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En etn Poon About the ifleent kinds of activity reports ae how they reused in ihe workplace to determine the heerclsitstion of an activity report to organize and drat an activity eprt. to design and format sett report The importance of editing and prooieading att epots Peeters coe pee ne enc ioe ete ca) et an cia een com ere oreo Cees ees CerT conn ing motets eae ae sre that ae las herria As rl, companies eine ewe lvl of a sg than efor, becase computer nets help op eels belle commun “These ater” management suture ete more communication, eek fod duel, and beter acount among epee in he empany As rela reports are more cron than eve in he echnical Worle "Hee ae a few example of ins of acti rept sed how ty might be we + Ameletial engine woud wile a progress repr that discuss wre harness ber ta developing a ne ca ‘+A cent would ge 2 oe goverment agency onthe posites of ‘ iycrogen pomered page tain, +A chemist would write an indent porto expla eet seid in he ‘nestor in which orn ges was lead + tecinican might wt epart th presents hi nding of malaria in Activity report are sed to objectively preset des or information within a company Weng these eports soa! ea art a the eur aw of your mark ‘wok nhs ape, ou wl kam how temp thse smaller reports quickly tn cially Basic Features of Activity Reports & Ret of ceo reach Ineure or ure penses Keep in mind that att repr ae used fora variety of purposes You should ads thi pater ot yor aed Fe 221 shows tas rn or an ac Uv report Seto ea be aed sn sored fom hs lg on your eso for writing the ep ‘Types of Activity Reports Ben huh he tis eo ay prs caraway ty Caled ray omnes te tr atest pps: Atty epee shar ces sot) hl pene Wht ap ening an (wt wl pene nen te ceed eee eee eee eee ee eee : oe i / Shee. Lito : — The mas common pes of tity sears ince the flowing dest repos Progress Reports, ‘A progres oor, cai statis repr writen oar agent sot the roe oats projec Tse eet ae isl wien eur Intra‘, onthlyto pate nagenent on wha hs a ened sic he last prog report wa submited Yr company nage A typical progress report wil provide the following inforration: summary af completed activesfee eee ee Frgune 222 fr example, shows a progres report hati desu out man Briefings and White Papers Brtings and whitepapers are se or management or lens about prt sw. sing represented very, wie we ppes ae pr tn 1208 "edn pint reasoolly,tns wl also appear “bin ween oe i Pr Brings and we papers pial psn gecel ats in a straitrward Fon, Sree data way. They inde he following ins of nemo Hanson Engineering 1 ious ofthe impartance of hee fats + arcst aout he importante fae fal in he fate ets Shree pombe Te ap hinpertneo n se I sare | eosin ea remowed wie reve ons, and fear removed as um Briefings and white papers typically do nat advacate for any specific side ee ser ‘course of action, Instead, they peesent the facts in a straightforward way anel offer an | ooutean | sr “objective assessment of what those facts mean, Its up to the readers to decide what ports the lay |} +} tigate 2:3 show he st pope of si page wit apr om the US Incident reports describe an venta ans og derurece, and {hay deny what eoretive actions hare ec ae, As wit ther ds of sly epost reports preset theft ajay as poste They provide He ‘alow inermaton ‘+ summary of wat tappend he fa) acon of wy happened {8 deseipn of how the station ws Dan 4 iseusion of bw the problem wl be vod inthe tur : tis tempting special when an acide ws your au to make excuses or ler apologies, ut an nent report not the pace. A wth her atl eps, You shoal oienrate onthe fete Deseret happened os honesty sd cely ‘possible You can make exsses or apo late Figure 24 shows a tpl nident report n which manage ie ofan ecient in labor or oesAn incident Report “Tak the hota ol |sprain fh Per fom redee < ee rer Nal apeces and cea ron Disco of Raeahs