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  • Book review Describes and evaluates a work of fiction or nonfiction and offers the book's overall purpose, structure, style of narration to the unknown readers. It tells not only what a book is about, but also how successful it is at what it is trying to do. It is a sneak peek at a book, not a summary.
  • General guideline The length of the review depends upon the length of the book itself, and a review should not be less than 100 words. Longer books usually asks for more than 500 words.
  • Literature Review
    A type of academic essay that examines what has already been written about a topic. As a collection of published research about your topic by recognized scholars and researchers, it is a way for you to examine also what has already been done in regard to your research question or problem. It summarizes and synthesizes the conducted research driven by guiding principles. Although, it is not a research paper, it provides background for your problem and a rationale for your research.
  • Research Report
    A long, formal essay, usually five to fifteen pages in length, which presents the writer's views and findings on a chosen subject. However, it is not just a long composition which follows the principles of good writing. It is a scholarly work and not just a collection of notes lifted from many different sources and strung together, one after the other.
  • Project Proposal
    A document that is written for problem solving, service provision, event planning, or equipment selling. Generally, proposals are used to convince the reader to do what the proposal suggests, such as buying goods or services, funding a project, or implementing a program. Proposals in the professional world are used for internal (within an organization) and external (from one organization to another) purposes. They are ways of generating income for companies or seeking funding for projects. This is provided to the sponsor of the project for approval.
  • Position Paper
    A composition that highlights an opinion of an author or specified entity about an issue. As a debate, it presents one side of an arguable opinion and persuades the readers or audience that the author has a well-founded knowledge about the issue.
  • Supporting evidence for a position paper
    • Factual knowledge, which valid and verifiable information
    • Statistical inferences, which are conclusions drawn from data gathered
    • Informed opinions, which are based on knowledge of the facts and carefully considered principle, and rely on evidence instead of limited personal experience
    • Personal testimony, which are personal or first-hand experience of the writer or knowledgeable party