Pre-Finals

Question 1

aim to inform others about your stance, position, or conviction about a certain issue and reflect on what you know about the topic.

Answer 1

Position Paper

Question 2

it is persuasive written discourse reflecting an individual’s view about an issue.

Answer 2

Position Paper

Question 3

you must combine valid and verifiable
facts to create this academic paper

Answer 3

position paper

Question 4

Use of Position Paper

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• used in school, government, and corporate offices
• in an academic setting, it is an expression of an individual’s claim, written without the academic rigor
• in government and politics, positions papers are often a prelude to a debate
• in corporate offices, it is an expression of an employee’s definitive position about crucial issues to both company and its employees.

Question 5

Elements of Position Paper

Answer 5

Introduction
Thesis Statement
Supporting Statements for the topic
Counterarguments
Supporting details to validate or oppose counterargument
Summary

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Guidelines for Writing a Position Paper

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1. Have a definitive stand.
2. Do a thorough research of the issue.
3. Be prepared to defend your position and provide evidence for your counterarguments.
4. Your conviction should be reflected in your thesis statements.

Question 7

is a type of academic writing that uses research

Answer 7

Survey Report

Question 8

questions are formulated based on the research objective to be answered by the respondents and later analyzed using appropriate data analysis methods.

Answer 8

Survey Report

Question 9

a very important element of the survey research process

Answer 9

Report Writing

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Basic tool of the survey report

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Survey Questionnaire

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Why is it important to have a well-designed questionnaire?

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to be able to measure the opinions, beliefs, and experiences of your respondents.

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3 types of Survey Questionnaire

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Yes or No
Close-ended
Open-ended

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a kind of question that respondents only need tick off appropriate boxes containing the given responses

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Yes or No

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respondents choose among given options.

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Close-ended

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respondents provide their own answers to thought-provoking questions

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Open-ended

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Parts of a Survey Report

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Introduction
Main Body
Conclusion

Question 17

contains information regarding the writer/researcher’s purpose for conducting the survey & the time and manner of gathering the data.

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Introduction

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Should answer Why the survey was conducted, Who were involved in the study, When & How it was carried out

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Introduction

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Typical phrases and expressions in most survey report’s introductions

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The purpose of this survey report….
It is the aim of the survey report to…
This survey report hopes to…
This survey was carried out to…

Question 20

contains all the information collected during the survey research process

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Main Body

Question 21

Typical phrases and expressions in most survey report’s main body

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On the whole….
In practice, researchers have sought to determine if…

Question 22

where all the collected information is summed up and further analyzed and discussed

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Conclusion

Question 23

a recommendation may be added to enhance the worth of the survey report and address the implications cited in the survey report.

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Conclusion

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Typical phrases and expressions in most survey report’s conclusion:

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To sum up….
It is clear that…
If any conclusion may be drawn from the data…
The survey indicates that…

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Guidelines for Writing Survey Reports

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1. Always use the present tense
2. Use reported speech, not direct quotation
3. Formal, straightforward, and impersonal style is preferred
4. Use reporting verbs such as claim, argue, cite, state, report, agree, complain, suggest, points out, and opine.
5. Make a survey report more exact by using percentages and proportions