Structure & Content of the Report: Business Report structure

Structure & Content of the Report: Business Report structure

Title page: Includes the report title • Assignment 2: Individual Report: name + student number; number + tutor’s name Executive Summary: • is placed before the Table of Contents • is written last as it summarises the whole report • The word count for the Executive Summary is not counted in the overall word count o When writing the Executive Summary o o • ~ one to one page in length = 200 – 250 words After reading only the Executive Summary, the reader should get an overview of the most important points in the report Follow the same flow of ideas in your that you used in your report You do not need to include every point in the summary, but ensure that the major ideas, conclusion and recommendations are covered succinctly. Table of Contents: o Clear headings and sub-headings that are numbered for each section o Refer to How to prepare, develop and write Assignment 2 for examples 1. Introduction: o Outlines the context, background and purpose of the report 2. Background: The ‘Background’ section sets the context of the organisation, so the reader has some information about the background of the company you are analysing • Provide background information for the reader. • List relevant facts, and the most important issues from the case. Do not just describe word-for-word from the case. o You need to paraphrase and summarise 3. Identification of issues and problems: o Analysis of the Case study and Literature: • A range of key concepts, theories that is in the literature from Topics 1 to 5 inc. has been integrated and incorporated int to your analysis of the organisation • • Minimum 15 references • To receive a HD or Distinction you will have to demonstrate that you have also sourced other literature

• The literature can be a mix of scholarly articles, professional articles and reports • The literature should be mostly recent (2014+) • Use Library + Google Scholar + Ask A Librarian to source literature From the analysis of the case study, identify and discuss problems or challenges that are occurring in the organisation There should be at least one problem per issue Draws on the literature to explain a minimum of three issues showing scope and depth of understanding of each issue; 4. Discussion This section interprets the results of the analysis. o It is here that the findings are woven together and the major issues/themes are identified and discussed. 5. Solutions • Develop a range of solutions to the problems you identified in sections 3 and 4 • The solutions need to be SMART (Specific, Measurable, Attainable, Realistic, and Timely) • Justify the solutions with management theory, approaches, concepts and/or models from Topics 1 to 5 inc. 6. Recommendations: This section recommends specific strategies for accomplishing the most viable (SMART) solution/s from the previous section