you must demonstrate how this is a contemporary international business issue and consider its impact on Australia.
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ReportWriting.pptxReport Writing
Reports often have the following sections:
Title Page
Executive Summary
Table of contents
Introduction
Body
Conclusion & Recommendations
References
1. Title page should include:
Title of Your Report:
Name of school: La Trobe College Australia
Subject code:
Your name:
Student ID number:
Lecturer:
Month, year
2. Executive Summary
This section contains the following elements:
Statement of the purpose of the report
Methods & sources used to research the report
Summary of main findings
Main conclusions, and / or any recommendations.
Example of Layout of Executive Summary
The purpose of this report is to …..
The sources used for this report include…..
The methodology incorporated in the research of this report includes…..
The main findings include…..
Main conclusions…..
Recommendations…..
3. Table of Contents
The table of contents lists all of the sections in your report and includes the section numbers and the page numbers.
It is written on a separate page.
It is important that your TOC is formatted correctly.
Example of Table of contents
4. Introduction
A restatement of the purpose/aim of the report.
The background or context for the task.
An outline of the structure of the report (In 3-5 sentences indicate the major sections/concepts discussed in the body section).
5. Body (Choose you own appropriate heading for the body section)
The body presents the information from your research.
Information should be organised logically under appropriate sub headings
Example of body heading:
Effects of Globalisation
Example of body sub heading 1:
Effect of Globalisation: Loss of National Identity
Example of body sub heading 2:
Effect of Globalisation: Offshoring of Jobs
5. Body
All ideas that you have taken from sources such as books, journal articles or websites must be paraphrased and referenced .
Ensure you write in properly structured paragraphs in each sub section
Tables and figures, such as diagrams, photographs and graphs can be used to present information. The source(s) of all images must be cited using the Harvard Style of referencing.
6. Conclusion & Recommendations
Restate the purpose of the report
Presents a summary of key findings – What is their significance?
Makes recommendations based on the key findings discussed in the body of the report.
Includes justification(s) for any recommendations
7. Reference List
Needs to be on a separate page.
Should be inclusive of all sources used within the report.
Needs to be in accordance with the Harvard citation style.
Needs to properly acknowledge all sources within the report (in text citations).
Provide at least 5 academic sources (Harvard Style)
