Checklist for effective reports
| Author: | LearnHigher (University of Reading / LearnHigher) |
| Description: | A quick checklist for an effective report |
| Estimated activity time: | 15 minutes |
| Type of media: | Handout/s |
| Licence: | Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0(This resource can be freely repurposed and reused) |
| Category: | Report Writing |
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| Date: | This information/resource was last updated in . |
CHECKLIST FOR EFFECTIVE REPORTS
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Before you submit your work, check that it includes these features of good reports:
- Does it answer the purpose stated (or implied) in the brief?Â
- Does it answer the needs of the projected reader?Â
- Has the material been placed in the appropriate sections?Â
- Has all the material been checked for accuracy?Â
- Are graphs and tables carefully labelled?Â
- Is data in graphs or tables also explained in words and analysed?Â
- Does the discussion/conclusion show how the results relate to objectives set out in the introduction?Â
- Have you discussed how your results relate to existing research mentioned in your literature survey?Â
- Has all irrelevant material been removed?
- Is it written throughout in appropriate style (i.e. no colloquialisms or contractions, using an objective tone, specific rather than vague)?Â
- Is it jargon-free and clearly written?Â
- Has every idea taken from or inspired by someone else’s work been acknowledged with a reference?Â
- Have all illustrations and figures taken from someone else’s work been cited correctly?Â
- Has it been carefully proof-read to eliminate careless mistakes?
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