ACADEMIC REPORTS

What is the purpose of an academic report?

• It provides an analytical and theoretical reflection on a specific topic

• It generally sets outs and analyses a situation or problem, often making recommendations for future action

• It provides opinions based on the knowledge of expert researchers and scientists about other people's wor

What is the difference between essays and reports?

• An essay can be long and detailed, a report is mostly short, concise and general

• A report presents arguments and reasoning, an essay concentrates on facts

• An essay presents arguments and reasoning, a report concentrates on facts

Select the elements, which are part of a report:

• A description of a sequence of events or a situation;

• Some interpretation of the significance of these events or situation, whether solely your own analysis or informed by the views of others, always carefully referenced of course

• An evaluation of the facts or the results of your research;

• Discussion of the likely outcomes of future courses of action;

• The author's opinion on the matter

Why does a report have numbered sections and subsections?

• To find the information that they want quickly and easily

• To differentiate a report from an essay

What part of the academic report is this?

"it's a brief summary of the contents"

• conclusion

• abstract

• repor

What part of the report should provide a brief summary of the problem under discussion, an outline and touches briefly on the conclusions.

• discussion

• results

• introduction

Select the most common elements of the body of an academic report

• Review of the literature

• Results

• Research design

• Measurement Techniques

• Discussion

What should a methods section include?

• descriptions of the equipment and materials used

• results of study

What should you include in the results section?

• Recommendations

• Graphs and charts

• Most important features of results

• Detailed data

What should you describe in the conclusion?

• what inferences you draw from the information

• possible paths of action