Discussion question – investigative reports

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Part 1:

“Investigative Reports“ Please respond to the following:

Assess what makes reading investigative reports difficult or fatiguing or both. Then, recommend how a writer can address your findings.
Analyze the parts of investigative reports to determine what part you feel is the most critical that could often be miscommunicated. Explain your reason(s).

Part 2:

Respond to one student in a substantive post that furthers the discussion. At least 150 words. (choose one)

Analyze the parts of investigative reports to determine what part you feel is the most critical that could often be miscommunicated. Explain your reason(s).

When writing an investigative report, it can be broken down into several sections.

The initial summary
The conclusion
Recommendations
Main body of the report

I believe the initial summary is an extremely important part of any investigative report, and as it is the very nature of a summary to keep it brief, it leaves it open to being miscommunicated or interpreted. The summary needs to be clear and concise but can’t leave out key information that could lead the reader to misunderstand the writing. You can go into greater detail in the main body of the report, but you can not provide partial or fully forget key information from the summary and assume the reader will finish the report and get the remaining information from the main body.

Investigative reports can be difficult and fatiguing as they can be very extensive in the information they provide. It’s a detailed document that covers an investigation in great detail from start to finish, thus several occurrences may have occurred throughout the entire investigation and need to be covered. A writer can address findings by looking specifically under sections of interest, i.e, summary, conclusion, or main body points. This will allow for finding of pertinent details as opposed to the entire investigation.

The most important part of an investigative report is the main body as it will hold the bulk of the details to help determine cause, impact, outcomes, reasoning and other important information in regards to the investigation.

Investigative reports describe events that took place in detail and with high level of accuracy. These reports need to stay clear from unnecessary information and language fillers. It can make the technical reports very saturated with facts and take more time to read and comprehend. Investigative reports must not convey emotional or personal bias.

Logical organization may make reading the reports less difficult and fatiguing. Being able to easily locate the portions of the text that are of interest will be helpful, for example, organize using sections and section headings. As suggested by the 10 Investigative Report Samples and Examples article (n.d.), the investigative report needs to be brief, to the point and simple and clear, Also, well organized and ultimately serve its intended purpose.

All parts of the report have the potential of miscommunication. In my opinion, conclusion may be the most likely to be miscommunicated Mainly because the conclusion is usually a subjective choice. Presenting the same facts to different people would lead to different conclusions. The investigative reports should focus on presenting the facts objectively. However, the report conclusions may or may not be useful for all readers.

Reference

10 Investigation Report Samples and Examples. (n.d.). Retrieved from:

Hello professor and class,

In the first part of the discussion, investigative reports tend to be extremely technical and very detail oriented. What a regular report may list in one page, an investigative report may take four or five. There are many reasons for this, some of which include details that may be needed for legal issues or accounting purposes. The wording is all written very precise , and in moist details, no details are left out. The best way for a do obtain the information they want from this type of a paper is to take notes and specifically pay attention to the main body of the text. Combining these two ideas should be of significant help in this case.

In the second part of the discussion, The parts of an investigative report are:

Summary . This is the abbreviated version of the incident.

Description. This will include the full and detailed description of what has happened. It will be very detail oriented and long and hard to read in most cases.

Outcomes: This section tells the audience what has been done or solved in wake of the report.

Conclusions: The conclusion is, in my opinion, the part of this report that can be interpreted incorrectly and cause miscommunication. The conclusion is the authors opinion, based on what they have seen or heard.

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July 1, 2023

1) Members of OSHA's $100,000 club have:

A) invested more than $100,000 in health and safety equipment for employees.

B) purchased health and safety insurance coverage of at least $100,000.

C) received fines of $100,000 or more for safety or health violations.

D) paid more than $100,000 in workers' compensation claims.

2) Workplace safety is a significant issue because approximately ________ employees were injured on the job in 2009.

A) 3,000,000

B) 1,000,000

C) 500,000

D) 250,000

3) According to the doctrine of contributory negligence, employers were:

A) not responsible for an employees' injury when another employee's negligence caused the injury.

B) not liable for an employee's injuries when that employee's own negligence caused the injury.

C) responsible for compensating employees for all work-related illnesses and accidents.

D) not responsible for any employees' injuries under any circumstances.

4) Workers' compensation laws vary by state, but all are built on the theory that:

A) employees' personal health insurance should pay the medical costs of any injuries.

B) work-related accidents are costs of doing business and should be paid for by employers.

C) governments are responsible for paying the medical costs related to an employee's injuries.

D) employers are not responsible for employee injuries resulting from the employee's own negligence.

5) Which of the following is a true statement about workers' compensation?

A) Workers' compensation laws are federally mandated and enforced by OSHA.

B) Non-union firms are not required to carry workers' compensation insurance.

C) Workers' compensation is not mandatory in all U.S. states.

D) Most states had workers' compensation programs by 1911.

6) Workers' compensation:

A) pays only if the worker cannot.

B) is considered a no-fault system.

C) is mandatory in all fifty states.

D) covers employees' medical costs with Medicaid.

7) The primary goal of state workers' compensation laws is best described as:

A) providing a means for injured workers to receive care and income without having to sue.

B) determining the cause of work-related accidents and minimizing future accidents.

C) ensuring that employers are not held responsible for accidents caused by worker negligence.

D) spreading the cost of workplace accidents among all workers in the state.

8) The ________ holds that employers are not held liable for an employee's injuries when the negligence of another employee contributed to or caused the accident.

A) doctrine of contributory negligence

B) fellow-servant rule

C) general duty provision

D) "no-fault" rule

9) Which of the following is most likely true?

A) Workers' compensation is a federal program. OSHA is the organization that helps individual states meet workers' compensation standards.

B) Workers' compensation is a federal program that provides compensation to employees injured on the job. OSHA is a federal program that creates and enforces safety standards in the work place.

C) OSHA is a federal program that creates safety standards for work environments. Workers' compensation programs are created by the individual states to provide compensation for employees injured on the job.

D) OSHA is a federal program that provides compensation for employees injured on the job. Workers' compensation programs are state programs that provide compensation for employees injured on the job.

10) Workers' compensation:

A) replaces the worker's entire income until he/she is able to work again.

B) provides benefits for permanent, but not temporary, impairment.

C) gives survivors burial allowances and income benefits.

D) covers medical expenses up to $100,000.