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Report writing
It is a means of communicating our research experience to other and adding to the fund of knowledge
PurposeAim of report is not to convince the
reader but to convey him, What was done Why it was done What was its outcome
Functions of research report Means Reference material Systematic knowledge Means of judging the quality
Types of report Technical Popular Interim Summery Research abstract Research article
Technical report Meant for Academic community All aspects Technical in nature
Popular report Designed for non technical users To study quickly the major findings & conclusions Less concerned with methodological details Format of this report is different from that of
technical report1. After brief introduction to the problem and
objectives of the study, an abstract of the findings, conclusion and recommendation is presented.
2. The methodological details, data analysis and their decisions presented in the second part.
Interim report One of the most effective when there
is long time lag between data collection and presentation of the result.
This short report may contain either the first result of the analysis or final outcome of the analysis
Summary report For lay audience Desirable for any study whose
findings are of general interest It is written in non technical language It is a short report (2-3 pages)
Research abstract Short summary of technical report Prepared by doctoral students on the
eve of submitting his thesis It contains brief presentation of the
statement problem, objective of study, methods and techniques used and an overview of the report
Research article This is designed for publication It must be logically organized,
progressing from statement of the problem and the purpose of the study through the analysis of evidence to conclusion and implications
Introduction-method-result-discussion-conclusion
It must be accompanied by an abstract
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