This week’s topics
Presenting what you found
- A simple report structure
- Using tables and charts
- Referencing in your report
What you will be able to do
- 2.1 Apply Harvard referencing to in-text citations and a reference list.
- 3.2 Produce a simple project timeline/plan.
Activity
Write a one-page report of your survey results, with references.
Study materials
Further resources
- Writing Guide, 8.3: Informal and Formal Analytical Reports · PDF · OpenStax Writing Guide with Handbook (2021), 8.3: a simple report structure, pp. 246–248 · for registered students
- Writing Guide, 8.5: Creating an Analytical Report · PDF · OpenStax Writing Guide with Handbook (2021), 8.5: writing a report with tables, evidence and references, pp. 254–267 · for registered students
- Contemporary Mathematics, 8.2: Visualizing Data · PDF · OpenStax Contemporary Mathematics (2023), 8.2: choosing tables and charts to present data, pp. 827–847 · for registered students
- Ten simple rules for structuring papers · Open-access article · Mensh & Kording (2017), PLOS Computational Biology. Simple rules for structuring a clear report. · for registered students
- Beyond bar and line graphs: time for a new data presentation paradigm · Open-access article · Weissgerber et al. (2015), PLOS Biology. Choosing honest tables and charts to present findings. · for registered students
Materials marked “for registered students” open in the student portal, which is set up as soon as you receive final acceptance.
