n RESEARCH REPORT WRITING

n  Research report is a condensed form or a brief description of the research work done by the
researcher. It involves several steps to present the report in the form of thesis or
dissertation

n “Research reports are detailed and accurate accounts of the conduct of disciplined studies
accomplished to solve problems or to reveal new knowledge.” (Busha and Harter, 1988).

n PURPOSE

n Characteristics

n Precision/ clarity

n conciseness

n Honesty

n Completeness

n Accuracy

n Relevancy

n  Attractive Presentation

n Balanced Language

n No repetition of facts

n Description of the difficulties and the shortcomings

n Guidelines

n Develop your thinking

n Divide your narration

n Use of present tense and active voice

n Minimize the use of technical language

n Use of visual aids

n Be objective

n Treat data confidentiality

n Revise and rewrite

n Steps

n Logical analysis of subject matter

 n Preparation of final outline

n Preparation of rough draft

n Rewriting and polishing

n Preparation of final bibliography

n Final report

n Format

n Structure of Research Report

n Generally, a research report, whether it is called dissertation or thesis

n 1) The Priliminary i.e. preface pages

n 2) The text of the report / Main body of the report

n 3) The Reference material.

n PRELIMINARY SECTION

 Title page

 Certification

 Candidate Declaration

 Preface including Acknowledgements

 Table of Content

 List of Tables

 List of figures

 List of Abbreviation

n CHAPTER 1-INTRODUCTION

1.0 Introduction

1.1 Background of the study

1.2 Problem Statement

1.3 Purpose and objective of the study

1.4Assumption an hypothesis
1.5 operational Definition of Terms

1.6 delimitation

1.7 Conceptual framework

n CHAPTER 2-LITERATURE REVIEW

n CHAPTER 3 – RESEARCH METHODOLOGY

3.0 Introduction

3.1 Research approach and Design

3.2 setting

3.3 target Population

3.4 Sampling technique and size

3.5 development of tool

3.6description of tool

3.7reliability and validity

3.8 procedure of data collection

3.9 pilot study

3.10 plan for data analysis

n CHAPTER 4- DATA ANALYSIS

4.1 analysis and identification of data

4.2 analysis according to objectives

n CHAPTER 5-DISCUSSION AND CONCLUSION

5.1 Recapitulation of major findings

5.2 Discussion

5.3 Implication

5.4 Limitation

5.5 Recommendation for future research

5.6 Conclusion

n REFERENCE MATERIAL
The reference material is generally divided as fallows

n 1. Bibliography

n 2. Appendices (SPSS output & Data Stream)

n 3. Glossary of terms (if any)

n Oral Presentation

n  • Should be carefully prepared keeping the audience in mind.

n • A good presentation does not mean a lengthy presentation.

n • Carefully selected visual aids such as graphs, tables, charts, maps etc. help presentation.

n – However, Too many visual aids, particularly statistical tables, could often be boring and
may not serve any purpose. •

n VALIDITY

n Denotes the extent to which an instrument is measuring what it is supposed to measure.