Learning Resource Assignment – Professional Writing

The purpose of this assignment is to reflect on your keylearning from one of the major learning resources assigned this week. Thisassignment will require you to view or read an assigned learning resource andanswer the questions about that resource, following the standards outlined inthe Learning Resource Response Rubric which require you to respond to allquestions. You will also need to provide supporting details for each answer todemonstrate thorough understanding of the concepts provided in the resource.Your responses should be at least one page (single spaced) in length. Yourresponses should also be well organized and free from careless mistakes withgrammar, spelling, or mechanics.

Video Title:Writing Effective Short Reports (4:01)

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Questions:

1. Why are shortreports written?

2. What types ofresearch should you use in short reports? How, specifically, should you usethis research?

3.What parts areincluded in a standard short report? How should each report be most effectivelyorganized?

4. What does itmean to write objectively and ethically?

5. What reportshave you written for work and how might you have improve them? If you haventyet written a report for work, describe how a short report in the workplacediffers from an academic report (term paper).