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Report Writing for ISYS 2056 Assignment

Report Writing for ISYS 2056 Assignment

This ppt is a brief overview and the Workshop mateial on CANVAS together with the Business Report Case Study instructions provide deeper and more valuable information to you

Business Report Writing

A Business Report is totally different from an Academic Report

It focuses on the salient points in short, to the point sentences/paragraphs supported by relevant charts/tables

ie Clear, Concise language, Short sentences, Charts (and Tables if necessary)

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Report Format ISYS2056

Title page

Table of contents

Introduction

Analysis & Discussion

Major headings and

1-1 Subheadings relevant to the questions posed

Conclusions

Recommendations

Appendices (could be used but better to include charts in the body of the report) Required for screen shots of calculations

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Cover Page

Report Title

Course

Student name & Student number

Tutors

include appropriate graphic

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Table of Contents

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Introduction

States the:

Purpose and scope

Structure of the report

For this report, this should be only a paragraph

NB Know your audience

For ISYS2056 the person receiving the report is the owner of the business, therefore ensure you do not provide information in the introduction that is already clearly known by the reader, eg History of the organisation.

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WEEK 3 Forms of Business Analytics

Business Analytics takes three forms:

Descriptive Analytics: The use of data to understand past and current business performance and so make informed decisions. Not just Macro need Micro

Predictive Analytics: Analysis of past performance in an effort to predict the future by examining historical data, detecting patterns or relationships in these data (i.e. creating a “model”), and then extrapolating these relationships forward in time. Eg Trends

Prescriptive Analytics: Using a model where the output of the model can be optimised (maximised) by adjusting the input alternatives, so “prescribing” what the best decision is.

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Analysis & Discussion

Considers what needs to be known before making business decisions

Contains

The findings of research/analysis,

The interpretation of the findings, generally through charts and tables

A significant discussion/interpretation in words of the analysis

Uses consistent major and minor headings relevant to the questions posed in the assignment and from analysis.

Is presented in an order that leads logically towards the conclusions and recommendations

NB For ISYS2056, It is expected that analysis and discussion will be both Descriptive and Predictive

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Analysis & Discussion

Conclusions

Contains your major findings based on the evidence presented

No new material is introduced

Follows logically from the Analysis & Discussion

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Recommendations

Focus on future action

Prescribe what needs to be evaluated against the report’s original purpose

Must be based on the evidence presented in the body of the report

Are appropriate to the organisation represented, particularly given your knowledge of their income and profit

Is not simply your opinion

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Appendices

Not usually part of the word count

For ISYS2056 the appendix must include screen shots of calculations which you have used to assist in your analysis (NB: You do not need to refer to this appendix in the body of your report)

A guide to inserting screen shots is contained in the Business Report Case Study Assignment

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