Module 24

Module 24
This module covers long reports and gives you an overview of how to write a long report.
One of the first things mentioned in this module is how to manage your time when writing a long report, which is very important especially if you’ve never written one before. It would be a good decision to spend most of your time working on sections of the report that support your recommendation or whatever it is that you’re arguing. Setting up a long report is also a bit more complicated and this module gives many examples of how to do this properly. What I found interesting is in this module there are about fourteen pages that give examples of how you should set up each section in a long report. I found this to be very helpful, since we are currently working on a long report for our class. It’s important to know how to write a title page for your paper and there is also a example of this included. This tells the reader what the report is about, who its for, who prepared it, and the date. A letter or memo of transmittal is important because this orients the reader to the report and can create a good image of the report. Including background and history is also something that is important because later audiences who may read the report years down the road won’t be familiar with what you’re talking about.