The Prescribed Form for the Presentation of Report

The following are intended to be guidelines for the preparation of the report:

1.	Each student must present three bounded copies of the report. The three copies must be handed in to the FBEPS clerks in order for the report to be stamped, dated and signed.
2.	Every report must be prepared on A4 size white paper of a minimum weight 80g/m2 and a maximum weight of 100g/m2.
3.	The text must be typed, double spacing, with a font size not less than 12 points of Times New Roman.
4.	The length of each report must be in the range of 8000 words (minimum) to 10,000 words (maximum) excluding references and appendices.
5.	Pages of text, including inserted illustrations and appendices, must be numbered accordingly.
6.	A list of references and/or bibliography must be included in the report. All references and bibliography must comply with Harvard style.
7.	It is suggested that the physical arrangement of each report should be as follows:

	a.	Title page
	b.	Declaration and Copyright Page
	c.	Table of contents
	d.	List of contents
	e.	List of figures
	f.	Abstract
	g.	Acknowledgements
	h.	Main body of text (introduction, literature review, methodology, analysis, conclusions, etc)
	j.	References and/or bibliography
	k.	Appendices
	l.	Tables, unless these are included in the text
	m.	Illustrations, unless these are included in the text
	n.	Back cover

8.	Any late submission will be penalised
9.	Plagiarism will be seriously dealt with. A report is a particular type of document and must satisfy particular requirements. Logical structure, clear definition and development of the argument, proper and precise English language, and good references are the hallmarks of a good report. Below are a few general suggestions that you may find useful:

Do:

• Plan the structure of the report as this makes it easier for you to fit in your available material into the structure you have established.

• Make sure all assertions, claims, facts etc can be verified, either by your own findings, or by sources that you have cited.

• Make sure that all your references are complete, accurate and consistent.

• Acknowledge all your sources using Harvard Referencing style.

• Ensure that your references are properly linked to the text.

• Provide an explanation for any abbreviations used.