The verification process takes note of the following factors;
- Does the report meet the requirements e.g. if it is an incident report, does it give the reader of what, where and how things happened.
- How current is the information?
- Is the content accurate and objective (i.e. Are there political, ideological, cultural, religious, or institutional biases; Is the content intended to be a brief overview of the information or an in-depth analysis; If the information is opinion is this clearly stated? ; If there is information copied from other sources is this acknowledged? Are there footnotes if necessary?
- Does the report conform to the format of the organisation?
- Did the report adhere to grammar and punctuation rules?
| LEARNING ACTIVITY
I. Discuss your organisational requirement in report writing? II. How are reports evaluated? |
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