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CC0006 Basics of Report Writing

Structure of an Academic Report

  • Title Page
    • Project Title
    • Students' Details
    • Instructor Name
    • Similarity Score (Turnitin Tool)
  • Declaration
    • ​​​​​​​A statement asserting the originality of the work and use of GAI tools
    • The declaration should be prepared and submitted in line with the provided template, mark all the applied criteria and signed by all group members
  • Abstract
    • ​​​​​​​~200-300 words summary including aim or objective of the project, methodology, findings, significance, etc.
  • Table of Contents
  • List of Figures/Tables/Abbreviations (if applicable)

Section 1: Introduction

  • Background of the problem, context and rationale, specific objectives, scope and limitations, report structure overview, etc.

Section 2: Literature Review / Case Study Background

  • Overview of previous studies or approaches, key concepts, and theories, case study overview (if applicable), gaps Identified, etc.

Section 3: Methodology / Approach

Research/Design methodology refers to the overall approach that you have used for your research such as any strategic framework or guiding philosophy that you are using to design and conduct your project.

This includes any data collection methods (i.e. interviews with stakeholders, online surveys, site visits and observations, analysis of existing literature)

Any other tools or techniques used in your research.

Section 4: Proposed Solution / Analysis

Design or Proposed Intervention including a detailed description of the proposed solution and feasibility analysis, etc.

Section 5: Results and Evaluation

Findings

Impact analysis - on environment, society and economy as well as any inter-relations between the three

Section 6: Conclusion

  • Summary of contributions
  • Key takeaways
  • Recommendations (for future implementation, policy, or research)
  • Limitations (if any)
  • References or Bibliography (in your selected Citation Style)
  • Appendices (if needed)

For structure of your References or Bibliography, do check out the Citing Sources tab on the left.