COMM-1206EL Chapter Notes - Chapter 11: Infinitive, Dont
11 Dec 2016
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Module #7 researching & reporting (cid:894)chapter 11(cid:895) planning reports & proposals. The process of performing research involves the following 5 steps: Supporting your message with reliable information: plan your research, locate the data and information you need, process the data and information you"ve located, apply your findings, manage information efficiently. Start by familiarizing yourself with the subject so that you can try to frame insightful questions. Develop a problem statement (or research question) that will define the purpose of your research. Focuses on the decision you need to make or conclusion you need to reach. Evaluating data to ensure that your information has quality is important. Choose your quotation carefully to ensure that it is relevant. Use quotations sparingly; they are not used frequently in business documents. To insert a word into a quotation, use square brackets around it. To indicate that you have omitted a few words from a quotation, use ellipses: three periods in a row.
