| CODE | EMA1006 | |||||||||
| TITLE | Report Writing | |||||||||
| UM LEVEL | 01 - Year 1 in Modular Undergraduate Course | |||||||||
| MQF LEVEL | 5 | |||||||||
| ECTS CREDITS | 4 | |||||||||
| DEPARTMENT | Faculty of Economics, Management and Accountancy | |||||||||
| DESCRIPTION | Rationale & Learning Objectives: A report is an important part of a genre of transactional writing - a genre of writing that is intended to convey factual information. Learning to write effective reports is an important skill for students to learn and refine, as they play a major part in many areas including business organizations, science, environment, technology, commerce, media and community involvement. Many people think of reports as dry, laborious documents that take up a great deal of time and effort to prepare. Some wonder whether reports are worth all the effort and the money spent to produce them. In reality, professionally written reports can be a life-line to an organisation’s future, an enhancement to your Company’s corporate image. Indicative Syllabus & Study-unit Outline: By the end of this study-unit, students should be able to: • Define the importance of reports; • Grasp the basic techniques to develop effective writing skills that convey a credible message and project a professional image; • Identify the audience requirements and the best fit to communicate the message; • Set the report parameters; • Identify the clear differences between findings, conclusions and recommendations; • Identify the best way how to structure the report; • Trace common errors: fine-tune language persuasiveness and impact; • Prepare an effective presentation to sum up the report. Reading List: Bowden, J. (2011), Writing a Report: 9th edition, ISBN-10: 1845284704 Kuiper, S. (2013), Contemporary Business Reports, 5th Edition, Cengage South Western. ISBN-13:9781111820855 |
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| STUDY-UNIT TYPE | Lecture | |||||||||
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| LECTURER/S | Veronica Stivala |
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