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AcademicReportWriting
Template

Onthispage:Sectionsofareportwithexampletext,linkstorelatedpageson
reportwriting.
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Alongreportusuallyhasthefollowingsections:
TitlePage

Acknowledgments
Summary/Abstract
ContentsPage
Introduction
LiteratureReview

Methodology
Findings
Conclusions
Recommendations
Appendices
Bibliography

Thisisanexamplelongreporttemplateforyoutocopytoyourword
processororprintout.Thenyoucanfillinyourowndetails.
TitlePage
TheTitlee.g.'AReporton....'
'AnInvestigationinto...'
'AnAnalysisof...'
'AComparisonof...and...'
YourName
Submittedinpartialfulfillmentoftherequirementofthe
............................course.
IfyouareaHKPUstudent,yourstudentnumber.
Thedate.
Backtothetopofthispage.
Acknowledgments
"Iwouldliketothankmysupervisor,Mr._______,forthevaluableadvice
andsupporthehasgivenmeinthewritingofthisreport.Iwouldalsoliketo
thankmyteachers,Mrs._______andMr._______fortheirencouragement
andguidance.Thanksalsotomytypist,Ms._______,forherimmaculatejob
andhersuggestions.Mydeepestthanksgotomywife/husband,forher/his
love,understandingandsupport."
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Backtothetopofthispage.
Summary/Abstract
Thisstudywasto______________________________
Itwasrequestedby____________________________
Itwasrequestedon(date).
Theinvestigationwasdoneby____________________
Themainfindingswerethat______________________
Itwasconcludedthat__________________________
Therecommendationsarethat_______shouldbe______
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ContentsPage
Section......................................................PageNumber
1. Introduction.............................................................................1
2. LiteratureReview....................................................................3
3. Methodology...........................................................................5
4. Findings...................................................................................7
5. Conclusions............................................................................14
6. Recommendations...................................................................16
7. Appendices............................................................................18
8. Bibliography...........................................................................25
ListofFigures
1. BarChartofAnswerstoQuestion1...................................8
2. PieChartofSocioeconomicStatusoftheRespondents.....9
ListofTables
1. SurveyFindingsbyGenderandAgeGroup........................10
Backtothetopofthispage.
1.Introduction
Background
Thisreporthasbeenwrittenbecause....
Itwasrequestedby...
Itwasrequestedon(date).

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Objectives
Theobjectivesofthisreportareto....
Scope
Thisreportexamines.....Itdoesnotexamine.....because.......
Backtothetopofthispage.
2.LiteratureReview
TheareaofinvestigationhasbeencommentedonbyChannel(1994),Hoey
(1993),Halliday(1993)andLesser(1979),whoareinagreementthat...
However,theyhavedifferentopinionson....
Duetothedifferenceshighlightedabove,itwasdecidedtoinvestigate....
Backtothetopofthispage.
3.Methodology(alsocalledthe'Method'or'Procedure')
___respondents,chosenbythemethodof_____weresurveyedfrom(start
date)to(enddate).Ofthese,______wereinvitedforinterviewon(date).
Thestatisticswereanalysedusinga_______testbecause.........
Thesignificanceoftheresultswas__________
Backtothetopofthispage.
4.Findings
4.1.Introduction
Ingeneral,thefindingsindicatedthat...
Themajorfindingoftheinvestigationwasthat...
Inaddition,....
Surprisingly,........,whichwasanunexpectedconsequenceof.....
Relatedexercises:
Trendsthisexerciseintroducesthevocabularyandgrammar
neededtodescribetrends.Includesanexercise.
TrendsHeadingsthisexerciseshowshowtouseheadings
whendescribingtrends.Includesanexercise.
DescribingSatisfactionchoosingbetween'satisfy','satisfied',
'satisfying'and'satisfactory',etc.
ImportantorImportance?Explanationandexerciseonwhich
wordtouse.
'Lack'or'Lackof'?anexplanationandanexercise.
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Backtothetopofthispage.
5.Conclusions
Themainconclusionthatcanbedrawnisthereforethat...
Inthelightofthis,itisrecommendedthat...(+ageneralrecommendation
e.g.thatsomethingneedstobechanged.Thedetailedrecommendations
shouldgointheRecommendationssectionbelow.)
Backtothetopofthispage.
6.Recommendations
Inthelightoftheseconclusions,Irecommendthat_____shouldbe____
Inaddition,a_______could______
GrammarNote:
Tomakesuggestionsandrecommendationsyoushoulduse'could+infinitive
verb'(ifyouarelesssure),or'should+infinitiveverb'(ifyouaremoresure).
Youcouldalsouse'suggest+_ing'or'suggestthat+asubjectnoun(e.g.
'we')+averb(e.g.'could'+infinitiveverb).DoNOTuse'suggestto'.
Backtothetopofthispage.
Appendices
Appendix1:SampleSurveyForm
Appendix2:ResultsofStatisticalAnalysisby______
Backtothetopofthispage.
Bibliography
(Clickheretofindoutmoreaboutreferences.)
Channel,J.(1994).Vaguelanguage.Oxford:OxfordUniversityPress.
Halliday,M.A.K.(1993).Quantitativestudiesandprobabilitiesingrammar.
InHoey,M.(Ed.)Data,description,discourse.London:
HarperCollins,125.
Hoey,M.(1993).Data,description,discourse.London:HarperCollins,125.
Lesser,R.(1979).Linguisticinvestigationsofaphasia.Studiesinlanguage
disabilityandremediation5.London:EdwardArnold.
Backtothetopofthispage.
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Academicreportwritingtemplate:usefulphrasesandexpressions
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ReportWriting:Introductionsapagetohelpyouunderstandthe
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exercisetohelpyourememberthelanguageofthissectionofa
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FindingsandDiscussion
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neededtodescribetrends.Includesanexercise.
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describingtrends.Includesanexercise.
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numbersinaneasytounderstandway
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languageofapproximationcorrectly
ApproximatingDissatisfactionanexercisetohelpyoudescribe
dissatisfaction
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ofareportchoosingbetween'satisfy','satisfied','satisfying'and
'satisfactory',etc.
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ImportantorImportance?Explanationandexerciseonwhich
wordtousewhendescribingFindingsandConclusions.
Concernhowtouseconcerncorrectly
Conclusion
TheConclusionsectionanexplanation,anexampleandan
exercise.
TheConclusionsectionofareportatextreconstructionexercise
tohelpyourememberthelanguageofthissectionofareport.
Recommendations
ReportRecommendationsanexplanation,anexampleandan
exercise.
ReportRecommendationsCorrectionExercisecorrectthe
commonerrors.
TheRecommendationssectionofareportatextreconstruction
exercisetohelpyourememberthelanguageofthissectionofa
report.
PracticeMaterials
ReportCorrectionExercisecorrectthesecommonerrorsmade
bystudentsinreportwriting,sothatyoucanavoidmakingthe
samemistakes.
Listofcommonerrorsinreportwritingassignments
CommonErrorsinReportWritingrevisionexercise.
ReportWritingScenarioSitepracticethewholeprocessof
reportwriting
Scanneraprogramthathighlightsthewordsinatextthatare
easyforareadertofind.Useittoimprovetheorganisationand
readerfriendlinessofyourwriting.
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