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Produce the report
Edit the first draft
Editing involves checking the content of your writing. There are four key areas to think about:
- Is your work on track?
- Have you supported your ideas sufficiently?
- Are your ideas expressed clearly?
- Have you structured your ideas into paragraphs and sections?
Proofreading
Proofreading is the stage of your writing where you are happy with the content and now just need to check for errors. This involves looking at:
- spelling,
- grammar,
- punctuation and
- referencing.
Spelling and grammar
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| Referencing
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Report checklist
Before handing in your report, it is a good idea to go through it carefully, to make sure that it is complete.
Note that instructions differ for report writing tasks. Check the assignment instructions for the particular report task to ensure that you have followed the instructions correctly.
Have you included all the parts required according to the instructions for the particular business report writing task?
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Test yourself
1. What is an analytical report?
2. The writing of the report should be directed to
3. Business articles can be from either academic or popular business journals. Which of these is a characteristic of an academic journal?
4. What is the name of the statistical database on the library website that contains New Zealand statistical data by topic?
5. What is an executive summary?
6. How can you refine your search on a library database such as Business Source Premier?
