1. Written Report All projects must include a written report. Approximately 5000 words if your project consists of only a written report, e.g. extended essay, exploration of a hypothesis, investigation etc. Minimum of 1000 words if your project combines a report and an artefact.

2. EPQ Report: You need to consider: The format. The structure of the report and what is included: –Sources of information accessed –Details of the range of skills used –Historical or other research –Details of the methodology used; the design, knowledge, understanding and skills used to complete activities –A conclusion which summarises logical inferences from the research and evaluates the outcomes of the project, and your own performance of learning and decision making. The language of the report using the features of academic writing. The length – in line with AQA requirements. The writing process. How to avoid plagiarism through appropriate referencing.

3. Why must I reference my work? 1. It allows the reader to distinguish your ideas from other people’s. 2. It allows your claims to be checked so you can’t just make things up. 3. It allows the reader to follow up things in your work that interest them. What must I supply references for? You must supply a reference for every work (book, journal article, web-page) you have referred to in your essay. Any idea or fact that isn’t yours must be referenced so that the reader can tell where it came from. How do I supply references? We distinguish between citation, which is referring to other works in the text of your essay, and referencing, which is how you present information about your sources at the end of your essay.

4. Name(s) & initials. Date. Article title Smith, A. & Jones, B. (2006). Giving references properly. Journal of Psychological Writing, 18, 256-259. Journal in which published.Volume No. Page Nos.

5. Citation in text You make your reader aware of a work you have drawn data or ideas from by giving the author’s name(s) and date of publication (Smith and Jones, 2006). It doesn’t matter whether the work you are citing is a journal article, a book, a chapter in an edited text, the citation format is always the same (Bloggs, 1995). The exception to this is where you are citing a newspaper story in which case you give the name and date of the publication (The Guardian, 22 nd February, 2009).

6. Things you do not have to cite & reference: Things you must cite & reference: Common knowledge – ideas that are very widely known and accepted; · Facts that are common to a variety of sources and generally agreed upon; · Personal ideas and suggestions. Direct quotations; (give page numbers as well); · References to others’ ideas in paper or web-based materials; references to a reference already cited by another in a text; · Paraphrases, precis and summaries of others’ quotations; · Paraphrases, precis and summaries of others’ ideas; · Statistics, figures, charts, tables, pictures, graphs etc.

7. Put these features of an academic report in order What is in each?Introduction Abstract Conclusion Results and discussion Bibliography Methodology Title

8. Features of academic reports Is there an abstract? What form does this take? Is there an introduction? What is its length compared to the rest of the article? Does the article reflect a specific piece of research? How are the findings described? How does the discussion or debate unfold? Are different points of view put forward? How? What conclusion is included? Are illustrations/photos included? What part do they play?

9. Managing your report writing Plan your report and how many words to include in each section. Generate lots of ideas for different sections of your report. Write initial ideas in a first draft. Rigorously edit and cut. Redraft and re-write. Use a word processing spell checker. Rigorously edit and cut - ask your supervisor or a subject expert to read it. Draw up your conclusion. Careful proof read for accuracy and style. Finalise your bibliography.

10. Your report Which features are appropriate for your own report and subject area? Are there any other features you have seen throughout your research which you think you need to include? Work out a possible template for your own report. Submit your template to your supervisor for approval.

11. Writing an Arts/Humanities report MLA guide on formatting at: http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/7 47/01/ Harvard Referencing System – see Moodle CMS guide for quotations and footnotes: www.chicagomanualofstyle.org/tools_citation guide.html

12. Writing a scientific report Title Abstract Introduction Experimental procedures Results and discussion Conclusion Bibliography Identify the different sections in the scientific articles. Use the Harvard referencing system.