Report Writing & Bibliography
The following details the structure for your report. It also explains how to document your bibliography.
Report Structure
- Title page
- Introduction - (50-100 words)
- Main Discussion - (700-800 words)
- Conclusion & Recommendations
- Bibliography
- Other Information
Introduction (50 - 100 words)
- Opening statement should mention what the report is about
- Description of topic
- Outline the purpose of the report. Why are you writing it?
Main Discussion (700 - 800 words)
- Each point your intending to discuss should be mentioned on an individual paragraph
- Each point may have a sub-heading
- Point include information on topic and also persuasive paragraphs (reasons why something is good or bad)
- Each point begins with the topic sentence
- Can use technical language but may need index of terms.
Conclusion & Recommendations (100 words)
- Summarise points above
- Final Recommendations
Bibliography
This should include all links you have used to gather your information, and any other resources you may have used. It is important to ensure your sources are reliable.
The following details how to write a bibliography:
Surname, Firstname (year of publication), 'Title of article', Organisation/business name, Date it published.
<http:// (this would be the url that the site was found at)> (Accessed 00/00/00)
Example:
Peters, Michael (1998), 'The "Post-Historical" University', Winter Lecture Series, The University of Auckland, 25 August 1998.
<http://www.auckland.ac.nz/ipa/Peters/Petdex.html> (Accessed 23/4/99).
Other Information
- If the report is over two pages then you may wish to add a contents page
- You may add images to give your report a visual representation of the description
- Charts or survey could also be added
- Could also be an index of terms
- Header and footers to add formal details to the file
