task for final report
SyafiQ SamsuddiN
Electrical and Electronic Engineering
Universiti Teknologi PETRONAS.
saiful amir
SyafiQ SamsuddiN
Muhammad Fawwaz
nurul_wahida
Norhafizah Ahmad Junaidi
13. WRITING FORMAT FOR FINAL REPORT
The writing format of the ETP final report should follow the UTP standard as described below. The report consists of many parts arranged in a certain order. It is recommended that the contents be in the following order, although not every report will include all the items listed.
a) Title
b) Acknowledgement
c) Executive Summary / Abstract
d) Table of Contents
e) Background of Project Work
f) Identification and Definition of Problem
g) Objective and Scope
h) Project Management
i) Literature Review
j) Theory
k) Procedure / Methodology
l) Engineering Analysis
m) Business / economic analysis
n) Discussion of Results
o) Conclusion
p) Recommendation
q) References
r) Appendices
General Writing Format
Students must follow specific guidelines for writing the report as stated below.
a) Language
The report must be written in English Language.
b) Font and Spacing
All text should be double-spaced (Times New Roman regular font-style, size 12) written on one side of each white A4 paper. However, foot note, computer program codes (must be reduced to font size 8), and captions for tables and figures should be single-spaced.
c) Length
The report shall not be more than 30 pages, excluding the appendices. Students are encouraged to be brief and concise in their writing and avoid jargon and passive voice as much as possible.
d) Numbering
All pages must be numbered in proper sequence from introduction to the end of the report including pages on figures, tables, computer programs and appendices. Page numbers appear by themselves and are not to be enclosed in parenthesis, hyphens or other decorative symbols. Page number must be positioned at the bottom and centred.
e) Margin
The top, bottom and right margins are 25 mm. The left margin must be 40 mm.
f) Mathematical Text
Mathematical text must be spaced out, superscript and subscript must be clearly shown as such.
g) Heading
Major headings, such as INTRODUCTION, should be in capitals. Times New Roman and font size 14 should be used. Secondary headings such as Example, the first letter should be capitalised, bold and font size 12 should be used, and tertiary heading should be in Times New Roman.
h) Tables and Figures
Tables and figures less than a page in size should be inserted into the text near the point of reference with a three-line space above and below. Tables should be continuous and not carried over to the succeeding page. Margins’ limits are the same as text full-page. All tables and figures should be numbered consecutively. Tables and figures are must be within the main text. Table captions should be positioned at the top middle of each table. The captions for figures should be positioned at the bottom middle of each figure.
i) References
The method of writing references must follow the standard format. See Appendix XV for samples of reference format.
j) Title Page
The title page should be set out in accordance with the Appendix XVI and should include the followings:
- name of the group members in FULL complete with the Matrix Number.
- title of the ETP project
- month and year in which the ETP final report is submitted
Students must submit one copy of their ETP final report to the respective supervisor on week 14.