Cover; Contents; Acknowledgements; Introduction; 1 The purpose of reports; Read the brief!; Who is the audience?; What is the purpose?; What does your audience know already?; How are reports read?; How are reports written?; Differences between reports and essays; Types of reports; 2 Gathering your information; Aims and objectives; What do you need to find out?; How will you find this information out?; Planning your time; Recording your findings; Writing up as you go along; Planning your report; 3 Structuring your report; What section should this go in?; Title and contents pages.

Abstract/Executive summaryIntroduction; Methods; Results; Discussion; Conclusions and recommendations; References; Appendices; What if your report has a different structure?; 4 Business plans, project proposals and dissertations; Business plans; Project proposals; Projects and dissertations; 5 Presenting your findings; Tables; Graphs; Photographs; Diagrams; Maps and plans; Interviews and observations; Labelling your tables and figures; Referencing unusual sources; 6 Writing concisely; Write to express not to impress!; Use technical terms appropriately; Use words with accuracy and precision.

Use of first personUse of tenses; Cutting unnecessary words; Checking and proofreading; Report writing checklist; 7 Report writing at work; Differences between academic and work reports; References; Useful sources; Index.

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