Easy 2 Page Report Plan… Pay attention to APA

The report plan is a plan written for the professor explaining what
the report will consist of. Your audience is the professor. (The report
plan is different than the actual report.)

Create a plan that
identifies what information you will need to prepare a justification
report making a recommendation to an organization to implement a
particular product, service, or program. The organization may have a
business, governmental, professional, or social focus. 

The
report may focus on a “real” or “made-up” recommendation, but you should
direct the report to an actual organization, even if you do not plan to
submit the report. 

For the report, the audience within the
organization will be whatever level is most appropriate to make a
decision on the topic of your report. 

1. Identify the recipient of the report. (To what organization will the recommendation be directed?)
2. Identify the topic of the report. (What product, service, or program will you recommend?)
3. Identify the purpose of the report. (What need or problem will the product, service, or program resolve?)
4. Identify potential resources that will be needed for support.
5. Identify methods to be used to gather information. 
6. Identify
   criteria to be used to evaluate the information collected. (What
   factors will you consider to make your recommendation?)

Your assignment must:

• Be
  typed, double spaced, using Times New Roman font (size 12), with
  one-inch margins on all sides; citations and references must follow APA
  or school-specific format. Check with your professor for any additional
  instructions.
• Include a cover page containing the title of the
  assignment, the student’s name, the professor’s name, the course title,
  and the date. The cover page and the reference page are not included in
  the required assignment page length.