This academic report presentation defines report writing as presenting facts and findings as a basis for recommendations to a specific audience for a specific purpose. It outlines the main types of reports as laboratory reports, technical reports, research reports, and case study analysis reports. The presentation also describes the standard structure of a report as including a title page, abstract, introduction, body, results, discussion, conclusion, acknowledgments, and references. Furthermore, it provides the steps to writing a report as logically analyzing the subject matter, preparing an outline, writing a rough draft, rewriting and polishing, and producing a final draft.
2. Content
Meaning of report writing
? Types of reports
? Structure of a report
? Steps in report
writing
? Report Example
3. Definition
A report is a presentation of facts and findings, usually as a basis of
recommendation; it written for a specific audience with a specific
intention (Kidyan, 2012) .
4. Types of reports
The following are the main types of reports:
? Laboratory reports
? Technical reports
? Research reports
? Case study analysis reports
5. Report structure
A well written report must contain the following:
? Title page
? Abstract
? Main body- introduction, body of article, results, discussion and
conclusion.
? Acknowledgments
? References
6. Steps for report writing
The following steps must be followed when writing a
report.
? Logical analysis of the subject matter
? Preparation of the final outline
? Preparation of the rough draft
? Rewriting and polishing the rough draft
? Writing the final draft
8. References
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