Hi everyone, I hope your weekend went well. This will be my
third post and it is about how I am going to approach the Report Writing
Assignment for ES2002 – Report Writing Issue D.
As always, I will be more than happy to receive feedback. So
please feel free to comment (suggestions, improvements…etc). I really
appreciate it! =)
I will start off with the PPQ as it is the foundation of the
report.
Problem: NUS Graduates do
not write well when they start work.
Purpose: The purpose of this
report is to determine which aspects of written communication (WC) that need to
be addressed to improve the written communication skills of current NUS
students.
Questions (key): Which
aspects of WC are NUS graduates weak at?
Which aspects of WC are NUS students weak
at?
From the data provided, WC can be broken down into two
categories 1) Email & Letter writing skills, 2) Report & Proposal
writing skills.
The two categories of WC can be further broken down into the
different types (response to complaint, sales, recommendation report, Proposal
and etc).
In addition, data is provided on the various aspects that
contribute to the effectiveness of a letter/email/report/proposal.
Next, I will touch on the format
of my report:
1)
Title Page (might not be necessary)
2)
Executive Summary
·
This section will be done last as it is a “a
one-page statement of the problem, the purpose of the communication, and a
summary of the results, conclusions, and recommendations.” (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/726/07/)
3)
Table of Contents
4)
Introduction
·
Background + PPQ + Scope + Limitations
5)
Findings
·
Interpret the given data. If I find the given
data to be inadequate, I might do additional research for a more accurate
interpretation.
6)
Conclusions (Body)
·
Evaluate and Present my findings
7)
Recommendations
·
Have yet to come up with any at the time of
posting
8)
Conclusion (final)
·
Reintroduce the PPQ & this section must end
in a highly persuasive & urgent note
9)
Appendix
·
Attach the given and additional, if any. This is
for the readers’ reference.
