Report Guideline
One page executive summary (REQUIRED)
+ Additional supporting report (OPTIONAL). The optional supporting report
should be no more than five pages,
single-spaced, and is to be written in the form of a business
memorandum to corporate management. Supporting
tables and graphs should be included in the main body.
Points of Emphasis
- You only have 5 pages to get your points
across, so don't spend much time simply restating the problem; assume
the judges already have familiarity.
- Let us know your recommendation right
away, preferably in the opening paragraph. You could even have a 'thesis
statement' at the conclusion of this paragraph that summarizes your
rationale (that will be developed).
- The remainder of your paper should address
how your overall conclusion (already mentioned) was formed; that is,
you should provide a high-level overview of the main points from your
analyses.
- Remember that you are a professional
(e.g. - a consultant or mid-level manager), so that you should use a
professional tone in your writing; avoid flowery, informal language
and clichés.
- Any information that is only tangential
to your main train of thought should be relegated to appendices or attachments,
rather than in your core report.
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