MASENO UNIVERSITY
FIELD ATTACHMENT REPORT WRITING FORMAT
INSTRUCTIONS
1. This is the approved field attachment report format for all Maseno University students
proceeding on industrial/ field attachment.
2. Study carefully and seek clarification from University Supervisors.
The field report should be written in correct English (grammar, spellings and punctuations)
and at least contain the following:
SECTION ONE –PRELIMINARY SECTION (NB: pagination in this section is in roman
numerals)
PAGE I- TITLE PAGE OF THE REPORT (Title, Student; name, registration number, course,
year of study and field attachment period).
PAGE II – DECLARATION/ APPROVAL PAGE (student declares his/ her original work and
supervisor approves).
Sample of declaration page
I declare that this attachment report is my original work and has not been presented elsewhere
for the award of any degree.
Name________________________________Signed__________________________________
Reg. No_______________________________Date____________________________________
PAGE III - SUMMARY/ABSTRACT (Not more than ½ page) (NB: should provide summary
of the most important practical work the student learnt, challenges, conclusions and
recommendations)
PAGE IV- ACKNOWLEDGEMENT (the student should thank all those who assisted in/
contributed to the success of the field attachment and report writing)
PAGE V- DEDICATION (Optional)
PAGE VI- TABLE OF CONTENTS (report content arranged in topics and sub-topics, list of;
tables, figures, plates and definition of terms/ abbreviations)
SECTION TWO- MAIN BODY OF THE REPORT (N/B: pagination in this section should
be Arabic numerals)
CHAPTER ONE- INTRODUCTION (one page maximum)
Background of the field attachment program
Objectives of the attachment
CHAPTER TWO- PROFILE OF THE ORGANISATION/ DISTRICT ATTACHED (5
pages maximum)
Background of the organization/ district attached (geographical location, ecological
factors, core business, achievements, challenges etc.)
Structure and function of the station/ district with emphasis on the department where the
student is deployed
CHAPTER THREE- FIELD ATTACHMENT ACTIVITIES (5 pages maximum)
Duties and responsibilities
New knowledge and skills gained in each of the duties and responsibilities assigned
Thing that interested you most and why and things that interested you least and why
Challenges experienced and how they were handed
CHAPTER FOUR- INNOVATIVE PROJECT (2 pages maximum)
Objective, Methodology, Results/Outcome
CHAPTER FIVE- CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION (2 pages maximum)
Conclusions (remember to include the major strengths and weakness of the field
attachment program
Recommendations- include recommendation for strengthening the field attachment
program
REFERENCES
APPENDICES- include any other annexes to the report such as drawings, charts, maps,
photographs etc
NB: Report MUST be typed, bound properly and written in Times New Roman font Style. The
font size should be 12 and 1.5 line spacing.