This assignment is about writing a business report for a company. The student or group are free to choose a company of his choice and write a business report for that company in about 1000 to 1500 words.

TITLE PAGE

report title

your name

submission date

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

overview of subject matter

methods of analysis

findings

recommendations

TABLE OF CONTENTS

list of numbered sections in report and their page numbers

INTRODUCTION

terms of reference

outline of reportâs structure

BODY

headings and sub-headings which reflect the contents of each section. Includes information on method of data collection (if applicable), the findings of the report and discussion of findings in light of theory

CONCLUSION

states the major inferences that can be drawn from the discussion

makes recommendations

REFERENCE LIST

list of reference material consulted during research for report

APPENDIX

Information that supports your analysis but is not essential to its explanation

FONT SIZE, TYPE AND LINE SPACING

Use the font type, size and style consistently throughout the document.

For text, use Times New Roman size 12, double line spacing throughout the document. Quotations from another reference should be in quotation marks and singleâspaced. Figure and table titles should also be singleâspaced.  

• For figure and table titles, use Times Roman size 10, single spacing.
• Chapter titles, section and subsection titles should use Times New Roman size 12, bold, singleâ spaced.
• Avoid using different types of font faces and do not change the font size.
• Avoid using combined features (bold, underline and italics).

MARGINS

Use margins of one inch on all sides of the page.  

NUMBERS

Any number below 1 is singular, and any number larger than 1 is plural. Hence, something is 0.5 inch, not 0.5 inches. Something else may measure 1.1 liters (plural), not 1.1 liter (singular).

FIGURES

Figure numbers and figure titles should appear below the figures.  

TABLES

Table number and title should appear above the figure.