Short-answer questions

 

Short-answer questions

 

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Answer each question carefully. Consult your Social Research text when your memory fails you or when you are in doubt about the accuracy of your responses.

 1     What are the main elements or areas of a report?

 2     What issues should be considered in the 'method' section of a report?

 3     What should the 'findings' section of a report contain?

 4     What are some of the issues that should be considered in the 'discussion' section of a report?

 5     List the major standards of presentation that must be considered when preparing a research report.

 6     How are reports constructed when stepwise conversion is employed?

 7     What is meant by suspense structure and how is it reflected in the reports?

 8     What are some of the issues considered when assessing a report? Refer to all report parts in succession.

 9     What are the most common models of structure employed when presenting the findings in a book form?

10    Explain briefly the nature and structure of the writing style 'narrative of the self', as employed in field research.

11    How is the book structure arranged when the model of 'comparative structure' is employed?

12    What are the most important political issues that affect report writing?




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