Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Business REPORTS
An orderly, unbiased communication of
factual business information that serves some business purpose. Information for review, evaluating progress, planning, decision making, investigations, market surveys. Makes complex info. simple, has sections and format style: brings out imp.info. more clearly.
Content
Business
Routine; progress, Inspection,
Survey/Feasibility, Investigation.
Informational: imp. Time,
sequence, category
Analytical: Problem identity,
Process
Define problem, Matter should be logically analysed Purpose, Outcome assessed, Utility. Draft prepared, rewritten and polished. Bibliography Final draft. Evaluation: Clarity Importance of issue Documentation of previous and recent work Appropriateness of method- sampling, replicabilty. Solution oriented Accuracy Detects biased information Usefulness- incorrect is no use
Narrate in paragraphs
Active voice Avoid tech long or jargons Use visual aids- tables, flow charts, etc.
Outline:
1. Preliminary pages: Title page with Heading; Index
2. 3. 4. 5. 6.
content and page nos.; Preface & Acknowledgements; List of tables, graphs; Abbreviations. Main Text: Summary-Introduction, main findings, conclusions. Introduction: Intro. to theme, Review of related literature, research undertaken, methodology. Results: statically analysis, testing of hypothesis, Conclusions, Recommendations End Matter: Annexure, Bibliography, Questionnaire, Indexing, Mathematical derivations, appendices.
Sample
To, The Directors, .., ND Terms of Reference Procedure Findings Recommendations
Subject:. Dear Sir/Mam or Mr. & Mrs.Saxena /Professor . Yours Faithfully/Sincerely (Karan s Bora) Designation
guide. Table of contents Introduction: intro of co. and bus environment, depart problem, literature survey and conclusions. Research problem Research Design: methodology, sampling, data, analysis. time frames of completion of each stage. Limitations References
Pg i: cover Pg ii:Tittle page Pgiii:Cerificate of Approval. Pg iv:Approval of organisational &faculty guides Pgv-vi: Abstract Pgvii: Acknowledgements Pgviii: Table of contents Pgix:List of figs Pgx: list of tables