Unit 05 : Research Report
Writing
A ResearchReportis a structureddocument containing thefindingsof a specific
investigation or a study It'smainobjective isto communicate themethodology findings
background andimplicationsof a study It generallyincludes
an introductionoftheresearchpurposeand background
researchmethodology
fordatacollectionandanalysis
findingspresentedthroughappropriategraphs tables
resultsandtheirimplications
summary conclusion keytakeaways andfuturereferencepoints
Characteristics
tone style _clarity precision
researchesformal
evidence based replicability
objectivity conciseness
logicalstructure reference toprior
Report
structureA
Research Reportshouldbeconcise structuredand objective in its presentation to enhance
comprehensability andusefulnessofthereport It includesthefollowing
Abstract an abstractsummarisestheentirereport inabout150300words It contains th
essentialinformationregardingtheresearchobjectives findings methodology andk
conclusions
takeaways Readersgenerallyusean abstract tounderstand iftheresearch is relevantto
theirneeds
Introduction an introductionsetsthestagefortheentire report It includestheresearch
problem objectives aswellas a brief overview
ofthebackgroundoftheresearchcontent
forbetterclarity
LiteratureReview agood literature reviewsets the theoreticalfoundationfor a research
report It contains an examinationoftheexistingstudies conducted in thefield their
findingsandkeytakeaways as well as theresearchgapsthatthecurrentstudy intends
Writing
A ResearchReportis a structureddocument containing thefindingsof a specific
investigation or a study It'smainobjective isto communicate themethodology findings
background andimplicationsof a study It generallyincludes
an introductionoftheresearchpurposeand background
researchmethodology
fordatacollectionandanalysis
findingspresentedthroughappropriategraphs tables
resultsandtheirimplications
summary conclusion keytakeaways andfuturereferencepoints
Characteristics
tone style _clarity precision
researchesformal
evidence based replicability
objectivity conciseness
logicalstructure reference toprior
Report
structureA
Research Reportshouldbeconcise structuredand objective in its presentation to enhance
comprehensability andusefulnessofthereport It includesthefollowing
Abstract an abstractsummarisestheentirereport inabout150300words It contains th
essentialinformationregardingtheresearchobjectives findings methodology andk
conclusions
takeaways Readersgenerallyusean abstract tounderstand iftheresearch is relevantto
theirneeds
Introduction an introductionsetsthestagefortheentire report It includestheresearch
problem objectives aswellas a brief overview
ofthebackgroundoftheresearchcontent
forbetterclarity
LiteratureReview agood literature reviewsets the theoreticalfoundationfor a research
report It contains an examinationoftheexistingstudies conducted in thefield their
findingsandkeytakeaways as well as theresearchgapsthatthecurrentstudy intends
