INFORMATIVE & SEARCH REPORT

• A report presents information about a subject• Factual genre

What is an informative report?

Technical language related to subjectFormal and impersonal languageThird person point of viewUses timeless, present tense

e.g. Adelaide is popular with international students.Often uses the passive voice

e.g. “are being created”

Many “being” and “having” verbs

STRUCTURE1. Opening statement

• Lead in sentence to state the topic and capture interest

• a short description of the subject

• definition• classification or

categorization of types

2. Paragraphs• different aspect of the

subject. • begins with a topic or a

preview sentence• focus is on facts NOT

OPINION!!!

3. Conclusion

• Summarizes information

• Does not include any new information

EXAMPLE A disaster is an event that causes destruction, pain and

suffering. Disasters can be natural or man-made

Natural disasters can be caused by extreme weather events, climatic conditions or changes in the earth's crust. Natural disasters include cyclone, tornadoes, floods, droughts, bushfires, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

Man-made disasters are usually the result of accident, disease or war. They range from catastrophic events like major wars and nuclear accidents which destroy huge amounts of the environment and kill many people, to everyday occurrences like road accidents and crime.

Disasters are a personal tragedy for the people involved.

Opening statement A disaster is an event that causes destruction, pain

and suffering. Disasters can be natural or man-made.

Definition Classification of types - preview

PARAGRAPH 1 Natural disasters can be caused by extreme weather

events, climatic conditions or changes in the earth's crust. Natural disasters include cyclone, tornadoes, floods, droughts, bushfires, earthquakes and volcanic eruptions.

Different aspect of the topic FACTS : cause, examples.

PARAGRAPH 2 Man-made disasters are usually the result of

accident, disease or war. They range from catastrophic events like major wars and nuclear accidents which destroy huge amounts of the environment and kill many people, to everyday occurrences like road accidents and crime.

Different aspect of topic FACT

CONCLUSIONDisasters are a personal tragedy for the people

involved.

Summarizes the report Does not include new information

Research Report Writing DEFINITION Research report is a condensed form or a brief description of the research work done by the researcher. It involves several steps to present the report in the form of thesis or dissertation.

• Present in conference.• Publish in journals or articles.• Get grant or financial aid. • Have implications or

recommendations in clinical practice, education & administration

Purpose

Types & Characteristics

• Conciseness• Clarity• Honesty• Completeness• Accuracy

Report

Technical Popular Oral

GUIDELINES • Be objective. • Minimize the use of technical

language. • Use present tense & active voice. • Treat the data confidentially. • Revise and rewrite. • Use visual aids. • Report should show originality. • It must provide a ready availability

of the findings. • The layout must be appropriate

and accordance with the objective

• Report should be free from grammatical mistakes. • Report must present the logical analysis of the subject

matter. • It must be an attempt to solve some intellectual

problems. • Index must be prepared & appended at the end. • Report must be attractive in appearance, neat & clear

whether typed or printed. • It should state the policy implications relating to the

problem under consideration. • Appendices should be enlisted in respect of all the

technical data in the report. • Bibliography of sources consulted is a must for a good

report.

FORMAT FOR WRITING REPORT

• Title page • Approval sheet • Acknowledgement• Preface or forward• Table of content • List of tables • List of figures

1. Preliminary Page

FORMAT FOR WRITING REPORT

• Problem statement • Assumptions • Operational definitions • Variables • Abstract • Review of related literature

2. Main Body of the Report I. Introduction Section

FORMAT FOR WRITING REPORT

• Research design• Research

approach • Research setting • Population • Data collection

tool• Data analysis

II. Methodological Section

III. Result Section Study findings can be represented in

graphical or non graphical form

FORMAT FOR WRITING REPORT

• Summary • Discussion • Conclusion

IV. Ethical Section

• Utilized in the field of nursing administration, education & clinical practice.

• Limitations & Recommendations • Bibliography or reference. • Appendix .

V. Implication section

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