The document discusses progress reports, providing objectives, types, and content sections. Progress reports should contain an introduction, discussion, and conclusion and use quantifiable information, concise language, and highlighting techniques. The discussion section explains work accomplished since the last report, remaining tasks, and any problems. The conclusion summarizes accomplishments and recommends further assistance to meet objectives.

1. Technical, Scientific
and
Business English
Progress Reports
CAROLINA B. CANTOS
cbcantos@ama.edu.ph

2. ANNOUNCEMENT
OMR Pre-final Exam on Feb. 27, 28 & 29
Please study the following topics;
• Memo
• Letters
• Email
• Employment Search
• Project Proposal
• Reports/ Progress Reports

3. Reports ~ Progress Reports
Review for the Pre-Final Major
Examination
TODAY’S TOPIC

4. Objectives
• Reports should contain these sections: a
heading, introduction, discussion and
conclusion.
• Reports should be developed with
quantifiable information.
• Reports should be concise and simple.
• Reports should make use of highlighting
techniques.

5. Proposal
Proposal
This contains suggestions for actions,
usually involving change or performance.
It may be solve a problem, suggest a new
project site, revise a policy or initiate a
researcher report project or terminate a
project.

6. Progress Report
Progress Report
This contains an account of what has been
accomplished on a project over a specific
period of time and what may be expected
in the next period.
Purpose : To inform supervisors if the work is
on schedule

7. Types of Reports
Feasibility report
represents facts and information intended
to make the reader realize that the
proposed project or plan is financially,
economically, and technically, significant
as well as beneficial.
Example;
• determining whether a company can afford to
double its advertising budget

8. Types of Reports
Laboratory report
A record of procedures and results of
laboratory test. It describes the scope of a
project, the equipment utilized, the
procedures used, the results of test and
the conclusion and recommendation.
Therefore;
• It answers the problem motivated in the
report

9. Types of Reports
Trip Report
• dates and destination of travel
• goals of the trip
• reason for the job related travel
Inventory report
Performance appraisal report
Survey Report
Incident Report

10. Progress Reports
Forms:
• Memoranda
• Letters
• Short reports
• Formal reports or presentations

11. Progress Reports
Highlighting techniques
• numbered lists
• subheadings
• graphic

12. Progress Reports Content
The Heading
To: Dr. Smith
From: Kim Chandra, Matt Gunnerson, Jessica Nichols
Date: February 15, 2012
Re: Progress on Our Collaborative Report on Energy
Output Software

13. Progress Reports Content
The introduction
• Background on the project itself
• summarizes the project clearly and
identifies the goals of the project.

15. Progress Reports Content
2. The discussion
• work accomplished
• work remaining
• problems encountered.
Discussion of achievements since last
reporting.
• the progress of the tasks presented
in the proposal's schedule.

17. Progress Reports Content
3. Discussion of problems that have
arisen.
• Progress reports are not necessarily for
the benefit of only the client.

19. Progress Reports Content
4. Discussion of work that lies ahead.
• discuss your plan for meeting the
objectives of the project.
• Spatial
• Chronological
• Cause and Effect
• Comparison/Contrast

22. Progress Reports Content
The conclusion
• summarizes the work accomplished and
recommends ways to help further with the
project.
Assessment of whether you will meet the
objectives in the proposed schedule and
budget.
• the bottom line for the client.