An introduction is generally the most read section of any written document as it is the initial section of the document. The attitude of readers towards the entire document can be influenced by the introduction part. It generally consists of the background, problems and proposed solution (Etalle, 2004). The readers may find it difficult to understand what the report is about if the introduction part is missed. It can be viewed as a mental road map that should address the concerns of the readers regarding what they are reading, why the topic they are studying is important, what they knew about the topic beforehand and how it will advance new ways of learning and understanding (University of Southern California, 2018).
An overview is the brief representation of overall content of the report. It is short the short description of the content that aims on providing readers with the main idea without explaining all the details (Bell & Smith, 2006). It consists of brief explanation regarding the issues incorporated in the report, reasons for the readers to go through it, desired response from them after reading it and the objectives of writing the report. It provides clear ideas about what the readers can expect from the report by providing a high- class summary.
Though both the introduction and overview have their own significance, an overview is preferable to an introduction due to the following reasons:
It gives better idea about the report as it is not just limited to introducing the topic.
It saves time and effort of the readers as they can get the gist of the report through overview.
It is more informative and detailed than introduction that makes it easier to decide whether the whole paper is worth a read or not.
It provides quick preview of the entire document at a glance while introduction is more focused on developing effective context on which the report can be built on.
Thus most of the readers prefer to read overview over introduction of the report to extract the main idea.
References
Bell, A. H., & Smith, D. M. (2006). Mnagement Communication. New York: Wiley.
University of Southern California. (2018, June 17). General Reference and Research Help . Retrieved from Organizing Your Social Sciences Research Paper.
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An introduction is generally the most read section of any written document as it is the initial section of the document. The attitude of readers towards the entire document can be influenced by the introduction part. It generally consists of the background, problems and proposed solution (Etalle, 2004). The readers may find it difficult to understand what the report is about if the introduction part is missed. It can be viewed as a mental road map that should address the concerns of the readers regarding what they are reading, why the topic they are studying is important, what they knew about the topic beforehand and how it will advance new ways of learning and understanding (University of Southern California, 2018).
An overview is the brief representation of overall content of the report. It is short the short description of the content that aims on providing readers with the main idea without explaining all the details (Bell & Smith, 2006). It consists of brief explanation regarding the issues incorporated in the report, reasons for the readers to go through it, desired response from them after reading it and the objectives of writing the report. It provides clear ideas about what the readers can expect from the report by providing a high- class summary.
Though both the introduction and overview have their own significance, an overview is preferable to an introduction due to the following reasons:
It gives better idea about the report as it is not just limited to introducing the topic.
It saves time and effort of the readers as they can get the gist of the report through overview.
It is more informative and detailed than introduction that makes it easier to decide whether the whole paper is worth a read or not.
It provides quick preview of the entire document at a glance while introduction is more focused on developing effective context on which the report can be built on.
Thus most of the readers prefer to read overview over introduction of the report to extract the main idea.
References
Bell, A. H., & Smith, D. M. (2006). Mnagement Communication. New York: Wiley.
Etalle, S. (2004, October). How to Write an Introduction: A Suggestion . Retrieved from win.tue.nl/~setalle/introduction.html
University of Southern California. (2018, June 17). General Reference and Research Help . Retrieved from Organizing Your Social Sciences Research Paper.