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Don't be a copycat! : write a great report without plagiarizing.

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Quick tips

A report is a document that outlines a particular field of research or study, and the resulting findings. There are many different types of reports (research, business, scientific, lab, and more). Reports are structured using headings and are a good way to plan and arrange your content.

Check with your teacher to see if there are specific headings you need to use, otherwise check out this sample below.

Sample report structure:

Title Page

Executive summary

Table of contents

1. Introduction

2. Discussion

3. Conclusions

4. Recommendations

5. References

6. Appendices

What is A Report?, RMIT University Library

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