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Site Visit Report example

Site Visit Report example

What is a site visit report.

A site visit report is a formal document that provides a detailed account of a visit to a particular location or project site.

It records the observations, activities, conditions, discussions, and any deviations or issues identified during the visit.

The report often includes recommendations or action items based on these findings.

It serves as an official record, aids in tracking progress or compliance, and can guide future decision-making.

What does the site visit report example cover?

Here's what's covered in the site visit report example:

  • Report Title: Clearly indicating it's a "Site Visit Report."
  • Project Name/Title: Name of the project or site.
  • Location: Address or description of the site visited.
  • Date of Visit: The exact date the visit took place.
  • Prepared By: Name of the person or team who prepared the report.
  • Introduction/Objective: A brief section detailing the purpose and objectives of the site visit.
  • Attendees/Participants: A list of individuals present during the visit, including their roles or affiliations.
  • Summary of Activities/Observations: A concise overview of what was done and seen during the visit.
  • Project Progress: Status of ongoing work.
  • Safety Measures: Observations related to safety precautions, PPE usage, and potential hazards.
  • Quality of Work: Comments on the quality of work done so far.
  • Equipment & Resources: Status and condition of machinery, tools, and other resources.
  • Personnel: Feedback on staff performance, skill levels, or interactions.
  • Issues or Concerns Identified: Any problems, discrepancies, or potential risks noticed during the visit.
  • Recommendations: Based on observations and identified issues, suggest corrective actions, improvements, or next steps.
  • Photos and Diagrams: Visual documentation can be invaluable in a site report. Include relevant photos with clear captions to illustrate points made in the report.
  • Conclusion: Sum up the main findings and the overall impression from the site visit.
  • Next Steps/Follow-Up Actions: Any scheduled follow-up visits, tasks to be done, or decisions to be made after the site visit.
  • Attachments/Appendices: Additional materials, notes, or detailed data supporting the report's content.
  • Signatures: Depending on the report's formality, it might be necessary for the person preparing the report and perhaps a superior or project stakeholder to sign off on its contents.

A well-prepared site visit report should be clear, concise, and structured. It provides a factual and objective account of the visit and serves as a vital tool for communication, decision-making, and record-keeping.

Site Visit Report example and sample

Below is an example of a site visit report in action. You can use this example in its entirety or sample it as needed.

Site Visit Report example

Use a free Site Visit Report template based on this Site Visit Report example

Digitise this site visit report example.

Make it easy for your team to fill out site visit reports by using a standardised site visit report template .

The free digital site visit report comes pre-built with all the fields, section and information from the site visit report example above for your team to carry out detailed reports.

Customise the report with any extra information you need captured from your site visit reports with the drag and drop form builder.

Distribute your digital site visit report for your team on mobile or tablet so they can fill it out on site while the information is still fresh and at hand.

Create digital workflows for your site visit reports

Make it easy for your team to request, record and sign off on site visit reports by utilising a dedicated a site visit report app .

Automated workflows move a site visit request from planning to recording to signoff a smooth and simple process.

Quickly and easily share completed site visit reports as perfectly formatted PDF or CSV so your team is always across what's been recorded.

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How to Write a Visit Report

Last Updated: December 27, 2023 References

This article was co-authored by Madison Boehm . Madison Boehm is a Business Advisor and the Co-Founder of Jaxson Maximus, a men’s salon and custom clothiers based in southern Florida. She specializes in business development, operations, and finance. Additionally, she has experience in the salon, clothing, and retail sectors. Madison holds a BBA in Entrepreneurship and Marketing from The University of Houston. This article has been viewed 644,680 times.

Whether you’re a student or a professional, a visit report helps you document the procedures and processes at an industrial or corporate location. These reports are fairly straightforward. Describe the site first and explain what you did while you were there. If required, reflect on what you learned during your visit. No additional research or information is needed.

Things You Should Know

  • Check the report requirements before writing down general information about the visit. Explain the site’s purpose, operations, and what happened during the visit.
  • Identify the site’s strengths and weaknesses. Add recommendations for improvement and describe what you learned there if you’re a student.
  • Give your report a title page, write clearly and objectively, and include relevant pictures in the report. Proofread it carefully before submitting it.

Describing the Site

Step 1 Look over the requirements of your visit report.

  • Reports are usually only 2-3 pages long, but in some cases, these reports may be much longer.
  • In some cases, you may be asked to give recommendations or opinions about the site. In other cases, you will be asked only to describe the site.
  • Ask your boss or instructor for models of other visit reports. If you can't get a model, look up samples online.

Step 2 Start the paper with general information about the visit.

  • If you visited a factory, explain what it is producing and what equipment it uses.
  • If you visited a construction site, describe what is being constructed and how far along the construction is. You should also describe the terrain of the site and the layout.
  • If you’re visiting a business, describe what the business does. State which department or part of the business you visited.
  • If you’re visiting a school, identify which grades they teach. Note how many students attend the school. Name the teachers whose classes you observed.

Step 4 Explain what happened during the visit in chronological order.

  • Who did you talk to? What did they tell you?
  • What did you see at the site?
  • What events took place? Did you attend a seminar, Q&A session, or interview?
  • Did you see any demonstrations of equipment or techniques?

