report on sexual assault in college and university campuses

Report Components: See chapter 11 of text and example report on Moodle

Front Matter

· Transmittal Letter: (pg. 362) Full block style letter (pg. 288)

· Opens with one or two sentences that explains what is being sent and why.

· The next paragraph concisely summarizes the report’s contents or stresses a finding or conclusion important to the audience. May also mention special conditions under which the material was prepared. (limitations of time or money, for instance)

· Closing paragraph may acknowledge any help received in preparing the report or express the hope that the information fulfills its purpose.

· Title page (pg. 365 example)

· Report Title and subtitle

· Report author

· Date Report Issued

· Report Recipient

· No page number

· Informative Abstract (Start header on this page) (pg.365-367)(iii is your footer)

· Contains Purpose and Scope

· Methodology

· Conclusions

· Recommendations

· Table of Contents (pg. 368-369)(v is your footer)

Body

· Executive Summary (pg. 370-373)(page numbers start here in footer)

· Write after you finish your report

· Avoid using terminology that may not be familiar to your readers

· Spell out all uncommon symbols, abbreviations, and acronyms.

· Introduction (pg. 374-375) (provide general information such as why report was written)

· State the subject, purpose, scope, and the way you plan to develop the topic. You should include background (see example on Moodle).

· Proposal Information (377) (should include your research and at least one visual. Here is where you can include some of the information from your proposal)

· Conclusions (384)

· Recommendations

· Works Cited/References (385)

Back Matter Contains appendixes (if needed) and Bibliography