Refined Report Structure
his structure follows a logical flow that is common in both academic and professional
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reporting.
1. Introduction
● P urpose:The single-most important section. Explain the report's purpose and the
problem it addresses.
● Background:Provide necessary context.
● Thesis/Roadmap:Briefly state the report's main argument or outline the sections that
will follow.
2. Related Literature Review
● P urpose:This section establishes context for your work. You show how your project
builds on, challenges, or fills a gap in existing knowledge.
● Content:Synthesize information from the papers you've reviewed. Group them by
theme, and discuss their key findings, methodologies, and limitations.
3. Methodology & Design
● P urpose:Explainhowyou did the work. This section should be detailed enough that
someone else could replicate your process.
● Content:
○ Methodology:The high-level approach (e.g., "We used a qualitative research
approach with interviews...").
○ Setup and Design:The specifics of your process (e.g., "The project was designed
with three key phases...").
4. Findings & Analysis
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● urpose:Present the results of your work.
● Content:Report what you found. Use data, charts, and clear descriptions to present your
findings without drawing conclusions yet.
5. Conclusion & Discussion
● P urpose:Draw conclusions from your findings and discuss their implications. This is
where you explain what your resultsmean.
● Content:
○ Summary of Findings:Briefly reiterate the main findings from the previous section.
○ Conclusion:Answer the "so what?" question. Did you meet your goals? What can be
learned from the results?
○ Discussion:Explain the significance of your findings and compare them to the
literature you reviewed earlier.
6. Future Work & Recommendations
● Purpose:Look ahead and propose next steps.
● C
ontent:This is where you put your "scope for next month" or "scope for further next
month" content. Discuss what should be done next, what wasn't possible this month, and
what a future project could explore.
7. References
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● urpose:A comprehensive list of all sources cited in the report.
● Content:All papers, articles, and other sources used should be listed here in a
consistent citation format.