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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]].
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:[[Report completeness]] is the property that indicates the degree to which a [[report]] includes all the [[reportable data]] that is requested by its recipient or required by law and is possible to obtain by the time of the report.
 
 
:[[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''.
 
 
 
:[[Accountant]]s and [[financial manager]]s produce [[financial report]]s that reflect [[financial data]] and financial standing of some entity. [[Top manager]]s have to report to the [[stockholder]]s and the [[government]]s. [[Engineer]]s, [[manager]]s, and [[operator]]s describe standing of equipment, logistics, orders, production, supplies, and other operational data. [[Sales representative]]s report about their interactions with the [[customer]]s. [[Scientist]]s 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.
 
  
 
: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>
 
: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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:[[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>
 
:[[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 imaginable questions are addressed.
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:The other ''sets'' may include additional ''Ws'' and ''Hs'' for [[metadata]] like ''who reported'', and a few other. Nevertheless, the ''report completeness'' doesn't assume that all imaginable questions are addressed.
  
 
:''Report completeness'' assumes that the required, requested, and/or needed data is included. In the [[United States]], for instance, the law establishes what [[financial report]]s any taxpayer must submit to [[IRS]]. These ''reports'' don't address ''how'' and ''why'' questions directly, but include income data at very least.
 
:''Report completeness'' assumes that the required, requested, and/or needed data is included. In the [[United States]], for instance, the law establishes what [[financial report]]s any taxpayer must submit to [[IRS]]. These ''reports'' don't address ''how'' and ''why'' questions directly, but include income data at very least.
 
: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.
 
  
 
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Revision as of 18:59, 13 November 2020

What Report Complete 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 the CNM Cyber Placement.


Content

The predecessor lectio is What Reporting Is.

Script

Report completeness is the property that indicates the degree to which a report includes all the reportable data that is requested by its recipient or required by law and is possible to obtain by the time of the report.
Various question sets have been created to make sure that the reported data is complete. Rudyard Kipling established one set in a short poem,

I keep six honest serving men
(They taught me all I knew);
Their names are What and Why and When
And How and Where and Who.

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, The event timing is yet to be decided.
Aristotle proposed the first known question set that also included the with what question. Thomas Aquinas summarized Aristotle's set in that way:

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.

The other sets may include additional Ws and Hs for metadata like who reported, and a few other. Nevertheless, the report completeness doesn't assume that all imaginable questions are addressed.
Report completeness assumes that the required, requested, and/or needed data is included. In the United States, for instance, the law establishes what financial reports any taxpayer must submit to IRS. These reports don't address how and why questions directly, but include income data at very least.

Key terms

Report, reporting, reporter, reportable data, report completeness, question set, Kipling Questions, 5W1H

Closing

The successor lectio is Narrated Fact vs Opinion.

Presentations

Slideshow

Video