Report Writing
The short course in Report Writing provides you with indispensable knowledge and skills to be able to write professional and scientific reports that conform to conventional formats and communicate their message as effectively and efficiently as possible to all stakeholders and/or decision-makers. Good report-writing skills have become essential for managers and employees and this course specifically looks into various report types that require certain research and interpretation methods. You will also become familiar with the different phases in the report-writing process, the main elements that are usually included in reports and the application of in-house styles for report writing.
Who should attend?
This course is ideal for any professional who is required to write and draft reports. If you are required to arrange, structure and present information and data logically in a coherent and cohesive manner that will be easily understood in order to add value and contributions in your workplace, then this course is for you.
Benefits
Report Writing will help you by informing your practice of writing and drafting reports. You will be shown professional formats for different reports, enabling your future reports to be written and drafted more effectively.
A delegate of this course should be able to:
- Understand and apply principles of communication.
- Describe barriers to effective writing and identify strategies for effective report writing in the workplace.
- Demonstrate the ability to determine the purpose and audience in writing a report.
- Choose the appropriate report format for a specific audience
- Write (generate) a formal/memo/letter report which reflects a logical, accurate presentation of findings.
- Demonstrate ability to write meaningfully by avoiding generalizations based on too few observations and too little research.
- Demonstrate ability to write meaningfully by avoiding unsupported assumptions in written work.
