report

• Report


  A document that presents specific information to readers, including one or more reasons for writing the report and an indication that it is technical, business, field, scientific or common

  
• Report Elements

  • Abstract
  • Introduction
  • Literature review
  • Planning
  • Method
  • Result
  • Discussion
  • Conclusion and Recommendation
• Report Format Settings


  • Font - body of report: Times New Roman or Arial, 12 point
  • Report heading/s: bold, 14 point
  • Line spacing: 1.5 or single
  • Left margin: 2.54 cm or 3 cm
  • Right margin: 2.5 cm
  • Page Number: center, bottom of page
  • Number of pages: about 12-15

  
• Abstract is a short summary of a longer work (such as a dissertation or research paper)
• Abstract


  • Concisely reports the aims and outcomes of your research so that readers know exactly what the paper is about
  • Usually around 150–300 words, but there's often a strict word limit
  • In a dissertation or thesis, include the abstract on a separate page, after the title page and acknowledgements but before the table of contents
• Introduction


  Presents specific information to readers, including one or more reasons for writing a report and indication that this report is technical, business, field, scientific or common
• Literature review


  Aim to find material from a variety of sources such as books, journals, websites, archives, newspapers, and other written or non written source (history)
• Planning


  Identification and organization of the main subtopics and conclusion. The writer must put the most important or interesting material first.
• Method


  Explaining for your reader how you did it and what materials and equipment you used
• Result


  Presents the findings of your report as simply and clearly as possible
• Discussion


  Your opportunity to show off your thinking skills as you discuss any problems met. This section will usually be the longest section of text.
• Conclusion and Recommendation


  What are the main points of your report and the reason for it, and you will recommend what other researchers should do
• The table of contents lists the headings and appendices of the report
• If necessary, you should provide an alphabetical list of the abbreviations you have used in the report, especially if they may not be familiar to all readers
• If you have used a lot of technical terms, you should also provide a glossary (an alphabetical list of the terms, with brief explanations of their meanings)
• Acknowledgment


  A short paragraph thanking any person or organization which supported you or helped you in collecting data or preparing the report
• Introduction

  • Gives enough background information to provide a context for the report
  • States the purpose of the report
  • Clarifies key terms and indicates the scope of the report (what the report will cover)
  • Explains the arrangement of report sections
• The content of the body depends on the purpose of the report
• A report of primary research would include: Literature review, Method, Findings and results, Discussion
• Conclusion


  Sums up the main points of the report, outlines the findings of the research, and clearly relates to the objectives of the report
• Recommendations


  Suggestions for future action that are logically derived from the body of the report, based on the conclusion, practical, specific, and well organized