Sunday, 17 February 2013

Report: Main Question/Thesis/Outline

Problem
NUS graduates do not write well in the workplace.
Purpose
Convince NUS to take up the suggestions recommended so as to improve the written communication skills of NUS students.
Questions
1.      What are the aspects/areas of written communication skills that need to be improved for current NUS students?
2.      What is the most important aspect (weakest point of NUS students) that should be focused on?
3.      What are the aspects/areas that NUS students are weak in, with regards to written communication skills in the workplace?
4.      How can we improve on the aspects of written communication? (Recommendations)
5.      What are the weaknesses of the current curriculum?
6.      How do courses in each faculty in general facilitate the development of writing skills?
a.       How are the students evaluated based on their written work?
7.      What causes/requires students to write?
8.      What kind of feedback do students receive for writing?
Outline
1.      Introduction
a.       Background of the report
b.      PPQ – Problem, Purpose, Questions
c.       Scope
d.      Limitations
e.       Sources and methods
f.       Report organisation
2.      Findings
a.       Effect-Cause
3.      Conclusion
a.       Organise based on degree of importance, urgency or relevance as indicated in Findings section
4.      Recommendations
a.       Ways that NUS could change its curriculum
5.      Overall Conclusion
a.       Re-introduce PPQ
b.      Highlight key findings, conclusions and recommendations

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