Content Structure

1. Elements of effective writing

 Words, phrases, linkers
 Appropriate sentence structures
 Paragraph writing
 E-mail writing
 Summarizing and paraphrasing

2. Understanding formal reports

● Types of reports
● Academic/professional reports

3. Preparatory steps for writing reports

 Reading short articles, reports and making notes
 Listening to presentations/lectures and taking notes

4. Structure of reports and method and sources of data

 Abstract/executive summary
 Title and contents pages
 Introduction
 Methods
 Results
 Discussion and conclusion
 References

5. Formatting documents
 Style sheets
 In-text citation and referencing
 Using MS Word to generate citations, reference and contents page
 Inserting page number, creating margins, line and paragraph gaps
 Creating headings and sub-headings