Exam 11: Organizing and Preparing Reports and Proposals

Linda, a manager at Addoso Inc., is writing a proposal on how a new work benefit will affect employees' attitude toward their jobs. She places limits on what she proposes to do in her report. In this case, these limitations will be placed under the _____ section of her proposal.

Which of the following is an accurate statement about the addenda to a report?

Which of the following suggestions should you follow when writing a formal report?

Memorandum and email reports are directed to a reader outside an organization.

Explain the components of report text.

A periodic report is formatted as a letter because it is prepared for personnel outside an organization and is a brief, formal report.

To enhance your credibility as a researcher, you should incorporate emotional terms in your document.

Preliminary pages are numbered with _____.

When writing a formal report, two headings should be placed consecutively without any intervening text.

The structure of a proposal:

The table of contents should never be merged with the table of figures on a single page in a formal report.

The references section of a formal report is also called:

When terms that are not widely understood or have specific meanings in a study, their definitions should be written in the term-family-differentiation sequence in the report.

Identify a true statement about the content outline of a report.

Most work resulting from proposals is covered by a working agreement or contract to avoid discrepancies in the intents of the parties.

Differentiate between a solicited proposal and an unsolicited proposal.

Which of the following statements is true of the table of contents?

Discuss the process involved in the preparation of a proposal.

Identify a true statement about short reports.

The following headings for two reports are not parallel and will not be effective points in a basic outline. Rewrite the headings to make them parallel talking heads. Then, develop a basic outline with a heading for each factor based on the revised talking heads. ​ Report 1: Organize Your Finances; Budget; Insurance is Important; You Need a Will; Emergency Savings is Necessary Report 2: Healthy Food is Good for You; Get Regular Exercise; Stress Reduction