REPORT

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REPORT

• DESIGNING YOUR REPORT
• FAMILY HISTORY
• HCOM 320

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UNDERSTANDING THE NATURE OF A REPORT

• Compilation of information
• Researched
• Collected
• Sifted organized
• Conveys a specific message/purpose
• Objective of a report
• Present information about your family
• History supported with data, stories, and course
  concepts

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THE INFORMATIVE REPORT

• PURPOSE
• Bring in current information
• Cover past new information
• Be current
• Gain insights in your past
• CONVEY IDEAS CLEARLY, CONCISELY, CORRECTLY

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PURPOSE AND AUDIENCE

• First determine the purpose/objective
• Informative about your familys history
• Who will read the report audience analysis
• Knowledge readers will have on your topic
• What will they want to read
• What will be interesting and informative

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STRUCTURE

• FORMALITIES
• Title page
• Table of Contents
• Table of Figures
• List of Tables
• Text
• Introduction, Body Conclusion
• References/Bibliography
• Appendix

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PROCESS

• What do you want to inform
• Extent of the information
• Decide on research tools
• Family data
• Records, bibles, birth records, death memorials,
  medical records
• Interviews
• Family members, stories, dates, on-line research

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RESEARCH PROCESS

• Gathering data
• Primary data
• Library
• Interviews
• On-line history
• Previous genealogy reports
• Family records

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RESEARCH PROCESS

• Gathering data
• Secondary data
• Company records
• Current business survey conclusions
• Census information

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GATHERING DATA

• Electronic information
• Credibility
• How to tell
• Cite with author and web site
• Sources Lexis-Nexis and other

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WRITING THE REPORT

• Format
• Formal
• Product/initial and edited draft
• Complete, clear, concise
• Inserts
• Genogram
• Charts
• pictures

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EXAMPLE

• Part I
• History of the family - beginning
• Chronology
• Growth and progress of members/subunits

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Example continued

• Part II
• Begin at key moment in time
• Identify index person/s
• Look at family history, origination, traditions,
  customs, rituals, verbal, NVC, values, dealing
  with conflict
• Discuss a few concepts in relationship to what
  youve learned in class
• Individualism/collectivism power distance
  uncertainty avoidance time proxemics, identity

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Example Continued

• Conclusions
• Your thoughts
• In your opinion, your familys adaptation
  (acculturation) to larger culture
• What will you pass along to your family
  (children, spouse if you choose one)
• Experience with project how have you changed in
  researching your family.

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STRUCTURE

• APA report style
• Double space
• 8-10
• Title page
• Introduction/middle/conclusion
• With subheadings
• Reference page
• See syllabus (pages 6 7)