BUSINESS REPORT WRITING (2 Credits)

Learning Outcomes:

After completing this course, students will be able to write good business reports especially in finance and banking area that present information in a clear, concise, readable way which gives a message without danger of ambiguity or misrepresentation.

Topics:

1. Types of reports in finance and banking area,
2. communicating effectively – principles of good communication,
3. signals and messages,
4. barriers to communication,
5. writing reports –preparing a persuasive report,
6. an explanatory report,
7. a discussive report and an informative report,
8. presenting facts and opinions – the importance of relevance,
9. numerical presentation,
10. presentation styles,
11. presentation pitfalls.