Guidelines for Report Writing
By
Md. Ashadullah, PhD
A. Prefatory Part:
1. Blank Page
2. Title Fly
3. Title Page (Not to be paginated but counted as ‘i’ and subsequent pages will be paginated with
Roman numbers up to the page ahead of Introduction)
4. Certification of the Report
5. Abstract
6. Acknowledgement
7. Table of Content
8. List of Tables
9. List of Figures
10. List of Abbreviation/Notations/Glossary of Terms
B. Body
11. Text of the Report (Chapters)
Chapter 1: Introduction
1.1 Background of the Study
1.2 Problem Statement
1.3 Research Questions
1.4 Research Objectives
1.5 Significance of the Study
1.6 Scope of the Study
1.7 Definition of Key Terms
1.8 Organization of the Report
Chapter 2: Industry Overview (Optional)
Chapter 3: Company/Organizational Overview (Optional)
Chapter 4: Literature Review
It is critical reviews of literature and theories related to the topic of the report. This section
discusses and evaluates scholarly sources of information (such as books, book chapters,
conference papers, journal articles, and theses) in relation to a particular subject area.
Literature selected must be related to the research as a base to guide the development of
research framework. Accordingly, hypotheses/propositions should be developed.
Chapter 5: Methodology
Methodology describes the methods and techniques as follows:
5.1 Research Design
5.2 Measurement of Variables/Instrumentation
5.3 Sampling Technique/Method
5.3 Data Collection Procedures
5.4 Techniques of Data Analysis
Chapter 6: Results/ Findings]
Analyses of data and findings of the research are described in this chapter. It presents complete
results and analyses of the study in the form of figures, tables or text so that the key information
is highlighted.
Chapter 7: Discussion, Conclusion and Recommendation
Key findings are summarized according to the research objectives. The significance of the
findings and their theoretical, practical and policy implications should be discussed.
Recommendation for future research should also be included.
Note: Results and discussions may consist of more than one chapter depending on the nature
of research.
C. Appended Part:
12. References
13. Appendices
14. Blank Page
Technical Requirements
1. Word Limit: A Report should not Less than 5,000 words.
2. Font Style: Times New Roman
3. Font Size: 12
4. Spacing: Double
a) Text Alignment: Justified
b) Page Number: Pages should be consecutively numbered (bottom center).
c) Margin: For binding purposes, the left margin should be at least 4cm (1.5 inch) and the
right, top and bottom margins should be at least 2.5cm (1 inch).
4. Pagination: Each page in the report, including those in the appendices must be numbered
consecutively. All pages should be numbered at the bottom of the page. Preliminary pages
preceding Introduction must be numbered in Roman numerals (i, ii, iii). The Title Page should not
be numbered though it is counted as page i. Page 1 begins with the first page of the Introduction
(or Chapter 1) but not numbered. Subsequent pages should be numbered beginning with page 2.
Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3) are used on the pages of the text and supplementary sections.
5. Chapter Layout: A chapter may be divided into major sections and subsections. A major
section is numbered with the First level 1, 2, 3 and subsection is numbered (1.1, 1.1.1, 1.1.2).
This should be consistent throughout the thesis and to be limited to 3 levels if possible.
6. Symbol for Percentage: The symbol % may be used in place of the word percent, e.g., 43%.
If the candidate uses 43 percent, consistency should be maintained.
7. Paper Type and Quality: The standard paper size is A4 and must be of good quality (80gm).
8. Referencing Style: APA 7th Version
