Version 1.0 -- Revised 14-Jun-96

Analytic Report Project

Instructions to the Student Author

This assignment is the final step in developing your analytical report due at semester's end. Be sure to review Chapter 23 before attempting this assignment.

Create a single word processing document based upon the General Model for Analytical Reports, pages 557-558. For suggestions and samples, check pages 558-579.

Attach the final versions of your bibliography and outline, along with such supplements as appropriate for your report.

Prepare double-spaced pages with one-inch borders and a monospaced Pica typewriter font (12-point Courier). Use left justification with ragged right margins. Your name, short ID (letter-number) and date must appear on each page, typically as a header across the top.

Use the checklist on pages 579-580 to review your work.

Instructions to the Peer Editor

View the exercise set on screen or on paper.
  1. Add your comments to the screen or paper version.
  2. Suggest improvements, additions, or deletions as you judge to be appropriate.
  3. Does the report follow these instructions?
  4. Is the report a good representation of what should be learned in this course?
  5. Are there any spelling or grammar errors?
  Submit the following checklist with your annotations.

Evaluation Checklist for Project -- Analytical Reports

Use this checklist to evaluate the assignment. Page numbers in parentheses refer to the first page of Lannon's textbook discussion. 
---------------------   Content (4 points each)    ---------------------
 1.  Yes  Are all data sources documented? (394)
 2.  Yes  Have the audience and their needs been identified? (32)
 3.  Yes  Have the audience's attitude, personality and expectations
          been described? (32)
 4.  Yes  Does the project title promise exactly what the report 
          delivers? (428)
 5.  Yes  Does the report grow from a clear statement of purpose? (553)
 6.  Yes  Is the report's length adequate and appropriate? (550)
 7.  Yes  Are all limitations of the analysis spelled out? (558)
 8.  Yes  Is each topic defined before it is discussed? (558)
 9.  Yes  Are visuals used whenever possible to aid communication? (555)
10.  Yes  Are all data accurate? (554)
11.  Yes  Are all data unbiased? (554)
12.  Yes  Are all data complete? (554)
13.  Yes  Are all data fully interpreted? (554)
14.  Yes  Is the documentation adequate and correct? (188)
15.  Yes  Do the recommendations constitute an appropriate response to the 
          question or problem? ( 555 )

-------------  Arrangement and Organization (4 points each)  --------------
16.  Yes  Is there an introduction, body and conclusion? (557)
17.  Yes  Are headings appropriate and adequate? (560)
18.  Yes  Are there enough transitions between related ideas? (Appendix A)
19.  Yes  Does the report have all needed front matter? (567)
20.  Yes  Does the report have all needed end matter? (568)

----------------------     Style (4 points each)     ----------------------
21.  Yes  Is the level of technicality appropriate for the stated audience? 
          (569)
22.  Yes  Are all sentences clear, concise, and fluent? (251)
23.  Yes  Is the language convincing and precise? (279)
24.  Yes  Is the report written in grammatical English? (Appendix A)*

* -- No. 24 is worth 8 points.
Once you are done with editing, provide your instructor with a copy of the edited assignment. Use electronic mail (e-mail) to submit a single file containing the original assignment, with your comments added both within the document and as a final note. In the e-mail subject field, place the Author ID, the assignment title, and your Editor ID.