Step 5 Summarize the operations at the site.

  • For example, at a car factory, describe whether the cars are made by robots or humans. Describe each step of the assembly line.
  • If you're visiting a business, talk about different departments within the business. Describe their corporate structure and identify what programs they use to conduct their business.

Reflecting on Your Visit

Step 1 Describe what you learned at the site if you’re a student.

  • Is there something you didn’t realize before that you learned while at the site?
  • Who at the site provided helpful information?
  • What was your favorite part of the visit and why?

Step 2 Identify the strengths and weaknesses of the site.

  • For example, you might state that the factory uses the latest technology but point out that employees need more training to work with the new equipment.
  • If there was anything important left out of the visit, state what it was. For example, maybe you were hoping to see the main factory floor or to talk to the manager.

Step 3 Provide recommendations for improvement if required.

  • Tailor your recommendations to the organization or institution that owns the site. What is practical and reasonable for them to do to improve their site?
  • Be specific. Don’t just say they need to improve infrastructure. State what type of equipment they need or give advice on how to improve employee morale.

Formatting Your Report

Step 1 Add a title page to the beginning of your report.

  • If you are following a certain style guideline, like APA or Chicago style, make sure to format the title page according to the rules of the handbook.

Step 2 Write in clear and objective language.

  • Don’t just say “the visit was interesting” or “I was bored.” Be specific when describing what you learned or saw.

Step 3 Include any relevant pictures if desired.

Sample Visit Report

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  • ↑ http://services.unimelb.edu.au/__data/assets/pdf_file/0010/471286/Site_Reports_for_Engineers_Update_051112.pdf
  • ↑ https://www.examples.com/business/visit-report.html
  • ↑ https://www.thepensters.com/blog/industrial-visit-report-writing/
  • ↑ https://eclass.aueb.gr/modules/document/file.php/ME342/Report%20Drafting.pdf

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To write a visit report, start by including a general introduction that tells your audience where and when you visited, who your contact was, and how you got there. Once you have the introduction written out, take 1 to 2 paragraphs to describe the purpose of the site you visited, including details like the size and layout. If you visited a business, talk about what the business does and describe any specific departments you went to. Then, summarize what happened during your visit in chronological order. Make sure to include people you met and what they told you. Toward the end of your report, reflect on your visit by identifying any strengths and weaknesses in how the site operates and provide any recommendations for improvement. For more help, including how to format your report, read on! Did this summary help you? Yes No

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Here we will cover everything you need to know about of how to approach your first site visit analysis for a new project, what to do when physically there, and how to eventuate and summarize the information you collect.

However before visiting for the first time we highly recommend that you carry out desktop study beforehand, as this will provide an important initial understanding of the site and generate far better results and more refined questions once there.

The desktop study will also help to identify the important items of equipment that you will need to take with you to make your trip as successful as possible. …these are mentioned below but may include a: 

  • Site map (very important)
  • Tape measure
  • Laser distance meter

…more essential architects items here

Site Visit Analysis and Report

Conducting an architecture site visit analysis

A site visit analysis is a comprehensive report that summarizes the findings of a physical inspection of a potential development site. It includes information on the site’s physical characteristics, location, surrounding area, demographic information, environmental impact, zoning regulations, traffic flow, and recommendations for development.

The report synthesizes all gathered information to provide a comprehensive understanding of the site and its potential.

What to look for?

Once there, there are a whole number of important areas and items that need to be studied and recorded, some of which would have already been identified during your desktop study, but as a starting point we’ve produced the below list of all the key areas:

We suggest that you take these with you and tick them off as they are found, so not to miss anything.

  • Entrance and access points (both pedestrian and vehicle)
  • Security (gates, surveillance)
  • Travelling to the site (road types and suitability, safety, public transport)
  • Boundary treatment (fencing, vegetation, land form, water)
  • Extent of boundary (does it match the survey/OS map)
  • Circulation (existing travel routes within the site)
  • Noise levels (quiet and loud areas)
  • Services (electric, gas, water, sewage)
  • Existing buildings (condition? Relevant? Protected?)
  • Existing landscape features (condition? Relevant? Protected?)
  • Neighbouring buildings (local vernacular, protected?)
  • Views in and out of the site (areas to screen off and areas to draw attention to)
  • Tree’s and vegetation (protected and rare species)
  • Ecology (any areas likely to be home to protected species)
  • Orientation (sun and wind paths)
  • Light levels (areas in direct sunlight, shaded areas, dappled light)
  • Accessibility (disability access)
  • Surrounding context (historical, heritage, conservation area, SSSI, AONB)
  • Existing materials in and around the site
  • Topography (site levels)
  • Flood level (is it likely to flood)
  • Soil and ground conditions (types and suitability)
  • Existing legal agreements (where are the rights of way, covenants)
  • Hazards (Electricity lines, Drainage, Telephone lines, Sub-stations)

We provide a site analysis checklist here covering all of the above that’s free to download.

Site Visit Analysis and Report

Where to start

You want to begin documenting your visit as soon as you arrive, as the approach and entrance to your site are just as important as the site itself. If you’re desktop study didn’t highlight the possible routes and methods of transport to and from the site, then this needs to be recorded also.

