communication and entrepreneurship skills

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CIT04102: Communication And
Entrepreneurship Skills
Topic 9: Report Writing

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Module Contents
1. Report definition
2. Types of Reports
3. Characteristics of a good report
4. Report writing stages
5. Format of a field/research report

3. Report definition
• Report is a formal document describing
findings in sciences, social sciences,
engineering and business studies.
• They are considered to be legal
documents in workplaces.
• They need to be precise, accurate and
difficult to misinterpret
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4. Types of Reports
• Laboratory reports
• Health and safety reports
• Research reports
• Case study reports
• Field study reports
• Cost-benefit analysis reports
• Proposals
• Comparative advantage reports
• Progress reports
• Feasibility studies
• Technical reports
• Instruction manuals
• Financial reports
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5. Characteristics of a good report
• Good report follows the C’s rule below:
– Clear-easy to read and understand
– Concise-use short, simple sentences
– Complete-presence of all required information
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6. Report writing stages
• Define your aim
• Collect your ideas
• Select the materials and facts
• Structure your ideas
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7. Format of a field/research report
• Title page
• Acknowledgement
• Content page
• Executive summary
• Terms of reference
• Introduction/Background
• Methodologies/Procedures
• Findings/Analysis
• Conclusions
• Recommendations
• References/Bibliography
• Appendices
• Glossary of Terms and abbreviations
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