Question 1

Payback reports provide calculations of the point at which a new capital investment will pay for itself.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 2

Progress reports can simply summarize an applicant's income and other credit obligations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 3

Hypothetical questions that ask people to imagine what they would do generally yield more reliable answers than questions about critical incidents or key past events.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 4

_____ follow up an original question to get at specific aspects of a topic.

Accepted Answer

A)  Hypothetical questions 
B)  Mirror questions 
C)  Probes 
D)  Situational questions 
E)  Critical incident questions 
A)  Hypothetical questions 
B)  Mirror questions 
C)  Probes 
D)  Situational questions 
E)  Critical incident questions

Question 5

List out the various types of reports based on the variety of information they can provide.

Accepted Answer

Variety of information reports can provi

Question 6

Companies' annual reports and audit reports are types of analytical reports that present and interpret data for readers but do not make recommendations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 7

You need to conduct a survey in three months among employees completing their probationary period to determine how company orientation and training could be improved.You have several closed questions prepared for the survey,but you don't know if the choices provided are adequate.You should:

Accepted Answer

A)  conduct a pretest with open questions to find commonly chosen categories. 
B)  conduct a pretest to see if the terms used mean different things to different people. 
C)  conduct the survey as it is and leave an "other" line for each question. 
D)  conduct the survey with open questions, even though it will take respondents twice as long to fill the survey out. 
E)  conduct a pretest with closed questions to find categories that matter to respondents. 
A)  conduct a pretest with open questions to find commonly chosen categories. 
B)  conduct a pretest to see if the terms used mean different things to different people. 
C)  conduct the survey as it is and leave an "other" line for each question. 
D)  conduct the survey with open questions, even though it will take respondents twice as long to fill the survey out. 
E)  conduct a pretest with closed questions to find categories that matter to respondents.

Question 8

"According to Thomas Friedman,the world is…" is an example of:

Accepted Answer

A)  an abstract. 
B)  plagiarism. 
C)  a citation. 
D)  documentation. 
E)  an acknowledgement. 
A)  an abstract. 
B)  plagiarism. 
C)  a citation. 
D)  documentation. 
E)  an acknowledgement.

Question 9

Explain the different methods of conducting research interviews.

Accepted Answer

Interviews can be structured or unstruct

Question 10

Formal reports typically contain elements such as a title page,a transmittal,a table of contents,and a list of illustrations.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Question 11

A(n)_____ is a structured conversation with someone who will be able to give you useful information.

Accepted Answer

A)  interview 
B)  poll 
C)  wild card 
D)  questionnaire 
E)  tally 
A)  interview 
B)  poll 
C)  wild card 
D)  questionnaire 
E)  tally

Question 12

A good report problem in business or administration meets which of the following criteria?

Accepted Answer

A)  The problem is neither real nor worth solving. 
B)  The problem is intricate but not challenging. 
C)  The audience for the report is able to implement the recommended action. 
D)  The facts are insufficient to show that the recommendation will solve the problem. 
E)  The data, evidence, and facts, though not available, are comprehensible to you. 
A)  The problem is neither real nor worth solving. 
B)  The problem is intricate but not challenging. 
C)  The audience for the report is able to implement the recommended action. 
D)  The facts are insufficient to show that the recommendation will solve the problem. 
E)  The data, evidence, and facts, though not available, are comprehensible to you.

Question 13

_____ means attributing an idea or fact to its source in the body of the text.

Accepted Answer

A)  Quotation 
B)  Documentation 
C)  Acknowledgement 
D)  Citation 
E)  Plagiarism 
A)  Quotation 
B)  Documentation 
C)  Acknowledgement 
D)  Citation 
E)  Plagiarism

Question 14

Discourse-based interviews:

Accepted Answer

A)  ask questions based upon something the interviewee has written. 
B)  are formal interviews based on written questions that the interviewee sees beforehand. 
C)  are interviews that are taped, so the interviewer can concentrate on the interview and not have to take notes. 
D)  strive to get the interviewee's spontaneous reaction to using a new product. 
E)  ask users to voice their thoughts as they use a document or product. 
A)  ask questions based upon something the interviewee has written. 
B)  are formal interviews based on written questions that the interviewee sees beforehand. 
C)  are interviews that are taped, so the interviewer can concentrate on the interview and not have to take notes. 
D)  strive to get the interviewee's spontaneous reaction to using a new product. 
E)  ask users to voice their thoughts as they use a document or product.

