Research & Reports Table of Contents Professional Report Project (PRP) Info & Overview professor’s notes project objectives project context the client the writer the deliverable deliverable requirements content professional style research sources & attribution length & format document design plagiarism project FAQs Professional Reports highlights preface: report as genre introduction what is a report? types of reports common types & functions informational vs. analytical common components helpful headings topic vs. talking more on headings pro report examples reports risk being boring case study in awesome Primary, Secondary, & Tertiary Research primary research secondary research tertiary research scholarly vs. non-scholarly what’s the difference? sample sources Research Source Credibility pro research approach credibility considerations c.a.r.s. method Research Integration, Citation, & Documentation attribution goals in the workplace definitions what needs attribution? quote, paraphrase, summary parenthetical vs. natural using footnotes list of references image attribution Extended Summary, Paraphrase, Quotation summary how to summarize example summary example summary using summary paraphrase example paraphrase quotation example quotation Do You Really Need Quotation(?) academic vs. professional definitions using summary when and how to quote working with quotation quote integration methods short quotes long/block quotes altering quotes HATS: Design for Professional/Technical Documents overview headings topic vs. talking more on headings access typography type alignment space summary one more thing Document Design & Page Layout in MS Word word for desktop publishing tips for design text borders font effects: small caps & character spacing