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How to Write a Research Report and Give a Presentation A. Darwish Things to Remember When Starting A Presentation • Start with something to get your audience’s attention. • Tell your audience what your argument will be. • Tell your audience how you are going to develop that argument. Presentation Outline
Writing a Research Report • • • •
Getting started and planning Sections of a typical report Presentation of text, maps, and illustrations Referencing
Presenting Your Research
• Strategies for presentation • Designing visuals for your presentation Writing a Research Report:
Getting Started • Your Report Should – Report on the research project – Use research findings to develop some conclusions – Develop an argument about your findings Writing a Research Report:
Getting Started
• Questions your report should address – – – – – – –
What was the research problem? Why is this problem important? How does the project fit into the context of other research? How did you investigate the research problem? What are your findings? What do these findings tell you? What do you conclude?
Writing a Research Report:
Getting Started • Writing is an iterative process. – Therefore you do not have to start at the beginning!
• Whatever you do….
Just start writing!
Writing a Research Report:
Getting Started • Additional Tips – – – –
The value of reflective free writing Discovering new insights while writing Don’t seek perfection Be prepared to junk whole sections Writing a Research Report:
Getting Started • Steps in writing – Free writing – Develop an overall argument (Try writing a thesis statement or abstract.) – Develop an outline – Write – Revise, Revise, Revise, Revise • Go back and rewrite introduction if necessary
Writing a Research Report:
Getting Started • Developing an argument – Link theory with research to justify your conclusions – Argument should link sections of your report into a coherent story. Writing a Research Report:
General Format • Front matter – – – – – –
Title Page Acknowledgements page Abstract Table of Contents List of Tables List of Figures
Writing a Research Report:
General Format • Body of the report – – – – – –
Introduction Literature review Methodology Results Discussion Conclusions Writing a Research Report:
General Format • End matter – Appendices – Endnotes – Reference list • Save time and develop your reference list as you write!
Writing a Research Report:
Sections of the Report • Title – Keep it short – Use a subtitle if necessary – Interesting or amusing titles are better Writing a Research Report:
Sections of the Report • Abstract – A 200-300 word non-technical summary of your research project. – Questions to answer: • • • •
What is the research problem and why is it important? What did you do and why? What did you find? What do your findings mean?
Writing a Research Report:
Sections of the Report • Introduction – Address the topic in the first sentence – Introduce the topic by means of an example to illustrate theoretical points – Outline your general argument and your paper
Writing a Research Report:
Sections of the Report • Literature Review – A discussion of findings from other researchers – Critical apparaisal of other’s theories • You should compare and assess other’s results.
– Provides external context for your project – Justifies your project Writing a Research Report:
Sections of the Report • Methodology – Details method and procdures – Discusses the reasons for choosing your methods and procedures Writing a Research Report:
Sections of the Report
• Contents of a methodology section – – – – – – – –
Rationale for methodological apprach Hypotheses Description of study area Demographic details of study population How the population was selected Description of types of data and sources Descrption of methods and procedures for obtaining data Description of methods and procedures of data analysis
Writing a Research Report:
Sections of the Report • Results – Details the main findings – Provides a summary explaination of results – Accept or reject hypotheses if you have any Writing a Research Report:
Sections of the Report
• Discussion – Develop a logical argument about what your results mean. – Your results provide evidence to illustrate and support your argument. – Identify potential errors--What might invalidate your results? How might you improve research design? Writing a Research Report:
Sections of the Report • Conclusion
– – – –
A restatement of the research problem A summary statement of main findings and their significance. Shortcomings of the research Agenda for future research Writing a Research Report:
Presentation • Presentation of the text – – – –
Wordprocessed Double spaced Times Roman or other serif font for easy reading of body text The particular style you use isn’t important as long as you… • use consistent section headings
Writing a Research Report:
Presentation An Example Section Heading Scheme Introduction This is the introduction. Isn’t it great? I think it is. Blah blah blah Do to do de do. Text text this is wonderful text. Blah blah blah Blah blah blah
Cyber-regional Geography This paragraph is all about cyber-regional geography. Itsn’t it a great paragraph. Do Dah, de de. alskf alsk goi aslk oig l fhla the the look at this It great in terms of a paragraph The Gary Cyber-region This is a third level heading. Doesn’t it look great? Don’t you think it looks wonderful
Use when relevant and refer to them in the text. Redraw diagrams rather than copying them directly. Place at appropriate points in the text. Select the most appropriate device. List in contents at beginning of the report.
Presenting Your Research • Why do you have to do a research presentation in this class? – Experience for graduate school – Experience for a future job Presenting Your Research
Approaches • Reading your presentation • Can be done well by skilled presenters • Usually isn’t done well
• Needs to be written the way that you would talk • 7 pages double spaced = 15 minutes
• Speaking extemporaneously
• Doesn’t work if you are nervous and can’t think of what to say • Generates more audience interest
Presenting Your Research
The Format of an Oral Presentation
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Describes essential aspects of the research
• • • •
You may only be able to present a small portion of your research Sometimes you only have time to provide one or two illustrations of your findings In professional meetings lasts 15 mintues with 5 minutes for questions/discussion Don’t be afraid to allow time for discussion!
– – – – –
Explain the research problem and its importance Explain the research setting (a map is usually necessary!) Explain what you did and why Explain the results Conclude
Presenting Your Research
General Tips • Dress nice (note the guys above with ties!) Unless you are a radical Marxist then a tie might be too much, but a casual sport coat, jeans, and tennis shoes are appropriate. – If in Hawaii nice shorts and an Aloha shirt might work--but make sure your belly button doesn’t show. – Dress to match the occasion.
Presenting Your Research
• • • • •
General Tips Speak slowly and clearly Don’t fidget Don’t stand still like a statue Use a podium to hold your notes Set a stop watch to gage time Presenting Your Research
• • • • • •
Designing Presentation Graphics
Graphics should be visible from far away Serif fonts are easier to read than Sans-Serif Fonts Make sure your text contrasts with your background Make sure your maps and illustrations are of professional quality Do not expect people to read stuff off the screen--read it for them Do not show large tables of data. Provide a hand out or create a summary table with relevant results highlighted.
Presenting Your Research
Designing Presentation Graphics • Do not use too many slides (unlike this presentation)
• • • •
Keep information on slides to a minimum If you want your audience to listen to you insert a blank slide Use large print More than four lines of text are hard to read on a screen (see previous slide) Presenting Your Research
Designing Presentation Graphics • Don’t use yucky backgrounds • Make sure text contrasts with background • Tacky clip art stinks • Use an easy to read and consistent font. Don’t make spelling mistakes Presenting Your Research
Designing Presentation Graphics • Maps are nice Presenting Your Research
Designing Presentation Graphics • In a presentation you can use photos that might not have made it into your written report. Presenting Your Research
Designing Presentation Graphics • Use the Master Slide in Power Point to get a consistent style
The End
• End with a blank slide so that the Power point screen isn’t the last thing people see • Don’t start packing up, you’ve got questions to answer • Most people are afraid of questions, but you know you’ve done a good presentation if you get good questions!