Documenting your first impressions is vitally important, ask yourself; what do you see as you enter the site? what do you hear? what do you feel? (…what senses are the first to be triggered), you will only get one chance to do this properly and so you need to make it count!

…and don’t forget to include the location of the elements you record, when noting it down on your site map or survey. By the end of your visit, you should barley be able to read whats under all your notes …write down everything!

Moving on from first impressions, you should plan to walk around the site as least twice (as a minimum) to ensure that nothing is missed, so leave enough time to make a least two loops, noting down and photographing everything that you feel is relevant, no matter how small.

…there’s nothing worse than getting back to the studio and realizing you forgot to document something.

We like to use the check list supplied above and:

  • Firstly walk around the site whilst annotating a site plan
  • Secondly with a camera …photographing everything
  • and thirdly with both …just in case something has been missed

This way we can focus on one task at a time, helping to ensure we gather everything we need.

In terms of a camera, and depending on your budget we suggest looking one these three options (but a phone is just as good):

  • Sony DSCW800 Digital Compact Camera
  • Sony DSCWX350 Digital Compact Camera
  • Canon EOS 1300D DSLR Camera

It can be difficult to identify certain elements, and some may only be noticeable from a professional survey, such as underground services and precise spot levels. But approximations of such locations and heights are a good start and can serve as a reminder for further investigation.

If accessible you can of course take your own measurements and so this is where a tape measure and/or distance meter will come in handy.

Try one of these:

–  Tape measure

– Laser distance meter

What to take with you

Firstly look at the weather, you wont have a good time if your not dressed appropriately, and this applies to protecting your notes and equipment as well as yourself.

…a simple quick check, can make or break a visit, arranging to go on sunny day will also give you the best site photographs, which could also be used in future CGI’s and presentation material. 

If the site is derelict, or has potentially dangerous or hazardous elements, it is likely that you will require personal protection equipment (otherwise known as PPE) so make sure this is organised before setting off.

As a minimum you want to take with you a camera, a pen and an OS map. Google Maps can provide a temporary (though very basic) version, but a much preferred scaled version that can normally be obtained through your university or practice via such companies as:

  • Digimap – digimap.edina.ac.uk
  • Xero CAD – xerocad.co.uk
  • CAD Mapper – cadm a pper.com (free account available)

As mentioned, you will want to make notes, and record everything you observe, experience and hear all over this map. So print out a couple of copies at a usable and convenient size.

Site Visit Analysis and Report

A camera is essential in documenting the site, and the pictures taken during your visit are likely to be used on a daily basis throughout your project. So once again make sure you document and record everything.

Pictures should be taken from all distances, close zoomed-in sections of materials and textures along with shots of the site from a distance to include the area as a whole and within its context.

Note pads are important for obvious reasons, we prefer an A5 sized pad, as this is much easier to carry and hold than an A4 one.

Tape measures can be useful, but we never go on a site visit without a distance meter.

…and lastly if you’re visiting on your own, don’t forget to tell someone where you’ll be and take your phone with a charged battery.

Our site visit equipment check list looks something like this:

  • Weather check
  • Print out our “what to look for” checklist
  • Site map (at least 2 copies)
  • PPE equipment
  • Scale ruler

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FAQ’s about site visit analysis

What is included in a site analysis.

As discussed above, site analysis typically includes the following elements:

  • Site location and context: Understanding the location of the site in relation to the surrounding area, including climate, topography, neighboring buildings, and accessibility.
  • Physical characteristics: Examining the site’s physical features, such as its size, shape, soil type, vegetation, and water sources.
  • Utilities and infrastructure: Assessing the availability of utilities such as electricity, water, gas, and sewer, as well as the infrastructure, such as roads and transportation.
  • Environmental considerations: Analyzing the site’s potential environmental impact and assessing any potential hazards, such as flooding or soil stability.
  • Zoning and land-use regulations: Reviewing the local zoning and land-use regulations to determine the types of uses and development allowed on the site.
  • Cultural and historical context: Examining the cultural and historical significance of the site and its surrounding area.
  • Demographic information: Analyzing the demographic information of the surrounding area, including population, income, and age.
  • Traffic and pedestrian flow: Studying the flow of vehicular and pedestrian traffic in the area to understand the impact on the site.

This information is used to inform the design of a building or development project, taking into account the unique characteristics and constraints of the site.

What are the steps of site analysis?

including the above, the steps involved in conducting a site analysis report typically include:

  • Data Collection: Gather data and information about the site, including maps, aerial photos, zoning regulations, environmental reports, and other relevant documents.
  • Site Observations: Conduct a site visit to observe and document the site’s physical and environmental conditions, such as topography, vegetation, water sources, and neighboring buildings.
  • Context Analysis: Analyze the site’s location and context, including its surrounding area, access to transportation, and cultural and historical significance.
  • Demographic Analysis: Study the demographic information of the surrounding area, including population, income, and age, to understand the potential market for the development project.
  • Traffic and Pedestrian Flow Analysis: Study the flow of vehicular and pedestrian traffic in the area to understand the impact on the site.
  • Synthesis: Synthesize the information gathered in the previous steps to develop a comprehensive understanding of the site and its potential.
  • Recommendations: Based on the analysis, make recommendations for the development of the site, taking into account the unique characteristics and constraints of the site.

