Posted: April 20th, 2016

What is the purpose of the table of contents??

Part One (Due Week 6) Table of Contents and Introduction Your assignment this week is to write your formal report’s table of contents and introduction, using formal formatting. To complete this assignment, you will need to have a good plan in place for your formal report. I encourage you to use the three-step process we’ve been studying this session. (The formal report is due in its entirety at the end of week 8. In week 6, only the table of contents and introduction are due.)

In week 6, your assignment should include the following:

• A table of contents using formal report formatting. (Note that page numbers are not necessary this week, as you will not have written the actual report yet. Page numbers should be added next week, though, when you complete the report.) • The table of contents should include first- and second-level headings, like the example on page 437 in chapter 15. • Include an introductory section featuring the following four parts (see page 439 in chapter 15 for an example. o Introduction o Purpose, Scope, and Limitations o Sources and Methods o Report Organization • Identify at least six credible sources you will use in your proposal in the “Sources and Methods” section. • Use formal report formatting. • Be free of grammar, spelling, and punctuation errors.

Part Two (Due Week 8) Formal Report in Full In week 6, you planned the formal report and wrote the Table of Contents and Introduction. In week 8, you will complete the formal report. (You may need to revise the Table of Contents and Introduction, based on the feedback you receive from your instructor.) In week 8, your assignment should contain the following: • Be formatted as a formal report, following the guidelines for formal reports in the text (including the guidelines for headings and subheadings found on pages 435-448); • Include appropriate prefatory, text, and supplemental parts (The formal report should contain appropriate prefatory, text, and supplemental parts, including the following: a cover and/or title page; a letter of transmittal; a table of contents; the four-part Introductory Section from week 6; appropriately labeled body sections; and appendices, such as the client interview and list of references. Your report does not need to contain all of these parts, but should contain most of them.)