MyCoW. Report Writing : Academic Skills Centre. Summary of this page Report writing is an essential skill for professionals. A report aims to inform, as clearly and succinctly as possible. Below we give some general guidelines, but you should check with your lecturer for more detail on what is expected. A report is similar to an essay in that both need: formal style introduction, body and conclusion analytical thinking careful proof-reading and neat presentation. A report differs from an essay in that a report: presents information, not an argument is meant to be scanned quickly by the reader uses numbered headings and sub-headings uses short, concise paragraphs and dot-points where applicable uses graphics wherever possible (tables, graphs, illustrations) may need an abstract (sometimes called an executive summary) does not always need references and bibliography is often followed by recommendations and/or appendices.
A report should generally include the following sections. Presentation and style are important. Avoid these: End of Summary. You're hired. LOGOS - Multilingual Translation Portal. Anglais facile. Google Traduction. Reverso. BBC.