Texts:
QUESTION 1
You have been invited to attend training in Brussels for a week. Your supervisor tells you that you need to write a minute through the PS to the Cabinet Office.
a) Write the minute to the Cabinet Office stating the type of training you are going for and explaining the importance for you to attend such training. [20 marks]
b) How would you classify the report you have written in a) above and what is the justification for such a classification? [10 marks]
c) State at least three specific functions of the report you have just written. [12 marks]
d) Briefly describe the functions of an analytical report. [8 marks]
QUESTION 2
a) With the aid of relevant examples, explain the importance of citing sources in academic writing. [10 marks]
b) What do you understand by the term plagiarism? [3 marks]
c) Explain why plagiarism is not acceptable in academic writing. [10 marks]
d) List two types of referencing that you could use when writing your academic paper. [2 marks]
QUESTION 3
Outline and describe the elements of a research report. [25 marks]
QUESTION 4
a) With the aid of relevant examples, describe how you could write the following citations in APA style:
- In-text citation of work by 5 authors
- A reference list of the same work by these authors
- An in-text citation of work by the same author produced in the same year
[4x3=12 marks]
b) What do you understand by report editing? [2 marks]
c) What are the purposes of editing? [5 marks]
planning:
- Audience
- Purpose of the report
[3x2=6 marks]
QUESTION 5
Critically examine five key functions of a report. [25 marks]