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Format of the Report

The format of the report should comprise of the following components

1. Title/cover page

It should detail the project title, students name, course, year, guide name,

date of submission

2. Acknowledgements

Acknowledgement to any advisory / financial assistance received while

working on the project may be given. The writer recognizes his indebtedness

for guidance and assistance of the advisor/guide. Courtesy demands that he

also recognize specific contributions by the other persons and institutionslike libraries. Acknowledgements should be expressed very simply.

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4. Abstract

An abstract is a brief or condensed statement by the writer, or the essential

ideas of the writers work. It should be straight to the point, not too

descriptive but highly informative. It is a statement of the problem, a

summary of the scope, methods and procedures, findings and results of the

project.

5. Table of contents

This gives page references for each chapter and section. Titles and subtitles

are to correspond exactly with those in the report.

6. Introduction

This brief documentation provides with the following facts about the project

_ The background of the project,

_ The objectives of the project

_ The rationale for the project_ The limitations of the project should also be listed.

7. Materials and methods.

This section should aim at the methodology, research design, sampling and

fieldwork (if any) Research methodology should be explained including

modifications if any Reflect the reliability and validity of the methods

Analysis and interpretation is to be shown.

8. Result and discussions

In this section emphasis should be laid down on_ What is performed and achieved in the project rather that the available

literature in the context of the project.

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_ Discussion on your results with reference to the literature review.

_ Matching your own results against what was established in the literature

review. From this you should draw conclusion and make comments.

_ Add value to the results with your own comments

_ Highlight and provide analysis of any new themes that have emerged fromyour own research.

9. Conclusions and recommendations

In this section the outcome of the work is mentioned briefly. This should be

a conclusion to the whole

project. Check that your work answers the following questions:

_ Did the research project meet its aims (check back to introduction for

stated aims)?

_ What are the main findings of the research?

_ Are there any recommendations?_ Do you have any conclusion on the research process itself?

10. Future prospects

This section must give clear picture of where should further research be

focused and for what other projects this project could be taken as input?

11. Appendices

It contains the material which is of interest to the reader but not an integral

part of the project and statements of pros and cons that may be useful to

document for future reference.

12. References

In this section you should give a list of all the references you have used. This

should be cross referenced with you text. This includes papers and books

referred to the body of the report.