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Planning Business
Reports andProposals
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Teamwork on Proposal
Select an interesting topic
E.g., impact of new rural pensionprogram
Apply for grant from Ford Foundation
Write proposal
Prepare PPT Make presentation in class
Hand in proposal and PPT
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Learning Objectives
Concepts
Purposes
Informational v.s. analytical Elements included in work plan
Four types of interview questions
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Concept of Reports
Written factual accounts
Information about business
Presentable form
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Purpose
Guide decisions
Comply with government regulations
Gain acceptance Monitor and control operations
Implement policies and procedures
Document results
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Classifying Reports
Source: Authorized, Voluntary
Frequency: Special, Routine
Audience: Internal, External
Length: Short, Long
Formality: Informal, Formal Intent: Informational, Analytical
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Informational Reports
Monitor and control operations
Plans, operating reports, personal
activity reports State policies and procedures
Lasting guidelines, position papers
Document compliance
Report progress
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Analytical Reports
Problem-solving reports
Business proposals
Internal
External
Solicited
Unsolicited
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Planning Reports
Analysis
Audience and purpose
Define problem Limit scope
Outline investigation, etc.
Investigation
Adaptation
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Analyzing the Situation
Informational reports
Analytical reports
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Problem Definition
for Analytical Reports
Clarify the problem
Ask the right questions
Factor the problem
Form a hypothesis
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Purpose of Report
To inform
To persuade
To recommend
To confirm
To analyze
To summarize
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Developing a
Preliminary Outline
Parallel construction
Consistent headings
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Preparing Work Plan
State problem
State purpose and scope
Discuss tasks
Review final outcomes
Review schedules and requirements
Set follow-up plans
Compose working outline
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Research Process
Understand topic and assignment
Find and access information
Evaluate and finalize sources
Process information
Analyze data
Interpret findings
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Understand Topic and
Assignment
Preliminary information
Problem statement
Questions and subquestions
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Using Secondary
Sources of Information
Business books
Electronic
databases
Newspapers
Periodicals
Directories
Government
publications
Almanacs
Statistical
resources
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Business Information
in Cyberspace
Internet public library
Company Websites
www.apple.com
News release sites
Searching the Internet
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Preliminary Observations
Documents
Observations
Experiments
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Effective Interviews
Purpose Collect information
Make decisions
Clarify issues
Structure Overall length
Stylistic issues Organization
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Types of Questions
Open-ended
Direct open-ended
Restatement
You said you dislike sales quotas. Is that correct?
Close-ended
Did you meet your sales quota?
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Preparing Questions
Think about sequence
Rate questions
Ask smart questions
Mix types of questions
Limit number Edit questions
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Processing Interview
Information
Write down your ideas
Review notes
Organize the material
Transcribe recordings
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Evaluating
and Selecting Sources Honesty and
reliability
Logic and good
sense
Data collection
methods
The author
Purpose of the
material
Completeness
Independent
verification
Potential bias
Timeliness
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Analyzing the Data
Mean
Median
Mode
Trend
Correlation