KINDS OF REPORTS

Reports are essential to keep an updated account of

an event, situation, and organization.
• Report writing is making a detailed statement
about the company, an event, a situation,
and/or an occurrence which is based on an
observation, investigations, and inquiries.
TYPES AND CHARACTERISTICS
OF VARIOUS REPORTS

Formal Report – is a complex account

either written or oral that uses formal and
structured language and is usually applied
in major projects and organizations.
• Informational - presents result, information, and updates and
• explains
• Examples:
• attendance reports
• annual budget reports
• monthly financial reports
•
• Analytical - presents, analyzes, and draws conclusions from
• reports and shows the why and the how of an occurrence
• Examples:
• scientific research
• feasibility reports,
• employee appraisals
•
Recommendatory- presents
recommendation based on the
results and conclusions
Example:
recommendation report
• Informal Report – communicates, updates information using free-
flowing, casual and short formats usually about routines and everyday
business
•
• Examples:
• progress reports
• feasibility report
• literature review
• personnel evaluation
• report on sales
BASIC STRUCTURES OF REPORTS

• I. Title page
• II. Abstract
• III. List of Figures and Tables
• IV. Introduction
• V. Body (varies according to type of report)
• VI. Conclusions
• VII. Recommendations
• VIII. References
• IX. Appendices
Identify the following reports and describe them according to purpose, and structure. Write your answers
in your notebook.
1. SCHOOL FORM 9 (Report Card)
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