Topic 7: Report Writing

1. List down the steps in good report writing. (p.90)

i. Gathering the data

ii. Analyzing and sorting the results

iii. Outlining the report

iv. Writing the draft

v. Revising the draft

2. What are the important stages in revision? (p.96)

i. Check for material to ensure all data, statistics, opinions are included.

ii. Check for organization, mechanics and conventions.

iii. Check for language.

3. What are the important things in report writing? (p.97)

i. Clear

ii. Concise

iii. Smooth-flowing

iv. Written from an objective point of view

4. How do you make the report clear to the readers?(98)

i. In the introduction, tell them what you are going to tell them in the rest of
the report.

ii. In the body, tell them what you want to tell them.

iii. In the summary or conclusion, tell them what you have told them.

iv. At the end of the section, tie all your parts together by telling them what
you want to do next.

5. How to make sure that the report is being accepted by people?

i. Have a catchy title.

ii. Include an abstract

iii. Write a good introduction.

iv. State the subject

v. State the purpose

vi. State the scope and organization

vii. Style and length

viii. Format

ix. Arrange report systematically

x. Cite references

xi. Content and style

xii. Writer’s checklist

Topic 8 – Writing Proposal

1. What is a research proposal? (p.109)

It is intended to convince others that you have a research project worth doing
and that you have the skills and competency to successfully complete it and
should contain information about all the key elements involved in the research.

2. What are the questions to be addressed by research proposals? (p.109)

i. What are you studying?

ii. Who is it for?

iii. What do you wish to do?

iv. What do you hope to accomplish?

v. Why do you want o do it?

vi. How are you going to do it?

3. List down the elements of a research proposal.(p.111)

i. A cover page, with the subject heading, your name as the writer, the degree
you are working for, and the name of the institution conferring it

ii. A problem statement, i.e. the idea or research area that you propose to
investigate
iii. Limitations of study. You need to define the limits of your research project
in terms of scope, sampling, questions asked and methods employed

iv. A literature review of important works already carried out in the field so as
to give your readers “state-of-the-art” perspective

v. A detailed research plan, with an outline of appropriate research methods

vi. A time line for the various stages of the research

vii. A statement on the type and availability of resources you intend to use for
your research

4. What are the things to consider when writing a research proposal?

i. The stakeholders and their concerns.

ii. Critical factors in Proposal Evaluation

iii. Putting a proposal together

5. Name two other types of proposals.

i. A formal proposal

-It is submitted by or through an organisation such as a school, college,

university, non-profit organisation or museum to an organisation such as a
foundation, funding agency or corporation

-It is written in a business-like manner, straightforward, direct and precise

- It informs readers about the purpose, aims and benefits accruing from the
study

ii. An informal proposal

-It is written neatly in a structured manner like the formal proposal but on
a smaller scale and normally carries less weight than a formal proposal.