Report Writing
The following resources are designed to help you assess and develop your students’ report writing skills.
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Checklist for effective reports
A quick checklist for an effective report
Resource Duration: 15 minutes
Types of media: Handout/s
Is a dissertation just a longer report?
This guide is designed to show you how to adapt your current report writing practices for doing a longer independent research project like a dissertation.
Resource Duration: 15 minutes
Types of media: Webpage
Using graphical data – activity
A practical activity to show how to best include graphical data in reports. It can be used as a classroom activity, or independently by students
Resource Duration: 30 minutes
Types of media: Handout/s
Using Graphical Data
An introduction to the effective use of graphical data
Resource Duration: 15 minutes
Types of media: Webpage
Academic writing for reports
A group editorial activity aimed at highlighting examples of bad practice in academic writing. Presents the opportunty to make selective changes in order to develop academic writing skills.
Resource Duration: 30 minutes
Types of media: Handout/s
Identify the sections of a report
A classroom activity which helps to develop understanding of the reasons why reports are organised as they are. Further to this, it highlights the differing writing styles appropriate for each section.
Resource Duration: 25 minutes
Types of media: Handout/s
Identify the audience and purpose
A classroom activity showing the importance of tailoring writing for a specific audience. Downloads can be adapted to be subject specific.
Resource Duration: 16 minutes
Types of media: Handout/s
Writing clearly and concisely
A helpsheet explaining how to write clearly and concisely. Includes sections on the use of long words and abbreviations.
Resource Duration: 16 minutes
Types of media: Helpsheet
How do I critically analyse my findings?
A helpsheet outling a step by step explanation of the analysis of research findings. This includes an example of the process.
Resource Duration: 30 minutes
Types of media: Webpage