Write a formal report on the topic
"Robotics"
COMPONENTS OF REPORT
First, begin with the ‘Introduction’ section of your report. Do not include a title page and
executive Summary f or now. The structure of Report may be as follows:
1) Introduction: Introduce the topic briefly. This section includes the following subheadings
a. Background Information: Describe the events leading up to the problem that you
are investigating in your report.
b. Statement of the Problem/Purpose: State the purpose of your report
c. Significance of the Study: Tell how your study would help relevant people or how will
it add to the existing body of relevant knowledge.
d. Scope of the Study: Clarify the boundaries of the report, defining what will be included or
excluded.
e. Limitations of the Study: Mention the shortcomings, and conditions that were beyond
your control but influenced your study.
2) Review of Related Literature
Cite articles, books, authentic webpages or other credible resources to review the
existing information on your topic. This should tell the readers what has already been
done in your area of research.
3) Methods of the Study
o Explanation and use of data source (both primary and secondary)
o The basis of your sample selection
o Any statistical methods that you apply
4) Results and Discussion
Outline the results of your study in this heading followed by a critical analysis of your
findings. If you are using quantitative data, you may prepare tables, bar charts, pie
charts, flowcharts, or graphs to present your findings. You should also present evidence to
establish your findings as ‘reliable’ and ‘significant’.
5) Conclusion
The conclusion sums up the whole report comprehensively. If the report has been
largely informational, it should end with a summary of the data presented. If the report
analyzes statistical findings, then it should end with conclusions drawn from the
analyses. At any rate, your conclusion should end with a statement which will lead to
the recommendations section.
6) Recommendations
Recommendations can be made concerning any one of the following:
• The implementation of your results in a situation
• Deciding a course of action
• Suggestions of topics for further research
7) References
The list should provide readers a proof that the sources you used are authentic. Follow the APA 6th Edition
carefully to cite your sources. Do include the author, title, publication, date of publication, page number, and
other significant data for all sources used in your report. You may take help from a website like
https://www.citefast.com/?s=APA to prepare the list.
8) Appendices
If your report contains supplementary material to clarify the report, include an appendix or appendices at
the end. Questionnaires and long complex table of figures may be attached as appendices at the end of your
report.
FRONT PAGES
When you are done composing the above, the next task is to compose the title page, table of contents and
Executive summary. Some details, although covered in Lectures 03 and 04, are given below, f or your ease:
A. Your report should include a Title page with the following components:
• Title of the report
• Date of submission
• Prepared for
• Prepared by
B. Your report should also include an Executive Summary with sections which were covered in
your report. An outline is given below for your guidance:
▪ Aims
▪ Objectives/Methods
▪ Findings
▪ Conclusions
▪ Recommendations
C. Finally, your report should also include a Table of Contents and, if applicable, list of figures and a
list of tables. As discussed in the lectures, these lists provide the sequence of your document’s
organizational structure. Make sure to list first, second and third level headings properly.
FORMATTING OF THE REPORT
The formatting f or your report should be as follows:
Font style should Times New Roman throughout
Font size should be 20pt f or Title; 16pt f or Heading 1; 14pt f or Heading 2; 12pt and bold for Heading
3; 12pt and italicized f or Heading 4; and 12 pt for all the rest of the text.
Double line spacing within a paragraph.
Double line spacing between paragraphs.
Figures and Tables captioning should be at the bottom with 10pt, center aligned.
1" margin on all sides of standard-sized paper (8.5" x 11").
Align your content with the left margin.
Page numbers should be included in the footer on the right.
1/2" indent on bullets.
Follow APA 6th f or citing all references.
All references in Works Cited list should have 1/2" hanging indent
Your formal report will be assessed for the following components:
• Structure of the report
• Language (Grammar, spellings, sentence structure)
• Style (7 C’s, appropriate vocabulary)
• Consistent tone of writing according to a determined audience level
• Formatting
• Referencing
• Plagiarism
