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Business Documents:. Research Report and Table of Contents. Research Report (MLA). What is a Research Report ? It is a multi-page document that usually contains several sub-topics of information related to one main topic . Example of use (of a Research Report ):

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Business Documents:

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  1. Business Documents: Research Report and Table of Contents

  2. Research Report(MLA) What is a ResearchReport? • It is a multi-page document that usually contains several sub-topics of information related to one main topic. • Example of use (of a Research Report): • A marketing research report summarizing the supply and demand statistics for a new product.

  3. Research Report:Components • Components of a Research Report: • Title page(optional) – includes the following: • the name of the document • the writer’sname • the teacher/professor’sname (optional), and • the dateofpublication

  4. Research Report:Components (Continued) The Titleof a report is required. The Title includes the identifying information and is keyed in the top left margin of the Report.

  5. Research Report:Components (Continued) AHeader is placed on every page of the report and includes: • thewriter’s last name,and • the page number

  6. Research Report:Components (Continued) The Bodyof the Report is the content (the paragraphs). Parentheticalcitationsare reference notes keyed in the body of the report.

  7. Research Report:Components (Continued) Endnotes/Footnotes: • Endnotes and Footnotes are another type of referenceformatused in reports, but recommended for use only when necessary to add commentary or to clarify. • Endnotes are typically used to add commentary • References are used to cite a source

  8. Research Report:Components (Continued) A Works Citedis: • a complete listing of referencescited parenthetically in the Report • it is keyed on a separate page Notes (Page): • a complete list of resources and references used to accompany endnotes • it is keyed on a separate page

  9. Table of Contents (TOC) A Table of Contents is: • used to accompany a report, document, or manuscript to list the topicsand sub-topics in the order in which they occur. • Example of use of a TOC: • Chronological listing with page numbers of contents of an accompanying research report

  10. Table of Contents (TOC) (continued) • Components (in order) • Table of Contents (title) • List of topics and subtopics and their respective page numbers • Page number - in Roman Numeral style at the bottom of the page

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