Reports Checkpoint

I. Progress Reports

Type of Report Purpose (what is it meant to do?) Key Components (What do each of these consist of? What are the areas they generally cover? ) Audience Type (which kind of general audiences are these aimed at?)

Progress report Used to present status of an activity as well as explaining the end result of a given task. I. Heading

o Date

o To

o From

o Subject

II. An Introduction, Overview or background information the report is covering, why it is being written and what is to be discussed.

III. A discussion section of what has been accomplished.

o Work left to be accomplished, incorporating graphics and quantitative details that will provide the visual clarity needed to fully understand the breadth of the task.

o Problems encountered could also be summarized or details.

IV. Conclusion/Recommendations

o Presenting your findings, interpretation sand implications.

o Actions to take going forward.

Supervisors, customers looking for status on a particular project.

References:

Gerson, S. J., & Gerson, S. M. (2006). Technical writing: Process and product (5th ed.). P. 496.

Columbus, OH: Pearson-Prentice Hall.

II. Feasibility/Recommendation Report

Type of Report Purpose (what is it meant to do?) Key Components (What do each of these consist of? What are the areas they generally cover? ) Audience Type (which kind of general audiences are these aimed at?)

Feasibility/Recommendation Report To study the practicality of a proposal and to recommend an action. I. Heading

o Date

o To

o From

o Subject

II. An Introduction, Overview or background.

o The purpose of the report

o The impetus

o The person initiating the report

II. Discussion

o Accessible and objective documentations

o The criteria on which the project will be based

o Analysis to compare finding against

IV. Conclusion/Recommendations

o Significance of discoveries based on study

o Recommend a course of action. Next step, dependencies and location. Senior Managements, Supervisors and Associates.

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