Report + APA

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What are we going to do today?

Your research assignment

How to write a report

Research questions

How to write a report

APA - guidelines

The assignment

The assignment

• Write a research report on a topic, you will identify an issue related to the programme topics.
• You will respond with a research question (with global + national perspective).
• You will conduct your own research, using a range of different sources.
• You will propose one national / local course of action (conclusion of report)

What is a report?

The report

What is a report?

an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.:   a report on the peace conference; a medical report on the patient.  a statement or announcement.

Structure writing a report

Title 

• Introduction (this is what the issue entails + introduction issue).
• First topic point (explain, use sources)
• Second topic point (explain, use sources)
• Your suggestions/ recommendations (conclusion of everything you mentioned in the report + a suggestion/ recommendation of how to solve the national/ local issue).

What is the difference between a global/ national perspective?

Examples of topics that are of national / global importance

Think of other national problems that could also be considered global.

What issue has been a lot in the news?

Tips for writing your research report

the report

What is a report?

an account or statement describing in detail an event, situation, or the like, usually as the result of observation, inquiry, etc.:   a report on the peace conference; a medical report on the patient.  a statement or announcement.

the FCE report

Writing a FCE report involves the presentation of mainly factual information, with suggestions or a recommendation.

You should think carefully about who the target reader is and why they need this report.

TIPS - CONTENT

• Make a paragraph plan and organise your ideas
• Plan what you are going to say
• Make sure you have enough  ideas for every paragraph
• state facts clearly and give some examples

TIPS - COMMUNICATIVE ACHIEVEMENT

• Write in a consistently formal and impersonal style.
• Communicate your ideas effectively so that the reader can act upon them.
• Be polite and constructive in any criticism.

TIPS- ORGANISATION

• State the aim of the report in an introduction.
• Include headings  to make your report clearer.
• Repeat your most important recommendation(s) in a conclusion, using different words.
  

TIPS - language

• Use passive forms and conditional constructions.
• Include some longer, complex sentences.
• Try to show your full range of vocabulary.
  

Apa

(not K.J. Apa)

Sorry, bad teacher joke..

Plagiarism

I use someone else's research in my own report, I do not use citation.

1. Plagiarism
2. Not plagiarism

I use someone else's research (copy + paste) and use it in my report, I don't use citation but refer to the author in the bibliography.

1. Plagiarism
2. Plagiarism

I use someone else's research, use citation + refer to the bibliography.

1. Plagiarism
2. Not plagiarism

Why do we use APA- citation?

APA-citation is a concise way to identify the source of certain information.

Corgis are the most adorable dogs on the planet (Koutrik, 2022)

The source is now clear (ME!), if we do not name the source, it is unclear who made this conclusion or who did the research

If we don't use citation and use someone else's research, this is considered plagiarism and this could have serious consequences (especially when you are studying at a University)

What is the common format for an in-text citation in APA style?

1. (Author Last Name, First Initial, Year) for example (Smith, J., 2017)
2. (Author Last Name, Year) for example (Smith, 2017)
3. (Author Full Name) for example: (James Smith)
4. (Author Full Name, Year) for example: (James Smith, 2017)

This citation is for a chapter from a book:

Stockert, P. A., & Smith Higuchi, K. A. (2009). Sleep. In P. A. Potter, A. G. Perry, J. C. Ross-Kerr, & M. J. Woods (Eds.), Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing (4th ed., pp. 987-1008). Toronto, ON: Mosby Elsevier.

What would the in-text citation look like for this resource?

1. (Potter et al., 4th ed.)
2. (Canadian Fundamentals of Nursing, 4th ed.)
3. (Stockert & Smith Higuchi, 2009)
4. (Stockert et al., 2009)

Health Canada. (2010, March 5). Diabetes. In First Nations, Inuit, and aboriginal health. Retrieved from http://www.hc-sc.gc.ca/fniah-spnia/diseases-maladies/diabete/index-eng.php

Dai, D. Y. (2008). Intelligence and intellectual development. In N. J. Salkind & K. Rasmussen (Eds.), Encyclopedia of educational psychology. Retrieved from https://us.sagepub.com

Gibson, D. R., Zhang, G., Cassady, D., Pappas, L., Mitchell, J., & Kegeles, S. M. (2010). Effectiveness of HIV prevention social marketing with injecting drug users. American Journal of Public Health, 100, 1828-1830. Retrieved from http://ajph.aphapublications.org

(Health Canada, 2010)

(Dai, 2008)

(Gibson et al., 2010)

Time to get started on your report!