Scientific Debate

ByHiwa Aziz Mansurbeg

09/12-2013

Hiwa Aziz Mansurbeg

Multimedia designer & WEB Developer from

Copenhagen school of design and technology

Software developer from IT-University of Copenhagen

Agenda for Today

Introduction

1-Writing Reports

Writing reports

Different types of reports

Stages in report writing

Terms of reference

Planning a report

Collecting information

Writing Reports

Organising information

Structuring the report

Style of writing

Layout

Presentation

Redrafting and checking

Checklist

2- Data Collection

Planning and Investigation

Types of data

Classifying data

Sampling

Simple Random Sampling

Stratified and Systematic Sampling

Strengths and Weaknesses of Sampling

2- Data Collection

Biased Samples

Surveys-Questionnaires

Observing and Recording Data

Experiments-Variables-Lab, Fields and Natural

Experiments-Design

Simulation

3. Measurements

The International System of Units

Imperial and Metric Measurements

Metric Prefixes

Accuracy, precision, and % error

Uncertainty in Measurements

4-PowerPoint Presentation

Creating a Presentation with Microsoft PowerPoint

How the presentation slides should be

Modifying a Presentation

Inserting Objects into a Presentation

Finishing a Presentation

Working with Advanced Tools and Masters

Enhancing Charts

Inserting Illustrations, Objects and Media Clips

Using Advanced Features

Different types of reports

During your time at university you may be asked to write different types of reports, depending upon the subject area,laboratory reports, technical reports, reports of a work placement or industrial visit, reports of a field trip or field work.

Reports are vary different in their purpose, but all of them will require a formal structure and careful planning, presenting the material in a logical manner using clear and concise language.

The following section explores each stage in the development of your report, making recommendations for structure and technique.

OBJECTIVESBy the end of this course you should be able to:

Understand the purposes of a report Plan a report Understand the structure of a report Collect information for your report Organise your information Use an appropriate style of writing Present data effectively Understand how to lay out your information in an appropriate way