Report Title

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Author(s): Author name1, Author name2, Author name3

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any other person's work (published or unpublished), and that it has not previously been submitted for
assessment on any other module or course.

I am aware of the University of Leicester’s policy on plagiarism, and have taken the online tutorial on
avoiding plagiarism.  I am aware that plagiarism in this project report may result in the application of severe
penalties up to and including expulsion from the University without a degree.
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 Summary

Replace this text with your work. This is a short paragraph that describes the motive for the work,
method, main result(s) and conclusion. Each of these should be summarised in 1-2 sentences. The
aim of this section is to achieve a succinct, standalone review of the whole report. The summary or
abstract should not contain any references. A good summary contains specific, quantified
statements.
 Contents

1 Introduction.........................................................................................................................2
1.1 Heading 2...................................................................................................................................2
1.1.1 Heading 3....................................................................................................................................2

2 Procedure/Method..............................................................................................................2
3 Results.................................................................................................................................2
4 Discussion............................................................................................................................3
5 Conclusion...........................................................................................................................3
References...................................................................................................................................3

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1 Introduction

This template is designed to be used with the Department Technical Writing Handbook for
students, which details the standards you are expected to follow. You may change section
headings for some assignments. You should replace guidance text like this with your work.

Examples of tables, figures, equations and examples of references for a textbook [1], journal paper
[2] and webpage [3] are included which can be used as a template for these features in your
report.

In your reports the introduction sets the scene for the reader – what is the motive for the work,
what has been done before? A clear set of objectives should be listed and these should be made
quantifiable so they can be assessed later in the report. In a laboratory exercise what physical
principles are being investigated? The theory needed to explain or understand the results of the
work must be covered – including any appropriate equations and definition of the variables. Work
that has been done before and underlying theory is reported in journals, textbooks etc. so this is
usually discussed (and referenced) in this section. The introduction should describe the ‘gap’ in
knowledge that the report is going to fill.

1.1 Heading 2

1.1.1 Heading 3

This document has been set up with styles linked to the table of contents (ToC) on the front page.
If you use the styles named ‘Heading 1’, ‘Heading 2’, Heading 3’ and then update the ToC, they will
appear in the list with the appropriate page number. If you do not wish for a heading to appear in
the ToC then use the style named ‘Heading 1 – Hidden’ and if you wish to have a heading without
a number then use the style named ‘Heading 1 – No number’.

The font sizes, line spacing and margins have been set up appropriately. Do not adjust these.

2 Method

What has been done and how it was done should be described in sufficient detail that a
competent person could repeat it to obtain an equivalent set of results. Getting the balance of
detail right takes practice – someone needs to be able to repeat what was done but it must not
read like a ‘recipe’. Reading existing journal papers or other technical reports and trying to mimic
that style is the best way to learn.

3 Results

Contains the results, usually presented using tables and figures. The results must have a
commentary that describes any key trends and experimental errors rather than just a collection of
data, but in this section there should not be any interpretation of the results – leave that for the
discussion.

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When you insert a figure or a table, ensure that it also has a descriptive caption that is referenced
in the preceding text. Examples of this can be seen with Table 1 and Figure 1 below. Captions can
be added to figures and tables using the ‘Caption…’ feature and referred to in the text using
‘Cross-reference…’ in Word, or added manually later.

Table 1 – An example of a captioned table.

Table column heading Another heading Another heading

Figure 1 – An example of a captioned figure.

Equations presented in a report should be numbered, and all the variables defined in the text. For
example, the stagnation heat flux on a blunt body Q ' ' entering a planetary atmosphere can be
estimated by the relationship:

Q ' '=C V 3
√ ρ
R
(1)

where C is a constant, V is the velocity of the body, ρ is the atmospheric density and R is the
radius of curvature of the leading surface of the body.

4 Discussion

Here the aim is to explain the findings, why they are important and how they compare with the
theory and previous work (‘the literature’). Sometimes simple statements evaluating the results is
all that is needed, but usually this section seeks to explain or propose the reasons behind the
results. Limitations should also be discussed. The best Discussions carefully relate the results with
the theory and explain how this relates to real-world application.

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5 Conclusion

Here is the place to sum up what new knowledge has been generated by the work – this should
ideally be quantified and the significance of the work stated. No new discussion or references
should be introduced in the conclusions (that should be in the discussion). Bullet points and/or
short statements are commonly used. Suggestions for future work may be included. The
conclusions are not the same as the summary or abstract – the conclusions describe the findings,
the summary/abstract summarises the whole report.

References

Delete this text and the references below and replace them with your own – they are placed here
to illustrate an appropriate style.

[1] Polmear IJ 2006. Light alloys: from traditional alloys to nanocrystals (4 th Edition). Oxford, UK:
Elsevier/Butterworth Heinemann; 2006. pp. 3, 153, 285, 339.

[2] Williams HR et al. Spark plasma sintered bismuth telluride-based thermoelectric materials
incorporating dispersed boron carbide, Journal of alloys and compounds 2015; 626, 368-
374. doi: 10.1016/j.jallcom.2014.12.010.

[3] University of Leicester Library. Author-date (Harvard) [online]. No date. Available from:
http://www2.le.ac.uk/library/help/referencing/author-date [Accessed 12/08/2016].

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 Student Self-reflection on performance

All students must complete the following sections for every piece of work they submit using this
template. The aim of this is to help you use feedback more effectively to improve your marks and
your skills as a professional engineer. This section is not formally marked, but your tutor may use it
when discussing your work with you.

Describe how you have used AT LEAST ONE of the following sources of information to improve
this piece of work:
1.) (PREFERRED) Feedback from previous assignment(s). This can be from the same module or
from a previous module or previous year of study (e.g. comments from 1 st year lab formal
reports should be used to help improve your 2nd year lab formal reports).
2.) The marking criteria or rubric provided for this assignment.
3.) The Department Technical Writing Handbook for Students.
Student to add text here…

Are there any aspects of this work that you would specifically like the marker to comment/or
advise on? For example: “I wasn’t sure if my figure formatting looked professional and would
appreciate feedback on this aspect”
Student to add text here…