Chapter 17 - Writing the research report. The following will be discussed in this chapter: Public disclosure of results, research report, important characteristics, report format: thesis or dissertation, report format: published article.
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Trang 2Public Disclosure of Results
Culmination of the research process
Options for disclosure
– Journal article
– Thesis or dissertation
– Report to a sponsoring agency
– Online publication
– Presentation at professional conference
Written report considered option of choice
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A written report of the completed research study Description of background information, methods
of conducting the study, results, and what they mean
Essentially the same as writing the proposal with the addition of the findings and their interpretation Clarity is fundamental
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Clarity
Organization
Correct presentation
Completeness
Conciseness
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Preliminary items
– Approval page, title page, acknowledgements, table of contents, list of tables and figures, abstract
Chapter I – Introduction
Chapter II – Review of Related Literature
Chapter III – Procedures
Chapter IV – Results and Discussion
Chapter V – Summary, Conclusions & Recommendations References
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Specific style and format established by journal Preliminary information
Introduction
Methods
Results
Discussion
References
Appendix