TOPIC:- THUNDER BAY TRANSIT PROBLEMS

Informal Group Report Objective Produce and present an informal group report. Your goal is to create a document that is professional in both content and appearance. Methodology 1. Reports will be undertaken by groups of two or three people. Groups must form an equitable, collaborative partnership to investigate, plan, write, revise, and present their findings. 2. Your informal report must follow the guidelines for professional writing. 3. Your research will consist of both secondary and primary resources. 4. Your research should be current, reliable, and correctly documented. (APA style of documentation) 5. Your report must be at least 1200 words and visuals are presented in colour. 6. Yo. 7. Your research will be presented through an infographic at the end of the semester. APA formatting Since the report is researched based, you must use APA formatting which means to include the following: Title page Running head In-text citations Reference page Exceptions: Since this is an informal report single space your report. Characteristics of Memo Reports An informal report has the following characteristics: uses preprinted headings to assist the reader: TO, FROM, DATE, and SUBJECT; ensure your Subject lines gives the reader an indication the focus of your report is written for one reader or a small group of readers; guides the reader with carefully planned headings and lead-in sentences; is of manageable length (up to six pages); avoids complicated, lengthy explanations; uses effective business language (simple, clear, concise, factual) Sections in your Report The introduction has no heading but is very important. It starts off with the problem statement and then goes right into the purpose of the report. The purpose is clearly stated and is followed by the method of development which lays out what will be covered. The rest of the sections in your report have headings. Background Background information is provided to the reader that explains the issue around this topic. Research After the background, the research that supports the purpose is presented. Visuals are used to help explain the research. Remember to cite your visuals if they are cut and paste or if you used borrowed information to create them. In this section, there should be subheadings to separate material and help the reader with the information. Subheadings When research is broken up in this section, the subheadings are left justified. Primary Research Primary research is presented and analyzed in this section. If surveys were conducted, visuals should be used to show your results. Conclusion and Recommendations This section summarizes the research and reveals recommendations. These recommendations should be presented in a properly formatted list. References