• Submitted in a clear or coloured plastic folder.
  Please do not use envelope type folders.
• Lines must be formatted to a 1 ¹/₂ line spacing.
• Set the left margin to 3.5 cm and a minimum right margin of  1.8cm.
• Removable media (such as Floppy disks or CD-Roms) should be attached to a piece of A4 Card at the rear of the report in an envelope and must be labelled.

• Font size for paragraph text to be Times New Roman (or equivalent) at 12 point.
• Appropriate formatting should be applied to
  • