How to Write Good Reports

COMPLETE AND ACCURATE DOCUMENTATION ESSENTIAL FOR EFFECTIVE REPORTS Preparing a thorough and convincing report requires excellent research, organization, and composition skills as well as extensive knowledge of documenting referenced materials. The purpose of this report is to present the importance of documenting a report with credible references and the techniques for creating accurate citations. Documenting with References For a report to be credible and accepted by its readers, a thorough review of related literature is …

…To format references for documents retrieved electronically, Lehman and Dufrene (2002, B-9) offer the following guidelines: The various referencing styles are fairly standardized as to the elements included when citing documents retrieved electronically . . . . Include the following items: author (if given), date of publication, title of article and/or name of publication, electronic medium (such as online or CD-ROM), volume, series, page, path (Uniform Resource Locator or Internet Address), and date you retrieved or accessed the resource.