How to Write a Paper in Report Form

A report is a longer form of research paper. Reports are usually commissioned, and usually have one key piece of information that they want to investigate. Writing a paper in a report form involves being focused to the central problem, and formatting it in a way that will make it useful for future reference. A well-written report paper can be very influential, and a poorly written one will undermine the impact of your research.

Instructions

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      Conduct your research as you would for any other paper. If you are using primary research, such as experiments or surveys, include the extra materials in an appendix section at the end of your paper.

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      Organize your paper into the following sections: Introduction, Methodology, Results, Conclusion and Appendix. Your introduction should outline your hypothesis, and what the existing literature states. The methodology should deal with how you approached the problem, and your results should be a table or graph of what you found. The concluding section should give a clear answer to your original question, and make recommendations as such.

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      Write an abstract to your paper, which should be a summary of your work in fewer than 500 words. Include also an acknowledgments page where you thank people who helped you. If your work is longer than 5,000 words or 10 pages, include a contents page detailing where each section is found. Place these before the main body of work.

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      Write a cover letter to go with your work. Your cover letter should be addressed to whoever commissioned your research. Include the title of the paper, and your own name on the cover letter.

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