First though, is the context for the report: NUS is concerned about faculty and student relationship extending into the social media platform in particular, Facebook. Administration is currently deliberating on a University wide guideline for teachers befriending students (and vice versa) on Facebook and would like more information in this area. (Yes this was cntrl c+v-ed)
With that out of the way, let us proceed into the outline itself, starting with the PPQ.
Problem: Teacher-student interaction on social media (especially Facebook), presents complex consequences.
Purpose: To develop guidelines for teacher-student interaction on social media (especially Facebook) based on the nature of these consequences
Questions:
1. How relevant (e.g. based on frequency of usage) is student-teacher interaction on social media to student-teacher relationships?
2. What are the consequences of student-teacher interaction on social media?
3. According to the consequences, what guidelines should be formed to govern student-teacher interaction on social media?
From that simple PPQ, here's the rough outline of my eventual report that I've constructed (and will hopefully be good enough for me to follow).
1. Cover Page
2. Content Page
3. Executive Summary
-A short write-up to summarise the key points from the previous sections: a condensed report for all you lazy executives out there
4. Introduction
-The first section of any report, providing the PPQ, and a brief overview of the issues to be discussed subsequently.
5. Findings
-Showcase relevant findings that back up my cause, to provide a solid foundation for the 2 subsequent sections to come
6. Conclusions (or as I like to refer to it, Evaluation)
-As the name suggests, evaluation of the findings takes place here. Providing reasons for the data, and the section where the answers to key questions 1-3 should surface.
-Exclusively made to address question 4, and also the entire purpose of the report: to provide guidelines for teacher-student interaction on social media.
8. Overall Conclusion
-Revisiting the PPQ, Highlight the key findings, evaluation, and recommendations, all to end off for a highly persuasive call to action
9. List of references to hit the last single digit number 9
