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Learning Outcomes
| Apply the requirements of effective report writing |
| Decide on the appropriate form and layout of a report |
| Organise information logically |
| Compile different types of reports successfully |
| Identify and rectify areas of style, punctuation, language content and layout |
Description
Learn how to plan, research, draft, edit, write and produce successful business reports. NQF Level 4
Outline
| 1. Introduction | |
| The Difficulties of Report Writing | |
| The Difference between Good and Poor Reports | |
| Different Types of Reports | |
| 2. Planning Reports | |
| Specification and Terms of Reference | |
| Detail Required in Achieving your Objectives | |
| Your Readers: | |
| Their technical competence | |
| What do they need from your report | |
| What do you want them to know, feel and do as a result of reading your report | |
| Your Information: | |
| How much do you need | |
| How can it be presented best | |
| Your Structure: | |
| Achieving a logical flow to complex information | |
| Your Format: | |
| Conventional formats | |
| Sections and sub-sections | |
| Determining what goes in each section | |
| Your Paragraphs: | |
| Planning detail down to paragraph level | |
| Discarding non-essentials | |
| The Importance of Illustrations and Appendices in Reports | |
| Your Blueprint for a Perfect Report | |
| 3. Writing a Report | |
| Going from the Plan to the Draft | |
| The Order in which to Write Sections | |
| Determining Style | |
| Paragraph and Sentence Lengths | |
| Verb Tenses | |
| Using Appropriate Words | |
| Using Pronouns, Bullet Points, Numbering Systems and References | |
| Using Illustrations | |
| 4. Editing Reports | |
| Going from the Draft to the Finished Report | |
| Editing to make it Clear, Concise and Correct | |
| Using Statistics | |
| Improving Clarity | |
| Troublesome Points of English Grammar | |
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