Deck 13: Reports and Presentations

Question 1

Research reports are published in peer-reviewed journal and contribute to the overall body of knowledge related to the specific topic.

Answer 1

True

Question 2

Although abstracts or executive summaries are shown first, they are written last. The abstract is a summary of the entire report. Abstracts are provided at the beginning of scientific or academic reporting.

Answer 2

True

Question 3

Limitations are the weaknesses of your research, and they are not reported in the discussion section.

Answer 3

False

Question 4

There are hundreds of ways to configure a poster, but simplicity is most important. (230)

Question 5

Font size on a poster is not important. Generally, individuals stand about three to four feet from a poster. If the font is too small they can just get closer.

Question 6

Author guidelines describe the _______________________________ of the manuscript and referencing style desired by the __________________________ requesting the report.

Question 7

The purpose of the ______________________ is to compare the results of the current study to the results of similar studies published elsewhere in the literature.

Question 8

Sometimes writers experience a condition where they cannot produce any new or creative material. This is called _____________________.

Question 9

Name one tip for making a successful oral or poster presentation?__________________________.

Question 10

The most common mistake made in poster presentations is __________________ information on the poster.

Question 11

Where is one location that you might present a poster presentation? _________________________________________________________.

Question 12

Which statement best represents the purpose of the Introduction section of a written report?

A) Description of the problem, purpose of the study, scope of the study.
B) Narrowly focuses the topic, shows the gap in knowledge for the topic.
C) Provides rationale for sampling, study design, pilot testing, and data collection.
D) Outlines the statistical methods or qualitative methods used, gives tables, graphs and figures.

Question 13

Which referencing style is commonly used to cite sources within social science?

A) Chicago Manual of Style
B) APA
C) MLA
D) AMA

Question 14

Put the following report sections into the correct order:
Discussion
Results
Literature Review or Background
Abstract or Executive Summary
Title Page
Table of Contents
Introduction
Methods
Conclusion, Recommendations, Future Research