Know-How : Report writing
Although there are similarities between the skills required for essay writing and report writing, a report is a more structured document. All reports attempt to communicate findings for one reason or another, whether to inform decision makers, change public opinion or maintain a record of development. For advice and support on improving your report writing skills use the links below:
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Making your point
At the end session you will:
- understand why reports are written
- be able to plan and write a report
- know what to consider when laying out and presenting a report
- understand common problems and good practice in report writing
Dates:
- Friday 5th March 2010, 12pm-12.50pm
- Friday 7th May 2010, 12pm-12.50pm
Place:
Library Training Room 1-- No need to book, just drop in on the day
Other Resources
- Read an advice sheet:
- What does the question mean?
- Report writing
- Questionnaire design
- Doing a literature review
- Using Word in assigments
- View an Example Report
- View course material on Learn
- Find books on report writing
- Record your report writing skills on RAPID
- View other resources on the web:
- Monash University: Writing literature reviews
- Learn course: Ethical use of information: plagiarism and citation
- Learn resource: Harvard Referencing tool kit
- Learn resource: Numeric Referencing tool kit