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What is report
A report is a very formal document that is written for
a variety of purposes, Generally, findings pertaining
to a given or specific task are written up into a report.
It should be noted that reports are considered to be
legal documents in the workplace and, thus, they need
to be precise, accurate.
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General guidelines
1. Writing to be read.
2. Report is written to keep in mind the intend audience.
3. Paragraph-level flow of ideas.
4. Refinement & taking feedback from instructor.
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How to write a report
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Structure of a report
1. Title
These are the most-read parts of a report. This is how you
attract attention to your writing.
2. Abstract
The abstract should be short, The abstract should contain
the essence of the report.
3. Introduction
Most reports start with an introduction section.
Background, Problem statement, challenges,summary of
the result.
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4. Background
The background is brief idea about the report general
reader must understand before knowing the details of yourwork.
5. Past/related workHere, you must try to think of dimensions of comparison
of your work with other work.
6. Technical sections
This is the separate section for a statement of design
methodology, or experimental methodology.
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7.Results
This is part of the set of technical sections, and The
results are usually presented as tables and graphs.
8. Future work
Here you state aspects of the problem you have notconsidered and possibilities for further extensions.
9. ConclusionThis section is quite important part of your report. you
have to state important points in your report.
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Objective of report
1. The report helps to make important
decision and authorities to understand
the state of affairs.2. Report open a window for change and
improvement.
3. Provide clear and well-organized factsof a particular situation.
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Purpose of reportR
eport is based on research andanalytical statistics. This data has to be discuss
with seniors.
Reports focus on transmitting information with a
clear purpose, to a specific audience.
The report should also be well-written, clearly
structured and attract reader's attention and
meets their expectations.
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The true value of the research may be assessed
through a report.
Report should include summary of the contents,
introduction or background, methods, results,
discussion, conclusion and recommendations.
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Types of reports
1. Incident
Report:- A report describing
something that has happened.
2. Accident Report:- A report describing how
someone was hurt or something was damaged.3. Sales Report:- A report describing how many
goods or services were sold.
4. ProgressR
eport:- A report describing how closeyou are to completing something you planned.
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5. Feasibility Study Report:- A report tells you
about how practical a proposal is.
6. Recommendation Report:-A report on what
your organisation should do.
7. Site:-A report on what has happened in a place,
and how close your organisation is to finishing
construction.
8. Case Study:-An academic report on how and
why something has changed over time.
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Refinement
No report is perfect at a first version, well written
reports are those which have gone through multiple
refinement.
Feedback: evaluating someone else's report
In a group project, it is not good enough to have one
person write the report and the other person read it.
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