Business Reports. Reports that are used in business environment in order to present ideas, describe the company’s or market situation, and others. Business reports can be informal and formal. Informal reports are usually short and about five pages long. They are usually written as a memo or as a letter. Formal business reports are much longer and require gathering of much more detailed information. Depending of the facts arrangement and degree of their interpretation, the types of business reports can also vary.

 Book Reports. A lab report is scientific research where you have to analyze a laboratory experiment. In this kind of assignment, you have to apply as much effort as possible to present the issue discovered in the work to the fullest. The trickiest thing about this kind of writing is that you can’t rely on the only one piece of evidence – you have to present enough interpretations to make your writing relevant.

 Lab Reports. A lab report is scientific research where you have to analyze a laboratory experiment. In this kind of assignment, you have to apply as much effort as possible to present the issue discovered in the work to the fullest. The trickiest thing about this kind of writing is that you can’t rely on only one piece of evidence – you have to present enough interpretations to make your writing relevant.

 Formal Reports – Reports that collect and interpret data and then report information to the audience. Formal reports are usually written accounts of major projects. Formal reports are very complex and require a lot of research and analytical work. The structure of formal reports in most cases is indirect. Reports start with presenting the information, analyzing it, making conclusions, and then making recommendations on the basis of the collected and presented information.

 Experimental or Technical Reports – Usually reports that are required by the specific industries or disciplines and are technical by nature. The reports should focus on the specific audience, have a defined purpose, and be in a consistent format that reflects the needs and principles of the discipline. It also usually has a lot of data and specific calculations and reports the data obtained from the obtained experiments.

 Field Reports – These are the reports that study the field. Field reports can be either generated by faculty members and assigned to the student group or initiated independently by students. Field reports can be a final product and the presentation of the field study that has been done in a natural setting.

 Progress Reports – Reports that state facts and present the tracing of the development that has occurred during some period of time or since the last report. Progress reports are made constantly or for some period of time. A good example of progress reports can be financial or annual reports of the company’s performance.

Academic reports are a much harder task than a simple research paper. The preparation process of a report consumes a lot of time and effort. To shorten the time necessary for preparation, evaluation, and analysis, professors usually assign the report writing to small groups of students, where each student is responsible for some piece of work and participation in the discussions. The roles are determined by students independently. Each student has some abilities and skills as well as spheres in which he/she is most competent. When the group is formed, each person occupies a fitting place. Working in groups is easier than working by yourself. You have fewer responsibilities, you don’t need to come to know the particulars of the subject in which you are not really good at, you have a leader in your team, who coordinates the work and assigns tasks, and, as a result, you save your time. But what if you need to write the whole report by yourself and need it to be a successful report? And what if you will need someone’s help for accomplishing it?