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1、y.l somashekara research scholar dos in library & information science mgm mysore research report writing is the oral or written presentation of the evidence and the findings in such detail and form as to be readily understood and accessed by the reader and as to enable him to verify the validity

2、 of the conclusions.according to american marketing society, its purpose is to convey to interested persons the whole result of study in sufficient detail and to enable each reader to comprehend the data and to determine himself the validity of the conclusions. it is covers, disseminations, presents

3、 the conclusions for the information and knowledge to others, to check the validity of the generalizations, to encourage others to carry on research on the same or allied problem.generally, a research report, whether it is called dissertation or thesis1) the priliminary i.e. preface pages2) the text

4、 of the report / main body of the report3) the reference material.title pagecertificationcandidate declarationpreface including acknowledgementstable of contentlist of tableslist of figureslist of abbreviation1.0 introduction1.1background of the study1.2problem statement1.3purpose and objective of t

5、he study1.4research questions1.5definition of terms1.6significant of the study1.7conclusion 2.0 introduction2.1 body of the literature2.1.1 general area of research2.1.2 underlying theory2.1.3 variables used from previous literature2.2 theoretical framework2.3 hypotheses2.4 conclusion3.0 introductio

6、n3.1 research design3.2 variable and measurement3.3 questionnaire design3.4 population and sample3.5 scope of the study3.6 data analysis method3.6.1 goodness of data3.6.2 inferential analysis3.7 conclusion4.1 introduction4.2 goodness of measure4.2.1 representativeness of data4.2.2 validity test4.2.3

7、 reliability test4.3 inferential analysis4.3.1 descriptive analysis4.3.2 test of difference4.3.3 test of relationshipcorrelation analysishypothesis testing4.4 conclusion5.1 recapitulation of major findings5.2 discussion5.3 implication5.3.1 theoretical implication5.3.2 practical implication5.4 limita

8、tion5.5 recommendation for future research5.6 conclusionthe reference material is generally divided as fallows 1. bibliography (apa style or .)2. appendices (spss output & data stream)3. glossary of terms (if any)4. index (if any)technical report: popular reportthe report for the administratoror

9、al report1) the problems of communicationsa. technical terms should be properly explained.b. neither too simple nor too difficult expressionc. level of knowledge and subject-matterd. language and drafting 2) the problem of objectivity .3) the problems of expression of bitter truths and unpleasant fa

10、ctsfor preparations or drafting of reports three steps are involved.1) first draft: comprehensiveness or fullness of facts.precision or accuracy of facts coherence or logic of facts, andmovement or transition of facts and ideas.2nd. the researcher should give the first draft, at this stage, a shape

11、so that it can be readable, clear and lucid. considerable trimming or editing will have to be done to make the writing precise, concise and brief. finally, at the second draft stage, critical evaluation will have to be made of all that has been written-facts, findings, conclusions and recommendation

12、s.3rd. and final the final stage in drafting is the preparations of final report. it concentrates mainly on the finish and final touches, i.e., on documentation and polish to make the report weighty, authoritative, convincing and attractive. documentation indicated the references to the sources, oth

13、er previous and current work and view, additional data and discussion and suggested further reading on the specific problem as handled by the researcher. in other words, it indicated the thoroughness of the investigation and on the other a guide to further work.1) attractive2) clear topic3) balanced language4) no repetition of facts5) statement of scientific facts6) practicability7)description of the difficulties and the shortcomingsreview of literaturetreatment of quotations size and physical design footnotesuse of abbreviations use of statistics,