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FINAL-YEAR PROJECT REPORT WRITING GUIDELINES
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Abstract
This should be not more than one page in length. The abstract should allow the reader
who is unfamiliar with the work to gain a swift and accurate impression of what the
project is about, how it arose and what has been achieved.
Contents List
This should give a complete list of what the report contains starting with the
abstract (the title page is not included in the contents list).
List of Tables/Figures
If the report contains figures or tables a list of these should be provided. The listshould
give the table or figure number, the title of the table or figure and the page number. If
only a few tables and figures are present, they may be treated on onepage. Remember that
all figures and tables used must be referred to in the text. For example “The class diagram
shown in Figure 2.1 ..”
Acknowledgements
It is normal to thank those who have given help and support (typically your
supervisor). Keep acknowledgements short and business-like.
Introduction/Background
This section introduces the reader to the subject area in the project. It may
include such things as:
o how the need for the system etc was identified,
o the nature of the
o application area, he relationship with any industrial partner and so on.
Methodology (Main Body of the Report)
This section should/could be divided into a number of chapters and sub-chapters.
Each of these should contain a reasonably separate topic of discussion and be
arranged in a logical sequence. The linkage between chapters should be stated
clearly at the beginning and/or the end of each chapter to show the relationships
between chapters.
Conclusion
The conclusion chapter should state briefly the achievements of the project, the
conclusions and suggestions for further work.
Appendices
These should be used for reference material, such as selected pieces of
research data and other information which is too bulky, or would detract from the
flow of the text, if included in the main body of the document. Try to make
reference material that will be consulted from many different places in the
document and appendix. Otherwise, put the information into a figure or table and
keep it close to the text that refers to it.
References1 and Bibliography2
There should always be a list of all books, articles and technical resources
consulted. The use of all source material should be explicit in the report. This
means that normally ever item in the reference list will be referred to in the report
and every item mentioned in the report will have an entry in the reference list.