Name: FAISAL SHAFI Teacher: Mrs.

SAJIDA NAVEED Assignment #: 01 Submitted on: Feb 14th, 2012

WHAT

IS

REPORT?

Pronunciation: report /riprt/ Verb: Give a spoken or written account of something that one has observed, heard, done, or investigated. Noun: An account given of a particular matter, esp. in the form of an official document, after thorough investigation or consideration by an organization. Synonyms: Verb: inform - tell - relate - announce - notify Noun: account - rumour - rumor - statement information. 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. Complete and Compact Document. Systematic Presentation of Facts. Prepared in Writing : Provides Information and Guidance Self-explanatory Document. Acts as a Tool of Internal Communication. Acts as Permanent Record. Time Consuming and Costly Activity. Reports are often used to display the result of an experiment, investigation, or inquiry. 10. An account presented usually in detail. 11. A formal account of the proceedings or transactions of a group. 12. Law A published collection of authoritative accounts of court cases or of judicial decisions. Often used in the plural. 13. Different types of reports are written. Some are as follows. Incident report: A report describing how close you are to completing something you planned. Accident report: A report describing how many goods or services were sold, and the reasons for any differences from the plan. Sales report: A report on what has happened in a place, and how close your organisation is to finishing construction. Progress report: An academic report on how and why something has changed over time. Feasibility study / report: A report describing something that has happened. Recommendation report: A report on how practical a proposal is. Site: A report on what your organisation should do. Case study: A report describing how someone was hurt or something was damaged.