a cin z ae Ee a Types of 655 Chper 22 pon oad oodIcs SICH SCH ECCS CCE CCE CESSES nn nen ne ere Cenc ere eer Planning and Researching Activity Reports sale ay fl tee es cake nse agra (ne hese ting abt wig ats reports is that youve keds dee Morons pedo to oration owl tel mot ft cone pba with yar. S ina trea plain x ee, a her asen oy oped Te ara ‘ort sel snipe orate Nol wore a yo mit oto png SF epee ed : fy amweg e oe Wand aw Qa ne tng yor aed oomph ey cape ech fei, noth dat ts thy we cited an tel oi ofall he things yu aca ‘ Analyzing the Rhetorical Situation Lianzgrophic’s Life Balance and groupware programs like Lotus Notes and hy ty at se po : Mionft Oude ean malta at wie Reinga calendar Jour act Wha information do hy ed kw tes igi 226 Siler esas gta wastes (PDAS) can lio matan 0 Whee w oda" lat and your clear When ou colt kyo can ess fou 1st-The PDA wil ep Wack of te Ue and date When wer be el? igh the por ed? er considering these questions you can begin thinking about th Page from an Activity Journal atlanta wl shape how hu we ie The sabe of your CY | Sess oop cae mee’ aw ‘active ‘woutine to summarize 10 info meet” ADERS Think about the pope who wil eto ke your rept. The ede ty reports tend tobe your supavsrs Osco. tau thse kins Pe ey cents a epors or ritings) or we spent estan ereaese tats rons4 ‘Tom Weber Thm Weber works Washington, D.C ech adi agencies wii the US. Department of Dees What is a white paper and how are they used? InWshingon DC, engineers nl cic fen at avin oe extn td legate bance ad playa ptt olen bing polymers and Congress staf on techs Bese ine fo meting i aed, nse Ings re usally accompanied yx short teas cunt owe paper at Aho meant toe an cbt ena poral whitepapers wil on in Acne police oe pom a specie progam agen. These papers re short sal four ges fee, sd eorer he enc oat a be tts of new poly or program Far example a whitepaper on power stm rl Diy with ec explanation of ent poems an propre soins, mig Io gn to atiminststors at he Departent of ery oder es elt Pcs for he electric poer nds. A wie paper onthe bel of nate fer otal Kind esearch a ders prog Ine paper Ue wor must cel expan to «most nontechnical aut coee to revert echnical ius and come fa lial colo othe at Scion and path fore win cent alia elt, hs must be ace plshed in ust ew pages With the crete nfrmaton wn cor mate's ep conto fe your company woul, Yi ecto compose your port to st th CONTEXTOF USE. ‘The cme se for your city eeport wl sary. mat yur ees wl singly sean a le your reget. 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The second sent es the purpose tthe doesent Blue Ribbon Manufacturing sus Seen From: Tm Pearson, Manuftngyeaa ti with i 7a nga on ion lens ought wat expand the nodacon by a sound ifarmation, sessing he importance fe sje, nd oreesting the Full introduction for an Activity Report ‘Wilson National Laboratory Ye adie poe Sita aera wh ye hot me ‘Writing the Body Inte body ofthe ety reat you sold inde some raf Soman of aiies—In rool odes, summarize the poet’ two ich on the detested el your ees iy Wha od ad ig any advan o sc ne projet Ren of ctv researeh—In order of imgrtane is he wot fe sou igi even ae bls to ih these el tte aves or seareh—Tal recs wht yo il be dang ding them werk period Expenses ashe, yo shold state the eos incaed ove the previ ‘wet month Highlight ary pls whee tat are devting or he jects The body of he activity repr shown in Figure 209 ces tee fur tems Writing the Conclusion ‘These cant mone snl bem 1 of ot ost Tecan is orcarton oo we pie ou on pos rs setng vate msonaes Ort oe ewe malas Soges tad ar ej, snd we sem bo thee Ose ee ‘a, we beings gh ec gs tt a lw ‘iach we ete har le Th conchson shown a Figure 2.9 baby ore com le. con estes hemes min pins ending Ur, ot Keepin min tht most readers wil not reat concison soy, Uy ead Soa wn BeesTIGER INDUSTRIES Aateation Developmen! Division eo Making