Report: Main Question/Thesis/Outline

Report Writing Scenario Topic D
There have been complains that NUS graduates do not write well when they start work. As such, there is a need to improve the written communication skills of the NUS students before they graduated. However, with written communications skills having such a wide range of topics, NUS is having some difficulty in deciding which aspects they should be focusing to provide the necessary training or courses to address this issue. As such, I have been approached to produce a report to analyse which aspects of written communication should take priority.

PPQ (Problem, Purpose, Questions)

Problem
NUS graduate do not write well when they start work.

Purpose
The purpose of the report is to identify which aspects of the written communication skills NUS students should focus on, and provide recommendations that will help NUS students improve their written communication skills.

Questions
1.Which aspects of written communication skills NUS students are weak at at workplace?
2.What are the weaknesses in current courses?

Report outline 

1. Executive Summary

 This section will be done last as it is a one-page statement of the problem, the purpose of the communication, and a summary of the results, conclusions, and recommendations.” (http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/726/07/) 

 

2. Introduction 
      a. Background
      b. PPQ
      c. Scope
      d. Limitations
      e. Sources and methods

3. Findings
Show all relevant findings in this section. May be can use cause and effect method to display the finding, what cause the current problem and the effect.

4. Conclusions
Evaluate the findings and organise the evaluation according to degree of importance, urgency and relevance.(Not necessary to follow the finding section outline)

5. Recommendations  
Provide recommendations based on the findings and conclusions.
     a. NUS should introduce English modules to all faculties.
     b. Introduce a long term English module. (Languages cannot be build  overnight) 

6. Overall Conclusion
Reintroduce PPQ to refresh readers' memory. Since this is the last section of report, I must highlight the key findings, conclusions and recommendations. Highlight the possible future advantages or improvements if the recommendations are taken seriously. Lastly the report must end in a highly persuasive and urgent note.

7. References  
List of references.