducing the available space for students and their classmates.

YOU HAVE SEVERAL IDEAS IN THE ABOVE PARA. WRITE A SEPARATE PAR. ABOUT EACH IDEA AND DEVELOP IT W/ SOME SPECIFICS. YOU NEED A TRANSITION INTO THE NEXT PAR. IT SEEMS LIKE A COMPLETELY DIFFERENT POINT.

Students tend to study between 3-5 hours weekly (**insert chart about study hours)** and that time should be spent in areas that have all the amenities students look for. Another common theme was providing for outlets and vending machines in the areas that the University current has.

The answers to the last two questions give us a good idea of how what improvements students would like to see in the way of study space. In general students would like for there to be more lounges and study areas where there is a clear emphasis on quietness. More specifically, many of the responses said that there should be more group study rooms in Morris Library and other public study areas on campus, and the library should remain open twenty-four hours a day. Others would like to see the dining area in Trabant open later or more designated study areas in this building. Also, many would benefit from Perkins being open more hours of the day. A good number of individuals said that it would be beneficial to have study areas closer to the dorms that were further off central campus. When asked what suggestions those being surveyed may have for how to improve the study areas many reinforced the fact that they wanted quiet areas for studying and areas where groups can study together without disturbing others. Also, better internet quality was suggested and outlets to plug in laptops and other study aids. Students would also like for there to be more accessibility to food near the study areas.


 * Recommendations:**
 * More group study rooms in Morris Library and other student centers (Perkins and Trabant)
 * Study Room Solutions Inc. suggests adding approximately 10 new study rooms which according to a Fall 2010 article by the Review will cost approximately $165,000 if the same standards are used
 * Enforced quiet study areas and sound proof study rooms
 * More study areas around campus, academic buildings, further off the main campus near dorms and near main street
 * Improved wireless internet connection
 * SRS recognizes that the University has already devised a plan to tackle this issue, but it still remained a main concern for students
 * Extended hours for study areas; Morris Library should be open 24/7
 * Which has been already noted by the University's Student Government Association who calls for 24hr study space during Finals week
 * More accessibility to food, vending machines and coffee at later hours
 * More comfortable climates in study areas
 * More electrical outlets

THIS IS ALL VERY GENERAL. YOU NEED SPECIFICS. YOU ALSO NEED TO MAKE A SPECIFIC RECOMMENDATION OR RECOMMENDATIONS, MAYBE IN A LIST FROM MOST TO LEAST IMPORTANT. YOU NEED A RECOMMENDATION SECTION IN THE REPORT. YOU NEED TO EXPLAIN TO THE UNIVERSITY THE COSTS OF THE VARIOUS THINGS YOU'RE RECOMMENDING AS WELL. YOUR SURVEY SHOULD BE ATTACHED AT THE END OF THIS IN AN APPENDIX.

I AM CONCERNED THAT YOU DO NOT SEEM TO HAVE DONE ANY RESEARCH OTHER THAN SURVEY SOME STUDENTS (HOW MANY EXACTLY?) WHAT ARE YOU GOING TO RECOMMEND TO THE UNIVERSITY? HAVE YOU DONE RESEARCH TO SHOW WHETHER OR NOT WHAT YOU RECOMMEND IS PRACTICAL?