Task 1

Instructions: The following task is to be submitted to your teacher in one of the two ways described below.

 

To return work by email To return work by mail To save and finish later

Produce Word Processed Documents - Task 1

 

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Student Name

Teacher Name

Distance Education Centre 

Out in the Real Word

Part A - Gathering Information

It is your job in the next 2 weeks to collect examples of real documents. To achieve this, you will need to contact 2 local offices ( private or government - even a school). Try to collect any / all of the following (NB: they should be blank - you are interested in the layout)

Also, find out about procedures for checking and correcting documents

Part B - Recording your findings

Fill out the table below using your collection of documents.

List the type of document in Column 1.

In columns 2 and 3, comment on:

  • the purpose of the document
  • the layout
  • style - format
Document Type

Name of Business 1 

Name of Business 2
 

 

 
 

 

Part C - Answering questions

Question 1

What checking and correcting procedures did each business engage in?

 

Question 2

Outline the similarities and differences in the business documents of each business

 

  Business 1  Business 2 
Similarities
Differences

Send your sample documents in by mail. Your teacher will return them after marking this task.