Introduction to Professional Communications, Part 5.5 (P.S link below) includes the following checklist for determining whether a report fulfills its goals:

• Report considers the audience's needs
• Form follows function of report
• Format reflects institutional norms and expectations
• Information is accurate, complete, and documented
• Information is easy to read
• Terms are clearly defined
• Figures, tables, and art support written content
• Figures, tables, and art are clear and correctly labeled
• Figures, tables, and art are easily understood without text support
• Words are easy to read (font, arrangement, organization)
• Results are clear and concise
• Recommendations are reasonable and well-supported
• Report represents your best effort
• Report speaks for itself without your clarification or explanation

Questions:

• Locate a proposal or report posted on the internet by an organization (such as an annual report or product report) and attach/link that report.
• Use the checklist from Introduction to Professional Communications, Part 5.5 (P.S link below) to determine whether the report or proposal fulfills its goals.

Link: https://pressbooks.bccampus.ca/professionalcomms/chapter/5-5-reports/