Business Report Writing

Planning and Outlining the Report

ü Report Planning

ü Outlining the Report

ü Collaborative Writing

ü Ethical Considerations

Making the Report

ü Report Draft

ü Revising and Editing the Report

ü Collaborative Writing

ü Ethical Considerations

Writing Style and Lapses

ü Choosing a Writing Style

ü Frequently Occurring Writing Lapses (FOWLs)

ü Electronic Tools in Identifying FOWLs

ü Collaborative Writing

Report Illustration

ü Purposes of Visuals

ü Determinants of Effective Visuals

ü Selecting and Developing Visuals

ü Graphics Tools for Developing Visuals

ü Ethical Considerations

Report Format

ü Formatting the Report

ü Principles of Document Design

Writing Routine Reports

ü Common Routine Reports

ü Videoconferencing and Web Conferencing

ü Ethical Considerations

Writing Nonroutine Reports

ü Nonroutine Reports, Illustration

ü The Role of Social Media in Business Research

ü Ethical Considerations

Planning and Delivering an Oral Report

ü Planning the Report Presentation

ü Preparing and Using Presentation Aids

ü Rehearsing the Presentation

ü Managing Question-and-Answer Sessions

ü Team Presentation

ü Ethical Considerations

Research Planning

ü Planning the Research

ü Searching the Visible and Invisible Webs

ü The Research Proposal

ü Ethical Considerations

Data Sources

ü Determining Data Sources

ü Evaluating Primary Data Sources

ü Sampling Data Sources

ü Kinds of Samples

ü Secondary Data Source: Evaluation

ü Ethical Consideration

Primary Data Sources

ü Acquiring Primary Data

ü Acknowledging Data Sources

ü Guides for Print Sources

ü Guides for Web-Based and Other Sources

ü In-Text Citations

ü Endnotes and Footnotes

ü Report Documentation Tools In Word 2010 and Online

ü Standard Abbreviations

ü Ethical Considerations

Secondary Data Sources

ü Locating Secondary Data

ü Information Sources on the Web

ü Evaluating Sources

ü Extracting Data and Keeping Records

ü Using Copyrighted Material Responsibly

ü Ethical Considerations

Analyzing Data for Complex Reports

ü Qualitative and Quantitative Data

ü Requirements for Accurate Data Analysis

ü Data Preparation

ü Nonstatistical Analysis

ü Statistical Analysis

ü Levels of Data Interpretation

ü Team Project Management Tools

ü Ethical Considerations

Writing Business Research Reports

ü Parts of the Formal Business Reports

ü Formatting Guides

ü Microsoft Word 2010 Tools for Collaborative Writers

ü Ethical Considerations