COMMUNICATION ARTS

Project 3

Report Writing for Communications

 

            There are three general purposes for business reports: 

 

·        To supply data (an informative or routine report)

·        To make some analysis and integration of the data (an interpretive report)

·        To specify a recommended action (an analytical decision report)

 

Regardless of the type and extent of the report, its emphasis should be on functional communication of ideas that will help solve organizational problems and keep the company on track, working toward its objectives.  A good definition of a business report is

      an orderly and objective communication of factual information that serves some business purpose.

 

      There are four basic ways to find out what we need to know:

 

• Reading
• Interviewing
• Observing
• Reasoning

 

In this activity students are to write a ten (10) page business report dealing with any subject chosen by the student.  Students may use the BusinessWeek magazines in the classroom to help choose a business subject.  The report must be in correct business report format and must contain the following:

 

Title Page

Table of Content

List of Tables (Optional)

Body

References

Appendices (Optional)

 

Single space the report and use a 1 ½ inch left margin with 1 inch right, top, and bottom margins.

 

Use APA format for the references and include internal citations.

 

Example

      The Presidential election of 2000 was one of great controversy (Kaufman, 2000).

 

 

      Kaufman, J. (2000).  The year 2000.  Metro Business College Journal 35, 10.

 

or

 

      Kaufman, J. (2000).  The year 2000.  New York:  Doubleday Publishing.

 

 

 

Proofread the report thoroughly and be sure it is error free before submitting to the instructor.