Exam 11: Reporting in the Digital-Age Workplace

Most business reports fit into two broad categories. List and describe these two categories; then present one original example of each.

You have been assigned a project to study the possibility of outsourcing your company's payroll function. Following your research, you will write a report to recommend whether payroll processing should remain in-house or be handled by an outside payroll firm. Analyze the problem and purpose of this task; then prepare an expanded statement of purpose that includes the scope, significance, and limitations.

An expanded statement of purpose includes three additional factors: the scope, significance, and limitations of the report.

Virginia has a large amount of quantitative data made up of exact figures to present in a report. Virginia should present this data using a(n) 

A good work plan for a business research project includes 

ABI/INFORM Complete, Business Source Premier, JSTOR Business, Factiva, and LexisNexis Academic are 

All business reports have one or more of the following purposes: to convey information, to answer questions, and to solve problems.

In which of the following situations should the direct pattern of organization be used for a business report? 

Several types of graphics can be added to business reports to clarify data, create visual interest, and make numerical data meaningful. List five categories of graphics and explain the type of data each is used to illustrate. Then give an original example of when each could be used.

Table 4 shows that three fourths of the respondents oppose the proposed tax is an effective reference to a visual aid in a report.

The best question to include in a survey is 

Dylan is anticipating the audience for a report he is writing. What question should he ask during this stage of the writing process? 

Which of the following is the best advice for searching the Web? 

Everett's boss has asked him to research and to recommend a new insurance provider for employees' health insurance. Everett should write an analytical report.

Under ___________ use, individuals have limited use of copyrighted material without requiring permission. These uses are for criticism, comment, news reporting, teaching, scholarship, and research.

Select the most accurate statement about sources found on the Web.

Which of the following situations would most likely require observation or scientific experimentation? 

Primary data can be generated through surveys, interviews, observation, and experimentation.

Short (eight or fewer pages) informal reports addressed outside an organization are usually presented in 

Reports written in a formal writing style tend to project