Chapter 6 Report and Citation

Report Struction

In business, the information provided in reports needs to be easy to find, and written in such a way that the client can understand it. This is one reason why reports are divided into sections clearly labelled with headings and sub-headings. Technical information which would clutter the body of the report is placed in the appendix.

The structure of a report and the purpose and contents of each section is shown below.

TITLE PAGE	report title your name submission date
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY	overview of subject matter methods of analysis findings recommendations
TABLE OF CONTENTS	list of numbered sections in report and their page numbers
INTRODUCTION	terms of reference outline of report’s structure
BODY	headings and sub-headings which reflect the contents of each section. Includes information on method of data collection (if applicable), the findings of the report and discussion of findings in light of theory
CONCLUSION	states the major inferences that can be drawn from the discussion makes recommendations
REFERENCE LIST	list of reference material consulted during research for report
APPENDIX	information that supports your analysis but is not essential to its explanation Citations Some General Rules : The entire work (Smith, 2004) A specific page (Smith, 2004, p. 39) If the author's name is included in the text of the sentence where the citation takes place Smith (2004, p. 39) claims that... Use only the date or date and page number. An online article with no page numbers. (Myers, 2000, para. 5) (Beutler, 2000, Conclusion section, para. 1) Use abbreviation "para." followed by the paragraph number you are citing. When possible, specify a section of the article. Citing multiple authors See Authors, below. http://www.library.mun.ca/guides/howto/apa.php http://unilearning.uow.edu.au/report/4b.html