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- Information About Written Reports
- Step 1: Identify A Report Topic
- Step 2: Understand Your Audience
- Step 3: Focus And Refine Your Topic
- Step 4: Create A Working Bibliography
- Step 5: Evaluate And Synthesize Resources
- Step 6: Take Notes On What You Read
- Step 7: Organize Your Ideas And Create Structure
- Step 8: Write The First Draft
- Step 9: Revise And Edit The Report
- Step 10: Cite References
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- Summary
Written Reports
Purpose
The purpose of this tutorial is to acquaint or reacquaint you with basic knowledge about preparing written reports. Use it as a guide when you are faced with the task of writing a paper or a report.
Goals and Objectives
Upon completion of this tutorial, you will be able to:
- Differentiate between different types of written reports
- Prepare a report by following a logical process
- Understand the needs and expectations of the audience that will read your report
- Identify and develop a topic for your report
- Create a working bibliography
- Evaluate resources and take notes
- Organize your paper and create a first draft
- Revise and edit your report
- Avoid plagiarism by citing references correctly