Research Report, Project Proposal, Position Paper

• A research report is an expanded paper that presents interpretations and analyses of a phenomenon based on experiments and previous information so that the readers can better understand it.
• PARTS OF A RESEARCH REPORT

  Title Page, Abstract, Introduction, Literature Review, Related concepts, Methodology, Results, Discussion, Conclusion, and References.
• 1 Select and narrow down the topic. Use any of your preferred prewriting activities to generate ideas.
• 2 Conduct a preliminary research by gathering the initial references.
• 3 Formulate the thesis statement and research questions. A good thesis statement effectively guides and controls the flow of your paper.
• 4 Prepare a preliminary outline.
• 5 Gather additional references. Use the preliminary outline as a guide for this stage.
• 6 Prepare the pre final outline.
• 7 Prepare your instruments, such as your questionnaire.
• 8 Implement the instrument and gather the data.
• 9 Analyze the collected data and interpret it through tables and graphs.
• 10 Write the methodology and result sections.
• 11 Write the introduction and literature review.
• 12 Write the discussion. Be sure to link the literature review to the discussion section.
• 13 Write the conclusion.
• 14 Prepare the reference list. Be sure to list all the items citied in the body of your paper. It is useful to keep a separate word document or physical notebook where you can list your reference as you come across them to make sure you do not leave anything out when you have to prepare the reference list
• 15 Edit and format your paper. Observe the proper mechanics