Question 15

With a convenience sample,you can generalize from the sample to a larger group.

Accepted Answer

A) True 
 B)False

Payback reports provide calculations of the point at which a new capital investment will pay for itself.

Progress reports can simply summarize an applicant's income and other credit obligations.

Hypothetical questions that ask people to imagine what they would do generally yield more reliable answers than questions about critical incidents or key past events.

_____ follow up an original question to get at specific aspects of a topic.

List out the various types of reports based on the variety of information they can provide.

Companies' annual reports and audit reports are types of analytical reports that present and interpret data for readers but do not make recommendations.

You need to conduct a survey in three months among employees completing their probationary period to determine how company orientation and training could be improved.You have several closed questions prepared for the survey,but you don't know if the choices provided are adequate.You should:

"According to Thomas Friedman,the world is…" is an example of:

Explain the different methods of conducting research interviews.

Formal reports typically contain elements such as a title page,a transmittal,a table of contents,and a list of illustrations.

A(n)_____ is a structured conversation with someone who will be able to give you useful information.

A good report problem in business or administration meets which of the following criteria?

_____ means attributing an idea or fact to its source in the body of the text.

Discourse-based interviews:

With a convenience sample,you can generalize from the sample to a larger group.

Succeeding in Business Communication

Adapting Your Message to Your Audience

Building Goodwill

Navigating the Business Communication Environment

Planning, Composing, and Revising

Designing Documents

Communicating Across Cultures

Working and Writing in Teams

Sharing Informative and Positive Messages With Appropriate Technology

Delivering Negative Messages

Crafting Persuasive Messages

Building Resumes

Writing Job Application Letters

Interviewing, writing Follow-Up Messages, and Succeeding in the Job

Creating Visuals and Data Displays

Writing Proposals and Progress Reports

Analysing Information and Writing Reports

Making Oral Presentations

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Exam 15: Planning and Researching Proposals and Reports

Payback reports provide calculations of the point at which a new capital investment will pay for itself.

Progress reports can simply summarize an applicant's income and other credit obligations.

Hypothetical questions that ask people to imagine what they would do generally yield more reliable answers than questions about critical incidents or key past events.

_____ follow up an original question to get at specific aspects of a topic.

List out the various types of reports based on the variety of information they can provide.

Companies' annual reports and audit reports are types of analytical reports that present and interpret data for readers but do not make recommendations.

You need to conduct a survey in three months among employees completing their probationary period to determine how company orientation and training could be improved.You have several closed questions prepared for the survey,but you don't know if the choices provided are adequate.You should:

"According to Thomas Friedman,the world is…" is an example of:

Explain the different methods of conducting research interviews.

Formal reports typically contain elements such as a title page,a transmittal,a table of contents,and a list of illustrations.

A(n)_____ is a structured conversation with someone who will be able to give you useful information.

A good report problem in business or administration meets which of the following criteria?

_____ means attributing an idea or fact to its source in the body of the text.

Discourse-based interviews:

With a convenience sample,you can generalize from the sample to a larger group.

Succeeding in Business Communication

Adapting Your Message to Your Audience

Building Goodwill

Navigating the Business Communication Environment

Planning, Composing, and Revising

Designing Documents

Communicating Across Cultures

Working and Writing in Teams

Sharing Informative and Positive Messages With Appropriate Technology

Delivering Negative Messages

Crafting Persuasive Messages

Building Resumes

Writing Job Application Letters

Interviewing, writing Follow-Up Messages, and Succeeding in the Job

Creating Visuals and Data Displays

Writing Proposals and Progress Reports

Analysing Information and Writing Reports

Making Oral Presentations

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