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ELP 407 Reports & Proposals Dr. Norah Almusharraf 11/25/2024 Their Functions: Inform Both Persuade 11/25/2024  Long reports: 1. Front matter: first section of large reports, and can contain the c...

ELP 407 Reports & Proposals Dr. Norah Almusharraf 11/25/2024 Their Functions: Inform Both Persuade 11/25/2024  Long reports: 1. Front matter: first section of large reports, and can contain the cover, letter or memorandum of transmittal, title page, summary/synopsis/abstract, contents page and list of illustrations components. 2. Report body: middle section of large reports, usually containing the introduction, discussion, conclusion and recommendations. 3. End matter: last section of large reports, and can contain the references, appendices, glossary and index components. 11/25/2024 Samples of different sci./tech. reports Technical brief Feasibility report Experimental/research report Progress report Procedure/task report Field report 11/25/2024 Samples of different sci./tech. reports Quality control report Investigation report Test/laboratory report Hazard report Evaluation report Proposal report 11/25/2024  Example (lab. Report format) 1 Summary/abstract 2 Statement of problem 3 Apparatus 4 Procedure 5 Text results 6 Analysis 7 Conclusions 8 References 11/25/2024  Example (soape format for nursing reports) Section Explanation Example Subjective What the patient said about his/her Patient states she is feeling better but getting out of bed exhausts her. reaction to nursing care. data Objective What the nurse observes, inspects, Respiratory rate 30, pulse 120, temperature 38.7. Moist cough, expectorating palpates, peruses or auscultates, and any thick yellow sputum. Dyspnoea on exertion, rate up to 40. Peak flow pre Ventolin data nursing procedure that is performed. 150, post Ventolin 200. Assessment The nursing analysis of the patient’s Patient condition starting to show improvement. progress or lack of progress from the nurse’s and patient’s perspective. The resulting nursing clinical judgement is the nursing diagnosis. Plan The nursing action that is provided to the Encourage patient to rest between episodes of care. Continue chest physio 2/24 patient, documented as the ‘patient care and monitor respiration, conscious state and O2 saturation. Ventolin nebuliser plan’. and peak flow 2/52. Continue O2 therapy and medications as per drug chart. IV infusion as ordered. Evaluation The patient’s response to implemented Patient resting in bed. Cooperating well with chest physio. Expectorating care. effectively. Peak flow reading improved: now 300 post Ventolin. Has been able to sit out of bed for 11/25/2024 10 mins without undue stress. Advantages of having an accepted report format: → FOR WRITERS: Such formats can act as a discipline for writers to stick to preordained sequences. → FOR AUDIENCES: Audiences for such documents can concentrate on the content of the document and forget about structure. Source: 11/25/2024 https://cirt.gcu.edu/research/developmentresources/tutorials/ researchpaper Task Using print or Internet sources, retrieve two different types of reports (created in different industries or academic disciplines). What conventions of structure and style are used? → refer back to the slides on diff. samples of reports to identify diff. types. 11/25/2024