Report Writing

<p>Employers continue to say that written and oral communication skills are the most important skills for employees. This book presents the basics for writing any kind of report such as research reports proposals case studies business plans technical reports feasibility studies and more. Both novice and experienced writers will benefit from the book. Checklists are included to assist writers in perfecting their reports.</p> <p>The book includes:</p> <p><strong>Organizing –</strong> purpose types formats parts<br /> <strong>Starting –</strong> planning researching referencing avoiding plagiarism <br /> <strong>Referencing</strong> <strong>–</strong> basic steps reference management software citing sources using style manuals APA reference list avoiding plagiarism<br /> <strong>Writing –</strong> objectivity conciseness coherence emphasis variety comprehensive<br /> <strong>Polishing –</strong> abbreviations acronyms capitalization italics numbers punctuation spelling word division<br /> <strong>Producing –</strong> fonts color paper layout graphics<br /> <strong>Finishing –</strong> editing proofreading</p>