English for the Profession

Criminology
19 January 2022

Assess the technical report

in the workplace by distinguishing
the similarities and differences
of the varied types of
technical reports
Instructions:
1. Learners read, study, analyse and comprehend the learning
presentations provided from the previous upload of the lesson.
2. The lessons herein expand technical writing features by identifying the
similarities and differences of specific reports, namely: progress, annual,
project and incident reports.
3. Video clips have been posted and added as supplemental tools for
guidance as students write their own writing at the end of the session.
4. Learners upload their accomplished work in the google classroom for
checking and marking.
5. Screenshots and PDF Format Files ARE PROHIBITED FOR UPLOADING.
Learners must use the worksheet provided for responding and uploading
in the google classroom.
6. Students’ deadline must be on or before Monday, 24 January 2022.
Highlight and click the link to watch the video clip: https://youtu.be/QJ3bZeF1AKg
Progress Report
Progress Report = is a document that summarises a particular subject’s
development with a timeline .
it provides an overview either to a supervisor, manager, team leader, client
or a colleague regarding: project status, milestone, responsibilities by a team
member (if a group work), problems encountered and other important
factors that affect the completion of the report.

the report is submitted in a regular basis: weekly, monthly, semi-annually or

annually depending on the scope and complexity.

In criminology, the progress report of a case must be submitted DAILY.

the written report must address key issues and details transferred in
knowledge-based and evidence-based fact-finding writing without views,
comments and opinions of the writer.

redundancy must be eliminated; details and factual information from

sources and witnesses included; employ the 5Ws (who, what, where, when,
why) and 1H (how) report writing.
Progress Report Writing(cont’d.)
A coupon bond should be divided into 5 columns: action and objective,
plan(s), progress(s), problem(s) and timeline

For Progress, it must contain at least 3-5 items: milestone, achievement,

accomplished tasks, validated information and contribution

For Plan, issues to address are: things to do/ to do list, short/long-term

objectives and other related plans that affect the completion.

For Problem, issues to consider must be: hindrances that greatly affect
the completion.

For Timeline, all activities done including sources (documents, interviews,

witness) must be written.
Progress Report Writing (cont’d.)

If the progress report requires a recommendation, it

becomes an analytical progress report whereby the writer
summarises the report, free from his/her views, comments
and opinions.

the ordinary progress report has the following contents:

subject (case title/name), background details, current
proceedings (case situation/condition), progress report and
future action(s). These details must be typed in a coupon
bond paper.

the case title/name in one (1) page; background details

and current proceedings in the next page followed by the
report proper in the succeeding pages and future action/s in
the last page.
Annual Report
Annual Report = is a yearly document presented and discussed
within the organisation and stakeholders during
the annual meeting/conference.
it is a comprehensive documents designed to inform the concerned authorities with
detailed information about the organization’s performance for the whole year containing
the following: performance highlights, letter from the CEO, financial information and future
plans, objectives and strategies.

The most important part of the annual report is the achievement performances, not the
activities done in the previous year.

it contains the following: general corporate information, operating and financial highlights
(financial statements, income statements, cash flows, balance sheets, etc.), topic/subject
descriptions, graphs, photos.

each part must be typed in succeeding pages, albeit photos and graphs can be included
in the page of the financials, cash flows and balance sheets as supplemental tools for
further understanding.

the last pages contain future plans, organization’s objectives for the next year and
strategies in varied situations of the following year to mitigate losses.
Project Report
Project Report = contains a brief discussion of a project’s
progress during the reporting period.
it maintains and handles all data related to the project that is easy to manage and
understand.

it reflects the REAL FACTUAL PROJECT STATUS and CONVEYS EFFECTIVELY to the concerned
authorities supervising the project.

caution must be observed using technical terms and descriptions as others may not be
familiar with the words used in the report.

use tangible and concrete data (graphs, timelines, estimates, etc.) to support the report.

describe each section of the report with concise and straightforward terms, yet easy to
understand.

end the report with future plans, strategies and timelines.

Incident Report
Incident Report = a legal comprehensive document which
involves detailed descriptions of occurrences
or events that associate with legality provided
by law.

it is a documented form of all illnesses, injuries, near misses and accidents

which happened in any places that require law enforcement assistance,
which must be accomplished regardless of the minority or severity of an
event.

the specifics of the report are what required by law which vary
depending on the provincial and national legislation affecting the
workplace.

write the complete details of the incident; people involved,

incident/accident/injury, specific places, witnesses, complete
descriptions, interviews, etc.
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After reading, analysing and understanding the various technical
writing in the workplace, students require to write an ANALYTICAL
REPORT regarding the SIMILARITIES AND DIFFERENCES OF THE FOUR (4)
TECHNICAL REPORTS.

A worksheet is provided for the students to compose their writing,

which will be uploaded in the google classroom for checking and
marking, and given a submission deadline on or before Monday, 24
January 2022.

Screenshots and PDF Format files ARE PROHIBITED FOR UPLOADING.

Learners will utilize the course sheet given by the teacher for
accomplishing and submitting the coursework.