These steps help architects and planners to gain a deeper understanding of the site and to make informed decisions about the design and development of a building or project.

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Free site visit reports templates are hard to come by. Intelligent, well-thought-out site visit report templates are a rarity online. Most of the time, you’re stuck with either a) not enough information about a download someone wants you to pay for or b) something so bleak, so bland, that you will need to change half of it to make it reasonably worth its salt.

To lend a mower to this proverbial thicket, we thought we’d do what no one else seems to endeavor to deliver a free site visit report template you can download and start using today . And you won’t get sent to some screen asking for a credit card either. This one is on us.

Before you dive into the download, let’s take a few points and unravel their mystery to ensure we’re on the same page. After all, we were hoping you could make the best use of your site visit reports templates, so it makes sense to communicate how best you might utilize this site reporting tool. Let’s dive in.

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Included In The Site Visit Report Template

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Site visits are a common practice in many industries. Some of these industries include:

  • Construction
  • Project Management
  • Property Management

We’ve done our research to set the template, so you’ll find the template valuable and efficient no matter the function. It should work great in Construction, site project management, and also property management endeavors.

Diving into the template, you may notice three primary sections:

  • Administrative
  • On-Site Report Information

These sections are all very standard and should require no further explanation, save for the central data collection section.

The on-site report information or central data collection section of the site visit report template has five areas:

  • Site Conditions – From safety to functionality, the site conditions section allows notation of your findings of the site.
  • Current Work In Progress – It holds the details about the work taking place at the time of the site visit, whether on temporary shut down to accommodate for the visit or not.
  • Scheduled Work Preparation – It includes the details and information about the following stages and the pre-development on-site to accommodate upcoming steps and processes.
  • Observations – Your reporters will include any overall observations, points requiring notes, or other information.
  • Additional Report Details – An information overflow section allows you or the reporter to include any other pertinent details about the site visit that were not included in the report. The section can also be used as a supplemental data capture section.

How To Use The Site Visit Report Template

The Site Visit Report Template is an organized slate for your site reporting needs. It is purposefully organized, with room to write observations and details for each of the vital fundamental metrics you’re likely to explore on your site visit.

Step 1 – Download the template.

Step 2 – Print the template.

Step 3 – Complete your report.

It doesn’t get much simpler than that. However, you know that your site visit report will be complex in comparison. We thought sharing six essential tips for a successful site visit process would be of use to aid you in your quest. And without further ado, here are the tips to use with your Site Visit Reports Templates.

6 Essential Tips For Site Visiting and Reporting Success

  • Get Tooled Up

One of the best things you can do pre-inspection is to ensure you have the best tools to aid you in your site visit reporting. Now, you could easily download and print the Site Visit Reports Template we’ve provided here; or you could look at using a fully digital solution.

At the very least, you or your appointed reporting staff will likely carry a smartphone with them. Using a digital solution, you can use this device we all carry regardless for the reporting process itself. With digital solutions like what you’re going to find with 1st Incident Reporting’s mobile and customizable app, you can do a lot more than fill out a report on your phone or tablet. We’ll get more to that later. 

  • Plan It Out

One of the most essential lessons to learn in business management is that appropriate planning saves time, money, and headaches. Preventing disaster is wise by having a well-thought-out plan of attack for your site visit inspection and subsequent reporting.

Break down your site visit into notable segments, and you’ll find you can quickly investigate a segment at a time, then cross it off your list. Segmentation for inspections tends to allow for a more straightforward determination of process faults at the micro-level rather than the macro. It’s also a great way to formulate your plan to complete the site visit efficiently and effectively.

  • Watch The Weather

If your operations or those of the site you or your reporter will attend are outside, watching the weather might be as crucial as it would on a day run to take the family to the beach. The weather might play an even more critical role if the site visit itself will hamper outdoor operations.

Similarly, if you are in Canada or one of the Northern United States, where harsh winters are an annual reality, accounting for weather in your plans is something every intelligent manager will do.

  • Communicate Intent

Depending on the nature of your site visit, it’s typically a wise and polite idea to communicate your intent to perform a site inspection. It’s essential when you’re looking at a sudden shutdown of operations to accommodate for reporting staff to perform their site visit.

Whether you’re letting the team lead for building materials coordination know or the foundation construction foreman, communicating your intent to perform a site visit is a professional way to move forward. It’s also a great way to build up the people around you by including them instead of excluding them. ( source )

  • Coordinate With Teams

You need to coordinate with relevant teams rather than just communicating that you’ll have an on-site inspection site visit completed on a particular date and time. It’s one thing to drop an email or a phone call to let someone know; it’s another thing to invite their active support.

When you coordinate with teams on-site for your site visit, you communicate a powerful message – that teams are stronger when they work together. Consider the ramifications of an unannounced site visit. Staff would be paranoid, on edge, and looking over their shoulder. Although you might increase specific workforce metrics by instilling a culture of fear, you likely won’t get anyone’s best work.

The moral of this short thought was that it usually pays more significant dividends to work with people than against them.

