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RESEARCH REPORT

WRITING


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“Research reports are

detailed and accurateaccounts of the conduct ofdisciplined studies

accomplished to solepro!lems or to reeal ne"

#no"led$e%& '(usha andHarter) *+,,-%


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*% .eanin$ of Research Report/

Research report writing is theoral or written presentation ofthe evidence and the ndings insuch detail and form as to bereadily understood and

accessed by the reader and asto enable him to verify thevalidity of the conclusions..


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Structure of ResearchReport Generally, a research report, whether it is

called dissertation or thesis 1) The Priliminary i.e. preface pages ) The te!t of the report " #ain body of

the report $) The Reference material.


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PRE0I.INAR1 SECTION Title page %ertication %andidate &eclaration Preface including 'c(nowledgements Table of %ontent ist of Tables ist of gures ist of 'bbreviation


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CHAPTER *2INTRO34CTION

1.* +ntroduction

1.1 ac(ground of the study

1. Problem -tatement1.$ Purpose and obective of the study

1./ Research 0uestions

1. &enition of Terms

1.2 -ignicant of the study

1.3 %onclusion


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CHAPTER 520ITERAT4RE RE6IEW

.* +ntroduction

.1 ody of the literature

.1.1 General area of research

. Theoretical 4ramewor(

.$ 5ypotheses

./ %onclusion


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CHAPTER 7 8 RESEARCH.ETHO3O0OG1

$.* +ntroduction

$.1 Research &esign

$. 6ariable and #easurement$.$ 0uestionnaire design

$./ Population and -ample

$. -cope of the study

$.2 &ata analysis method$.3 %onclusion


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CHAPTER 923ISC4SSION AN3 CONC04SION

.1 Recapitulation of maor ndings

. &iscussion.$ +mplication

.$.1 Theoretical +mplication

.$. Practical +mplication

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. Recommendation for future research

.2 %onclusion


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RE:ERENCE .ATERIA0

The reference material is generally dividedas follows

1. ibliography . 'ppendices $. Glossary of terms 7if any) /. +nde! 7if any)


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T;pes Of reports

Technical Report/ Popular Report The Report for the Administrator Oral Report


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Preparation of reports

4or preparations or drafting of reportsthree steps are involved.

1) 4irst &raft< Comprehensieness or fullness of

facts% Precision or Accurac; of :acts

Coherence or lo$ic of facts) and .oement or transition of facts and

ideas%


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Second 3rafts = Third3rafts nd. The researcher should give the rst draft, at this

stage, a shape so that it can be readable, clear and lucid.%onsiderable trimming or editing will have to be done toma(e the writing precise, %oncise and brief. 4inally, at the

second draft stage, critical evaluation will have to bemade of all that has been written;facts, ndings,conclusions and recommendations.

$rd. 'nd nal The nal stage in drafting is thepreparations of nal report. +t concentrates mainly on the

nish and nal touches, i.e., on documentation and polishto ma(e the report weighty, authoritative, convincing andattractive. &ocumentation indicated the references to thesources, other previous and current wor( and view,additional data and discussion and suggested further

reading on the specic problem as handled by theresearcher. +n other words, it indicated the thoroughness


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Characteristics of $ood report

1) 'ttractive ) %lear Topic $) alanced anguage /) 8o repetition of facts ) -tatement of scientic facts 2) Practicability

3)&escription of the di9culties and theshortcomings


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Good Report =Conclusions Review of literature Treatment of >uotations Si?e and Ph;sical 3esi$n :ootnotes 4se of A!!reiations 4se of Statistics) Charts and Graphs

(i!lio$raph;) Inde@ = Appendices Conclusions/ +n spite of all that has been stated

above, one should always (eep in view the fact report;writing is an art which is learnt by practice and

e!perience.


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