Reports

 ** REPORTS ** recommendations; written for a specific readership, and probably intended to be kept as a record Sources: [] [] []
 * Reports & Annual Reports **
 * Q.A1 ** - What is a report? Provide at least 3 definitions
 * A report is a systematic, well organised document which defines and analyses a subject or problem
 * an account given of a matter after investigation or consideration
 * A report is a presentation of facts and findings, usually as a basis for
 * Q.A2 ** - What are the possible/ basic components or parts of reports?

Parts of reports: Source: []
 * Cover Sheet
 * Title Page
 * Acknowledgements
 * Contents or Table of Contents
 * Abstract or Summary or Executive Summary or Introduction
 * Q.A3 ** - What are some types of reports?

Some types of reports are: Source: []
 * laboratory reports || health and safety reports ||
 * research reports || case study reports ||
 * field study reports || cost-benefit analysis reports ||
 * proposals || comparative advantage reports ||
 * progress reports || feasibility studies ||
 * technical reports || instruction manuals ||

** ANNUAL REPORTS ** Source: [] []
 * Q.B1 ** - What is an annual report? Provide two definitions.
 * Annual report is a progress report in which every department is accounted for.
 * An annual report is a record of a company's financial performance and operations for the year.

It is a progress report.
 * Q.B2 ** - What type of report is an annual report?

You write a progress report to inform a supervisor, associate, or customer about progress you've made on a project over a certain period of time. The project can be the design, construction, or repair of something, the study or research of a problem or question, or the gathering of information on a technical subject. You write progress reports when it takes well over three or four months to complete a project. **Q.B4 ** ** – Give two pieces of advice to someone who wants to write an annual report. ** >  Annual reports usually include a chairperson's statement. Most of these statements are far too long. Tactfully explain that all that is required is a resume and critical analysis of the past year's work, and an assessment of prospects. This section should pass logically from topic to topic. It should be informative, businesslike and balanced. It should also be concise - no more than 1,000 words (less if possible).
 * Q.B3 ** – What is the purpose of a progress report?
 * Make sure to include a description of the final report project
 * Second use one or a combination of the organizational patterns in the discussion of your work on the final report.([])
 * Q.B5 **** – Should the report be long or short? **

**Q.B6 **** – Do annual reports include a chairperson’s message? ** Yes, annual reports usually include a chairperson's statement. An ideal structure of an annual report is a stage which involved in the preparation of a skeletal framework.This depends on the nature of the organisation and the readership. Here is one possible format:
 * Q.B7 **** – What is an ideal structure of an annual report? **

 <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">A standard format is useful for year-to-year comparisons.
 * <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">contents list
 * <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">what the organisation does
 * <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">some of the year's highlights
 * <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">chairperson's statement
 * <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">main body (possibly department to department, or task to task)
 * <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">accounts
 * <span style="font-family: Arial, Helvetica, sans-serif;">appendixes.

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