Short Report Format (Guide only)
Your report should be presented in short report format, and incorporate the structure outlined
below. Use headings and sub-headings as appropriate. The assessment short report writing
requirements are provided below.
Your short report should contain the following:

Title Page
The title page should contain the following information:

Executive Summary
The executive summary is for the busy executive needing an overview of the short report. The
executive summary must also contain the concise statements key/important elements of the
report, such as of the focus of the report, findings, discussion, and conclusion and in some cases
recommendations.
Table of contents
The table of contents shows the reader, where parts of the report can be found. It is up to you
to decide on the level of detail in the table of contents.
Introduction
The introduction provides the topics, purpose, background, aim and scope of the report.
Body/Discussion (use appropriate headings)
The body/literature review/discussion includes the findings, analysis, discussion in which the
material is analysed and interpreted. This is the core of the report. Use appropriate headings.
Conclusion
The important concluding remarks of your studies should be clearly addressed in this section.
Key recommendations should be included in the conclusion.
References
Your report must include in-text referencing and a correctly cited list of references (based on
the submission requirements).
Note that the references should not be included and cited in the executive summary, and
conclusion (i.e. these citations must be cited in the main body of the text).
Appendices (if needed – must be relevant to the report)
Here you may include material that is important to the report, but to comprehensive to include
in the body/discussion of the report.