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Report writing

One day

Target group:All interested academic and professional staff. It is recommended that participants have completed the Business Writing course as a prerequisite to this program
Group size:Maximum of 16
Level 2 program:Assumes staff have some background and experience in the area. This program aims to extend skills and knowledge so that staff can tackle real problems they have encountered and apply their learning at an advanced level.
Schedule:
Date:Wednesday 5 September 2012
Time:9:00am- 5:00pm
Venue:Golden Wattle Room, Building 2, Level 3, 195 Wellington Road, Clayton
Apply by:Wednesday 29 August 2012
Cost: Monash staff - $260
Alumni - $351
Catering:Morning and afternoon tea will be provided
To apply:On-line application form

Overview

Report writing is a skill that uses the best of a person's writing skills, research skills and organisational skills. Putting together a report that is coherent, well laid out, and addressing all the needs of the recipient is the subject of this program. Ideally, participants would have completed the Business Writing program as a pre-requisite.

Intended Outcomes

This program covers the skills involved in creating reports from a few pages in length to many hundreds of pages with the primary focus being on the construction and composition of business report writing.

Course Content

  • The structure of an effective report—what goes where and why
  • Making your reports readable
  • Focus on the content
  • Analyse the audience and the intended use of the report 
  • Gathering data and completing research, then compiling data for the report 
  • The rules of report construction and layout guidelines 

Learning Approach

This series will be using the strategies of presentation, discussion and practical case studies and practice. Individual writing will incorporate a large component of the workshop with specific written activities being used.

Handouts

A comprehensive set of workshop notes will be distributed showing all content areas as well as activities and exercises.