| Section | Details |
| Title page | The title page should include the title of the report. |
| Summary | A summary of the whole report including important features, results and conclusions. |
| Contents | Numbers and lists all section and subsection headings with page numbers. |
| Introduction | States the objectives of the report and comments on the way the topic of the report is to be treated. Leads straight into the report itself. Must not be a copy of the introduction in a lab handout. |
| The sections which make up the body of the report | Divided into numbered and headed sections. These sections separate the different main ideas in a logical order |
| Conclusions | A short, logical summing up of the theme(s) developed in the main text |
| References | Details of published sources of material referred to or quoted in the text (including any lecture notes and URL addresses of any websites used. |
| Bibliography | Other published sources of material, including websites, not referred to in the text but useful for background or further reading. |
| Acknowledgements | List of people who helped you research or prepare the report, including your proofreaders |
| Appendices (if appropriate) | Any further material which is essential for full understanding of your report (e.g. large scale diagrams, computer code, raw data, specifications) but not required by a casual reader |
The above information has been taken from http://www.sussex.ac.uk/engineering/1-3-11-2.html.
NOTE: The students can eliminate some of the sections from this format, based on the content of their report.
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