A research report has a lot of rules and guidelines in its format, whereby is one does concur to it, his report is deemed a reject. But beside the format, what are the criteria to ensure that the written report will deserve an 'A'? After a session of brainstorming, our group decided on the following factors:
To get an A on research report, students must have good technical, language and content.
In order to be an 'A' deserving report, there are three major sector in which are crucial and must be looked at intensely by the writer. The three sector are:
CONTENT
The content of a report is unarguably the most important thing in a report. It is the reason the report is made, the knowledge that the writer wants to convey and the findings that he discovered. A solid content base is essential for a report to be deemed worthy of an 'A'. Included in this sector are:
- elaboration of points - points made must be adequately elaborated. The why, when, what, where and who's must be explained in detail.Sound and believable arguments must be made to make the readers believe in what one is trying to prove and convey
- sources - What kind of sources do one use
- references - Is proper references and citations are made.
- credibility - How credible is the arguments, sources and references. For example, quoting wikipedia is the last thing one should do in proving a point.
LANGUAGE
As any kind of written report, language is important. If one's writing is confusing and hard to read, then how is the reader going to understand and fully comprehend the ideas and arguments made by the writer. This is the basic of basics, one which everybody should have mastered when writing at this kind of level.
- grammar & spelling
- clear & precise
TECHNICAL
The technical aspect of the report. This include the format, the presentation of data and all the other technicalities in writing a report.
- written in passive voice
- data presentation
--> visual aids
- formatting
--> spacing
--> font
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