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REPORTING SKILLS & PROFESSIONAL WRITING IN RELIEF, HUMANITARIAN AND DEVELOPMENT CONTEXTS
WEEK ONE - INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL WRITING
INTRODUCTIONS, QUESTIONS, EXPECTATIONS
ZOOM MEETING 1
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)
QUIZ: INTRODUCTION TO PROFESSIONAL WRITING
CHECK IN
WEEK ONE - 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 (12:42)
DECONSTRUCTING MONITORING REPORTS (4:34)
QUIZ: SETTING REPORTING OBJECTIVES
CHECK IN
WEEK TWO - THE ART OF WRITING CLEARLY
ZOOM MEETING 2
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)
WHAT WE'VE LEARNED SO FAR (1:33)
SOLUTIONS TO TASKS & EXERCISES
QUIZ: THE ART OF WRITING CLEARLY
CHECK IN & SUGGESTED ACTIVITY
WEEK TWO - 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: ORGANISATION & CONTROL (4:23)
USING MIND MAPPING FOR DATA MANAGEMENT (12:54)
DESCRIBING THE DATA (9:44)
STEP 3: SYNTHESISING INFORMATION (7:40)
QUIZ: DATA COLLECTION AND ANALYSIS
CHECK-IN
WEEK THREE - ORGANISING YOUR IDEAS IN WRITING
ZOOM MEETING 3
RESOURCES
DEDUCTIVE VS. INDUCTIVE REASONING (11:58)
ORGANISING 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
QUIZ: ORGANIZING YOUR IDEAS IN WRITING
CHECK IN
WEEK THREE - PLANNING AND DRAFTING YOUR REPORT
RESOURCES
SPR ANALYSIS & READER PROFILING (5:24)
CREATING A REPORT STRUCTURE (8:18)
MAPPING THE REPORT (3:29)
THE WRITING PROCESS REVISITED (1:37)
DRAFTING THE INTRODUCTION (PRACTICAL) (20:15)
DRAFTING THE MAIN BODY (PRACTICAL) (10:29)
DRAFTING CONCLUSIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS (PRACTICAL) (5:53)
QUIZ - PLANNING AND DRAFTING YOUR REPORT
CHECK IN
WEEK FOUR - LANGUAGE, STYLE & EDITING
ZOOM MEETING 4
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: WHAT WE'VE LEARNED SO FAR (6:16)
QUIZ - LANGUAGE, STYLE & EDITING
CHECK-IN
WEEK FOUR - EDITING & LAYOUT
RESOURCES
EDITING IN PRACTICE (10:21)
DESIGN & LAYOUT - GENERAL PRINCIPLES (10:10)
DESIGN & LAYOUT - CANVA (6:01)
QUIZ - EDITING & LAYOUT
CHECK-IN
WEEK FIVE - WRAPPING UP
RESOURCES
REVIEW OF KEY POINTS (6:11)
EXTRA CASE STUDY WALKTHROUGH - WORKSHOP REPORTS (12:13)
FOLLOW-UP ASSIGNMENT (1:57)
QUIZ - WRAPPING UP
DISCUSSION AND FEEDBACK
AN OFFER FROM US
STEP 3: SYNTHESISING INFORMATION
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