Report Presented as a Web Site

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Although formal reports often follow a particular pattern, they also must adapt to an organization’s needs. A Web site can function as a report, as in the following example from 2011 about changing water levels in the High Plains aquifer. Congress requires the U.S. Geological Survey (USGS) to report on this information every two years. Click through the following five videos (paying special attention to the yellow pop-up annotations) and then answer the questions about how the USGS used professional-report principles to organize and present information.

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Video 5

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Thinking Professionally

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