This guide is to help LANG 2010 students find information for your Recommendation Report based on cases from PreventionWeb.
The Recommendation Report should include:
- Introduction to the chosen hazard (list of hazards)
- Background / Factual description / history of the present situation
- Problem statement: Identify the problem arises from the situation
- Statistical data to illustrate the seriousness / urgency / significance of the problem (when applicable)
- Significance of the problem
- Your Problem analysis
- Analyse the problem and issues underlying the problem.
- Select relevant science knowledge / notions / concepts (from various Science disciplines) to analyse the problem.
- Your Proposed solutions and evaluation
- Suggest possible solutions to address the problem.
- Apply scientific knowledge / notions / concepts to generate solutions.
- Evaluate all suggested solutions, e.g. the benefits and limitations.
- Your Recommendations
- Identify and justify the best solution
- Recommend courses of actions to implement the solutions
- Justify recommendations based on feasibility and complementariness
- Your Conclusion
- Summarise the analysis of the problem
- Identify and justify theories and strategies proposed
- Reiterate the significance of dealing with this problem
- References
- Citation / referencing is needed for all inclusion of secondary data / information
- Appendices
- Any supplementary and illustrative materials e.g. tables, charts, graphs, diagrams etc.
- They should all be clearly labelled, numbered and referred to in the report.
