Chapter 6 : Report writing and Citation

• Example of Citation:

BOOK CHAPTER, ESSAY, or ARTICLE when author is credited  
de Paula, T. C. M., Lagana, K., & Gonzalez-Ramirez, L.  (1996). Mexican Americans. In J. G. Lipson, S. L Dibble, & P. A. Minarik (Eds.), Culture and nursing care: A pocket guide (pp. 203-221). San Francisco: USCF Nursing Press.

JOURNAL ARTICLE (from an online database) (for more details, see the APA's official site)
Kavanagh, K., Absalom, K., Beil, W., & Schliessmann, L. (1999). Connecting and becoming culturally competent: A Lakota example. Advances in Nursing Science, 21, 9-31. Retrieved March 26, 2001 from ProQuest/Nursing Journals database.

• Report Writing :

 The structure of a report and the purpose and contents of each section is shown below.

TITLE PAGE report title your name submission date
 
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY overview of subject matter methods of analysis findings
recommendations
 
TABLE OF CONTENTS list of numbered sections in report and their page numbers
 
INTRODUCTION terms of reference outline of report’s structure
 
BODY headings and sub-headings which reflect the contents of each section. Includes information on method of data collection (if applicable), the findings of the report and discussion of findings in light of theory
 
CONCLUSION states the major inferences that can be drawn from the discussion makes recommendations 
 
REFERENCE LIST list of reference material consulted during research for report
 
APPENDIX information that supports your analysis but is not essential to its explanation 

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