Cutting-edge business report writing

Name: Cutting-edge business report writing
SKU: 10104
Price: 6500 ZAR
Availability: InStock

R6 500

Are you involved in reporting? This course will equip you with techniques to write state-of-the-art business reports. You will be guided to identify the main purpose of a report and follow a step-by-step approach to plan your content and shape it into a strategic tool. If you have a specific report that you would like to work on, you are welcome to bring it along. Enjoy learning from your peers and your passionate and competent presenter.

2025 course dates

26 August – 4 November (apply by 26 August)

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Downloadable documents

– 2025 Info page
– 2025 Infoblad
– 2025 Comms Lab course calendar

Presenters

Barbara Hathorn is an experienced language practitioner with a background in journalism, teaching, linguistics, editing and writing. She is a full member of the Professional Editors’ Guild (PEG) in South Africa. Barbara’s gentle approach is ideal for guiding an audience to cultivate proper business writing practices.

Location

Online on MS Teams or SUNOnline

The course will help you to –

understand different types of reports and decide which type suits your purpose best;
plan your report and the report-writing process;
select and structure information; and
use formatting, self-revision and editing to enhance your report.

Our courses combine live online sessions, facilitated by the course presenter, with self-directed online learning.

This course opens before the first live online session and closes well after the last live online session. This allows enough time for you to activate your SUNOnline presence before the live sessions start.

	Live online sessions (10:00 to 12:00)	Course duration (opening and closing dates)	Apply by
Course 1:	16, 23, 30 September, 7, 14 and 21 October	26 August to 4 November	26 August

During this course, you will spend your time as follows (this may vary for individuals):

one live session per week of two hours each
about six hours per week of self-paced reading and completing tasks, quizzes, activities, and assignments

You will need a computer that can run our online learning platform (MS Teams or SUNOnline) and you need access to a stable internet connection to connect to the live sessions.

If you are responsible for reporting on business-related activities or compiling and presenting business reports, this course is for you. This is not an entry-level course and previous report-writing experience is required.

Click on the ‘Start application’ button if you are interested in doing this course, and fill in the form. We will then send you a link to enrol for the short course.

You need to attend the live sessions and complete the given assignments. You will receive a certificate of competence after successfully completing this course.

After this course, you will write better reports. This will help you to connect to more people, and make you more successful in your work. The skills that you will have gained through this course can lead to personal development and create opportunities for further career growth.

Any questions?

Contact Michelle Pieters at michellep@sun.ac.za or 021 808 2812 for more details.

You could also discuss your specific short-course and development needs with us. Enquire about our available short courses, course dates and options for tailor-making a course.

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