In order to look at things from another perspective, there are cases where you need to communicate your intent to do a site visit for your own safety. Here’s an interesting fact: In 2019, 33% of worker fatalities in road construction sites involved a commercial motor vehicle. There were 250 such deaths that year. ( source )

Sometimes coordinating to shut down a busy vehicular area to allow pedestrian inspectors or management to do a site visit is for everyone’s best interest and safety.

  • Don’t Be Afraid

Okay, we aren’t saying you’re a child in a dark room at night during a thunderstorm, not at all. This last tip is perhaps the most essential tip of all because it challenges you to step outside your comfort zone. When we say don’t be afraid, we mean don’t be afraid to ask for help.

The best leaders are those who recognize the limitations of not only the team but of themselves. In placing limitations on our workloads, we limit stress from pushing us to a breaking point. 

Given the complexity of many construction projects and other projects that might incur a need for regular site visits and reports, it’s obvious why some companies utilize entire teams for their site and project management. 

Never feel afraid to ask for the help of another professional. Managing big projects isn’t easy. It’s okay to ask someone for assistance to help you complete a big or prolonged site visit.

Next Steps: Digitizing Your Site Visit

Okay, so you’ve got your template printed and ready to go, a viable solution to documenting a site visit report. However, would it be easier to carry a tablet you could complete the report on directly, including photos or even video? Or perhaps customizing a report to include a checklist you can check off right on your smartphone as you walk around the site?

With a digital, mobile solution, you have the freedom to come and go into the report as you please. And when the report is complete, the custom notifications can let the right people know the report is complete and ready for sharing.

Automated processes take the guesswork out of remembering to hand in a report. They allow management to immediately take action rather than wait to see a paper report to determine what happened.

Like the 1st Reporting app, a digital solution allows for instant collaboration, so if you need to have one, two, or even several other staff assist in a group site visit, each could contribute on their own device.

Saving you time and money while offering you a secure platform for customizable site reporting is the name of the game here. Find out how turning your site visit reports templates digital can move your business forward.

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Site Visit Report

At the conclusion of the Site Visit, the Site Visit Team will produce a Site Visit Report. Programs will have the opportunity to comment on the Site Visit Report prior to its finalization. Detailed information on procedures governing Site Visit Reports can be found in the Site Visit Manuals . All report recipients shall be informed that the Site Visit Report is confidential, and that it is not to be distributed, or referenced, outside of the comment period. The planning program shall not release the Site Visit Report to outside parties until after the PAB’s decision, unless permission to do so has been gained from the PAB.

Site Visit Report – Draft Comments

The Program has two weeks to provide comments to the draft Site Visit Report. Comments include:  I. any factual corrections; and II. a response to the Site Visit Team’s findings, wherein the Program can clarify any misconceptions or differing interpretations, and document areas of disagreement. The Part II narrative should address only those standards and criteria assessed as partially-met or unmet. Evidence of compliance is limited to what was available to the team at the time of the Site Visit; no new evidence or documentation is allowed at this time.

Site Visit Report – Final Comments

Once the Site Visit Report is final, the Program has one month to submit comments that address only those standards and criteria assessed as partially-met or unmet. This response becomes part of the official record and is reviewed by the Site Visit Team and the PAB. Comments are optional.

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This optional report provides the opportunity for programs to submit additional, updated evidence of compliance with PAB standards that was not part of the previous report (e.g. Self-Study Report, Site Visit Report, comments to the final Site Visit Report).

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Key stages of conducting a site visit and reporting your observations and findings.

When you visit a site, company, institution, plant or other location outside the university to observe how your field of study operates in practice, you are often required to write about what you saw. Whether you have to write a standalone report or record your observations for a larger piece of assessment, following the stages below will help you get the most out of your site visit.

Before your visit

Your visit might be the only chance you have to collect information about the site that is not available from other sources.

To prepare for your site visit:

  • Review your subject material in the LMS and your notes, and brainstorm what you already know about the site.
  • Do some preliminary research about the site in relevant library databases and online, so you know what information is already available in published sources.
  • Make a list of the information you think you need to collect at the site.
  • Prepare questions to ask staff at the site, if they will be available.

Collate the materials you will need to refer to at the site, e.g. your task brief, list of information to collect and questions, in a format you can access easily while on the move. Ensure that you have a reliable way to take notes, and that your phone has plenty of charge for taking photos.

A notebook or document with prepared headings makes it easy to record the information you need. You should also make sure you:

  • Complete any forms or health and safety requirements for your subject.
  • Know how to get to the site, and who to contact if you are delayed.
  • Wear clothing that is appropriate to the site conditions and the weather.

During your visit

To maximise the information you gather:

  • Take notes of any impressions or observations you have, of all aspects of the visit, under subheadings. Extra notes can help you recall important details you may not have realised were relevant at the time.
  • Record voice messages or memos of insights as they happen to avoid having to rely on your memory.
  • Take photos from different perspectives. If you need to include images in your assessment, you will be glad you have a range to choose from. You may not have a chance to return to the site to take more photos if you missed something important on the day.
  • Ask questions when you have the opportunity. If you meet any staff at the site, they are likely to expect you to ask questions and are usually happy to answer.

