Module 2b —
Report Writing
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Section 1: From task to draft
ILO officers undertake a range of reporting activities in their day-to-day work. Some of these writing activities, like mission reports, are relatively straightforward and require little planning. Others, such as progress reports, programme and evaluation reports and proposals, are of sufficient weight to warrant a multi-step procedure. This section focuses on a procedure for writing such reports in an effort to equip you with the strategies and skills required for a range of future report writing tasks.
In Module 1, you studied a process for getting writing done. It involved:
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Reports are not detective novels. You don't have to build to a climax, reveal clues as you go, or even keep the reader in suspense. Reports are much simpler. They are working documents. The sooner the reader knows the plot, the easier it is for everyone. If you keep this thought in mind, you will find the task of developing an effective report one that does the job much more achievable.
In this module, we will examine the report-writing process more deeply by applying it to report writing in general and to the report you are writing for your assignment in particular. The aim is to equip you with useful tools with which to produce effective reports in the future.