...procedure), however it may be supplemented with presentations or other communications tools. The objective of the evaluation report is to present the findings, conclusions and any recommendations that may be appropriate in a manner that ensures that the recommendations will be accepted and adopted. (It is not essential for an evaluation report to contain recommendations. Alternatives could include lessons to guide further work or the presentation of case studies. A mid-term evaluation seeking to assess the likelihood of the project being completed on time might not, for example, include...
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... audience, and purpose and a clear focus on the assigned task(s) (e.g., the task aligns with audience, purpose, and context. | The purpose and objective of the report is made clear, and the report addresses the objective(s) in a focused and logical manner.Demonstrates a good understanding of context, audience, and purpose and fully aligns with the assigned task(s) (e.g., the task aligns with audience, purpose, and context. | The purpose and objective of the report is made very clear, and the report addresses all the objective(s) in a focused, logical and excellent manner.Demonstrates a thorough understanding of context, audience, and purpose that is responsive to the assigned task(s) and focuses all elements of the work. | Conclusions / Recommendations, and Application of Discipline Knowledge |...
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...How to Write A Report Reports consist of the following elements: Order in Report | Order Written | Executive reads | 1. Executive Summary | 6 | Always | 1. Contents | 7 | N/A | 1. Introduction | 1 (Unless academic Report) | Sometimes | 1. Findings (Main Body) | 3 | If interested in research | 1. Conclusions | 4 | If surprised… | 1. Recommendations | 5 | Nearly always | 1. Bibliography / sources | 2 Write as you research | If report shows area that needs further investigation | 1. Appendices | Anytime you find extra info. | Rarely | 1 Executive Summary The executive summary should include a summary of all of the key points, the idea is that an executive can read the summary and if it appears logical and inline with expectations the recommendations can be followed without the need to read further. This is in fact the most important part of the report and should be written last. The executive summary should include a summary of all parts of the reportincluding recommendations. Writing Order: Written after the rest of the report (But before the contents page) Email Tip: If you are sending the report via email, include the executive summary in the main part of your Email, so that a busy executive doesn’t have to read an attachment to read the main points. 2 Contents The Contents of the report should be consistently laid out throughout the report and you should include both page numbers and title numbers. In this example we look at...
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...| | | |Report Status: |Draft/Final | | | | |Date/s of Review: |dd/mm/yy to dd/mm/yy | | | | |Draft Report Issued to SRO: |dd/mm/yy | | | | |Final Report Issued to SRO & |dd/mm/yy | |Copied to Centre of Expertise: | | | | | |Overall Report Status: |Red/Amber/Green...
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...Justification/Recommendation Reports Introduction : • Justification reports are written to defend changes in policy or procedure. • They are often written without any request from the reader. The report focuses on answering the question "why should we?" • Do this by providing supporting evidence and convincing arguments to back the changes your report proposes. • It analyzes a problem, discuss options, and present a recommendation, Solution, or action to be taken. • E.g buying equipment, changing the procedure, hiring an employee, consolidating departments, or investing funds. *Structures: Direct or indirect pattern Direct is used for non-sensitive topics and recommendations that would be agreeable to readers : 1. In the introduction identify the problem or need briefly. 2. Announce solution or recommendation with action verbs. 3. Explain more fully the benefits of recommendation or steps to be taken. 4. Discuss pros, cons, and cost. 5. Conclude with summary. Indirect is used when a reader may oppose a recommendation or when suggest caution: 1. General reference to problem 2. Describe the problem or need your recommendation addresses. -Use specific examples. 3. Discuss alternative solutions. 4. Present the most promising alternative (your recommendation) last. 5. Show advantages of your recommendation. 6. Summarize your recommendation. 7. Ask for authorization to proceed if necessary...
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...Adverse reactions to food Review Peanut Allergies The essay is being reviewed by the following criterias: Format and structure Clarity and precision Quality and reliability of sources Evaluation of sources Presents a clear and substantiated arument Provides clear and applicable recommendations for hospitality industries The reason for choosing the above lies on judging the essay whether or not it provides a clear and consise range of information. It will help the author to know the range of sources used and whether it had been properly evaluated or not. The detailed evaluation of information and wide range range of conclusions which derives from the evaluation of the sources will help to review it according to its 'usage' by the author. Finally recommendations for action which derives from conclusion will help to review it based on its relevance to hospitality and tourism industries. Brief overview of the essay The essay starts off identifying different types of nuts or peanuts. The essay then discusses the facts and figures of illness which creates a sense of feeling that peanut allergies is a serious issue to be considered. It discusses the outbreak in UK and US where peanut allergies are a serious issue. It then goes on describing the causes of the alllergies while moving onto the consequences of how it might affect peopleThe author brings in the dilemma that occurs in the hospitality industry with giving a examples as cited in Hearnes, (2003). The author describes...