Gathering as much information as possible during the site visit will give you a wider range of material to draw from when you are preparing your report or assessment, and you will be able to produce a more accurate and polished piece of work.

Sections of a site visit report

Site visit reports may vary from subject to subject, so you should always check the information you’ve been given in your assessment brief or in other subject material. If your site visit report contains the following features, these explanations may help you gain a sense of the purpose of various sections:

Include the title of the visit or project, name of the site, the date of the site visit, and your name and student number. You may also need to include your tutor’s name, your tutorial group, or your team members for group assignments.

An executive summary is a condensed version of the whole report. It typically contains a few sentences on the background and location of the site, the purpose of the report, a statement about what was observed, and a few sentences that offer a conclusion or recommendations.

The introduction of the report should set the context for the level of observation conducted on the site visit. Include the importance of what is being observed and what you can learn from those observations. This might be, for example, to address a problem or provide a solution in another location.

This section is highly dependent on your context. It may involve explaining procedures and processes, such as chemical processes, construction, or commercial operations of a plant, or how certain features of the site are arranged.

In the final section, you should sum up the key findings from the site visit and comment on the implications of these findings, and you may also give recommendations if that is appropriate to the task.  If you are required to reflect on your experience, try and make connections between what you have observed at the site and what you have learned in your subject.

Provide references to literature and published sources if you are required to integrate these into your site visit report.

Write up your findings as soon as possible after your site visit. The sooner you write your report, the more you’ll remember.

Reflection / Observation

If you are asked to write a reflection of your visit, try to:

  • Make links between theory and practice, i.e. what you’ve been doing in your subject, what you’ve read, any previous professional experience you have in the field and the practices you observed at the site.
  • Demonstrate in your reflection that you understood the most important features of the site.
  • Evaluate and discuss the relative strengths and weaknesses of the processes and procedures you observed (e.g. technology, efficiency).

A site visit is far more than an excursion or trip. It is an excellent opportunity to gain insights into how your area of study operates in practice, and if you adequately prepare to collect extensive information during your visit, you will be able to produce a higher quality report or assessment as well.

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Upon receipt of the final Site Visit Report (approximately 8 weeks after the conclusion of the visit), the program faculty will have an opportunity to submit a response to the findings, including any errors of fact, additional information, or changes since the time of the site visit. A link to the Program Response Form will be sent by a member of the ACEN Staff.

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The Self-Study Report, the Site Visit Report, and the programs response will be reviewed by the Evaluation Review Panel (ERP, for nursing education programs) or the Transition-to-Practice Committee (TTP Committee, for TTP programs). These post-site visit review bodies make a recommendation about the program’s compliance with the Standards and Criteria to the Board of Commissioners (BOC).

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The onsite peer evaluators' and post-site visit reviewers’ recommendations regarding compliance with the Accreditation Standards, along with the Self-Study Report and Site Visit Report, are forwarded to the Board of Commissioners for review and action. Decision options for the Board of Commissioners are based on ACEN Policy #4 . The dates for the Evaluation Review Panel and Board of Commissioners meetings are available on the ACEN Calendar .

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The 4 Big Questions the Pentagon’s New UFO Report Fails to Answer

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After a year of eyebrow-raising headlines about government whistleblowers alleging that the military was running secret programs focused on alien spaceships and a months-long study and dogged investigative work through the shadows of classified Pentagon programs, the United States Defense Department announced Friday that it found no evidence that the government is covering up contact with extraterrestrials.

The first sentence of the 63-page report on the government’s involvement with unidentified anomalous phenomenon—a report mandated and driven by Congress—seemingly left no wiggle room: The study “found no evidence that any USG [US government] investigation, academic-sponsored research, or official review panel has confirmed that any sighting of a UAP represented extraterrestrial technology. All investigative efforts, at all levels of classification, concluded that most sightings were ordinary objects and phenomena and the result of misidentification.”

The report was issued by the Pentagon’s All-domain Anomaly Resolution Office (AARO), the unit created and tasked in recent years with studying UAP sightings and untangling the truth of the government’s knowledge and understanding of generations of UFO reports. It follows media interviews and a blockbuster congressional hearing last summer where whistleblower David Grusch testified that the government was engaged in a decades-long cover-up of crashed alien spacecraft and in possession even of “ non-human biologics ,” e.g., alien bodies. Grusch and other witnesses and whistleblowers came forward to congressional committees and Pentagon investigators and hinted at astounding possibilities, including that the government was running secret UFO crash-retrieval programs, and defense contractors were running covert programs, hidden even from budget appropriators, to reverse-engineer captured alien technology.

There were many reasons to doubt the full expanse of the testimony by Grusch and others. Much of it was second-hand, and after spending two years writing a book on the government, UFOs, and the search for extraterrestrial life, I said last summer that many of the claims seemed more like an “intergalactic game of telephone,” where people with limited visibility into secret Pentagon and intelligence programs were misidentifying or misinterpreting more mundane program. But that’s not to say that the new AARO report is the end of the story nor that its conclusion should be the end of public interest in UFOs, UAPs, and the secret frontiers of government science.

