Exam 10: Understanding and Planning Reports and Proposals

Ron is setting up a website for his organization,which will cater to multiple target audiences like potential employees,customers,investors,and the news media.To organize his site effectively and help the readers explore on their own,he should ________.

When verifying research sources,you are expected to do all of the following EXCEPT ________.

What kind of source includes factual and statistical information about countries,politics,and the labour force?

Richard needs to get in-depth information about a new performance analysis tool straight from an expert whose ideas would be quoted in a report.For this Richard should ________.

Focusing on the introduction is often the best approach when you're addressing a receptive audience.

After the substantial increases in productivity seen at their Oshawa plant,Delta Automobiles implemented similar upgrades at their Tampa plant.But the productivity at Tampa did not show any improvement.So the team that designed the upgrades was asked to prepare a troubleshooting report.What is the purpose of this troubleshooting report? Would a failure analysis report help in a similar situation and how? Which category of reports do both these reports belong to?

A statement of purpose helps explain who you are preparing the report for and when you plan to deliver it.

________ reports range from brief descriptions of business procedures to manuals that run dozens or hundreds of pages.

A detailed work plan saves time and produces effective reports.For simpler reports,the work plan ________.

Jennifer has been asked to prepare a grant proposal for research funding.She needs to make sure that she "adapts to her audience" when she is creating the proposal.She should,________.

Online databases and specialty search engines can help you access parts of the hidden Internet.

A ________ 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.

Explain the difference between primary and secondary information.

In which of these scenarios is a more detailed work plan most appropriate?

Neville needs to do online research for "tips for creating reports/proposals,but not presentations." Using Boolean operators,his search string would look like ________.

Proposals can be of two general categories: ________ proposals.

Bill needs to organize information for his report and he has been told to follow the direct approach.Bill should ________.

Dan has been assigned to prepare a formal invitation to external agencies to bid for contracts.He has been instructed to specify exactly the type of work to be performed or products to be delivered,along with budgets,deadlines,and other requirements.Dan should prepare ________.

Reports that judge the merits of past decisions are ________.

Describe seven recommendations for effective surveys.