Writing a Report
Finalizing the Proposal
• Outlines:-
• 1-Introduction:
• 1-1Background information
• 1-2Statement of the problem
• 1-3Literature review
• 2-Objectives:-
• Outlines:-
• 1-Introduction:
• 1-1 Background information
• 1-2 Statement of the problem
• 1-3 Literature review
• 2- Objectives:-
• 3-Methodology:-
3-1 Study design, variables, data- collection technique
• 3-2 Sample
• 3-3 Plan for data collection
• 3-4 for data analysis
• 3-5 Ethical consideration
• 3-6 Preset/ pilot study
• - 4 Project Management:-
• 1- 4 Staffing and Works plan
• 2- 4 Administration & monitoring
• 3- 4 Plan for utilization and dissemination of results
• - 5 Budget
• 5-1- Budget
• 5-2- Budget Justification
Report Writing
• (No investigation is complete until a report is written)
1-Preliminary Report:-
* A review of your fieldwork experience
* A summary of preliminary findings
- 6 Annexes:-
• 6-1 Reference.
6-2 List of abbreviations.
6-3 Questionnaire (and/ or other data collection tools)
(No investigation is complete until a report is written)
1-Preliminary Report:-
* A review of your fieldwork experience
* A summary of preliminary findings
a) Reviewing of the fieldwork
• -Generally:-
*How do you function as a group?
*Were all group members active?
*Did you loose any members?
*Did you recruit any new members?
*What procedure did you follow to obtain permission?
*Did you manage to obtain the research assistant, equipment, transport,
and financial support needed?
*Were the resources you budgeted sufficient?
Technical Preparation.
**Training
**Pre test/ pilot study.
Field work:-
-Did you do your sampling as planned in the proposal?
-Did you get the information you want?
_Does the calculated sample= the actual sample size?
No of interviewers I.e if there were different group
interviewed?
-What were the data collection tools, and were they
adequately collected the data needed?
-Did you follow your work plan?
7- Research Findings:-
*Overview of all data collected
-Are records collected
-Completed
-Master sheet/ computer, prints?
-Answer of open- ended question?
*Write down result from
-F.G.D
-I.I.I
-Observation
• *Review your plan of analysis of data during the pre test.
*Review the statement of the problem and specific objective did the data
collected answer the research objective?
-Qualititative data
-Observation
Is there any contradiction between them or they complement each
other.
7- Research Findings:-
*Review the dummy tables
• -Analyzed the dependant variable
• -Prepare at least two table for each objective
• *What you did in data processing and what remain to be done for
the final report
• (preliminary, report not more than 4-5 page)
1-Final Report:-
Main component of a research report:-
• *Title
• *Abstract (summary of findings and recommendations)
• *Acknowledgement (optional)
• *Table of content
• *List of tables, figures (optional)
• *List of abbreviation, (optional)
• 1-Introduction
• 2-Objective
• 3-Methodology
• 4-Findings and Conclusion
• 5-Discussion
• 6-Recommendation
• 7-References, Annexes, Data collection, tools...Maps)
1-Title:-
• Should clearly explain what the report is about.
• Extra subtitle can be added
• Should contain the names of authors with their titles and position,
publisher, month and year of publication
• 2- Abstract:-
• *Should be informative (the summary is your advertisement) not
more than 250 word. Should contain
• -Statement of the problem
• -Place of the study
• -Methodology (study population, variables, sampling, how
data was collected, processed and analyzed)
• -Summary of research findings (result)
• -Conclusions
• -Recommendation (major or all)
3)Introduction:-
• -Background information
• -Health status
4)Objectives:-
• General and specific should be written . Unment objective should
be stated in the methodology and discussion section.
5)Methodology:
• *To inform reader on how the research was carried out.
• *It should contain enough details for duplication.
• *It should contain answer to:
• -What was the study design used?
• -What were the study population
• -How they were selected?
• -How many were they?
• -What were the technique used? And what the tools?
• -How data was analyzed and what were the statistical test used?
• -Was there any deviation from the proposal?
• -If any why?
6)Results:-
*Analyzed data should be presented in graphs, tables and the
statistical outcome.
*Tables and figures should be well titled and captioned with
footnotes.
7)Discussion:-
*Did you find what is expected?
*How do your results relate to others?
8)Conclusion:-
*Summarize your main findings
*Make suggestion for further research.
9)Recommendation:-
*Logically should follow from the discussion of the findings
*May be summarized according to the groups towards which they are
directed.
*In making recommendation use your findings+
Supportive information from other sources or related issues.
8)Conclusion:-
*Summary your main findings
*Make suggestion for further research.
9)Recommendation:-
*Logically should follow from the discussion of the findings
*May be summarize according to the groups towards which they are
directed.
*In making recommendation use your findings
Supportive information from other sources on related issues.
10)References and Appendences:
*References should be carefully checked and written.
It enables the reader to evaluate your sources. *
Style of Writing:-
*Simplicity
*Justification based on facts
*Quantity avoid large small
Be specific*
Avoid exaggeration*
Use short sentences*
*Be consistent in the use of tenses
*Be clear, logical and systematic in your presentation
*In making recommendation use your findings+
Supportive information from other sources or related issues.
8)Conclusion:-
*Summary your main findings
*Make suggestion for further research.
9)Recommendation:-
*Logically should follow from the discussion of the findings
*May be summarize according to the groups towards which they are
directed.
*In making recommendation use your findings
Supportive information from other sources on related issues.
10)References and Appendences:
*References should be carefully checked and written.