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...Recommendation and justification reports present a problem and then provide the evidence required to justify a recommended solution to that problem. Unlike most reports, which are written at the request of management, recommendation and justification reports are often initiated by the writer, who has observed a problem and wishes to suggest a solution. They employ deductive structure and begin with a clear statement of purpose or a problem to be solved. Recommendation reports, more often than justification reports, may be assigned tasks. Whether reader-initiated or writer-initiated, however, a recommendation report employs the following structure: 1. Problem: What is it, and how will the reader benefit if it is solved? 2. Facts: What is known about the situation? Where and how was that information obtained? 3. Assumptions: What can be assumed on the basis of the facts? 4. Recommendations: What should the reader do, and why will that action (or those actions) solve the problem? As is true for all headings, the headings in a recommendation report should be specific rather than general: Not this: Problem Say this: Need for Increased Computer Security Use your headings to specify what problem, facts, assumptions, and recommendations. Use generic headings only when your reader expects to see them. Justification reports serve essentially the same function as recommendation reports. The problems they attempt to solve, however, are usually financial—solving...
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...detail, the positive results expected from a well-prepared and well-delivered performance appraisal. The candidate presents, with adequate detail, the positive results expected from a well-prepared and well-delivered performance appraisal. The candidate presents, with substantial detail, the positive results expected from a well-prepared and well-delivered performance appraisal. A2. Preappraisal Activities The candidate does not provide an appropriate recommendation of preappraisal activities that ensure the performance appraisal process is beneficial to the employee and the company. The candidate provides an appropriate recommendation, with no support, of preappraisal activities that ensure the performance appraisal process is beneficial to the employee and the company. The candidate provides an appropriate recommendation, with limited support, of preappraisal activities that ensure the performance appraisal process is beneficial to the employee and the company. The candidate provides an appropriate recommendation, with adequate support, of preappraisal activities that ensure the performance appraisal...
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...relating to business or commercial interests prepared after an investigation and presented to the interested persons with or without recommendations. It facilitates the evaluation of progress and decision making process for business purpose. A business report is usually a type of upward communication in which communication process starts from lower level to upper level i.e. An employee makes a report and submits to related upper person to make usage of it. Such communication is basically authoritative and the level of authority depends on the subject and usage of a business report. Different famous authors have defined business report in the following way: Lesikar and Petit: "A business report is an orderly, objective communication of factual information that serves some business purposes." Bettly and Kay: "A business report is a written message presenting information that will help a decision maker to solve a business problem." Louise E. Boone: "A business report is a document organizes information on a specific topic for a specific business purpose." From the above discussion, it can be said that a business report is the systematic presentation of output arising from investigation related to business or commercial affairs with a clear intention to take decision to solve for various business problems. If there is existed any recommendation on a business...
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...Report Writing Executive Summary • objectives of the report (also in introduction) • scope of the report (also in introduction) • sources of information and their limitations • findings • recommendations • conclusions Introduction • overview of basic issues - what are the main strategic issues related to this case? • objectives of the report • any limitations encountered in researching (ie finding data) and writing the report • scope of the report [MAIN BODY OF YOUR REPORT] Create your own subheading (s) (Literature Review section) Before talking about your particular company, you need to provide a literature review (don’t use as your subheading), based on the main strategic issues which you have identified for the case in your introduction. What is a literature review? At this stage you are talking in general terms about what has been written about these issues - do not give details about your particular company at this stage. You are giving a background of the literature surrounding this subject. The reason why you create your own subheadings is that only you will know what strategic issues are relevant and how best to arrange these under subheadings of your choice. [Company Analysis section - don’t use as a heading] NB again in this part of the main body of your report you should refer back to the main strategic issues already identified. Within the company analysis you need to provide the following: Company Description ...
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...Business Research Report Compensation Strategy Presented to: Student Name: Student ID: Date: September 27, 2012 Table of Contents Executive Summary 3 Introduction 4 Research Findings 4 Finding Number 1 4 Finding Number 2 5 Finding Number 3 5 Recommendations 5 Conclusion 6 References 7 Executive Summary Task instruction: Prepare a business report based on your research findings that includes: 3. Executive summary (suggested length of 1 page) that overviews the purpose of this report. The executive summary should be the last section you write after the remainder of the report is completed. The executive summary is a mini-version of your paper and should not exceed one page. For information about executive summaries, please refer to the study materials. Please note that your executive summary, and your paper, should be written using single spaced text. Introduction Task instruction: Prepare a business report based on your research findings that includes: 4. Introduction (suggested length of 1 page) that will: a. Introduce the subject and purpose of the report; b. Preview the main ideas of the report; c. Establish your relationship to the audience. It is recommended that you use single spaced text as you see here. Regarding item 4c, please keep in mind that your relationship with the audience will come from the scenario you selected from the topic list. In some cases your position is specified. In others you will need to define your...
