Module 4 Flashcards
What are the 2 kinds of reports?
- Formal report
- Informal report
Complex account that uses formal and structured language
Formal Report
Usually applied in major projects and organizations
Formal Report
Formal reports can be what?
- informational
- analytical
- recommendatory
Presents information, results, or updates
Informal Report
Examples of informal report
Attendance report, financial report, progress report, sales report
Presents, analzyzes, and draws conclusions
Analytical report
Examples of analytical report
Scientific report, employee appraisal
Presents recommendations based on result and conclusions
Recommendatory report
Communicates information using free-flowing, casual and short formats about routines or everyday business
Informal report
Common medium of reports
- speeches
- televisions
- radios
documents that wish to inform, analyze, or recommend
Report
to keep an updated account of an event/situation/organization
Report
Reports can be expressed through…
written or verbal presentations
3 most common types of reports
- Technical and Business
- Field Reports
- Scientific Reports
disciplines with an applied focus such as Engineering, Information Technology, Commerce, Accounting and Finance
Technical and Business
will set report writing assignments that simulate the process of report writing in industry
Technical and Business
problem or case study
Technical and Business
students research the problem & present the results of the research in a report format
Technical and Business
form of writing technical communication or documentation in science and technology or applied science that helps people understand a product/service
Technical writing
What is the main purpose of technical writing?
to inform and to triggger the person into action