It enables the reader to evaluate your sources. *
Style of Writing:-
*Simplicity
*Justification based on facts
*Quantity avoid large small
Be specific*
Avoid exaggeration*
Use short sentences*
*Be consistent in the use of tenses
*Be clear, logical and systematic in your presentation

Writing a report

  • 1.
    Writing a Report Finalizingthe Proposal • Outlines:- • 1-Introduction: • 1-1Background information • 1-2Statement of the problem • 1-3Literature review • 2-Objectives:- • Outlines:- • 1-Introduction: • 1-1 Background information • 1-2 Statement of the problem • 1-3 Literature review • 2- Objectives:- • 3-Methodology:- 3-1 Study design, variables, data- collection technique • 3-2 Sample • 3-3 Plan for data collection • 3-4 for data analysis • 3-5 Ethical consideration • 3-6 Preset/ pilot study • - 4 Project Management:- • 1- 4 Staffing and Works plan • 2- 4 Administration & monitoring • 3- 4 Plan for utilization and dissemination of results • - 5 Budget • 5-1- Budget • 5-2- Budget Justification Report Writing • (No investigation is complete until a report is written) 1-Preliminary Report:- * A review of your fieldwork experience * A summary of preliminary findings - 6 Annexes:- • 6-1 Reference. 6-2 List of abbreviations. 6-3 Questionnaire (and/ or other data collection tools)
  • 2.
    (No investigation iscomplete until a report is written) 1-Preliminary Report:- * A review of your fieldwork experience * A summary of preliminary findings a) Reviewing of the fieldwork • -Generally:- *How do you function as a group? *Were all group members active? *Did you loose any members? *Did you recruit any new members? *What procedure did you follow to obtain permission? *Did you manage to obtain the research assistant, equipment, transport, and financial support needed? *Were the resources you budgeted sufficient? Technical Preparation. **Training **Pre test/ pilot study. Field work:- -Did you do your sampling as planned in the proposal? -Did you get the information you want? _Does the calculated sample= the actual sample size? No of interviewers I.e if there were different group interviewed? -What were the data collection tools, and were they adequately collected the data needed? -Did you follow your work plan? 7- Research Findings:- *Overview of all data collected -Are records collected -Completed -Master sheet/ computer, prints? -Answer of open- ended question? *Write down result from -F.G.D -I.I.I -Observation
  • 3.
    • *Review yourplan of analysis of data during the pre test. *Review the statement of the problem and specific objective did the data collected answer the research objective? -Qualititative data -Observation Is there any contradiction between them or they complement each other. 7- Research Findings:- *Review the dummy tables • -Analyzed the dependant variable • -Prepare at least two table for each objective • *What you did in data processing and what remain to be done for the final report • (preliminary, report not more than 4-5 page) 1-Final Report:- Main component of a research report:- • *Title • *Abstract (summary of findings and recommendations) • *Acknowledgement (optional) • *Table of content • *List of tables, figures (optional) • *List of abbreviation, (optional) • 1-Introduction • 2-Objective • 3-Methodology • 4-Findings and Conclusion • 5-Discussion • 6-Recommendation • 7-References, Annexes, Data collection, tools...Maps) 1-Title:- • Should clearly explain what the report is about. • Extra subtitle can be added • Should contain the names of authors with their titles and position, publisher, month and year of publication • 2- Abstract:- • *Should be informative (the summary is your advertisement) not more than 250 word. Should contain
  • 4.
    • -Statement ofthe problem • -Place of the study • -Methodology (study population, variables, sampling, how data was collected, processed and analyzed) • -Summary of research findings (result) • -Conclusions • -Recommendation (major or all) 3)Introduction:- • -Background information • -Health status 4)Objectives:- • General and specific should be written . Unment objective should be stated in the methodology and discussion section. 5)Methodology: • *To inform reader on how the research was carried out. • *It should contain enough details for duplication. • *It should contain answer to: • -What was the study design used? • -What were the study population • -How they were selected? • -How many were they? • -What were the technique used? And what the tools? • -How data was analyzed and what were the statistical test used? • -Was there any deviation from the proposal? • -If any why? 6)Results:- *Analyzed data should be presented in graphs, tables and the statistical outcome. *Tables and figures should be well titled and captioned with footnotes. 7)Discussion:- *Did you find what is expected? *How do your results relate to others? 8)Conclusion:- *Summarize your main findings *Make suggestion for further research. 9)Recommendation:- *Logically should follow from the discussion of the findings *May be summarized according to the groups towards which they are directed.
  • 5.
    *In making recommendationuse your findings+ Supportive information from other sources or related issues. 8)Conclusion:- *Summary your main findings *Make suggestion for further research. 9)Recommendation:- *Logically should follow from the discussion of the findings *May be summarize according to the groups towards which they are directed. *In making recommendation use your findings Supportive information from other sources on related issues. 10)References and Appendences: *References should be carefully checked and written. It enables the reader to evaluate your sources. * Style of Writing:- *Simplicity *Justification based on facts *Quantity avoid large small Be specific* Avoid exaggeration* Use short sentences* *Be consistent in the use of tenses *Be clear, logical and systematic in your presentation
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    *In making recommendationuse your findings+ Supportive information from other sources or related issues. 8)Conclusion:- *Summary your main findings *Make suggestion for further research. 9)Recommendation:- *Logically should follow from the discussion of the findings *May be summarize according to the groups towards which they are directed. *In making recommendation use your findings Supportive information from other sources on related issues. 10)References and Appendences: *References should be carefully checked and written. It enables the reader to evaluate your sources. * Style of Writing:- *Simplicity *Justification based on facts *Quantity avoid large small Be specific* Avoid exaggeration* Use short sentences* *Be consistent in the use of tenses *Be clear, logical and systematic in your presentation