Assignment Layout
Your report should have the following layout (with suggestive word count for each section):
Title Page
This should normally include the title of the assignment, your name and student number, the date of submission, the name of the course.
Abstract
This should provide a brief summary of main points discussed in the report. Follow the style used by published journal articles.
Table of Contents
This should provide the contents of the headings and subheadings with page numbers.
Introduction (300 words)
In this section, you should introduce the reader to what you are going to analyse, its importance and provide an outline of the main issues mentioned in the report.
Literature Review (1,100 words)
In this section, you need to critically analyse the extant literature around the topic you are investigating. This would be done by synthesising and combining what others have said about the topic area.
Methodology (400 words)
This would provide explanation and justification of the appropriate research methods used for your investigation.
Analysis or Findings (900 words)
In this section, you will present the results of your research.
Conclusion (300 words)
Your conclusion should summarise the main discussions in the report. You should never introduce new material into the conclusion.
References
You must use the Harvard referencing system, which means that you should provide both in text citations (not footnotes) and a full list of references. The list of references should appear at the very end of the report and should include all cited texts and electronic resources alphabetically by author’s surname. For more information about compiling a reference list, please access the ‘MMU Guide to Harvard Referencing’, which is available at http://libguides.mmu.ac.uk/refguide/mmuharvardAssignment Layout
Your report should have the following layout (with suggestive word count for each section):
Title Page
This should normally include the title of the assignment, your name and student number, the date of submission, the name of the course.
Abstract
This should provide a brief summary of main points discussed in the report. Follow the style used by published journal articles.
Table of Contents
This should provide the contents of the headings and subheadings with page numbers.
Introduction (300 words)
In this section, you should introduce the reader to what you are going to analyse, its importance and provide an outline of the main issues mentioned in the report.
Literature Review (1,100 words)
In this section, you need to critically analyse the extant literature around the topic you are investigating. This would be done by synthesising and combining what others have said about the topic area.
Methodology (400 words)
This would provide explanation and justification of the appropriate research methods used for your investigation.
Analysis or Findings (900 words)
In this section, you will present the results of your research.
Conclusion (300 words)
Your conclusion should summarise the main discussions in the report. You should never introduce new material into the conclusion.
References
You must use the Harvard referencing system, which means that you should provide both in text citations (not footnotes) and a full list of references. The list of references should appear at the very end of the report and should include all cited texts and electronic resources alphabetically by author’s surname. For more information about compiling a reference list, please access the ‘MMU Guide to Harvard Referencing’, which is available at http://libguides.mmu.ac.uk/refguide/mmuharvard