Skills for Success / Academic Skills / The Different Types of Assignment
The purpose of writing a report for an assignment is to help you develop skills in researching, organizing, and presenting information clearly and concisely.
Reports are different from essays. Reports commonly emphasise the efficient communication of detailed information on a specific topic, so they are quite businesslike. Essays, in contrast, tend to make an argument and discuss things.
Reports are commonly used in professional settings, so writing reports at university prepares you for real-world tasks and helps you learn to communicate your findings effectively.
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