Report Layout- Outline – one page,single space, Font size 12 Save filename with your initials. Outline Your Name in the Heading Title Page — The name of the report, date, writer and version Contents — What you will find in the report; page numbers Executive Summary — A briefing on the main points of the report Introduction — What the report is about and why it was written Research — Where the data is from, and how it was found Findings — the results of the research carried out Conclusion- A summary of the report with final remarks Recommendations- the writer’s suggestions based on the findings Appendix- extra, detailed information, charts, graphs Bibliography- A list of sources used in writing the report. Outline required for the scenario attached below with a sample of the required outline. The locations to compare are Coronado Island Marriott Resort & Spa and The Ritz Carlton Bacara Santa Barbara. Please make sure to follow the format in the sample outline. Mary Smith • • • • • • • • • • Bus 128 March 7, 2022 Report Outline Title Page – Name: Location Candidates Report for Institute of Taxation Annual Conference – Date: March 7, 2022 – Writer: Mary Smith– Jeanette Wells Assistant Contents -In this report I will compare and contrast two different locations (Los Angeles, Ca & Houston, TX) to recommend to host the Annual Conference in. Executive Summary -These main points covered will be the following: – Hotel accommodations and prices. – Conference Rooms’ accommodations, availability and size. – Transportation available. – Entertainment and dining services throughout the area. – Weather forecast. – Personal recommendation. Introduction -The purpose of the report is to provide a recommendation of two specific location to host the Annual Conference at based on an objectively contrasted and compared report of both locations, analyzing they’re advantages and disadvantages for the conference. Research -The data on the report will be originated from extensive, credible sources found both online and by periodicals. Findings -The results from the research will be represented by words, numbers, illustrations, tables and sets of data. Conclusion -The final details of the report, as well as a personal recommendation based on the previously analyzed research will be portrayed at the end of the report as a conclusion. Recommendation -The recommendations of the city will be named at the end of the report. Appendix -Specific sets of data and information, graphs, illustrations and tables will be included in the report to compliment the report analysis. Bibliography -All sources and references used in the report will be included at the end of the report as a Bibliography. Formal Report Scenario ar BUS 128.6467 Spring 2022 Formal Business Report You work as an assistant to Lucy Martin, the Division Manager of the San Diego Health Care Supplies Company. The organization made it through a very difficult time caused by the COVID-19 in spring 2020. Recent revenue reports in January 2021 show a 50% increase in revenue over the 9 month period. San Diego Health Care Supplies Company was able to meet the high demand for protective gear for health care workers during the crisis. Lucy wants to reward all four local managers with a special weekend getaway. Lucy has selected her 2 favorite locations. She is asking you to compare the 2 destinations and recommend the one that meets the business in a formal analytical report based on your research. Lucy is giving you a few guidelines: • The group of 4 will leave San Diego on Friday morning March 5, 2021, returning Monday night March 8, 2021. Transportation is necessary from the company office. • Hotel accommodations are necessary for Lucy and her team. • A high end restaurant will be needed for a celebratory group dinner on Saturday March 6, 2021. One guest is a vegetarian. • Some sort of group outdoor activity will be needed during the day for Saturday March 6, 2021. Ideally, a team building activity. • Other activities should be available for the team members to enjoy at the location. Write a formal analytical report sharing your recommendation. The report should be typed (Arial or Century Gothic 12 point). Text must be double spaced. Report length is 3,000 to 3,500 words. This is approximately 6-10 pages. Include at least four graphics, including a table. • Include a minimum of two sources per factor. Document ALL sources, both quoted and paraphrased, in your report. • Cite all sources using MLA format. IMPORTANT: You will be assigned to you the two locations to compare and contrast. Using those not assigned to you will result in a loss of points. Late reports: 10 point deduction for each calendar day they are late. Purchase answer to see full attachment Tags: weekend gateway Ritz Carlton Bacara Santa Barbara host a weekend gateway User generated content is uploaded by users for the purposes of learning and should be used following our company’shonor code & terms of service.

MLA In-Text Citations: The Basics

Guidelines for referring to the works of others in your text using MLA style are covered throughout the MLA Handbook and in chapter 7 of the MLA Style Manual. Both books provide extensive examples, so it’s a good idea to consult them if you want to become even more familiar with MLA guidelines or if you have a particular reference question.

BASIC IN-TEXT CITATION RULES

In MLA Style, referring to the works of others in your text is done using parenthetical citations. This method involves providing relevant source information in parentheses whenever a sentence uses a quotation or paraphrase. Usually, the simplest way to do this is to put all of the source information in parentheses at the end of the sentence (i.e., just before the period). However, as the examples below will illustrate, there are situations where it makes sense to put the parenthetical elsewhere in the sentence, or even to leave information out.

General Guidelines

• The source information required in a parenthetical citation depends (1) upon the source medium (e.g. print, web, DVD) and (2) upon the source’s entry on the Works Cited page.
• Any source information that you provide in-text must correspond to the source information on the Works Cited page. More specifically, whatever signal word or phrase you provide to your readers in the text must be the first thing that appears on the left-hand margin of the corresponding entry on the Works Cited page.

IN-TEXT CITATIONS: AUTHOR-PAGE STYLE

MLA format follows the author-page method of in-text citation. This means that the author’s last name and the page number(s) from which the quotation or paraphrase is taken must appear in the text, and a complete reference should appear on your Works Cited page. The author’s name may appear either in the sentence itself or in parentheses following the quotation or paraphrase, but the page number(s) should always appear in the parentheses, not in the text of your sentence. For example:

Wordsworth stated that Romantic poetry was marked by a “spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings” (263).

Romantic poetry is characterized by the “spontaneous overflow of powerful feelings” (Wordsworth 263).

Wordsworth extensively explored the role of emotion in the creative process (263).

Both citations in the examples above, (263) and (Wordsworth 263), tell readers that the information in the sentence can be located on page 263 of a work by an author named Wordsworth. If readers want more information about this source, they can turn to the Works Cited page, where, under the name of Wordsworth, they would find the following information:

Wordsworth, William. Lyrical Ballads. Oxford UP, 1967.

IN-TEXT CITATIONS FOR PRINT SOURCES WITH KNOWN AUTHOR

For print sources like books, magazines, scholarly journal articles, and newspapers, provide a signal word or phrase (usually the author’s last name) and a page number. If you provide the signal word/phrase in the sentence, you do not need to include it in the parenthetical citation.

Human beings have been described by Kenneth Burke as “symbol-using animals” (3).

Human beings have been described as “symbol-using animals” (Burke 3).

These examples must correspond to an entry that begins with Burke, which will be the first thing that appears on the left-hand margin of an entry on the Works Cited page:

Burke, Kenneth. Language as Symbolic Action: Essays on Life, Literature, and Method. University of California Press, 1966.