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Ohio University College of Business Communication Standards

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Report Outlines<br />

Informational Analytical<br />

Your supervisor asks you to write a report<br />

on a personal computer. He/she merely<br />

wants information on the hardware,<br />

s<strong>of</strong>tware, and user friendliness <strong>of</strong> the<br />

computer. No recommendation on its<br />

appropriateness for the company is<br />

requested.<br />

I. Introduction<br />

A. Purpose<br />

B. Background<br />

C. Methodology<br />

D. Presentation Plan<br />

II. Hardware<br />

A. Memory<br />

B. Keyboard<br />

C. Screen<br />

III. S<strong>of</strong>tware<br />

A. Word Processing<br />

B. Accounting Functions<br />

C. Graphics<br />

IV. User Friendliness<br />

V. Summary<br />

3-6<br />

Your supervisor asks you to write a report<br />

on a personal computer. In addition to<br />

information about its hardware, s<strong>of</strong>tware,<br />

and user friendliness, he/she wants a<br />

recommendation on its appropriateness for<br />

the company. Your supervisor would<br />

prefer a direct style with recommendations<br />

up front.<br />

I. Introduction<br />

A. Purpose<br />

B. Background<br />

C. Methodology<br />

D. Presentation Plan<br />

II. Recommendations<br />

III. Hardware<br />

A. Memory<br />

B. Keyboard<br />

C. Screen<br />

IV. S<strong>of</strong>tware<br />

A. Word Processing<br />

B. Accounting Functions<br />

C. Graphics<br />

V. User Friendliness<br />

VI. Conclusions

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