VARIOUS

REPORTS
i believe you have heard the word report for o
many times inyour student life in your academic
life maybe for your class reporting or when
you’re watching television just like news
reporting.
There are so many kinds of report but we will be
talking about specific type
Directions: Write the things that come in your mind when
you hear the word “Reports”. Write your answer
inside the arrows pointing to the circle.

REPORTS
REPORT is a description of a situation , events , etc and is written for a clear purpose to a specific
audience . basically when your making a report what you’re doing is simply giving a description of a
certain thing .
Specific information and evidence are presented , analysed and applied to a particular problem or
issue . it help us understand situation, events more because it’s a description and by realizing that the
situation or event we are able to answer/address the problems.
The information is presented in a clearly structured format making use of sections and heading so
that the information is easy to locate and follow. meaning our reports is formal because they are well
structured.
There are times that students get confused with reports and essays. However, essays present
argument and reasoning, while reports are more on scientific, business related and technical , it is
also based on facts. reports are purely factual u just gathered information about something and then u
present it , but on essays although u can be factual essays are naturally argumentative or opinionated so
whenur making essays yes u give facts but at the same timeu can also give ur opinions.
 A report may be a short , sharp, concise document that is written for a specific
purpose and audience. It usually sets out and analyses a scenario or downside,
typically creating recomendations for future action . It is a factual paper that should
be clear and well structured.
Reports are designed to lead individuals through the data in organized way,
therefore , requiring it to have numbered section and subsection.
Concept Paper for Academic Research
Use the structure below when you intend to present an idea or concept for a research you
want to pursue.
1. Title Page contains
• Research title
• Name and school
• Date of submission
2. Background of the Study contains
• State the field you are researching on
• State the problems to be addressed by the research, provide statistics and previous studies
to prove your claim
• Reasons in conducting the research
• Theoretical and practical implications
3. Preliminary Literature Review contains
• Provide theoretical framework
• Provide major related literature review at least
• Provide brief synthesis of the reviewed literature and studies.
4. Statement of the Problem/Objectives contains
• State the general problem in one sentence
• State your specific research questions of objectives.
5. Methodology contains
• Context and participants of the study
• Instruments to be used
• Data collection procedures
• Data analysis scheme to be used
◦ 6. Timeline contains
◦ • Duration of the research (Gantt chart)
◦ 7. Reference contains
◦ • List of books, journals, and other resources cited in your
paper
◦ Concept Paper for a Project
◦ Use the structure below when you want to propose a certain tangible project in your
discipline.
◦ 1. Cover Page contains
◦ • Proponent’s name
◦ • Proponent’s contact number, email address
◦ • Proponent’s agency
◦ • Date of submission
◦ 2. Introduction contains
◦ • Short description of proponent’s agency, major accomplishments and capability to
undertake the proposed project.
◦ • Reasons why the funding agency should support the project
◦ 3. Rationale or Background contains
◦ • State the problem to be solved
◦ • State the project’s significance
◦ 4. Project Description contains
◦ • Objective of the project
◦ • Methodology (Action Plan)
◦ • Timeline
◦ • Anticipated outcome
◦ • How the outcome will be evaluated
◦ 5. Project Needs and Cost contains
◦ • Budget, item description and amount
◦ • Personnel or equipment needed
 [TITLE OF PAPER]

NAME
SECTION
SCHOOL
DATE
TEACHER

INTRODUCTION
Short dscription (minimum of 5 sentences) of what your concept paper all about.
Introduce the concept you want to use based on your title
example:
Having the title “Leveraging on mobile payment methods to gain competitive advantage by local business”
what mobile payment methods are?
How it is in trend now a days.
You can explain yor concept brieflyby giving details on how you would maximize your mobile
payment method and how it would gain competitive advantage in your local based businesses

Background
State the current system /problem and how your concept paper will help solve this problem,
-How does Mobile Payment Methods in other areas help in their businesses
-Pandemic, mobile payment is a must in order to prevent spread of virus
-How does the current payment methods affect business nowadays
Objectives
Write your objective in bullet form. What is your main objective ? What are the specific
objectives that you need to accomplish to attain your main objectives? (note : minimum of
3 objectives, your objectives must be parallel to your research questions)

Example:
main objective : The research paper seeks to achieve its general objective of leveraging on
mobile payment methods to gain a competitive advantage by focusing on the following
specific objectives
Objectives

Objective 1: To determine the influence of perceived risks onthe use of mobile payment methods to gain a
competitive advantage by locally based businesses

Research Questions
Write the questions that would be answered once you accomplished your specific objectives (note: Must
be parallel with the objectives)

Example:
Question 1 : Does percieved risks influence the use of mobile payment methods to gain competitive
advantage by local based businesses?
methodology
Write the processes that needs to be followed in order to complete the proposal.
-Do you need to conduct an interview? Who are yourparticipants ? How many ?

Timeline
Write your tasks and how long it would be

TASK DURATION BUDGET

RESEARCH FOR 3 WEEKS 2,000
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