description of the research work done by the researcher. It involves several steps to present the report in the form of thesis or dissertation. PURPOSE OF RESEARCH REPORT 1. Publish in journals or articles 2. Get grant or financial aid 3. Have implications or recommendations in clinical practice, education and administration TYPES AND CHARACTERISTICS 1. Conciseness 2. Clarity 3. Honesty 4. Completeness 5. Accuracy GUIDELINES IN WRITING A RESEARCH REPORT 1. Be objective. 2. Minimize the use of technical language. 3. Use present tense and active voice. 4. Treat the data confidentially. 5. Revise and rewrite. 6. Use visual aids. 7. Report should show originality 8. The layout must be appropriate and accordance with the objective. GUIDELINES IN WRITING A RESEARCH REPORT 9. Report should be free from grammatical mistakes. 10. Report must present the logical analysis of the subject matter. It must be an attempt to solve some intellectual problems. FORMAT FOR WRITING REPORT 1. PRELIMINARY PAGE A. TITLE PAGE B. APPROVAL SHEET C. ACKNOWLEDGEMENT D. PREFACE E. TABLE OF CONTENTS F. LIST OF TABLES G. LIST OF FIGURES FORMAT FOR WRITING REPORT 1. MAIN BODY OF THE REPORT A. INTRODUCTION 1. PROBLEM STATEMENT 2. ASSUMPTIONS 3. OPERATIONAL DEFINITIONS 4. VARIABLES 5. ABSTRACT 6. REVIEW OF RELATED LITERATURE FORMAT FOR WRITING REPORT MAIN BODY OF THE REPORT A. METHODOLOGICAL SECTION 1. RESEARCH DESIGN 2. RESEARCH APPROACH 3. RESEARCH SETTING 4. POPULATION 5. DATA COLLECTION TOOL 6. DATA ANALYSIS FORMAT FOR WRITING REPORT 3. RESULT SECTION A. METHODOLOGICAL SECTION 1. RESEARCH DESIGN 2. RESEARCH APPROACH 3. RESEARCH SETTING 4. POPULATION 5. DATA COLLECTION TOOL 6. DATA ANALYSIS FORMAT FOR WRITING REPORT 4. ETHICAL SECTION A. SUMMARY B. DISCUSSION C. CONCLUSION FORMAT FOR WRITING REPORT 5. IMPLICATION SECTION A. UTILIZED IN THE FIELD OF NURSING ADMINISTRATION, EDUCATION AND CLINICAL PRACTICE. B. LIMITATIONS AND RECOMMENDATIONS C. BIBLIOGRAPHY OR REFERENCE D. APPENDIX