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research program, and (c) that proper analytical/
statistical
the world in its simplest form. Soon after con-
ceptualization of the outline of the report, a draft
report is required to be prepared accordingly. In
this phase, the researcher writes chronologically
or logically or both on why the research was
undertaken; what has been done; what are the
procedures adopted; what are the overall
observations, analysis, findings, and inferences
that could be drawn; what are the limitations
and suggestions; etc. Ideally, there should be a
gap of reasonable time period between the prep-
aration of the draft report and rewriting and fine-
tuning of the same. The step of rewriting and
fine-tuning of the draft report is the most vital,
tedious job and requires ample patience and time.
Consistency in every sphere is required to be
checked during this period. Grammar, spelling
check, important omissions, or deletions are
required to be taken care of with utmost sincerity.
Lastly, the lists of literature consulted are
required to be acknowledged in the form of a
bibliography.
the
researcher must be cautious about the possible
errors which may creep into the inference
tools have been used;
(2)
the
researcher must keep a strong vigil about the fact
that the interpretations are supported by facts
and analysis of the facts and figures
; (3)
the
researcher must be aware about the fact that it
is the task of the researcher to not only state the
striking observations but also identify and
unreveal the factors so long remained hidden
;
and (5)
; (4)
there should be consistent interaction
between the initial hypothesis or presumption
(if any), the empirical observations, and the the-
oretical background/conceptions
.
14.2.1 Steps in Research Report Writing
Writing of the report is the last stage of
research process. It requires a set of great
skills from different allied departments/sections.
A researcher is always advised to be most careful
and to take help from the experts in relevant field
while writing reports so that the whole process
could be accomplished in a holistic and faithful
manner. The whole process of report writing is
completed in a steady and in no hurry condition
involving the following steps: (1)
14.2.2 Components of Research Report
A research report is meant for the rest of the
world and is an authentic unique documentation
so as to convey the general scientific context of
the research work, the adequacy of the method,
and the findings for the betterment of humanity.
Thus, the layout of the report has great impor-
tance in reaching the world. In general, a
research report should have three main parts:
the preliminary or initial part
logical analy-
sis of the whole work
, (2)
preparation of outline
of the report
, (3)
preparation of draft report
,
(4)
,
and (5)
preparation of bibliography and writing
the final report
reviewing and fine-tuning the draft report
. The activities to be performed in
different steps may vary from project to project,
but by and large, one has to follow the above steps
with modification, alteration, and/or addition.
In the first step of report preparation, the
researcher needs to take the whole work into his
or her mind. Then, sequencing is required to be
done either logically or chronologically or both,
such that the problem with which the research
work initially started and took place gets its solu-
tion. Once the researcher has taken the whole
work in his or her mind, the outline of the pre-
sentation is required to be framed. In doing so,
utmost care should be taken to inform the rest of
,
the main part
,
and the end part or the last part
. The initial
part is devoted to introducing the title of the
work, location of the work, preface or the fore-
word, acknowledgement, and content of the
reports, that is, table of contents and table of
figures/illustrations. This part facilitates the
readers to locate the portion of his or her interest.
Sometimes, an executive summary is also
presented in between the initial pages and the
main part of the report, whereas in the main
part, the reader understands the introduction of
the research problem; its rationale; sources of
finance along with financial
layout,
timeline,
