Module 2b —
Report Writing
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Section 4: Editing your report
Overview
Good organizing and drafting skills will ensure that you can write a report that has a coherent structure and has been well thought out and planned. Throughout the process it is important to keep both your reader and your primary purpose in writing the report in mind. The sections of this module up to this point have been developed to support your work in achieving your purposes for your readers.
This section, on the other hand, focuses on your editing skills – that is, making your draft ready for its final presentation. This involves reviewing your work with close attention to make your writing clearer, more accurate and precise, and to remove any barriers that may cause difficulties for your readers and distract them from your purpose.
To complete this section, you will return to your assignment report for a final review. The section provides a list of editing and writing resources and checklists for macro and micro-editing as discussed in Module 1.