Exam 10: Understanding and Planning Reports and Proposals

As a researcher,Dan is aware of how his research tactics will affect the people from whom he gathers data and information,the people who read his results,and the people who are affected by the way he presents those results.Hence,Dan is aware of his ________.

Seamus has to conduct market research on the viability of his company's new product.While planning his research,he needs to define its purpose (the conclusion he needs to reach at the end of the process).He should therefore develop a(n)________.

________surveys offer a number of advantages like speed,cost,and the ability to adapt the question set along the way based on a respondent's answers.

Dan is aware that the information architecture of a website is similar to the outline for a paper report,but the difference is that ________.

People completing surveys will give a maximum of an hour of their time.

Fred has to prepare a lengthy report,on the status of his project.However,he is short on time and energy.Your suggestion to him would be to start ________.

________ reports provide feedback on a wide variety of an organization's functions,including sales,inventories,expenses,shipments,and so on.

________ provide the feedback that employees,managers,and others need in order to make decisions,take action,and respond to changes.

Mark wants to overcome the differences in multiple search engines,so he decides to format his search request for multiple search engines.For this he needs to use ________ engines.

Research carries significant ethical responsibilities.

________ are customized online presentations of highly summarized business information.

Sue needs to create a report that looks into the financial implications of acquiring another company.So she needs to prepare a ________.

Analytical reports include reports to assess opportunities,solve problems,and ________.

Analytical reports include reports to assess opportunities,solve problems,and ________.

To define a query,the common Boolean operators used are ________.

As a researcher,evaluating the sources of information carefully is vital because wrong information makes you lose credibility and taints your reputation.What points should you keep in mind while evaluating the validity of your information? If you quote information from a secondary research source,such as Wikipedia,and credit the source,would your information be considered credible? Explain your answer.

________ proposals can seem surprisingly picky,even to the point of specifying the size of paper to use,but you must follow every detail to avoid having your proposal rejected.

In a survey questionnaire,if we need to formulate questions to provide answers that are easy to analyze,we should ________.

For a junior member of a status-conscious organization,the direct approach is by far the most popular and convenient for business reports; it saves time,makes the rest of the report easier to follow,and produces a more forceful document.

The introduction of e-book readers like the Kindle and the iPad has created a dramatic shift in reading habits.Which of the following,if true,would weaken the argument that most business professionals prefer online reports to offline reports?