ES2002Report-IntrotoReportWriting-NUS.ppt

Introduction to Report Writing Definition of Business Reports Report-Writing Process Planning the Project/Report Designing the Research Tool(s) Collecting and Analyzing the Data Organizing the Information Writing the Report Editing/Proofreading the Report Business Communication: Introduction to Report Writing A business report is an orderly and objective communication of factual information that serves some business purpose. Reports categorised by FUNCTION Informational reports Analytical reports Reports categorised by TIME Progress reports Periodic reports Special reports Reports categorised by FORM Memo Letter Manuscript Title page Letter of Trans- mittal Table of Contents Summary THE REPORT PROPER Table of Contents Combi-nation Trans- mittal Summary Title page THE REPORT PROPER Title page THE REPORT PROPER LETTER REPORT MEMO REPORT Formal Situations Complex Problems Informal Situations Simple Problems Combi-nation Trans- mittal Summary THE REPORT PROPER Title page Evaluate work at every step Phase 1: PREPARE Identify define the problem Analyse the audience Phase 2: RESEARCH Determine the methodology Collect the information Phase 3: ANALYSE Organise evaluate the information Draw conclusions make recommendations Phase 4: WRITE Draft, revise edit the report Package the report The Report-Writing Process Business Communication: Introduction to Report Writing