1. Report and Essay/Thesis Writing Adam Heatherington and Janet Wood

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28. Start Writing Your Outline!

29. An Outline Organizes Your Information Into 3 major parts in Preparation For Your Paper: Your Introduction Your Body Paragraphs Your Conclusion {Click Mouse to Continue}

30. The Same Information That Should Be In Your Essay’s Introductory Paragraph Thesis Statement Your 1 st Major Point Your 2 nd Major Point Your 3 rd Major Point {Click Mouse to Continue}

31. The Body Section Outlines The Following Information On Each Of Your Major Points: {Click Mouse to Continue} Major point 3-5 Supporting Details Transition relating it back to your thesis

32. Your Conclusion Section Does The Following: NOTE: You do not have to rewrite the thesis or major points in your outline if you do not choose to, but they should be in your essay’s conclusion! {Click Mouse to Continue} Restates your thesis statement Adds any final thoughts Reestablishes your major points

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54. Example uses is a Technical Report

58. Organising information Report Writing Theories References Diagrams Facts Essays Exams Organise Lectures Major points Aims Sequences Structure Thought Logical Theories Information Memory Testing Memory understanding

59. Structuring your report Title Page: Includes title of the report, authors name, module, course, date Acknowledgements Any help in collecting information for your report Contents List all main sections in sequence with page numbers Abstract/ Summary Paragraph summarising main content

60. Contents of Report Within your report you must contain: An Introduction: Giving the scope and context of the report. Should include terms of reference. Give a brief background of report subject area. Methodology How did you carry out your enquiry? Did you use questionnaires? how was data collected? Present information logically Results of findings Present in a simple way: tables, graphs, Diagrams