A research report aims to write clearly and concisely the research topic so that the reader can easily understand the purpose and results of the research.

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Drawing conclusions.
• Communicating research results.
• The written report
• Purpose of the written report.
• Audience for the report.
• Characteristics of a well-written report.
• Contents of the report.
• Oral presentation to summarize findings.
A research report
A research report aims to write clearly and
concisely the research topic so that the reader
can easily understand the purpose and results
of the research.
Characteristics of a Well-Written Report
• Clarity
• Conciseness
• Coherence
• The right emphasis on important aspects
• Meaningful organization of paragraphs
• Smooth transition from one topic to the next
• Apt choice of words
• Specificity
Content of a research report
Sections
• Title of Report
• •
Table of Contents
• Abstract/Synopsis
• Introduction
• Literature Review
• Methodology
• Results
• Discussion
• Conclusion
• Recommendation
• References and bibliography
• Appendices
•
Content of Each Section
• Concise heading indicating what the report is about
• List of major sections and headings with page numbers
• Concise summary of main findings
• Why and what you researched
• Other relevant research in this area
• What you did and how you did it
• What you found
• Relevance of your results, how it fits with other research in the area
• Summary of results/findings
Introduction
The purpose of your report.
Brief review of the literature already available
on the topic so that you are able to ‘place’
your research in the field.
Some brief details of your methods and an
outline of the structure of the report.
Literature Review
Carefully structure your findings.
Do a chronological format from the earliest to the
latest research,
Place your research appropriately in the
chronology.
Alternately, you could write in a thematic way:
outlining the various themes that you discovered
in the research regarding the topic.
Methodology
• Outline clearly what methodology you used in your
research.
what you did and how you did it.
Usually written in a ‘passive’ voice (e.g. the participants were
asked to fill in the questionnaire attached in Appendix 1).
• Clearly reference any material you have used from other
sources.
• Clearly label and number any diagrams, charts, and graphs.
Results
Indicate what you found in your research.
Give the results of your research, but do not
interpret them.
Discussion
Discuss the relevance of your results and how
your findings fit with other research in the
area.
Relate back to your literature review and your
introductory project statement.
Conclusion
Summary of the most significant
results/findings.
Indicate some areas where your research has
limits.
where further research would be useful.
Recommendations
Suggestions for what needs to be done as a
result of your findings.
Recommendations are usually listed in order of
priority.
Oral Presentation
• Deciding on the Content
• Visual Aids
– For instance graphs, charts, tables
• The presenter
• The presentation
• Handling questions