BU208 Lecture Notes - Lecture 9: Formal Language, Multiple Choice, Harvard Business Review
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November 18, 2014: multiple choice will focus on textbook material not previously tested by the midterm exam, the final exam will be 2. 5 hours. Employees in government and scientific organizations produce length, formal reports. Multiple audiences, greater accountabilities, and recommendations that may be expensive and lengthy to implement demand extensive supportive information. Learning what a formal report is and does, and how one is written builds on your professional skills set. Formal report: are lengthy, use formal language. Include illustrations: begin with an executive summary. Letter or memo of transmittal: cover page, title page, table of contents. Introduction: body, conclusion, recommendations, appendices, references (apa or mla, analyze your purpose and audiences to determine the report specifics, create a timeline based on the project deadline, break the project into manageable chunks. Identifies the problem and states the report"s purpose: to inform, explain, analyze, evaluate, solve or recommend. Describes the methods used to gather the information.
