{"id":31,"date":"2019-05-24T17:06:27","date_gmt":"2019-05-24T21:06:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/businesscomms\/?post_type=chapter&#038;p=31"},"modified":"2019-08-22T18:40:18","modified_gmt":"2019-08-22T22:40:18","slug":"report-treasure-hunt","status":"publish","type":"chapter","link":"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/businesscomms\/chapter\/report-treasure-hunt\/","title":{"raw":"Report treasure hunt","rendered":"Report treasure hunt"},"content":{"raw":"<h1>Suggested course level<\/h1>\r\n<span>Lower level undergraduate<\/span>\r\n<h1>Activity purpose<\/h1>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Students will be become familiar with and be able to identify the required components and design formatting of a formal business report.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h1>Materials required<\/h1>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Printed copies of a formal report (1 per pair)<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Treasure Hunt Worksheet (1 per pair)<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h1>Activity instructions<\/h1>\r\n<ol>\r\n \t<li>Have students get into pairs and give each team a copy of a formal report and a treasure hunt worksheet.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>Together, students must answer the questions on the worksheet by finding the answers within the formal report.<\/li>\r\n \t<li>The first team to finish with all the answers correct is the \u201cwinner.\u201d I use a copy of our annual university accountability report that is published online, but there are many corporations and government agencies that also post their annual reports to the public.<\/li>\r\n<\/ol>\r\n<h1>Debrief questions \/ activities<\/h1>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>Review the worksheet answers with the class and provide further explanations about components and formatting as you go along. For example: What did you notice about the page numbering? How were graphs and tables labeled and introduced in the text? How is the table of contents formatted?<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h1>Activity variations<\/h1>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li>You could adapt this to an online course by using digital versions of a formal report and having students complete an online quiz.<\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<h1>Additional resources \/ supplementary resources<\/h1>\r\n<ul>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/businesscomms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/737\/2019\/05\/Vance-Karen_Formal-Report-Treasure-Hunt_Handout.docx\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Handout in\u00a0DOC<\/a><\/li>\r\n \t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/pressbooks.bccampus.ca\/businesscomms\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/737\/2019\/05\/Vance-Karen_Formal-Report-Treasure-Hunt_Handout.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Handout in PDF<\/a><\/li>\r\n<\/ul>\r\n<strong>Tags:\u00a0<\/strong>document formatting, hands-on, small group, game, formal report","rendered":"<h1>Suggested course level<\/h1>\n<p><span>Lower level undergraduate<\/span><\/p>\n<h1>Activity purpose<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Students will be become familiar with and be able to identify the required components and design formatting of a formal business report.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Materials required<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Printed copies of a formal report (1 per pair)<\/li>\n<li>Treasure Hunt Worksheet (1 per pair)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h1>Activity instructions<\/h1>\n<ol>\n<li>Have students get into pairs and give each team a copy of a formal report and a treasure hunt worksheet.<\/li>\n<li>Together, students must answer the questions on the worksheet by finding the answers within the formal report.<\/li>\n<li>The first team to finish with all the answers correct is the \u201cwinner.\u201d I use a copy of our annual university accountability report that is published online, but there are many corporations and government agencies that also post their annual reports to the public.<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h1>Debrief questions \/ activities<\/h1>\n<ul>\n<li>Review the worksheet answers with the class and provide further explanations about components and formatting as you go along. For example: What did you notice about the page numbering? How were graphs and tables labeled and introduced in the text? 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