Write a report to summarise the analysis contained in the spreadsheet, to present the information in
Write a report to summarise the analysis contained in the spreadsheet, to present the information in an easily understandable form. Maximum 2,000 words for the Report Document excludes the title page, table of contents, headers, footers, page numbers, and questions.
Your report should address the following:
Include (copy and paste) the Chart(s) you generated in the spreadsheet and then describe and summarise the information that each chart provides. For example, are there solar panels that are significantly better or worse than the others? How can you determine this from the graph? Why is this so?
Answer these specific questions:
Given the scoring criteria above, which solar panel would you recommend and why?
If the scoring criteria were changed, how would this affect your recommendation(s)? Hint: you will need to explore this in your spreadsheet and then include and discuss the results in your report document. For example:
If the Overall Score was calculated based on Greenhouse Gas Reductions alone, which solar panel would you recommend? Why?
If the Overall Score was calculated based on Gross Return (%) alone, which solar panel would you recommend? Why?
Given the increasing consideration for the environment in today’s society, if the Greenhouse Gas Reductions was weighted twice as high as the other factors in calculation of the Overall Score , which solar panel would you recommend? Why?
If the Greenhouse Gas Reductions was weighted three times as high as the other factors in calculation of the Overall Score , which solar panel would you recommend? Why?
Consider the Gross Return of the best solar panel. Do you think the Gross Return calculation is realistic? Are there other costs that have not been taken into account? Do you think CQUniversity should invest in solar power? Or, should CQUniversity do something else with their money? Term deposit in a bank? Shares? Real estate? Something else? Explain your answer. What could CQUni do to reduce the costs of solar installation to make solar power more attractive?
Note :
You need to consider your audience and ensure that your report is easy to read, flows logically, and uses language that is appropriate to your audience and to your relationship as a consultant to that audience.
If you can demonstrate, show, or illustrate something in diagrammatic form, then do so at every opportunity. For example, if you can generate other graphs or charts that help explain the points you are trying to make, then feel free to add these
Report document layout and formatting requirements
Write a report for the senior management committee. This report should be from third person point of view, which is standard in business reports.
Your report must have the following sections in the order listed:
1. Title Page: provide a suitable title for the report, your name, student number, unit name, unit code, the name of the lecturer/tutor, and who the report is for.
2. Executive Summary: outline the purpose of the report and provide a brief summary of the topics and issues that are discussed, and the major findings and recommendations. This section should be on its own page, and be no more than half a page in length.
3. Table of Contents (TOC): use the word processor’s Table of Contents (TOC) feature to generate a suitable TOC that can be updated automatically. Do not manually type out a TOC. The title page, executive summary, and table of contents itself should not appear in the table of contents.
4. Introduction: identify the purpose of the report and the issues you will be discussing within the body of the report. Why is doing this work worthwhile? Why is this relevant in today’s society? Who cares?
5. Discussion: in the discussion section, you discuss the major activities in which you engaged, and your findings and results.
6. Conclusions and Recommendations: based on your findings and on your evaluation, summarise your conclusions and make your recommendations to management. Be as specific as possible with your recommendations. Do not introduce new material or new arguments into this section. Ensure that what you write is logical (follows on from everything previous), and appropriate (accurate, and actually addresses client concerns).
7. References: not required.
Plagiarism: Copying other’s work, ideas, written text, images or figures without acknowledging the source and presenting as yours is an act of plagiarism. Anti-plagiarism software Turnitin will check all submitted assignments. CQUniversity enforces a zero-tolerance policy for plagiarism ; academic penalties range from lower marks to zero marks in assignments and there are tougher penalties for repeat plagiarism offenders.
