RESEARCH REPORT
PURPOSE
• a multi-page document that usually
contains several sub-topics of information
related to one main topic
• Example of use:
• A marketing research report summarizing the supply and
demand statistics for a new product
REPORTS
• UNBOUND – Short reports that are prepared without
binders or covers [staple/paper clip]
• Margins:
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Top margin = 2 inch [1st page] 1 inch all other pages
Bottom margin = 1 inch
Left margin = 1 inch
Right margin = 1 inch
VOCABULARY
Hanging A temporary left
indent
margin that indents
all lines but the first
line of the text.
Example
This is an example of a hanging indent
All is indented except the first line.
Double space
• Pressing the enter key twice (2) leaving one blank
line. This can also refer to line spacing using the
word processing feature to leave one blank line
between each line of text.
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Side heading
• Headings used to separate the report into sections.
Left bound
• Longer reports prepared with binders. Left margin is
wider (1.5”) to accommodate binding along the
left margin.
Top bound
• Top margin is wider (1.5”) to accommodate binding
along the top margin.
Title Page
• The title page is the first page of a report. It gives
the title of the report, the name of the writer, the
name of the school or class, and the date.
Reference list/Works cited/Bibliography
• A list of all references used in a report. This allows
the writer to give credit to the author of the material
used in the report.
Body
• The main text of a personal letter, business letter,
memo, email, or report.
ENDNOTES/FOOTNOTES
• another type of reference format used in
reports, but recommended for use only
when necessary to add commentary or
clarify
• Endnotes are typically used to add
commentary
• References are used to cite a source
LINE SPACING
• SS = SINGLE SPACE [ENTER 1 TIME]
• DS = DOUBLE SPACE [ENTER 2 TIMES]
• TS = TRIPLE SPACE [ENTER 3 TIMES]
• QS = QUADRUPLE SPACE [ENTER 4 TIMES
PARENTHETICAL CITATIONS
• reference note keyed in the body of the report
• Example:
"an action, object, person, or place forbidden by law
or culture" (Dundes).
WORKS CITED
• a complete listing of references cited
parenthetically in the report and keyed on a
separate page.
• [SEE THE NEXT SLIDE FOR EXAMPLE]
Hanging indent
footnote
MLA FORMAT
• Modern Language Association
• style features keyed to an alphabetical list of
works cited that appears at the end of the work.
NOTES PAGE
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List of resources and references when footnotes or endnotes are used
Keyed on separate page with the same margins as the report
Includes header (last name, page number)
Label the page Notes and center the title at the top 2” margin of the page
Keyed in hanging indent format and double spaced
Listed in chronological order by superscript number
Example
1My
new footnote.
2 Next new footnote.
COMPONENTS [IN ORDER]
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Title page
Title
Header
Body
Parenthetical citation
Endnotes/Footnotes
Works Cited
Notes Page