Chapter Summary
Reports are an essential part of the communication process in business and have become critical to the professional when making business decisions. Report writers need to be able to communicate their ideas clearly and logically, using straightforward language, correct format, and correct grammar, spelling, and punctuation.

Chapter 15 will guide you in developing effective report-writing skills, which include creating informal and formal reports as well as proposals and abstracts. You will learn about the various parts that make a formal report complete, and consider the impact of visuals on a written presentation.

The online resources for Chapter 15 will reinforce and enhance your study of the chapter content. Begin your explorations by choosing one of the chapter links below.

Online Exercise Links

Popular Search Engine Web sites

Google
http://www.google.com

AllTheWeb
http://www.alltheweb.com/

Ask Jeeves
http://www.askjeeves.com/

AltaVista
http://www.altavista.com/

Lycos
http://www.lycos.com/

Yahoo!
http://www.yahoo.com

Additional Learning Links

Documentation Guide - APA
http://juno.concordia.ca/faqs/apanetscape.html

Concordia University has posted documentation styles from the Publication Manual of the American Psychological Association, 4th edition (APA). For citing Internet sources using APA style, see How to Cite Information from the Internet and the World Wide Web http://www.apastyle.org/elecref.html posted by the APA.

More Elaborate and Formal Technical Reports
http://jan.ucc.nau.edu/~larkin/eng302/class/formats/formal/

Online lessons provide an overview of formal reports, suggestions for organizing the report, and examples of formal reports. These lessons are from Professor Greg Larkin's Technical Writing course at Northern Arizona University.

Research Strategy Advisor
http://info.lib.uh.edu/rsa/rsa.htm

University of Houston's "Research Strategy Advisor" offers suggestions on where to find material for a research report. Various bibliographic formats, including APA, Chicago Manual of Style, and MLA, are discussed.

eFlashcards
Review chapter terms and definitions with eFlashcards.

Crossword Puzzle
Sharpen your knowledge of chapter terms and concepts with an interactive crossword.

Practice Test
Test your understanding of the chapter material with a self-scoring Practice Test.

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