Essay 4.1
Assignment 4.1: Report Plan
The report plan is a plan written for the professor explaining what the report will consist of. Your audience is the professor. (The report plan is different than the actual report.)
Create a plan that identifies what information you will need to prepare a justification report making a recommendation to an organization to implement a particular product, service, or program. The organization may have a business, governmental, professional, or social focus.
The report may focus on a œreal or œmade-up recommendation, but you should direct the report to an actual organization, even if you do not plan to submit the report.
For the report, the audience within the organization will be whatever level is most appropriate to make a decision on the topic of your report.
Identify the recipient of the report. (To what organization will the recommendation be directed?)
Identify the topic of the report. (What product, service, or program will you recommend?)
Identify the purpose of the report. (What need or problem will the product, service, or program resolve?)
Identify potential resources that will be needed for support.
Identify methods to be used to gather information.
Identify criteria to be used to evaluate the information collected. (What factors will you consider to make your recommendation?)
Your assignment must:
Be typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length.
4.2
Assignment 4.2: Report “ Draft Version
Write a formal justification report to an organization making a recommendation to implement a particular product, service, or program. The organization may have a business, governmental, professional, or social focus. The report may focus on a œreal or œmade-up recommendation, but you should direct the report to an actual organization, even if you do not plan to submit the report. The audience within the organization will be whatever level is most appropriate to make a decision on the topic of your report.
Write a minimum of two to four (2-4) single-spaced report pages (not including the table of contents, transmittal form, executive summary, or title page).
Organize the reports by section headings.
The report should contain relevant and applicable graphics (at least one [1]).
The findings should be based on research, including at least one [1] primary source and at least three (3) secondary sources. Sources should be credible and reliable (no Wikipedia).
The report should reflect a style and format appropriate for business, i.e., single spacing and bullet points are acceptable for the business report.
Headings, figures, and appendices should follow guidelines of APA style. All in-text citations and the references page should be cited according to APA style, Sixth edition guidelines.
Preliminary parts
Title page
Transmittal (1 page)
Table of contents
Executive summary (1 page)
Report text
Introduction
Problem statement
Method used
Findings
Analysis
Conclusion
Addenda
References
Appendices
Your assignment must:
Be typed, single spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required assignment page length
4.3
Assignment 4.3: Report “ Revised Version
Write a formal justification report to an organization making a recommendation to implement a particular product, service, or program. The organization may have a business, governmental, professional, or social focus. The report may focus on a œreal or œmade-up recommendation, but you should direct the report to an actual organization, even if you do not plan to submit the report. The audience within the organization will be whatever level is most appropriate to make a decision on the topic of your report.
Write a minimum of two to four (2-4) single-spaced report pages (not including the table of contents, transmittal form, executive summary, or title page).
Organize the reports by section headings.
The report should contain relevant and applicable graphics (at least one [1]).
The findings should be based on research, including at least one primary source and at least three secondary sources. Sources should be credible and reliable (no Wikipedia).
The report should reflect a style and format appropriate for business, i.e., single spacing and bullet points are acceptable for the business report.
Headings, figures, and appendices should follow guidelines of APA style. All in-text citations and the references page should be cited according to APA style, Sixth edition guidelines.
Preliminary parts
Title page
Transmittal (1 page)
Table of contents
Executive summary (1 page)
Report text
Introduction
Problem statement
Method used
Findings
Analysis
Conclusion
Addenda
References
Appendices
Your assignment must:
Be typed, single spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional instructions.
Include a cover page containing the title of the assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title, and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in the required
assignment page length.
