Use the Formal Business Report Style Guide (module 7) to help you write and format all the sections of the business report.

Deliverable:

Prepare the Front Matter of this business report (Word document) with the following:

Transmittal document (letter format)

Title page

Table of contents (list of illustrations)

Executive summary

Include all the contents from Part 2 (body of report). This will not be marked for content, but will be marked on formatting as an entire document.

Instructions:

Plan

Use the letter template in the “Format Examples – Letter, Email, and Memo” Word document in Module 7.

Write

Use Microsoft Word and create the front matter of the report as follows:  

Transmittal document: The letter is not more than one page in length, and it is to be addressed to the individual who requested/authorized the report. See page 1 of the Formal Business Report Style Guide.

Title page: This contains the report title (descriptive title), the report audience (who the report is for), the report author or authors (who wrote the report), and the release date. See page 1 of the Formal Business Report Style Guide.

Table of contents: The table of contents must list the headings as they appear in the report; however, no emphasis techniques (i.e. bold, underline, bullets) are used in the table of contents. See page 1 and 2 of the Formal Business Report Style Guide.

Executive Summary:  This is a brief summary of the key points in the report that tells the story of the report. The main function of the executive report is to give the readers an immediate understanding of the report without having to read the report in its entirety. See page 2 of the Formal Business Report Style Guide.

Report body: Add the sections from Part 2 (introduction, findings, summary, recommendation, and reference page) in with the front matter.

Review

Revise your written draft using topic sentences, transition words, and simple, yet business professional language.

Follow the Formal Report Style Guide pages 6-10 (Module 7 Resources) to see the proper document requirements of a formal business report including headings, page numbers, alignment and spacing, fonts and font size, and language.

Submit in the D2L Dropbox, Business Report Part 3.

Your assignment will be evaluated in accordance with the Rubric in D2L.