Master the Skill of Writing Effective Research Reports

Writing effective research reports can be a difficult skill to master. This course will provide instruction and hands-on experience creating each section of a report.

A team of professional genealogists including:

• Angela Packer McGhie, CG
• Apryl Cox, AG
• Catherine B. W. Desmarais, CG
• Thomas W. Jones, PhD, CG, CGL, FAGS, FUGA, FNGS
• Karen Matheson, AG
• Nancy A. Peters, CG, CGL
• Karen Stanbary, MA, LCSW, CG

will share their expertise in technical writing, evidence analysis, incorporating visual elements, organizing material, time-saving strategies, and documentation. They will share examples of a variety of reporting formats covering simple to complex research problems from a variety of professional perspectives. Participants will learn both by evaluating provided reports and writing a research report during the week. Students should bring a laptop to work on practice exercises in class and complete writing assignments.

In order to get the most out of the course and the professional editing benefit, students registering for the course are asked to submit a research report they have written by January 1, 2019. The class sessions will include hands-on activities, so students should bring a laptop computer or tablet with Word or another word processing program. There will be homework assignments to practice writing various sections of a research report.

Registration for SLIG Academy 2020 opens July 13, 2019 at 2:00 pm MDT. For more information, go here.