STRUCTURE OF REPORTS

Most of reports are structured in sections. The sections are as:

Title
In this section of report, it must tell what the report is about. It needs to be factual and expressive so
that someone just reading the title will understand the main issue of your report.

Abstract
This is one of important part of report making. It is the first and sometimes the only part to be read and
should be the last to be written. This part makes reader whether they want to read the whole report or
not.

Introduction
State what the report is about. In this section of report, you must tell how you are going to go about
responding to the brief.

Literature Review
Another part of report making is a survey of publications, reporting work that has already been done on
the topic of your report. It should only include studies that have direct relevance to your research.

Methods
In this part of report making, you need to make it so clear that reader has to make copy of it and
reproduce. There should be no equivocation here, you need to state clearly how you carried out your
investigation.

Results
This part of report making states section’s findings and conclusion clearly and simply. When deciding on
a graphical format to use, think about how the data will look to the reader. Choose just one format -
don’t repeat the same information in. Writing in this section should be clear, expressive and informative.

Discussion
This part of report writing is longest and takes time to read it all. It brings everything together, it
compares your results with the brief explanations you given in a discussive style. This is also the place to
mention if there were any problems and how they were or could have been solved.

Conclusion
This short section of report is the most important and it tells what the report is about in brief way by
summing up key points of report.
References
In this section of report, it lists here full details for any works you have referred to in the report,
including books, journals, websites and other materials.

Appendices
This part of report holds any additional information that may help the reader but is not much essential
to the report’s main results. Label all appendices and refer to them where appropriate in the proper
form.