For your final report, you should choose one of the following four types of reports that you could expect to write for your occupation: the feasibility report, the recommendation report, the progress report, or the external proposal. The report should be approximately 1250-1750 words and must include at least three outside sources, including in-text citations.
Feasibility Report
The feasibility report is similar to the interpreting facts assignment because it examines at least four or five different solutions to a problem, using at least four or five different criteria, and then explains why one of the options is the best.
The following is a guide for the format of the report, though minor deviations are allowed:
– Title Page
– Table of Contents
– List of Illustrations
– Introduction: a statement of the problem (the purpose), and the criteria of choices (the scope)
– First Choice: presentation and interpretation of the data
– Second, third, fourth, and fifth choices: same as above
– Conclusions (explain the reasoning behind the final recommendation)
– Recommendations
– Works Cited
– Appendix (optional)
Recommendation Report
The recommendation report is similar to the feasibility report, but the recommendation report only examines two options: the current system and the proposed change.
The following is a guide for the format of the report, though minor deviations are allowed:
– Title Page
– Table of Contents
– List of Illustrations
– Introduction: a statement of the problem (the purpose), and the criteria of choices (the scope)
– The current system
– The proposed change
– Explanation of the benefits of making the change
– Works Cited
– Appendix (optional)
Progress Report
The progress report is often written for a boss who wants updates on the progress of a long-term project. Depending on the length of the project, the progress reports may be weekly, monthly, quarterly, bi-annually, or yearly, though they are usually monthly or quarterly.
The following is a guide for the format of the report, though minor deviations are allowed:
– Title Page
– Table of Contents
-List of Illustrations
– Introduction: a brief summary of the purpose and scope of this report in the context of an overall project, including this report’s relationship to any previous progress reports submitted in the same overall project (previous highlights), the time period covered by this report, and any significant factors that are still ongoing with the project during the writing of the report
– Body: a detailed account of the progress of the project, including specific accomplishments and problems encountered (this will be the longest section of the report and may include illustrations)
– Conclusion: future considerations
– Works Cited
– Appendix (optional)
External Proposal
The external proposal is a written offer to solve a problem in a particular way for a specific sum of money. This report is sent from one company to another and is essentially a bid for a contract. You may base your report on an actual Request for Proposal (RFP).
The following is a guide for the format of the report, though minor deviations are allowed:
– Title Page
– Table of Contents
– List of Illustrations
– Introduction: a statement of the problem (the purpose) and how your company can solve it (the scope)
– The plan: the technical aspects of how your company can complete the job, including a work completion schedule of the project
– Management: the personnel in charge of the project, including their background
– Cost: a breakdown of all of the costs involved in the project (tables will help)
– Conclusions: a quick summary of why your company should be awarded the contract
– Works Cited
– Appendix (optional)
Here is a sample feasibility report, by Katie Bielecki (used with written permission)
Here is a sample recommendation report, by Mandy Ortel (used with written permission)
Here is a sample progress report, by Anonymous (used with written permission)
Here is a sample external proposal, by Katherine Prietz (used with written permission)