Writing Long Reports

In this lecture you will learn to: 

     —Describe how organizations produce formal reports and proposals

     —Prepare all necessary parts of a formal report

     —Select and prepare the visual aids to support the text of your report

     —Assemble all the parts of a formal report in the proper order and use an appropriate format

     —Prepare and assemble all the parts of a formal proposal

     —Critique formal reports prepared by someone else.

Report Production
Composing a formal Report

The three basic divisions of a formal report:

           —Prefatory parts

            —Text

            —Supplementary parts

 Prefatory parts:

  • Cover
  • Title fly and Title Page
  • Letter of Authorization and Letter of Acceptance
  • Letter of Transmittal
  • Table of Contents
  • List of Illustrations
  • Synopsis or Executive Summary

Text of the Report

Introduction​

—Authorization

—Problem/purpose

—Scope

—Background

—Sources and methods

—Definitions

—Limitations

—Report organization

 

Body

Summary, Conclusions and Recommendations

Plagiarism

Visual Aids



 

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