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ABSTRACT
The results of a research work are publishable

and should be communicated in the form of a research report .
A report conveys information and sometimes recommendations
from researcher who has investigated a topic in detail. It is a final
product or outcome of the research work . It is a concise , clear
communication of the important findings of the research work .
INTRODUCTION
The goal of any research work is a report in which the
researcher tell others why and how he conducted the research and the
implications of his findings. In many ways , writing a research report
requires writer to tell a story with a clear beginning , middle and end .
Writing is a unique and intellectual challenge . Writer’s task is to
influence the behaviour or thinking of anyone who might choose what
he has written . In most cases , writer write to share information and
persuade the reader that his interpretation of the facts is correct, or at
least logical and defensible . And the same is true in a good research
report.
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.
PURPOSE
There is some purposes for writing a research report.
The important once are the following .
 Present in conference
 Publish in journals or articles
 Get grant or financial aid
 Have implications or recommendations in clinical practice,
education and administration
PREWRITING CONSIDERATION
Once we have established our purpose and main message,
we can begin to generate the ideas that will form the content of our
document. This is the prewriting stage. The following techniques
explore methods that can use to help us identify our ideas quickly and
clarify our thoughts :
 Random List : List everything that comes to mind and then sort
it into groups. Look for connections: sequential, topical,etc.
 Journalistic approach : Useful if your task is to convey
information. Ask and answer six questions:
Who? What? When? Where? Why? How?
 Question and answer chain : Look at the subject from our
reader’s perspective. Put ourself in our reader’s position by
asking:
 What are my reader’s main questions likely to be?
 What do they need to know?
Examine our answers to these questions. What additional questions
emerge? Follow the question answer chain until you have exhausted
all questions.
 Free writing : Set ourself a limited time for free writing: say five
minutes for a task like a letter. Just write without worrying about
grammar, spelling, sentences, structure or anything else. If we
get stuck, repeat the last words we have written until new
thoughts start to come.
Whichever brainstorming approach we take, the end
result will be similar. Once we have this, the next steps are to
organize the ideas and create first draft of the research report.
CHARACTERISTICS OF A REPORT
A lot of research works are take place nowadays .
Some of them are intended to document the progress of some
activities, feasibility reports, investigation reports, some of the reports
are for monitoring purposes, some are evaluation reports but it is clear
that all the reports have some objective and purpose behind it. That
objective and purpose can only be achieved if a report has the
following qualities and characteristics:
 Conciseness
 Clarity
 Honesty
 Completeness
 Accuracy
GUIDELINES
Guidelines on how to prepare a professional-style
research report are not routinely available. But there are some
unwritten guidelines for a research report writing .
 Be objective
 Minimize the use of technical language
 Use present tense and 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 and appended at the end
 Report must be attractive in appearance, neat and clear
 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
IMPORTANCE OF A RESEARCH REPORT

1. Report as a means of internal communication
 A report act as an effective means of communication within the
organization
 It provides feedback to persons concerned
 It is prepared for the information and guidance of others
connected with the matter or problem
2. Report facilitates decision making and planning
 Report provide reliable data which can be used in the planning
and decision making process
 It acts as a treasure house of reliable information for long term
planning and decision making

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The results of a research work are publishable

IMPORTANCE OF A RESEARCH REPORT

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