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| ====== Supporting Material ====== | ====== Supporting Material ====== | ||
| - | In Section | + | In [[Arranging Material and Structuring the Project Report]] we say that a project report |
| - | * the title page; | + | * the title page, |
| - | * the abstract; | + | * the abstract, |
| - | * the acknowledgements; | + | * the acknowledgements, |
| - | * a table of contents; | + | * a table of contents, |
| * a table of figures. | * a table of figures. | ||
| - | Then comes the main body of the project | + | Then comes the main body of the report, and this is followed possibly by: |
| - | a glossary; | + | |
| - | * a list of abbreviations; | + | * a list of abbreviations, |
| - | * one or more appendices; | + | * one or more appendices, |
| and finally | and finally | ||
| * the references and bibliography. | * the references and bibliography. | ||
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| The title page should be the first page of the report and should normally include: | The title page should be the first page of the report and should normally include: | ||
| - | * the title of the project report; | + | * the title of the project report, |
| - | * the name of the author; | + | * the name of the author, |
| - | * the name of the project supervisor and moderator; | + | * the name of the project supervisor and moderator, |
| - | * the qualification for which the project report is a part; | + | * the qualification for which the project report is a part, |
| - | * the name of the school and institution, | + | * the name of the school and institution, |
| * the date of completion of the project report. | * the date of completion of the project report. | ||
| The title itself should be short, yet should aim to describe the contents of the project report as accurately as possible. | The title itself should be short, yet should aim to describe the contents of the project report as accurately as possible. | ||
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| This is a summary of the report. It must be less than 300 words long. It should give enough information to allow a potential reader to decide whether or not the report will be of interest to them. It should briefly describe the main ideas of the report, including the aims and conclusions. It should be both self-contained and self-explanatory, | This is a summary of the report. It must be less than 300 words long. It should give enough information to allow a potential reader to decide whether or not the report will be of interest to them. It should briefly describe the main ideas of the report, including the aims and conclusions. It should be both self-contained and self-explanatory, | ||
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| ===== Acknowledgements ===== | ===== Acknowledgements ===== | ||
| - | This optional section should be used to record indebtedness for the use of facilities or help from particular sources. You should mention any organisations who have helped you while you have been carrying out the project. | + | This optional section should be used to record indebtedness for the use of facilities or help from particular sources. You should mention any organisations |
| ===== The Table of Contents and Table of Figures ===== | ===== The Table of Contents and Table of Figures ===== | ||