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[[File:Cnm-digital.png|400px|thumb|right|[[CNM Cyber suite]]s]][[What Reporting Is]] (hereinafter, the ''Lectio'') is the [[lectio|lesson part]] of '''[[Technical Report Essentials]]''' [[lesson]] that introduces its participants to [[technical report]] concepts. This ''lesson'' belongs to the ''CNMCT Entrance'' section of the [[CNM Cyber Placement]].
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[[File:Cnm-digital.png|400px|thumb|right|[[CNMCyber suite]]s]][[What Reporting Is]] (hereinafter, the ''Lectio'') is the [[lectio|lesson part]] of '''[[Technical Report Essentials]]''' [[lesson]] that introduces its participants to [[technical report]] concepts. This ''lesson'' belongs to the ''CNMCT Entrance'' section of [[CNMCyber Bootcamps]].
  
  
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:A [[report]] is a description of events, or a lack of those, or a state of affairs that recipients of the report either requested or are willing to know. [[Reporting]] refers to [[endeavor]]s to produce one or more ''reports''; however, not everyone who produces ''reports'' is a [[reporter]].
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:A [[report]] is a description of events, or a lack of those, or a state of affairs that recipients of the report either requested or are willing to know. [[Reporting]] refers to those [[endeavor]]s that are undertaken to produce one or more ''reports''; however, not everyone who produces ''reports'' is a [[reporter]].
  
 
:[[Reporter]]s discover data related to news events and report that [[reportable data]] to mass media such as TV and news websites. However, those individuals who are not called ''reporters'' produce fewer ''reports'' than those who are formally not ''reporters''.
 
:[[Reporter]]s discover data related to news events and report that [[reportable data]] to mass media such as TV and news websites. However, those individuals who are not called ''reporters'' produce fewer ''reports'' than those who are formally not ''reporters''.
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:Three properties separate ''reports'' from casual communication messages. First of all, ''reports'' are factual; they represent facts rather than opinions or speculations. Secondly, ''reports'' are targeted. They address their particular audiences. [[Report completeness]] is the final property. Good ''reports'' are as complete as their ''completeness'' is possible and needed.
 
:Three properties separate ''reports'' from casual communication messages. First of all, ''reports'' are factual; they represent facts rather than opinions or speculations. Secondly, ''reports'' are targeted. They address their particular audiences. [[Report completeness]] is the final property. Good ''reports'' are as complete as their ''completeness'' is possible and needed.
  
:Various [[question set]]s have been created to make sure that the reported data is complete. Rudyard Kipling established one set in a short poem,<blockquote>I keep six honest serving men<br/>(They taught me all I knew);<br/>Their names are What and Why and When<br/>And How and Where and Who.</blockquote>
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:In our digital age, electronic devices produce the overwhelming majority of ''reports'' automatically. For instance, the [[computing server]]s of [[Opplet]] routinely report to [[WorldOpp Middleware]] and the ''middleware'' reports its data back to the servers upon their requests. Each time you click on any website, your [[web browser]] reports your click to [[web server]]s. ''Traffic reports'' may aggregate millions of reports produced by GPS-powered equipment, cameras, and other sensors.
 
 
:Collectively, the question words ''who, what, when, where, why, and how'' are sometimes called [[Kipling Questions]]. [[5W1H]] can also be used since five of these question words start with ''W'' and one with ''H''. When some data is missing, a complete report would mention that. For example, <code>The event timing is yet to be decided</code>.
 
 
 
:[[Aristotle]] proposed the first known ''question set'' that also included the ''with what'' question. [[Thomas Aquinas]] summarized ''Aristotle's'' set in that way:<blockquote>For in acts we must take note of who did it, by what aids or instruments he did it (with), what he did, where he did it, why he did it, how and when he did it.</blockquote>
 
 
 
:The other ''sets'' may include additional ''Ws'' and ''Hs'' for [[metadata]] like ''who reported'', and a few other. Again, the ''report completeness'' doesn't assume that all questions are asked and answered. Report completeness assumes that the requested and/or needed data is included.
 
 
 
:In our digital age, electronic devices produce the overwhelming majority of ''reports'' automatically. For instance, the [[computing server]]s of [[CNM Cloud]] routinely report to [[WorldOpp Middleware]] and the ''middleware'' reports its data back to the servers upon their requests. Each time you click on any website, your [[web browser]] reports your click to [[web server]]s. ''Traffic reports'' may aggregate millions of reports produced by GPS-powered equipment, cameras, and other sensors.
 
  
 
===Key terms===
 
===Key terms===
:[[Report]], [[reporting]], [[reporter]], [[question set]], [[Kipling Questions]], [[5W1H]]
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:[[Report]], [[reporting]], [[reporter]], [[reportable data]]
  
 
===Closing===
 
===Closing===
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:Write True or False:
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:*Any description that represents opinions and speculations about a product may also be regarded as a [[report]].
  
The successor [[lectio]] is '''[[Narrated Fact vs Opinion]]'''.
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The successor [[lectio]] is '''[[What Report Complete Is]]'''.
  
 
==Presentations==
 
==Presentations==

Latest revision as of 09:20, 15 November 2023

What Reporting Is (hereinafter, the Lectio) is the lesson part of Technical Report Essentials lesson that introduces its participants to technical report concepts. This lesson belongs to the CNMCT Entrance section of CNMCyber Bootcamps.


Content

The predecessor lectio is What Test Case Is.

Script

A report is a description of events, or a lack of those, or a state of affairs that recipients of the report either requested or are willing to know. Reporting refers to those endeavors that are undertaken to produce one or more reports; however, not everyone who produces reports is a reporter.
Reporters discover data related to news events and report that reportable data to mass media such as TV and news websites. However, those individuals who are not called reporters produce fewer reports than those who are formally not reporters.
Accountants and financial managers produce financial reports that reflect financial data and financial standing of some entity. Top managers have to report to the stockholders and the governments. Engineers, managers, and operators describe standing of equipment, logistics, orders, production, supplies, and other operational data. Sales representatives report about their interactions with the customers. Scientists report their research findings. Reporting is an essential part of pretty much any occupation.
Three properties separate reports from casual communication messages. First of all, reports are factual; they represent facts rather than opinions or speculations. Secondly, reports are targeted. They address their particular audiences. Report completeness is the final property. Good reports are as complete as their completeness is possible and needed.
In our digital age, electronic devices produce the overwhelming majority of reports automatically. For instance, the computing servers of Opplet routinely report to WorldOpp Middleware and the middleware reports its data back to the servers upon their requests. Each time you click on any website, your web browser reports your click to web servers. Traffic reports may aggregate millions of reports produced by GPS-powered equipment, cameras, and other sensors.

Key terms

Report, reporting, reporter, reportable data

Closing

Write True or False:
  • Any description that represents opinions and speculations about a product may also be regarded as a report.

The successor lectio is What Report Complete Is.

Presentations

Slideshow

Video