Report Writing – It’s time !

Istanbul Bilgi University

Instructor C.M. Herrington , MAA, MAT

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Review of Report Writing Sections

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Section Purpose

1/Title Page A/Outlines context, background purpose . Defines

terms ad sets limits of the research. The reader

can identify the what, how, why

2/Methodology B/Title of report, Student name and number,

course and section, due date

3/References/ APA reference page C/Explains how research was done and outlines

how the data was collected.

4/Discussion/Conclusion E/Presents finding of the research-facts only-no

opinion or interpretation /Uses graphic form-tables

or charts

5/Introduction F/Presents an interpretation and evaluation of the

results. Analyses results- draws together different

aspects of the findings. Counter arguments or

refutations

6/Appendix G/Attachments of additional information/ Surveys,

questionnaires, glossary, etc.

7/Results/Findings All references used in APA style

Come to the white board and …match the section with the

purpose

Have a look at the following excepts from an example report.

Decide which part of the report they would come from. Page 30-31

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Excerpt Part of the report

APA title page example

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Title Page Format

(See the APA manual, 5.29, p. 305-320 for examples)

The title page is the cover of any paper you turn in. It should be the first page (numbered 1). The title page includes a running head, the title, and the byline/affiliation. [APA manual 1.06, p. 10-12; and 5.15, p. 296-298].

Running Head

Make a shorter title of your paper using up to 50 characters (characters count as letters, punctuation marks, or spaces)

Write “Running Head:” and then type your running head in all capital letters.

Align it Left at the top of the page

Title

Center the title

Position the title in the middle of the page vertically (if you fold your paper in half in both directions, the title should be exactly in the middle both ways)

Capitalization:

Capitalize the first letter of each major word (not prepositions, articles, or conjunctions, such as by, for, a, the, and, but)

Also capitalize the first letter of the first word (including prepositions or articles)

If there is a colon (:), capitalize the first letter of the word following it, even if it is not a major word

Pick a title that describes exactly what your paper is about. You can use a colon (:) to separate parts of your title.

Byline & affiliation

On the line after the title, write your full name and center it. This is called the byline.

On the next line (after your name) write your “affiliation” – the college that you go to.

Writing Your Report

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Now that you have reviewed the parts of a report.

You need to write your report .

Make sure you write in block paragraphs.

Follow the organization style we just spoke about. (APA title page, introduction, methodology, results/findings, discussion/conclusion, appendix, references)

Format it in APA style (12 font, times new Roman, double spaced, correct margins)

Be ready to turn in your paper and present it in class at our next meeting. This is created in ONE word document. Uploaded to Bilgi online/Turnitin .

All survey questions and results should be typed and placed in the Appendix section of your report.

Take your report to the writing center for review and help if you need to . Don’t forget you will need to make an appointment prior to going there. Grammar , spelling , punctuation and format are graded areas.

You will present your report to the class in the next meeting and we will vote on the best product or service idea. You presentation should only be about 5 minutes to give us an idea of your concept.