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    The document discusses report structure and the key differences between deductive and inductive reports. It notes that deductive reports present a thesis statement first and then provide supporting facts, making them better for audiences who will not read the entire report. Inductive reports present facts first and then draw a conclusion, allowing the audience to discover new information, so they are better when you want the audience to discover new things with you. It also provides examples of different sections that may be included in a report like the title page, executive summary, introduction, discussion, conclusion and recommendations.

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    TW&PS

    LECTURE 6
    Report Structure: Conclusion

    • Quantitatively Summing Up all the Results with Brevity


    • No Abbreviations
    • Problems
    • Objectives
    • Procedures
    • Results
    Report Structure: Works Cited and
    Appendix
    Report Structure: Nature of Readers

    Technical • Figures
    Readers

    Managerial • Executive Summary


    Readers

    General Readers • Comprehensible Language


    Report Structure: Language

    Clarity • active verbs

    Brevity • declarative and simple sentence

    Objectivity • no use of ‘I’.


    Deductive vs. Inductive Report

    Deductive Report Inductive Report


    Discussion before conclusion
    Routine messages
    Use of factual information to draw
    conclusion
    Neutral information
    Used in the case of informed readers
    Open and clear presentation of
    information With the expected resistance
    Deductive vs. Inductive Report

    Deductive Report Inductive Report


    Deductive vs. Inductive Report

    Deductive Report Inductive Report


    Deductive vs. Inductive Report

    Deductive Report Inductive Report


    Deductive vs. Inductive Report

    Deductive Report Inductive Report


    Deductive vs. Inductive Report

    Deductive Report Inductive Report


    Deductive vs. Inductive Report

    Deductive Report Inductive Report


    Deductive vs. Inductive Report

    Deductive Report Inductive Report

    Specific General
    Deductive vs. Inductive Report

    Deductive Report Inductive Report


    Deductive vs. Inductive Report

    Deductive Report Inductive Report


    Deductive vs. Inductive Report

    Deductive Report Inductive Report


    Deductive vs. Inductive Report

    Deductive Report Inductive Report

    General Specific
    Deductive vs. Inductive Report

    Deductive Report Inductive Report


    In net shell
    Deductive reasoning presents a thesis statement and then provides supportive facts or
    examples.
    If your audience is not likely going to read the entire written piece, then deductive reasoning
    might make more sense, as the reader can look for what he or she wants by quickly scanning
    first sentences of each paragraph.
    Inductive reasoning presents facts and then wraps them up with a conclusion.
    If you want your audience to discover new things with you, then inductive writing might make
    sense.
    Sections of a Report

    Title Page
    Executive Summary
    Table of Contents
    Introduction
    Discussion
    Conclusion
    Recommendations
    Bibliography
    Appendices
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    Title Page

    • Title of the report

    • Date of submission

    • Addresser’s name

    • Addressee’s name

    21
    Executive Summary (Abstract)

    • Aims
    • Objectives/Methods
    • Findings
    • Conclusions
    • Recommendations

    22
    Example: Accounts and Finance

    23
    Points to Consider

    • Write it in Last
    • Grabbing the Reader’s Attention
    • Target Audience
    • Theme
    • Purpose
    • Reflect a Business Plan

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    Table of Contents

    A sequential list of a report’s organizational structure


    Scope
    Page numbers
    First step towards organization
    Decimal system

    Executive summary and TOC provided with roman numerals


    Rest is decimal

    25
    Example: Table of Contents

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    Example 03: A Report on the
    Rise in Computer Gaming
    Addiction Among Teenagers
    1. Introduction
    1.1 Purpose
    The purpose of this report is to investigate the reasons behind the rise in computer gaming addiction among
    teenagers. The report will also recommend preventive measures for computer gaming addiction.

    1.2 Background
    A recent study on game technology (Tan, 2010) shows that nearly 75% of teenagers in Singapore play computer
    games regularly and the majority of them show signs of addiction. The rise in computer gaming addiction among
    teenagers is a growing concern and the Ministry of Media Development (MDD) would like to find out the reasons
    behind this trend.
    The report was commissioned by the Director of Corporate Communications, Ms Julie Sim, on 31 May 2010.

    1.3 Method of Investigation


    Questionnaires were issued to 100 teenagers from 25 educational institutions on 25 June 2010. Three teenagers who
    were former addicts were also interviewed to get more in-depth views. References were also made to books and
    newspaper articles.

    1.4 Scope
    Besides respondents’ profile, this report looks into four possible reasons for the rise in gaming addiction among
    teenagers: boredom, stress, societal influence and addictive game features.
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