tailieunhanh - Lecture Communication skill: Chapter 7 - Tracey Bretag, Joanna Crossman, Sarbari Bordia

Chapter 7 - Report writing. In this chapter, students will be able to understand: prepare a research plan for a report, prepare a writing plan for a report, present persuasive arguments, supplemented with facts and references, write a well presented formal report. | Chapter 7 Report writing Learning objectives On completion of this chapter students will know how to: prepare a research plan for a report prepare a writing plan for a report present persuasive arguments supplemented with facts and references write a well presented formal report. Purpose of reports Reports can be written for business or research purposes. Institutions and individuals depend on previous reports to make current decisions. Reports can be ongoing or final in nature. Reports should contain an objective representation of a situation. Everyday reports Everyday reports that tend to be simpler and shorter in length include: justification reports progress reports periodic reports incident reports. Some of these reports can be in oral format. Types of report Information: a short and periodic report Analytic: based on research and analysis leading to recommendations Integrated: combines both approaches Standard formal reports All reports must meet certain . | Chapter 7 Report writing Learning objectives On completion of this chapter students will know how to: prepare a research plan for a report prepare a writing plan for a report present persuasive arguments supplemented with facts and references write a well presented formal report. Purpose of reports Reports can be written for business or research purposes. Institutions and individuals depend on previous reports to make current decisions. Reports can be ongoing or final in nature. Reports should contain an objective representation of a situation. Everyday reports Everyday reports that tend to be simpler and shorter in length include: justification reports progress reports periodic reports incident reports. Some of these reports can be in oral format. Types of report Information: a short and periodic report Analytic: based on research and analysis leading to recommendations Integrated: combines both approaches Standard formal reports All reports must meet certain criteria: The content should be accurate. The purpose of the report should be apparent to the reader. The organisation should be clear to the reader. The discussion in the report should be coherent. The presentation of the report should be neat. The writing style should be clear and concise. Structure of reports Reports are composed of sections which are introduced with headings (. Executive Summary, Introduction, etc.). The layout is designed to help the reader understand the discussion in the report. Decimal numbering system Findings (bold 18pt) Section (bold 14pt) Subsection (bold 12pt) Paragraph (bold, italics, 12pt) Paragraph Text, text, text, text, text, (11pt). Key components of a report A report should include the following parts: Title page Table of contents Executive Summary Introduction Literature review (if necessary) or Methodology Findings Discussion/Analysis Conclusion Recommendations Appendices (if appropriate) References (if used).

• Kỹ năng giao tiếp
• Communication skill
• Lecture Communication skill
• Academic communication
• Professional communication
• Kỹ năng giao tiếp
• Report writing
• Employment communication
• Intercultural communication
• Effective reading
• Methods of note taking
• Essay writing
• Academic conventions
• Improving your writing
• Writing genres
• Business document writing
• Oral presentation skills
• Kỹ năng mềm
• soft skill
• quản lý thời gian
• kỹ năng làm việc nhóm
• TeamWork Skill
• Time Managerment Skill