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Writing the Report (IBM)

Get ready to write your report.

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  • Duration

    2 weeks

  • Weekly study

    8 hours
Overview
Requirements

Discover what good report writing looks like

This short course will give you the opportunity to explore what good report writing looks like, consider different writing styles – including academic writing – and receive guidance on writing your report. You will also have the chance to consider how it will be assessed.

What topics will you cover?

  • Good practice in report writing
  • Academic writing and grammar
  • Academic style
  • Making an argument
  • Critical writing
  • Referencing
  • Tips on good grammar
  • Support available
  • Help from the Centre for Academic Writing (CAW)

Consultancy students only:

  • Writing your consultancy report
  • The consultancy case study and its sections
  • The executive summary
  • The introduction
  • Literature review
  • The project plan and methodology
  • Analysis and findings
  • Conclusions and recommendations

Dissertation students only:

  • Writing your dissertation
  • The dissertation case study and its sections
  • The introduction, background and objectives
  • Literature review
  • The methodology
  • Analysis and findings
  • Conclusions and recommendations
  • Support, reflection and next steps

Learning on this course

On every step of the course you can meet other learners, share your ideas and join in with active discussions in the comments.

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to...

  • Conduct research, analyse, interpret and critically evaluate the data or information obtained and present the analysis and findings of the research demonstrating a deep knowledge of the specialist subject area
  • Formulate realistic and appropriate conclusions and recommendations including identifying recommendations for future policy and practice

Who is the course for?

This course is the dissertation module for students of MSc International Business Management.

Please note that the staff described in the ‘Who will you learn with?’ section below may be subject to change.

Who developed the course?

Coventry University

Coventry secured 5 QS Stars for Teaching and Online Learning in the QS World University Ranking 2020 and has received No. 1 in the world for Massive Open Online Courses in MoocLab’s World University Ranking 2021.

  • Established

    1992

  • Location

    Coventry

Learning on FutureLearn

Your learning, your rules

  • Courses are split into weeks, activities, and steps to help you keep track of your learning
  • Learn through a mix of bite-sized videos, long- and short-form articles, audio, and practical activities
  • Stay motivated by using the Progress page to keep track of your step completion and assessment scores

Join a global classroom

  • Experience the power of social learning, and get inspired by an international network of learners
  • Share ideas with your peers and course educators on every step of the course
  • Join the conversation by reading, @ing, liking, bookmarking, and replying to comments from others

Map your progress

  • As you work through the course, use notifications and the Progress page to guide your learning
  • Whenever you’re ready, mark each step as complete, you’re in control

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