the or recommending a project. PRE-WRITING 2. It is a writing stage where you Consider your audience by thinking about who will receive your proposal and what you want that person to understand. WRITING 3. It is a writing stage where you prepare the heading that includes , date, the readers name, your first and last name and the subject. WRITING 4. It is a writing stage where you determine your purpose and write down what you want your proposal to accomplish. What action are you proposing. REVISING 5. It is a writing stage where you check for convention, the punctuation, the grammar, and the mechanics if they are correct. EDITING 6. It is a writing stage where you improve your writing SPECIAL INFORMATION REPORT 1. PRELIMINARY REPORT 2. PROGRESS REPORT 3. FINAL REPORT 4. EXAMINATION REPORT 5. RECOMMENDATION REPORT 6. FEASIBILITY REPORT SPECIAL INFORMATION REPORT PRELIMINARY REPORT The preliminary report has for its purpose the collection of information to determine the advisability of the proposed work, the probable cost, the best design and other pertinent facts. It looks forward to a more detailed examination report. It scopes is limited and it collects only the most important information, gives rough estimates, and submits preliminary report. DISTINCT ELEMENTS OF PRELINARY REPORT 1. A brief review of the factors involved. 2. Abstract of developments elsewhere, for comparison. 3. Exposition of plan favored by the report writer and arguments or reasons pointing out its advantages. 4. Rough estimate of the costs of plan. 5. Summary of the writers conclusion. PROGRESS REPORT A progress report gives a history of an undertaking over a limited period, or from the date of beginning until the date of writing. It is a narrative in style and usually follows the chronological order. The narrative will be taken from beginning to end in each of several sections of the report dealing with logical subdivisions of the main topic. Each section may miniature report in itself with a brief introduction, and general introduction to the report as a whole. OUTLINE OF PROGRESS REPORT 1. What has planned for the undertaking. 2. What has been accomplished to date or within the period, the special conditions met, obstacles encountered and other similar information. 3. What is planned for the future. FINAL REPORT A final report is submitted after an undertaking has been completed. Its purpose is to serve as a permanent record of the work and to show how the proposed plan have been carried out. It is detailed and contained abundant illustrations. ELEMENTS OF A FINAL REPORT I. History of the undertaking II. Design and construction A. Factors involved B. Methods of construction III. Result of the undertaking A. Description of a completed work B. Illustrations IV. Cost, both estimated and actual A. Labor B. Material EXAMINATION REPORT Examination report is one of the common types of report. It presents information for the definite purpose of furnishing a basis for action. It gives an analysis of conditions. It collects facts and from these facts it draws conclusion based upon expert knowledge. It is usually an outside report, done by an experts or a large group working under supervision. Hundreds of men are sometimes engaged at one time in various phases of report. Examination report is classified into: According to content, they may be divided into groups dealing with materials, processes, structures, or person. According to reader and purpose, they may be classified as financial, organization, marketing, or engineering reports. * Examination report not only draw conclusion but may also make recommendations. 2 kinds of activities undertaken in the preparation of examination report 1. Report office 2. Field Work Office work involves the consultation of books and research reports on the subject. The library work specifically includes consulting books on the subject of the report, which may be reports or general treatises or similar developments, or which may be report studies on materials, structures and similar items or perhaps statistical manuals and abstract, the indexes of scientific literature and others. The part of office work is formulating the plan attack by which the facts are to be gathered. Collecting information by observation. Use sampling to obtain his information. It is by selection and reduction. Its purpose is to reduce the quantity to be examined by selecting only a small portion of the large group, and the selector is chance. RECOMMENDATION REPORT A recommendation report may be an examination report also makes recommendations. 2 TYPES OF RECOMMENDATION REPORT 1. Operation report- deals with location, equipment, efficiency and personnel of the plant. It deals with facts and figures. 2. Construction report- deals with system, structures, mechanisms, and apparatus. It proposes a design which appears suitable to the writers investigation. * In a recommendation report there is a need for careful analysis. FEASIBILITY REPORT A feasibility report documents the results of a feasibility study. It defines the study in terms of its objectives and the factors that determine whether something is feasible or not. The feasibility report presents, interprets, and summarizes the data relevant to feasibility. A feasibility study always involves a choice among options. The options may involve doing something or not doing it. CRITERIA TO JUDGE THE OPTIONS OF FEASIBILITY REPORT Cost Initial and operating Longevity of the application Safety Comfort Tax credits *When the criteria are formed and enough information is at hand, we make an analysis. STEPS IN FEASIBILITY STUDY Stating the purpose and scope of the study Gathering and checking information Analysing data Reaching conclusion Arriving at a decision or recommendation Feasibility reports do not have definite formats. They may include all or some of the following elements: Letter of transmittal Introduction (or preface) Discussion Title page Factual Summary Abstract Conclusions Table of Contents Recommendations List of Illustration References Glossary or terms Appendixes Identify the following: 1. This report is the collection of information to determine the advisability of the proposed work, the probable cost, the best design and other pertinent facts. 2. This report is submitted after an undertaking has been completed. 3. This report may be an examination report also makes recommendations. 4. It is a report that gives a history of an undertaking over a limited period, or from the date of beginning until the date of writing. 5. It defines the study in terms of its objectives and the factors that determine whether something is feasible or not. Answer 1. PRELIMINARY REPORT 2. FINAL REPORT 3. RECOMMENDATION REPORT 4. PROGRESS REPORT 5. Feasibility Report