and Using PDFs ocumeat format (PDF. Document in PDF ean the exc ok ofthe ial cae sing ifn kind of computer (PC Mata, ‘They can nde on eerie tae to ge your are seaming documents, PDF i probably the mos ecient w ‘Scanned Document in Portable Document For onson EngineeringSees y eee au cee eeeay acca ceauareauaeaucurecuseusescy ccna icsMcitsey suc MMC Ctericesiacanceanaiaeuiaeeaenrcr ere ere ctereeaneee cee y eee ets aaa ‘nt cent you would uly tve nde a progam called Adobe A create ad ead PDF doeuments (Abe Aerob Render ean be dod wae cm Tay, wor proesing roan ke Mics a ort Wore il low oto comer ext eso PDP es With Acrobat, you ca so cave. ler kinds of et ike Powe reset fs ito PDF ort Set "Pint in your word processor or presentation program, 2 Select -rint a BDF inthe Pi box that pops up Insc of alg rd cp your pier our 3, Save he em PDF docuent on yor bar ve. 1 lly at PDFs wl boom spiel ot for dng dares of al kids, incu ett report Using Style and Design in Activity Reports ener sty esl pan sl sd snp en Theo ets at ony imate ly ps so wee sha bap tan ir showed Using a Plain Style As yu revise your document wth yen mind pay tention to the lowing tems Parageaps—Escprsgaph shold bg wth tape vente that rnd atement oc hk te eso the paragraph wl sup er This tpi sentence wil ually appear a the ito sc sentence Tone—Sinc sty report a ten wien quel yon should make sure yu are proj a appropri ane ght be temping Lo be ser ai amorous, bt Tis sat he place Afr aly neve ow bw ‘he sty rept might be wed in th tare Wile vg Pings, you watt pret profesional oe yu have nage infor 10 Using Design and Graphies The design of your set repot should be saightrward ako Usa the design ese deen governed bya standard format, ke «memo fatal oper standardized fon ab ep wl spy the fra or sty Tepots Others, you might we the empses alae wilh you wording you watt dd any val yo sould eter th in he est ae sft he poi where yo retro, Even tong tity rept ea hort, you shoud st tel Ue gape and eet hy mame in he et Tt you are resting sing oral yo sho lk fo ays nca = o support your presenatin, Phtogapts can ete utc isle yu are aking abt se your dig aera tos some pices: Grape ae Revising, Editing, and Proofreading von thaugh sty rept a ifs ae esl considera” de rents, you sould devote some tine a reiigeliing al pronreating them, You er al might tr up in thet when the Sass igh Peps ght be revdewed ding your perorance cation, Or maybe they mht beste by aon who ar eying oie eat where sae were made An ty eport that hs ot been reise, eid, or proofed wl se yu bok un nn seston Revising and Editing Your Activity Reports ‘Whe revising and eitig ation in whe etre [POSE Does the rport achive your ined puro and the purpose ou ‘tinea ime yo ae tg ret rol! he be sti te mods ofthe primary rede (ation take) ? asl yer or reporter ead the dee ‘ONTENT OF USE_ Are the format and desgn appropriate forthe paces where the important information? Ifthe wepart was taken out of context, would it sil project a f0auments, tan ‘eae of prose? pages ey 665Proofreading Your Document Protea your atv lel befor printing tuto ing Ue Sen Baton These dames ae pial wan qucklyco they ote contain sal ‘opm mpelings and gamut eos Alow yrs ow ites to read the Textsatente by snes to nate any asin ras ‘im mayen pra ute copy of he cnet okt oer on pape. Ne, ot van the sren are more noble in he paper version. + Activity reports nea gress eps, igs white papers eps that + An att eport pill ncides the folowing zt: introtucton, summary acto nous oats itt ete expres, ad ondsion ‘+ While peeping to weit an civ epor, aye the retrial ust by aliptng te eters ect a which the ert Wl ewe 1+ The sy ae design of att ports bul be plan an straightforward +t and pro atv sept cael In heat, thy may bese in an Tmexpertel contents ou wan hem ef sense of rofl Individual or Team Proj 1. 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