QUESTION 1: INVESTIGATIVE REPORT
The purpose of this question is to establish whether you know how to write an investigative report. This requires you to do the necessary preparatory reading so that you can answer the question adequately.
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Question 1 - Investigate Report
The purpose of this question is to establish whether you know how to write an investigative report.
This requires you to do the necessary preparatory reading so that you can answer the question
adequately.
Background
You are the Secretary of the Department of Student Support at the University of Malusi. The Student
Support Committee and the SRC would like to address challenges of drug addiction at the university
and start a community engagement project by assisting students from the neighbouring high schools.
Your department was tasked to investigate possibilities of building a drug rehabilitation centre in one
of the university campuses. Mr Dube, the Chairperson of the Student Support Committee, requested
you to investigate possibilities of building the rehabilitation centre at one of the campuses and how it
would benefit university students and those from the neighbouring schools. The report should be
submitted on 30 May 2024.
Instructions
Write an investigative report in which you investigate the possibilities of building a rehabilitation
centre at one of the campuses of the University of Malusi and how it would benefit university
students and students from neighbouring high schools. You are to submit the report to Mr Dube by
30 May 2024.
Use the following headings and sub-headings:
Title
Information to be included in title should relate to what the investigation is about, where it is taking
place and why it is to be conducted.
Terms of Reference
The following information should be included: date on which you were commissioned to conduct the
investigation, the name and position of the person who commissioned you, your name and your
position, the essence of the report, and date for the submission of the report and recommendations.
Procedures
Identify at least four (4) methods/steps/procedures followed to collect information from various
sources. It is imperative that each method/step/procedure is numbered and mentions the purpose.
Findings
Present the factual information found during the investigation under each method/step/procedure
used above to collect information. This means four (4) findings are expected as per your procedures
identified above.
Conclusions
Comment, analyse and interpret the factual information (findings) above. Do not provide more than
three (3) conclusions.
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