Horticultural Industry

Title of Report in Initial Capital Letters: No More Than Three Lines Your Name : Student number: Unit Code: Unit coordinators name: Due date: Word count: i Abstract Here you present a 50 to 80 word summary of the report. This summar y should stand alone (no reference to figures or tables in the text) and present the most important results of the work. ii Table of Contents ABSTRACT ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ......... I INTRODUCTION ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .............................. 1 DISCUSSION SECTION ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................... 1 SUBHEADING 1 ................................ ................................ ................................ .................. ERROR ! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED . SUBHEADING 2 ................................ ................................ ................................ .................. ERROR ! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED . SUBHEADING 3 ................................ ................................ ................................ .................. ERROR ! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED . SUBHEADING 4 ................................ ................................ ................................ .................. ERROR ! BOOKMARK NOT DEFINED . CONCLUSIONS ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ 2 RECOMMENDATIONS ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................... 2 REFERENCES ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ ................................ .... 3 1 Introduction In the “Introduction,” m ake sure that you orient the audience with sufficient background to understand what the problem is and why the problem was addressed. In this way , you formally cover the problem. A good test for this section is to imagine how well it would orient you should you read it a year from now. The introduction covers (1) the ‘Background’ which describes events leading up to the existing situation, what projects have been done previously, and why the project or study is necessary, (2) the ‘Purpose’ which defines what the project or study is to achieve, who authorised it and the specific terms of reference, (3) th e ‘Scope’ which outlines any limitations imposed on the project such as cost, time. Discussion Section (W here you place your argument/critique) Note that these subheadings are listed in the Table of Contents. Be conservative with subheadings in a repor t. A report is often an argument and, as such, requires series of uninterrupted paragraphs to state assertions and present evidence for those assertions. Subsection 1 Your discussion or argument on the first key point asked for in the assessment. Subsection 2 Your discussion or argument on the second key point asked for in the assessment . Subsection 3 Your discussion or argument on the third key point asked for in the assessment . 2 Conclusions The Conclusion should be as brief as poss ible. They should be presented in descending order of importance and should not suggest action . Actions go in the Recommendations section. Conclusions should be free from speculation (i.e. ideas for which you have presented no evidence), have no new though ts or references introduced and contain no further discussion of points raised. Recommendations The Recommendations should follow naturally from the conclusions. They should be offered in descending order of importance and may be in point form when sev eral recommendations are being made. 3 References references for this assignment and should be in APA 6 format. 4 Appendix A: Title of Appendix A Titles of appendices are 14 points, flush left, and boldfaced. Use initial capitals. A good typeface for the heading is Arial, because it holds bold facing well. To preserve hierarchy, allot three line skips before the heading and two line skips after. Illustrations in this appendix are labeled Figure A-1, Figure A-2, Table A-1, Table A-2, and so forth. Note that each appendix begins on a new page. Also note that each appendix should be introduced somewhere in the text portion of the report. Finally, depending on your situation, you might have more or fewer appendices.