informative & research report by badshah
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INFORMATIVE & SEARCH REPORT
• A report presents information about a subject• Factual genre
What is an informative report?
Technical language related to subjectFormal and impersonal languageThird person point of viewUses timeless, present tense
e.g. Adelaide is popular with international students.Often uses the passive voice
e.g. “are being created”
Many “being” and “having” verbs
STRUCTURE1. Opening statement
• Lead in sentence to state the topic and capture interest
• a short description of the subject
• definition• classification or
categorization of types
2. Paragraphs• different aspect of the
subject. • begins with a topic or a
preview sentence• focus is on facts NOT
OPINION!!!
3. Conclusion
• Summarizes information
• Does not include any new information
EXAMPLE A disaster is an event that causes destruction, pain and
suffering. Disasters can be natural or man-made
Natural disasters can be caused by extreme weather events, climatic conditions or changes in the earth's crust. Natural disasters include cyclone, tornadoes, floods, droughts, bushfires, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
Man-made disasters are usually the result of accident, disease or war. They range from catastrophic events like major wars and nuclear accidents which destroy huge amounts of the environment and kill many people, to everyday occurrences like road accidents and crime.
Disasters are a personal tragedy for the people involved.
Opening statement A disaster is an event that causes destruction, pain
and suffering. Disasters can be natural or man-made.
Definition Classification of types - preview
PARAGRAPH 1 Natural disasters can be caused by extreme weather
events, climatic conditions or changes in the earth's crust. Natural disasters include cyclone, tornadoes, floods, droughts, bushfires, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.
Different aspect of the topic FACTS : cause, examples.
PARAGRAPH 2 Man-made disasters are usually the result of
accident, disease or war. They range from catastrophic events like major wars and nuclear accidents which destroy huge amounts of the environment and kill many people, to everyday occurrences like road accidents and crime.
Different aspect of topic FACT
CONCLUSIONDisasters are a personal tragedy for the people
involved.
Summarizes the report Does not include new information
Research Report Writing DEFINITION Research report is a condensed form or a brief description of the research work done by the researcher. It involves several steps to present the report in the form of thesis or dissertation.
• Present in conference.• Publish in journals or articles.• Get grant or financial aid. • Have implications or
recommendations in clinical practice, education & administration
Purpose
Types & Characteristics
• Conciseness• Clarity• Honesty• Completeness• Accuracy
Report
Technical Popular Oral
GUIDELINES • Be objective. • Minimize the use of technical
language. • Use present tense & active voice. • Treat the data confidentially. • Revise and rewrite. • Use visual aids. • Report should show originality. • It must provide a ready availability
of the findings. • The layout must be appropriate
and accordance with the objective
• Report should be free from grammatical mistakes. • Report must present the logical analysis of the subject
matter. • It must be an attempt to solve some intellectual
problems. • Index must be prepared & appended at the end. • Report must be attractive in appearance, neat & clear
whether typed or printed. • It should state the policy implications relating to the
problem under consideration. • Appendices should be enlisted in respect of all the
technical data in the report. • Bibliography of sources consulted is a must for a good
report.
FORMAT FOR WRITING REPORT
• Title page • Approval sheet • Acknowledgement• Preface or forward• Table of content • List of tables • List of figures
1. Preliminary Page
FORMAT FOR WRITING REPORT
• Problem statement • Assumptions • Operational definitions • Variables • Abstract • Review of related literature
2. Main Body of the Report I. Introduction Section
FORMAT FOR WRITING REPORT
• Research design• Research
approach • Research setting • Population • Data collection
tool• Data analysis
II. Methodological Section
III. Result Section Study findings can be represented in
graphical or non graphical form
FORMAT FOR WRITING REPORT
• Summary • Discussion • Conclusion
IV. Ethical Section
• Utilized in the field of nursing administration, education & clinical practice.
• Limitations & Recommendations • Bibliography or reference. • Appendix .
V. Implication section
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