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Executive Summary

Here you present a one-paragraph succinct summary of the report. This summary should stand alone (no reference to figures or tables in the text) and should provide a clear overview of the essential information in the report: aim of the analysis, methodology used, and one or two key findings and recommendations.

Introduction

In the “Introduction,” make sure that you orient the audience with sufficient background to understand what the problem is and why the problem is important (engage with audience). You also provide: a background of the issue being investigated (could refer to media/newspaper articles, journal articles etc; make sure you cite them properly), the aim(s) of the analysis, a description of research methods, and some highlights if the findings.

Analysis

Here you will answer the questions in the order they have been asked. Label the answers for clarity.

Conclusions

This section summarizes the document and provides closure. The difference between this summary and the executive summary is that the summary in the “Conclusion” for someone who has read the report.

References

Need to provide a list of references if you have cited any article/website.

Other notes: a professional report also needs

· Page numbering

· Informative headings and sub-headings

· Numbered answers

· Labelled graphs and tables

· Nice overall formatting and presentation/consistent font/no over- or under-sized figures/tables

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