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Unit 14: Report Writing

Bibliography: The section to list the publications or sources that you have consulted in Notes
preparation of report
Executive Summary: It is a condensed version of the whole report.

Informal Report: The report prepared by the supervisor by way of filling the shift log book, to
be used by his colleagues
Short Report: Short reports are the reports that are produced when the problem is very well
defined and if the scope is limited.

14.9 Review Questions

1. What is a research report?

2. What are the characteristics of report?
3. What is the criterion for an oral report? Explain.
4. What is meant by "consider the audience" when writing a research report.
5. On what criteria, oral report is evaluated? Suggest a suitable format.
6. Why are visual aids used in oral presentation?

7. What are the various criteria used for classification of written report?
8. What are the essential content of the following parts of research report?
(a) Table of contents

(b) Title page
(c) Executive summary
(d) Introduction
(e) Conclusion
(f) Appendix

9. Oral presentation requires the researcher to be good public speaker explain.
10. Explain the style and layout of report.

Answers: Self Assessment

1. need 2. reality
3. decision maker 4. Currency

5. Research report 6. final
7. Interpretation 8. analysed
9. induction 10. communication
11. Long 12. opening

13. table of contents 14. Title
15. primary 16. Consistency
17. systematic

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