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From Data to Decisions: Professional Report Writing
Welcome to the Course
Getting Started
Pre-Course Self-Assessment: Rate Your Current Skills
Introduction to Professional Writing
Resources
What is Professional Writing? (5:55)
Why Do So Many People Get It Wrong? (12:54)
Writing Tells Others Who We Are (14:03)
The Writing Process (7:50)
Progress Assessment
Reflection & Application
Setting Reporting Objectives
Resources
Reporting Skills Objectives (1:53)
Setting Objectives & Planning for Data Collection (5:34)
Responsibilities of the Reporter (1:31)
The Four Levels of Evaluation (8:05)
Working with Templates (2:48)
Deconstructing Evaluations (12:43)
Deconstructing Monitoring Reports (4:34)
Progress Assessment
Reflection & Application
The Art of Writing Clearly
Resources
Measuring Clarity: The Fog Index (20:51)
Tools and Exercises for Improving Clarity Part 1 (8:01)
Tools and Exercises for Improving Clarity Part 2 (9:13)
Tools and Exercises for Improving Clarity Part 3 (9:38)
Professional Writing: Recap (1:33)
Solutions to Tasks & Exercises
Progress Assessment
Reflection & Application
Data Collection & Analysis
Resources
Data Collection Methods (11:05)
Data Collection Considerations & Extended Task (6:18)
Analysis & Interpretation of Quantitative Data (14:59)
The 3 Steps of Analysis (3:58)
Step 1: Familiarisation (14:21)
Step 2: Organization & Control (4:23)
Using Mind Mapping for Data Management (12:55)
Describing the Data (9:44)
Step 3: Synthesizing Information (7:41)
Progress Assessment
Reflection & Application
Organizing Your Ideas in Writing
Resources
Deductive vs. Inductive Reasoning (11:58)
Organizing Your Main Points Effectively (6:19)
Writing Paragraphs That Persuade (5:27)
Topic Sentence Exercises (5:39)
Extended Exercise (9:13)
Solutions to Tasks & Exercises
Progress Assessment
Reflection & Application
Planning and Drafting Your Report
Resources
Pubject-Purpose-Reader Analysis & Reader Profiling (5:24)
Creating a Report Structure (8:18)
Mapping the Report (3:29)
Recap of the Writing Process (1:37)
Drafting the Introduction (Practical) (20:16)
Drafting the Main Body (Practical) (10:29)
Drafting Conclusions and Recommendations (Practical) (5:53)
Progress Assessment
Reflection & Application
Language, Style & Editing
Resources
Keeping Your Reader's Interest (6:13)
Tools for Improving Style (7:37)
How to Edit Like a Pro (& Extended Exercise) (9:24)
Professional Writing: Summary of Key Learning (6:16)
Progress Assessment
Reflection & Application
Document Presentation
Resources
Editing in Practice (10:21)
Design & Layout - General Principles (10:10)
Design & Layout - Visual (6:01)
Progress Assessment
Reflection & Application
Wrapping Up
Resources
Extra Case Study Walkthrough - Workshop Reports (12:13)
Review of Key Points (6:11)
Final Self-Assessment: Reflect on Your Progress
Integration and Implementation
Course Discussion Forum
Your Next Steps
Step 2: Organization & Control
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