The Writing of Business Report Evaluation

Rate the writing on the following aspects, keeping in mind that 4=excellent, 3=good, 2=fair, and 1=poor. Write comments when appropriate.

If the report is a final project report, it is written so that readers understand the project's context and requirements and demonstrate that the project has been completed as planned. If the report is a researched position paper, it is written so that it will likely change the minds of a wide, heterogeneous group of readers.

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The report provides the Level 1/decision-making reader with a summary of the problem, major details and alternatives, and a rationale for the recommendation.

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The report follows one of the strongest report conventions: thorough documentation with specific data; facts support the writer's claims.

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The documentation--data, principles of interpretation, sources of data, methods of analysis, and justification and rationale for methods--appears where appropriate in the report.

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The report pays follows conventional ways of framing the problem and solutions, laying out the arguments, organizing the evidence, and expressing the character of the writer and the organization.

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The report writer has made appropriate decisions regarding the following conventional elements of reports based on the situation and his or her goals:

• the cover and paper
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• the ink, type size, and font
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• the cover letter and executive summary
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• the table of contents
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• the overall organization
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• the appendix and graphics
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