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A report
aims to inform as clearly and succinctly as
possible.
A report is written for decision making. Reports
are the basis of significant decision making in
industry, commerce and public services.
A report can be described as a formal statement of the results of an
process.
structure.
Step1:Cover page of your report format
Step2:Including a Declaration to Your Report Format
Step 3: Acknowledgment
Step4: Choosing an Abstract or a Executive
Summary to the Report Format
Step 5: Table of Content
Step 6: List of Abbreviations, Figures, Tables, and
Equations
Step 7: Report Content
Step 8: References
Step 9: Appendix
Step 10: Structuring the Report Format
When you are deciding your report format, cover page
should be the first page. Types and styles of the cover
pages will differ according to the type of the report. For
example; if you’re an undergraduate, the most
appropriate report writing cover page style is a
professional style which does not include fancy pictures.
But in a professional report writing cover page, there
should be included some main factors.
Topic
Name
Index number (If you’re a student)
Module name and code
Programme name (Eg; BSc (Hons) Operations & Logistics)
University name
Year
•Year
In your report format, if you could include a
declaration page, it will present your
professionalism. Also, declaration page shows that
the writer has the full responsibility regarding the
content in the report. So it is a good way to
present your report to others.
others.
When writing a report, acknowledgment is the part
where you can acknowledge or thank to people
who have supported in order to complete your
report. For example; if you’re an undergraduate,
you can offer your gratitude to your lecturers,
university, family members, relatives, friends, third
party people, etc. So when you’re planning the
report format, don’t forget to include a decent
acknowledgment in your report.
Abstract – in an abstract, you have to mention clearly about
the main purpose of your report. Then you have to mention
your objectives of the report step by step. Remember that,
abstract is not a summary of your report. An abstract is only
used to distinguish your objectives of the report. The main
purpose of the abstract is to give an overview of the scope for
the reader. Don’t exceed more than 300 words in your
abstract.
Executive summary – most people find that, writing the executive
summary is the hard part. Executive summary simply means that, the
summary of the whole report. So, you have to write a summary of
your whole report. Remember that, executive summary should not
be more than 1 or 2 pages. Because, if you write many pages, it
won’t be a summary. The main purpose of writing an executive
summary is to provide a summary of your report to those who
doesn’t have much time to read your whole report. So it should be
convenient and accurate.
content;
A simple
summary
(Maximum
2 pages)
Conclusion Objectives
Findings
Table of content is the guideline of your report.
Including a table of content to your report format is a
must. A table of content should be detailed and
completed with main headings and sub headings. Also,
you should number your main headings and sub
headings accurately.
content;
Abbreviations – abbreviations are used to shortened a
long word. But if a same word (long word) is mentioning
again and again, the writer can use an abbreviation. For
example; Supplier relationship management – SRM. If
you’re using abbreviations in your report, you should include
a list of abbreviations. The main purpose of using
abbreviations is to simplify the report.
reference them.
Word.
If there is any appendix in your report, you should
include them in the last page of your report. For
example; if you have conducted a questionnaire in
order to find information to your report, you can
include your questionnaire in the appendix part.
Also, in the appendix part, you can include any
documents which are related to your report.
After finishing your report, when formatting the report,
you should consider the following aspects;
Appropriate line spacing (Eg:- 1.5)
Appropriate font type (Eg:- Times New Roman, Arial)
Appropriate font size (Eg:- 12)
Page numbers (Bottom of the pages)
Justified text