Tasks and Dates

Activity One

1. Read the short description below. What does it describe? Complete the two gaps. Then check your answers in QUiZ 7.1

Technical ____________________ are today a major source of scientific and technical information and they are often prepared for sponsors of research projects.


A ___________________ describes a study, investigation or project. Its aim is to provide recommendations and updates. It should be as long as necessary and as short as possible. 

2. Now, read the information below. Match the items on the left with their descriptions/explanations on the right. Check your answers in QUIZ 7.2

Section 
Description
1. Title pagea) Any further material which is essential for full understanding of your report (e.g. large scale diagrams, computer code, raw data, specifications) but not required by a casual reader.
2. Abstractb) Details of published sources of material referred to or quoted in the text (including any lecture notes and URL addresses of any websites used.
3. Contentsh) A summary of the whole report including important features, results and conclusions.
4. Introductiong) Must include the title of the report.
5. Body of the reportc) Numbers and lists all section and subsection headings with page numbers.
6. Conclusion
d) States the objectives of the report and comments on the way the topic of the report is to be treated. Leads straight into the report itself. Must not be a copy of the introduction in a lab hand-out.
7. Referencesf) A short, logical summing up of the theme(s) developed in the main text.
8. Appendicese) Presentation of the ideas, divided into numbered and headed sections. These sections separate the different main ideas in a logical order.