Professional Documents
Culture Documents
written reports
journal articles
oral presentations
WRITTEN REPORTS
Title Page
This contains the title of the report, the name of the researcher
and the date of publication.
List of Illustrations
This section includes title and page number of all
graphs, tables, illustrations, charts, etc.
Acknowledgements
Some researchers may wish to acknowledge the help
of their research participants, tutors, employers and/or
funding body.
Abstract/Summary
This tends to be a one page summary of the research,
its purpose, methods, main ndings and conclusion.
Introduction
This section introduces the research, setting out the
aims and objectives, terms and denitions.
It includes a rationale for the research and a summary
of the report structure.
Background
In this section is included all your background research, which
may be obtained from the literature, from personal experience or
both. You must indicate from where all the information to which
you refer has come, so remember to keep a complete record of
everything you read.
In this section are included your main ndings. The content of this
section will depend on your chosen methodology and methods.
This includes all the literature to which you have referred in your
report. Find out which referencing system your college or
university uses.
There are three main ways of reporting your ndings: written reports, journal articles and oral presentations.
title page
contents page
list of illustrations
acknowledgements
abstract/summary
introduction
background
methodology/methods
ndings/analysis
conclusions
recommendations
further research
references
bibliography
appendices.
Remember that anyone can reproduce reports or articles on-line.
If you were to do so, your work would reach a wider audience
than it might do otherwise.
Show that you are interested in what you are saying and try to
keep audience interest by using visual aids and altering tone,
pitch and gestures.