In fact, while the report’s conclusion surprised almost no one except the most ardent of believers—people who might not be all that inclined to believe the Pentagon’s disavowal anyway—the report in its own way raises as many new questions as it answers, questions that could, with time, prove revolutionary to technology and science.

AARO investigators, for instance, dug through the claims of witnesses and whistleblowers and successfully traced back the underlying research projects, Special Access Programs (SAPs), and classified compartments. As the report says, “AARO investigated numerous named, and described, but unnamed programs alleged to involve UAP exploitation conveyed to AARO through official interviews,” and ultimately, “conclude[d] many of these programs represent authentic, current and former sensitive, national security programs, but none of these programs have been involved with capturing, recovering, or reverse-engineering off-world technology or material.”

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But what, then, were those programs? Herein lies the most intriguing—and potentially ground-breaking—question that the Pentagon study leaves us wondering: What exactly are the secret compartmentalized programs that the whistleblowers and government witnesses misidentified as being related to UAP technology? What, exactly, are the Pentagon, intelligence community, or defense contractors working on that, from a concentric circle or two away inside the shadowy world of SAPs, looks and sounds like reverse-engineering out-of-this-world technology or even studying so-called “non-human biologics”?

There are at least four clear possibilities.

First, what exotic technological possibilities have been recovered from unknown terrestrial sources? For example, if the government is working on reverse-engineering technologies, those technologies are likely from advanced adversary nation-states like China, Russia, and Iran, and perhaps even quasi-allies like Israel that may be more limited in their technology-sharing with the US. What have other countries mastered that we haven’t?

Second, what technologies has the US mastered that the public doesn’t know about? One of the common threads of UFO sightings across decades have been secret military aircraft and spacecraft in development or not yet publicly acknowledged. For example, the CIA estimated that the U-2 spy plane in the 1950s accounted for as much as half of reported UFO sightings. And the AARO report spends a half-dozen pages documenting how confusion over subsequent generations of secret US government aircraft appear to have also contributed to the great intergalactic game of telephone of UFO programs inside the government, including modern Predator, Reaper, and Global Hawk drones. AARO investigated one claim where a witness reported hearing a former US military service member had touched an extraterrestrial spacecraft, but when they tracked down the service member, he said that the conversation was likely a garbled version of the time he touched an F-117 Nighthawk stealth fighter at a secret facility.

There are surely other secret craft still in testing and development now, including the B-21 stealth bomber, which had its first test flight in November and is now in testing at Edwards Air Force Base in California, as well as others we don’t know about. The government can still surprise us with unknown craft—like the until-then-unknown modified stealthy helicopter left behind on the Pakistan raid to kill Osama bin Laden. And some of these still-classified efforts are likely causing UFO confusion too: AARO untangled one witness’s claim of spotting a UAP with “peculiar characteristics” at a specific time and place and were able to determine, “at the time the interviewee said he observed the event, the DOD was conducting tests of a platform protected by a SAP. The seemingly strange characteristics reported by the interviewee match closely with the platform’s characteristics, which was being tested at a military facility in the time frame the interviewee was there.” So what was that craft—and what were its “peculiar characteristics?”

Relatedly, the US military has a classified spaceship, the X-37B, that has regularly orbited around the Earth since its first mission in 2010—it just blasted off on its seventh and most recent mission in December—and its previous, sixth, mission lasted a record-breaking 908 days in orbit . The Pentagon has said remarkably little about what it does up there for years at a time. What secret space-related or aviation-related programs is the government running that outsiders confuse as alien spacecraft?

The third likely area of tech development that might appear to outsiders to be UFO-related is more speculative basic research and development: What propulsion systems or material-science breakthroughs are defense contractors at work on right now that could transform our collective future? Again, AARO found such confusion taking place: After one witness reported hearing that “aliens” had observed one secret government test, AARO traced the allegation back to find “the conversation likely referenced a test and evaluation unit that had a nickname with ‘alien’ connotations at the specific installation mentioned. The nature of the test described by the interviewee closely matched the description of a specific materials test conveyed to AARO investigators.” So what materials were being tested there?

There are some puzzling materials-science breadcrumbs wrapped throughout the AARO report. It found one instance where “a private sector organization claimed to have in its possession material from an extraterrestrial craft recovered from a crash at an unknown location from the 1940s or 1950s. The organization claimed that the material had the potential to act as a THz frequency waveguide, and therefore, could exhibit ‘anti-gravity’ and ‘mass reduction’ properties under the appropriate conditions.” Ultimately, though, the new report concluded, “AARO and a leading science laboratory concluded that the material is a metallic alloy, terrestrial in nature, and possibly of USAF [US Air Force] origin, based on its materials characterization.”

Fourth and lastly is the category of the truly weird: Scientists at the forefront of physics point out that we should be humble about how little of the universe we truly understand; as Harvard astronomy chair Avi Loeb explains, effectively all that we’ve learned about relativity and quantum physics has unfolded in the span of a single human lifespan, and astounding new discoveries continue to amaze scientists. Just last summer, scientists announced they’d detected for the first time gravitational waves criss-crossing the universe that rippled through space-time, and astrophysicists continue to suspect that the universe is far weirder than we think. (Italian astrophysicist Carlo Rovelli last year posited the existence of “ white holes ” that would be related to black holes, which, he pointed out, were still a mystery just 25 years ago when he was starting his career.)

