Exam 10: Understanding and Planning Reports and Proposals

Proposals are grouped into two general categories: internal proposals that request decisions from managers from within the organization; external proposals request decisions from parties outside the organization.

Which of the following sources would you use for primary research?

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

Which of the following is a shortcoming of a conventional search engine?

You do not have to cite a source for knowledge that is generally known among your readers or is a well-known fact.

Instead of a logical interpretation of facts,Bertha concludes her report with these words-"I propose,that we import only the ferrites required for the product and not the unprocessed magnetite." Here Bertha is giving her a(n)________.

________ is a term used by website designers to describe the structure and navigational flow of all the parts of a website.

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

When addressing a potentially skeptical or hostile audience,it is best to use the direct approach and focus on the conclusions or recommendations to convey the main idea.

April firmly believes in the power of the Google search engine.She rarely ventures beyond the first one or two pages of results though; this helps her save time and avoid getting overwhelmed by the results.Your suggestion to April would be ________.

The 2 + 2 = 4 approach for logical arguments ________.

Whereas a recommendation interprets information,a conclusion suggests what to do about the information.

After the substantial increases in productivity seen at their Phoenix 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? How? Which category of reports do the trouble shooting and failure analysis reports belong to?

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

Solicited proposals offer more flexibility,as the recipients aren't expecting to receive them and thus,require you to convince your readers that a problem or opportunity exists.

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

Which of the following is true about conducting interviews?

Pam needs to conduct primary research on the effects of networking in organizations.Which of the following techniques is suitable for this?

Executive dashboards are customized ________.

Which of the following is the first step in conducting effective business research?