15 Aug Learning Resource Assignment – Professional Writing
The purpose of this assignment is to reflect on your key learning from one of the major learning resources assigned this week. This assignment will require you to view or read an assigned learning resource and answer the questions about that resource, following the standards outlined in the Learning Resource Response Rubric which require you to respond to all questions. You will also need to provide supporting details for each answer to demonstrate thorough understanding of the concepts provided in the resource. Your responses should be at least one page (single spaced) in length. Your responses should also be well organized and free from careless mistakes with grammar, spelling, or mechanics.
Assignment:
Learning Resource Response
Video Title: How to Write a Formal Business Report (20:07)
Video: https://youtu.be/2SYm1AULxgk
Questions:
1. What is included in the executive summary? Where should it be placed? Considering its function, when in the writing process should you write the majority (if not all) of your executive summary? Why should you write it at this time?
2. How does the introduction component of the report differ greatly from the executive summary?
3. What readerly devices should be used to help guide audiences effectively through the formal report?
4. How/where should visuals and and research be used in effective formal reports?
5. What is the purpose of the conclusion in a formal business report? What strategies does the tutorial provide about how to best write an effective formal report?
Textbook:
MacRae, P. (2016). Business and professional writing: A basic guide for Americans. Broadview Press. ISBN: 978-1-5548-1331-5
TO FIND ONLINE TEXTBOOK YOU CAN USE EITHER OF THESE SITES:
https://www.google.com/books/edition/_/VnCqDwAAQBAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1
https://www.perlego.com/home
