RE S E A R C H R E P O RT

c u m e n t t h a t o u tl i n e s t h e
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Featu arch
i le d p r e s e n t a t io n o f re s e
1. I t i s d e t a e s
g s , a n d i t u s u a l l y i n c lu d
processes and f i n d i n
tab l e s a n d g ra p h s .
e n i n a fo r m a l l a n g u a g e ,
2. I t i s w r i t t
i t t e n i n t h e t h i r d p e rs o n .
3. U s u a ll y w r
 a n d b a s e d o n f i rs t -h a n d
4. It is in fo r m a t i v e
verifiable i n fo r m a t i o n .
t r u c t u re d w i t h h e a d i n g s ,
5. It is for m a l l y s
n d b u ll e t p o i n ts .
s e c ti o n s , a t i o n f o r f u t u re
u d e s r e c o m m e n d a
6. It always incl
actions.
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Types of Res
Nature o f R e s e a r c h :
c h r e p o r t i s u s u a l l y
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pr oc e s .
ra t i v e o f t h e i n f o r m a t i o n
descriptive n a r
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e m a t i c i n v e s t i g a t i o n t h a t
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n u m e r i c a l o r s t a t is t i c a l
pays atte n t io n t o
f in d a n s w e r t o r e s e a r c h
values in a b i d t o
rc h p r e s e n t s q u a n ti t a t i v e
questions. The r e s e a
t h e r e s e a r c h p r o c e s s a n d
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I t i s n u m e r i c a l i n n a t u r e .
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provide s i n f
i n d i v id u a l s w i t h a b o ve -
audience, tha t i s ,
d g e i n t h e f i e l d o f s t u d y.
average kn o w l e
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h R e p o r t
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o r m a t i o n f o r a t e c h n i c a l
provide s i n f
i n d i v id u a l s w i t h a b o v e -
audience, tha t i s ,
d g e i n t h e f i e l d o f s t u d y .
average kn o w l e
e d i c i n e r e s e a rc h r e p o rt .
ex. Leg a l a n d m
 e a r c h R e p o rt
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Structure a n d E x a m

 Title
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 Abstract
h i g h l i g h t s a l l im p o r t a n t
-is an overview t h a t
e r e s e a r c h i n c lu d i n g t h e
as pe c t s o f t h
d a t a c o l l e c t i o n p r o c e s s ,
research m e t h o d ,
and res ea rc h f i n d i n g s .
t y p i c a l l y 1 0 0 - 1 5 0 w o r d s
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h t t o t h e p o i n t . ( N o te : i n
and goes s t r a i g
t r a c t c o n s i s t s o f 1 0 0 - 2 5 0
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 Introduction
r h i g h l i g h t s th e a i m s a n d
-re s e a r c h e s
y s t e m a t i c i n v e s ti g a t i o n a
objectives o f t he s
e m w h i c h t h e s y s te m a t i c
well as th e p r o bl
s o lv e . I t i s a l s o e s s e n ti a l
investigation se t s t o
e t h e r t h e p u r p o s e s o f t h e
to indica t e w h
h i e v e d o r w o u l d r e q u i r e
research w e r e a c
more work.
 Li t e ra t u re R e v i e w
y o f e x i s t in g k n o w l e dg e
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research w o r k s
i n v e s t i g a t i o n .
systematic
 Li t e ra t u re R e v i e w
t o t w o s e c t i o n s :
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e x p l a i n s o m e
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fundament e
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to be t t e r u
n d t h e o r ie s a r e d e f i ne d ,
conce p t s a
a n d d e s c r i b e d .
explained,
 Li t e ra t u re R e v i e w
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previ o u s l
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 M e t h o d o lo g y
e s s e s a n d s t e p s t ak e n i n
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ga t he r i n g
c i p a n t s e x p l a i n s t h e
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or the envir o n m
conducted.
 M e t h o d o lo g y
p re s e n ts t h e t o o l s th a t
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 M e t h o d o lo g y
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 Findings/results
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s t h e d a ta g a t h e
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 Findings/results
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 D i sc u s s i o n
n g s o f t h e r e s e a r c h .
 Explain s t h e f i nd i
n t a j u s t i fi c a t i o n f o r
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if oth e r r e s e a r
wi t h s i m i l a r r e s u l t s .
 C o n c l u s io n
of a l l t h e i nf o rm a t i o n
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 References
a ll t h e p r im a ry a nd
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 Know wh a t y o u r
i e n c e
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e st i o n n a i re
 create surve y s / q u