The course content addresses the following topics:
- Types of business reports, with a focus on executive reports
- Structure and sequence of an executive report
- Considering the audience, purpose, and workplace context
- Writing key sections of the report: background, findings, conclusions, and recommendations
- Selecting and organising relevant information from multiple sources
- Summarising main points and supporting details clearly
- Editing for clarity, tone, and accuracy and proofreading
- Formatting the report consistently and professionally
- Describing and integrating visual data (e.g. graphs, charts, numbers)
- Using clear, concise, and objective language
- Rephrasing and paraphrasing information effectively
- Using linking words to connect ideas and guide the reader
- Reading strategies
- AI-aware communication and ethics
- Writing for action and influence
- Persuasive writing