Topic:
Benefits of Prevention of childhood obesity
OR
childhood obesity
[Your report title here]
[Your report title here as a question or sentence]
LIBR 1008 Advanced Report
[Your name here]
Contents
1Introduction
3Method
4Results
5Discussion
6Recommendations
7Conclusion
8References
9Appendices
Introduction
[100 words. Your introduction should go here. Remember that this is an advanced report, so you should select a na
ow research scope which builds on your earlier investigation to provide a sophisticated analysis of an emerging issue, grounded in high quality research.
Your introduction should achieve two things: provide your report aim and research context. It should include a description of the topic or question in focus. You may choose to discuss a specificn issue or identify the research problem if appropriate. State the report aims clearly. Be as specific as possible in this section so that your reader knows the purpose of this report. You should also provide some background information to the topic or question to help situate this report and provide context. Using some referenced evidence here will give the introduction authority.
Now we’ll give you some formatting hints for your report. With regard to starting each new paragraph, you EITHER need an indent OR a line
eak, like the one that separates these paragraphs. Choose the style you prefer, and stick to it.
When you have finished your paper, make sure that you start your reference list on a new page. Do this not by hitting enter a bunch of times, but by selecting ‘Insert’, ‘Break’ and then ‘Page Break’ in Word (or hit Ctrl + Enter). Format your reference list at 1.5 lines spacing and 12pt space after each paragraph. Do not number your entries. Do not place bullets in front of each entry. Do not present them in the order you cite them—list them alphabetically by the author’s surname. Only reference the articles you have personally read.
Make sure you also insert page numbers at the bottom of your page. Get Word to do it automatically by clicking ‘Insert’ and ‘Page Number’ and then choosing the header (top of the page) or footer (bottom of the page). Remember to also do a word count of the body of your report (from the introduction to the end of the conclusion). You can do this highlighting the body of the assignment, and then looking at the bottom of the document window, where Word will show you the word count (‘Words: 1,510/1,755’ means that 1,510 words are selected, while the entire document contains 1,755 words. This means the report body is 1,510 words long. At university, it is usually acceptable to provide work that is within 10% of the word count (i.e. the body length of the report must be between 1575 and 1900 words).
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Method
[200 words. Here you must discuss the search strategy you employed, building on previous searches to find additional relevant information for your focused Advanced Report topic. Explain why your new methods suited the type of information you sought. Aim to showcase your advanced searching skills, including use of targeted search syntax to produce results of 100 or less sources each time. List your research methods sequentially, being sure to identify how you adapted your methods to improve the quality and/or relevance of the information being found. Provide specific details, including search terms, limiters applied, and which search tools were used. Aim to use more than one search tool or platform (e.g. databases, li
ary catalogue, Google Scholar). You may wish to present this information in a numbered list, or in paragraphs. You may also choose to create a table, place this in the Appendix section, and refer to this as Appendix A in your Method paragraph.
Important: If you are retaining any sources from previous assignments, do not repeat the Method from the previous assignment. Instead, include the method or table for finding these sources in the Appendix also and refer to the original search in this section also.
Indicators of quality
[100 Words. Outline why your sources are trustworthy and provide indicators of quality suitable for academic work.
Briefly evaluate your selected sources, using the C.R.A.A.P. test and noting indicators of quality. You may find it helpful to include an evaluation table as an Appendix and refer to it in this section. ]
Results
[600 words. This section will be the longest in your report and may spread over multiple pages. In this section, you will present an advanced summary of sources, weaving together information in themes. You may choose to use subheadings or paragraphs to clearly identify different themes, focusing on content most relevant to your topic or question. Use evidence from your research to clearly map the research issues and capture the authors’ arguments regarding the research problem or context. You must have a minimum of eight academic sources. Additional reputable and academic sources may also be used. Use the UniSA Harvard Style of referencing for in-text referencing here.
While you may use sources from previous assignments, you may not copy and paste over your work. It is important to show conceptual development and avoid academic integrity issues, so – if you are using sources identified earlier - do this by revisiting the sources and re-paraphrasing ideas in service of your new research focus. ]
Discussion
[500 words. Here you must use your sources to answer the research problem or question. Explain how specific results answered specific questions identified in the Introduction. Aim to synthesise your research results and show deep analysis in applying these insights to address your targeted research question. Use references throughout to support your discussion. If relevant, recommend topics for further research, discuss the impact of the results, and suggest further research based on these results.]
Recommendations
[200 words. Based on your detailed research, what specific recommendations can you offer? Use references where appropriate. Provide a clear introductory statement then your recommendations as short sentences in dot points.
e.g.
Based on this research, the following recommendations are made:
· Xxxxxx
· Xxxxxx
· Xxxxxx ]
Conclusion
[150 words. Include here the following information: (1) summarise the topic or question, (2) summarise your results, (3) identify the most significant piece of information uncovered in this report, and (4) explain the implication of this report and your findings.]
References
[Insert your references here, presenting them according to UniSA Harvard Style of referencing. Remember, you will be marked on the quality of your references, so be sure to include relevant, timely resources here. You must have a minimum of eight academic sources. You are welcome to include other relevant sources in addition to these.]
Appendices
[This section is included for any extra information that may need to be included, such as graphs or tables. Each appendix should appear on a new page, and should be labeled ‘Appendix A – …’, ‘Appendix B - …’, ‘Appendix C - …’ as required. Use UniSA Harvard Style to reference any content which is not your original creation.
Appendix A – [title of the appendix]
[Include any useful additional information here. You may create additional Appendices as needed to support your discussion. Ensure that any content which you have not personally created is referenced using in-text referencing]
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