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    Report Writing: Chapter No.8 by Laiq Khan (Master in Public Administration)

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    Report Writing: Chapter No.8 by Laiq Khan (Master in Public Administration)

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    REPORT WRITING

    CHAPTER NO.8
    By Laiq Khan (Master in public
    Administration)
    RESEARCH PROPOSAL
    It is a carefully planned and organized
    document prepared by the investigator and
    submitted to the authorizer before the research
    is undertaken. It provides information
    regarding the problem to be investigated,
    methodology to be used, duration of the study
    and its cost. It provides information about the
    goals of the study , procedures to be followed ,
    the research design , the time span and the
    budget of the study.
    Contents of research report
    Title
    Project approval form
    Declaration form
    Acknowledgement
    Executive summary
    Table of contents
    List of tables
    List of figures
    Research proposal
    A copy of authorization

    ( executive summary/synopsis(in case of applied research executive


    summary and in case of basic research synopsis are given).
    Body of the report

    Chapter no.1
    Introduction and overview
    Introduction
    Purpose of the study
    Significance of the study
    Chapter no.2
    Literature review
    Chapter no.3
    Methodology
    continued
    Chapter no.4
    Findings

    Chapter no.5
    Analysis and Recommendations
    Discussion
    Conclusion
    Recommendation
    References
    Appendixes
    Title page
    Table of contents
    The table of contents with page numbers
    references usually lists the important headings
    and sub headings in the report. A separate list
    of tables and figures should also be listed in
    the table of contents.
    Continued
    Authorization letter :It is a certificate which
    is being provided by the sponsor/supervisor of
    the study to the researcher.
    Executive summary : It provides an
    overview regarding the problem statement
    ,sampling, data collection methods used, results
    of data analysis, findings and recommendation
    with suggestion for their implementation.
    The maximum length of executive summary
    will be three pages or less.
    Introductory section : it starts with statement of
    the problem under investigation ,the research objective
    and background information of why and how the
    study was initiated and why it is important to study it.

    Body of the report: it contains the details of the


    interviews conducted ,literature survey, the theoretical
    framework and the hypothesis furnished .The design
    details such as samplings and data collection methods,
    as well as nature and the type of the study and the time
    horizon will be described.
    Details of the type of analysis done to test
    the hypothesis, and the findings there
    from , tabular and pictorial depictions of
    the results of the data analysis will also
    be included.
    Final part of the report
    It contains the conclusions drawn from
    the findings followed by list of
    recommendations to be for implementation
    will follow. A cost benefit analysis will be
    provided . Any limitation to the study as
    for example , flaws in samplings due to
    the circumstances beyond one’s control.
    A brief summary will be given at the end.
    Acknowledgements
    People who assisted during the study by
    collecting questionaires,acting as a
    liaison, helping in the data analysis are
    recognized and thanked.
    References
    References must be cited within the paper if
    you name the author in your sentence
    ,then mention the author’s name in
    parenthesis. For example :
    Jones (jones) found that……
    Table of contents
    Research Proposal
    Letter of Authentication
    Introduction

    PROBLEM STUDIED
    Background Information
    Research Goals
    Preliminary Details
    Unstructured and structured interviews
    Literature survey
    Theoretical framework
    Hypothesis formulated
    continued
    Research Design
    Type and nature of the study
    Sampling design
    Data Collection Methods
     Data analytical Techniques used
    Results of Data analyzed
    Hypothesis substantiated/unsubstantiated
    continued

    Conclusion
    Recommendations
    Limitation of study
    Acknowledgements
    References
    Tables
    graphs
    appendixes

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