The scientific report is the developed public statement on a certain subject which is based on data of theoretical or practical researches. Many students mistakenly consider the report the message on the set subject as which it is possible to present a fragment from the term paper or the diploma. However the scientific report is an independent type of the work demanding separate preparation.
Instruction
1. Decide on a subject for the scientific report. If the teacher offers you at choice by several that, take that which seems to you the most interesting. The easiest subject can be the most boring in practice. If the teacher offered you an individual subject which does not attract interest of you, try to change it, having narrowed or having expanded a circle of cases in point. Surely agree on the decision with the teacher.
2. Pick up and study materials on a subject. Make the bibliography. During the work on the report it is recommended to use 8-10 sources. You can receive necessary literature in library or find in the Internet. If you use electronic sources, take care of reliability of the data provided by them. The amateur websites and Wikipedia may contain the actual mistakes. The full confidence is deserved by resources with publications of scientific conferences and the websites of scientific magazines.
3. Make the plan of the report. It has to include such points as "Introduction" and "Conclusion" or "Conclusions". The main part of the report can also consist of several parts which need to be stated enough briefly as the report assumes an oral performance 10-15 minutes long.
4. Write the text of the report. Adhere to scientific style of statement. Competently make out quotes from scientific literature. As there are no uniform requirements to registration of scientific work, surely take models of execution of quotes and the list of references from the research supervisor or at department in which subject you prepare the report.
5. Remember that the scientific report is not the paper therefore it has to be based not only on citing works of recognized scientists, but also reflect your view of a problem. It is very good if the report includes results of the experiments made by you or the sociological data collected by you.