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...1-10 pages long, depending on the report's length. Executive summaries are written literally for an executive who most likely DOES NOT have the time to read the original. * Executive summaries make a recommendation * Accuracy is essential because decisions will be made based on your summary by people who have not read the original * Executive summaries frequently summarize more than one document Processes for Writing an Executive Summary Executive summaries are typically written for longer reports. They should not be written until after your report is finished. Before writing your summary, try: * Summarizing the major sections of your report. You might even copy text from your report into the summary and then edit it down. * Talking aloud or even tape recording yourself summarizing sections of your report. Questions to Ask Yourself as You Write * What is your report about? * Why is it important? * What is included in the report? * What is included in each section? * Executive Summaries * Concise Statement * As a cover sheet to your document, an executive summary need not go into ANY mention of how you conducted your analysis and/or what you're basing your conclusion on. Instead, begin with a concise statement of the conclusion you reached after conducting your analysis and/or research is the paper that will be attached. For example, after a comparison of what other schools like CSU do about personal calls for faculty, you conclude...
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...ASSIGNMENT: Research And Report Writing Undertake A Business Project And Report The Findings And Recommendations To The Stakeholders Of The Business BUSINESS RESEARCH CASE THE PROBLEM: Your client has recently acquired an existing business however has limited management experience and has done very little research on the business before purchasing it. He is now encountering a number of strategic challenges that seem unsurmountable. He wants to find solutions to the many challenges the business is undergoing. The Client now recognises that the success of his business relies on effective and efficient planning and management of the business work activities. This involves understanding the interrelationship of business processes and the implementation of operational plans, quality, and health and safety systems; and developing the skills needed to design and implement operational systems to improve effectiveness and efficiency to achieve the desired results for the business. The Client now believes that business research and management and leadership expertise are the key to improving the business. He has contracted your management firm with the aim to gain reliable information as a basis for good strategic management and leadership decisions and the expertise to implement these decisions. THE TASK: You are a senior partner in a management firm. Your company provides business research and consultation services to clients. The management firm engages in business research...
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...Executive Summaries are much like any other summary in that their main goal is to provide a condensed version of the content of a longer report. Definition of Executive Summary The executive summary is usually no longer than 10% of the original document. It can be anywhere from 1-10 pages long, depending on the report's length. Executive summaries are written literally for an executive who most likely DOES NOT have the time to read the original. • Executive summaries make a recommendation • Accuracy is essential because decisions will be made based on your summary by people who have not read the original • Executive summaries frequently summarize more than one document Types of Summaries Summaries written in order to recommend a specific course of action are executive summaries. Summaries that highlight the major points of a long piece are called abstracts. The purpose of an abstract is to allow readers to decide whether or not they want to read the longer text. View our Writing Guide about Abstracts Standard summary only refers to a summary of someone else's published work and is written for a variety of purposes. View our Writing Guide about Standard Summaries Processes for Writing an Executive Summary Executive summaries are typically written for longer reports. They should not be written until after your report is finished. Before writing your summary, try: • Summarizing the major sections of your report. You might even copy text from your report into...
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...Overview • Recommendations • Conclusions COMPANY PROFILE: FINANCIAL OVERVIEW Overview of Financial Situation 2009 Performance Revenue down 18.7% Gross profit down 21% Earnings per share down 56% 2010 Projections Ag. sector growth of 14% Const. & For. segment to grow in double digits over the next 3 years Overall 2010 revenue down just 0.5% COMPANY PROFILE: FINANCIAL OVERVIEW 2009 Net Sales By Product Category Ag. & Turf Divisions Other 11% Turf 9% Small Ag. 35% Large Ag. 45% John Deere. (2009, November 25). 8-K. Retrieved from http://www.capitaliq.com COMPANY PROFILE: FINANCIAL OVERVIEW Business Cycle $1,000 Net Income by Quarter (millions) Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 $745 $604 $500 $257 $128 $$142 $477 $624 $764 $472 2001 $(500) 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 Accounts Receivable by Quarter (millions) Q1 Q2 Q3 Q4 $5,000 $4,422 $4,089 $4,000 $3,561 $3,747 $3,964 $4,426 $4,424 $4,675 $4,425 $3,000 $2,000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 COMPANY PROFILE: FINANCIAL OVERVIEW Valuation • Discounted Cash Flow – Projected revenue growth for business segments – Net Present Value of John Deere stock: $51.18 – $53.22 • John Deere’s 12/11/09 market close: $52.44 • Stock Repurchase Program Recommendation: Monitor price for buyback opportunity COMPANY PROFILE: FINANCIAL OVERVIEW Agenda • Company Profile – Competitive Analysis • Recommendations • Conclusions Competitive...
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