Answers here could be almost unfathomably weird—think parallel dimensions or the ability to travel at a fraction of the speed of light. And one of the most intriguing questions left by the UAP “game of telephone” is whether there are truly astounding advances in physics that government scientists, defense contractors, or research laboratories or centers could be feeling around that could also appear from the outside to be UFO-related.

Indeed, the AARO report references that at least some chunk of the “alien confusion” inside government may have grown out of a now well-known but then-secret effort in the late 2000s and early 2010s by Nevada entrepreneur Robert Bigelow’s aerospace company to study UAPs and paranormal activity by the Defense Intelligence Agency, through $22 million in funding secured by then-Senate majority leader Harry Reid. That effort, known as the Advanced Aerospace Weapons System Application Program (AAWSAP), included digging—without official authorization—into paranormal activity at a ranch out west, among other activities. Not much came out of that effort—and the AARO report dismissively notes that AAWSAP’s “scientific papers were never thoroughly peer-reviewed.” But people in and around the world of “ufology” have long noted that one of those papers intriguingly studied “Warp Drive, Dark Energy, and the Manipulation of Extra Dimensions.” Did the Pentagon know more about the outer boundaries of physics than it let on?

While other physicists who have reviewed that speculative 34-page AAWSAP report have said it had little real-world utility, it hints at how our modern understanding of the world around us may still be transformed by the unknown and future discoveries.

After reading thousands of pages of government studies, extraterrestrial research, and scientific papers related to the possibility of intelligent life elsewhere in the universe, I’ve come to believe that in some ways aliens might be the least interesting answer to the questions around UAPs and UFOs. Similarly, the AARO report may one day be seen as closing the door on alien spacecraft while opening the door to something even more fantastical.

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The U.S. crime rate is still dropping, FBI data shows

New FBI  data  confirms previous indications that crime in the U.S. declined significantly in 2023, continuing a post-pandemic trend and belying widespread perceptions that crime is rising .

A police vehicle is seen at Washington Circle in Foggy Bottom in Washington, D.C. on Sept. 06, 2023.

The new fourth-quarter numbers showed a 13% decline in murder in 2023 from 2022, a 6% decline in reported violent crime and a 4% decline in reported property crime. That’s based on data from around 13,000 law enforcement agencies, policing about 82% of the U.S. population, that provided the FBI with data through December.

“It suggests that when we get the final data in October, we will have seen likely the largest one-year decline in murder that has ever been recorded,” said  Jeff Asher , a former CIA analyst who now studies crime trends.

In October, the FBI will release its final and most comprehensive look at crime in 2023.

Asher and other experts say the biggest factor behind the drop in crime may simply be the resumption of anti-crime initiatives by local governments and courts that had stopped during the pandemic .

“After a terrible period of underfunding and understaffing caused by the pandemic, local governments have, by most measures, returned to pre-pandemic levels ,” wrote John Roman, a criminologist at the University of Chicago. In an interview, Roman said, “The courts were closed, a lot of cops got sick, a lot of police agencies told their officers not to interact with the public. Teachers were not in schools, not working with kids.”

Asher said, “The tools that we ordinarily have used to interrupt these cycles of violence were gone in 2020 [and] 2021.”

In a statement on Tuesday, President Joe Biden called the new numbers "good news for the American people" and touted his efforts to combat gun violence.

"Keeping communities safe is my priority," he said. "While we've made major progress, we still have more work to do."

Attorney General Merrick Garland also issued a statement praising the drop in crime and noting that, in May 2021, the Justice Department launched a strategy aimed at addressing the spike in violent crime that occurred during the pandemic.

“Since then, our prosecutors, agents, and grant-making experts have worked in close partnership with police departments and communities across the country to go after the recidivists and gangs that are responsible for the greatest violence; to seize illegal guns and deadly drugs; to make critical investments in hiring more law enforcement officers; and to fund evidence-based, community violence intervention initiatives,” he said.

As NBC News previously  reported , the drop in crime does not appear to be well understood by large majorities of Americans, according to polls. A Gallup  poll  in December found that 77% of Americans believe crime rates are worsening.

“The perception doesn’t match the actuality in a lot of places because people are bad at perceiving risk,” Asher said, adding that both traditional and social media tend to spotlight violence and disorder.

Roman noted that it’s been since 2001 that a majority of Americans have continued to believe their communities are becoming more dangerous, even as crime was dropping.

Roman also pointed out that “there is definitely more disorder in cities than there was five years ago. I don’t think that’s up for dispute.”

However, he said, "People confuse disorder and crime, so the presence of a lot of disorder can signal to regular folks that they are in a dangerous place, when they aren’t necessarily in a dangerous place.”

According to Roman, crime rates are at a point now where we are essentially back to the long-term trend from the last decade. “The question is will we go below it,” he said. “I think we will. We have made huge investments in community-based violence intervention that are really new and are of sufficient scale that they could change things. The downside is that we are facing a police staffing crisis that is very real.”

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Ken Dilanian is the justice and intelligence correspondent for NBC News, based in Washington.

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