1. Research Report and Table of Contents
Objective 3.01
Understand advanced word processing documents

2. What is a Research Report?
A multi-page document
Contains sub-topics of information related to one main topic
Margins set to 1 inch all the way around
What is a Research Report?
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3. Research Report Components
Title Page
Title of Report
Header
Body
Parenthetical Citations
Endnotes/Footnotes
Works Cited
Notes Page
Research Report Components
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4. Title Page Margins Title centered in ALL CAPITAL letters
Top – 2”
Left, Right, Bottom – 1”
Title centered in ALL CAPITAL letters
2” or 2 ½” between title and writer’s name
Enter 12 or 15 times
Double space after name and type School Name/Course Name
2” or 2 ½” between School Name/Course Name and Date
Title Page
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5. Title/Heading of Research Report
Includes identifying information
Components of Title/Heading
Writer’s name
Teacher/Professor’s name
Course name
Title of Research Report
All components keyed at top left margin except the title
Double Spaced
Double Spaced below Course name
Centered
Title/Heading of Research Report
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6. Header Placed on every page of report Components of header
Writer’s last name
Page number
Header
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7. Body Content of the report Quadruple space after Title Double spaced
Side Headings
Underlined
Initial caps
Leave one space after periods or other punctuation marks
Indent first line of paragraph
Body
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8. Parenthetical Citations
Reference notes keyed in the body of the report
Keyed following a quote or referenced source in the body
Includes the author’s name and page number
Example – (Lowary, 45)
Completed reference is keyed in the works cited section of the report
Parenthetical Citations
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9. Endnotes/Footnotes Used to add commentary or to clarify Used sparingly
Indicated by a superscript within the report body
Keyed after any punctuation in the reference to which it refers
Appear at the bottom of the page of the body of the report
Single space, first line indented, double space between footnotes
Endnotes/Footnotes
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10. Works Cited Complete listing of references cited parenthetically
Keyed on a separate page
Includes header
Margins
Top – 2”
Right, Left, Bottom – 1”
Title centered 2” from the top of the page
Hanging indent format, double spaced
Listed in alphabetical order by author’s last name
Works Cited
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11. Notes Page List of resources and references used to accompany endnotes
Keyed on a separate page
Includes header
Last name, page number
Title centered 2” from the top of the page
Hanging indent format, double spaced
Listed in chronological order by superscript number
Notes Page
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12. Table of Contents Accompany a report, document or manuscript
List the topics and sub-topics in the order
Chronological listing with page numbers of contents
Components
Title (Table of Contents)
List of topics and subtopics with their respective page numbers
Page Number – Roman Numeral style at the bottom of the page
Table of Contents
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13. Hanging indent - A temporary left margin that indents all lines but the first line of the text.
Reference list/ Works cited/ Bibliography - A list of all references used in a report. This allows the writer to give credit to the author of the material used in the report.
Body - The main text of a personal letter, business letter, memo, , or report.
Unbound report - Short reports that are prepared without binders or covers.
Double space - Pressing the enter key twice (2) leaving one blank line. This can also refer to line spacing using the word processing feature to leave one blank line between each line of text.
Side heading - Headings used to separate the report into sections.
Left bound - Longer reports prepared with binders. Left margin is wider (1.5”) to accommodate binding along the left margin.
Top bound - Top margin is wider (1.5”) to accommodate binding along the top margin.
Title Page - The title page is the first page of a report. It gives the title of the report, the name of the writer, the name of the school or class, and the date.
Report Vocabulary
3.01 Research Report and Table of Contents