Technical Report Writing (Format of Final year project's thesis)

Bilal Nasir Class No 88

Reg No 11-pwciv-3666Sec C

7th Semester

Report Writing Format For Final Year Project

Technical Report/Thesis for a Final Year Project

• It is a properly organized document covering in details all the important aspects regarding the project.

• The technical report for a Final Year Project consists of the following components.

Cover of the Report

• a) Binding: Hard Bound

• b) Colour: Pure black

• c) Cover: 18-point GOLD BLOCK FONT with particularsTitle of ReportName of CandidatesDegree (seeking for)University from which degree is acquiredYear of Submission

• d) Spine: 24-point GOLD BLOCK FONT to includesDegree for which the work is submittedMonth and Year of Submission.

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Title Page

• a) Title of Report – should describe the content of the report and omittingwords such as “An Investigation…”, “An Analysis…”, A Study of…”.

• b) Full Name of Author• c) The degree for which the report is submitted• d) University from which degree is acquired• e) The month and year in which the report is

submitted for examination

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Declaration by Candidates

Acknowledgement

ABSTRACT

• a) An abstract must be stated. The abstract is a digest of the entire reportand should be given careful attention as the main text.

• b) The abstract should give a brief exposition of the research problems. purposes of the study, scope of study, research approach and limitation.A summary of the finding in the context of the whole study is alsorequired.

• c) The abstract should be placed immediately before the first chapter of thereport.

• d) It should be typed single spacing on one single sheet only (not more than300 words)

• e) Paragraph when necessary.

Table Of Contents

• a) The titles of parts, sections or chapters and their principal, and theirprincipal subdivisions should be listed in the Table of Contents andmust be worded exactly as they appear in the body of the report.

• b) It is advisable to use numbers for;Heading: e.g. 5 ANALYISIS AND DISCUSSIONSub-heading: 5.2 Effect of Stress LevelSub sub-heading: 5.2.1 Mean Stress(No further sub-division is allowed)

• c) Major headings and sub-headings are typed closer with the leftmargin.

• d) Candidate is free to label or give title for each chapter as sensiblypossible.

ExampleTable of Contents

Topic Page #• CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1

1.1 Performance of Precast Industrial Buildings During PastEarthquakes 1.2 Failures of Tilt-up Precast Wall Panels 21.3 Research Motivation 61.4 The Advantages of Using Precast Hollow Core Walls 71.5 Literature Review and The State-Of-The-Art 91.5.1 Rocking Structures 10

• CHAPTER 2: SEISMIC BI-LATERAL PERFORMANCE OF PRECASTCONCRETE HOLLOW CORE WALLS2.1 Introduction 112.2 Design Concepts of Precast Wall Panels 142.3 Theoretical Response of A Single Rocking Precast 16

Hollow Core Wall . . . . . . . . . . .

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List of Figures

List of Tables

Body of the Report

• In a technical report, the body typically presents an Introduction, various other sections, depending on your topic, and a Conclusion. Throughout the body, you should include text (both your own and research fromother sources), graphics, and lists. Whenever you cite information or use graphics from another source, youmust credit these sources within your text.

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References

• Whenever you cite information (this includes graphics) from another source, you must credit the source inyour References. Always check with your instructor to determine which reference style to use.

• For this presentation I got help from:-

• FINAL YEAR PROJECTGUIDELINES

• AUTHORSNOR HAYATI ABDUL HAMIDTURAHIM ABD. HAMIDZAHRULLAILI YAHYA

• FACULTY OF CIVIL ENGINEERINGUNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA40450, SHAH ALAMSELANGOR DARUL EHSAN

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Appendices

Appendices include information that is too large to fit within your report, yet information necessary to yourreport. For example, large graphics, computer print-outs, maps, or sample codes are best placed in appendices. When making decisions about what to place in an Appendix, consider whether or not the materialinterrupts the reading flow. For instance, six pages of calculations would obviously cause readers to loosetheir train of thought. Appendices always appear at the end of a report.

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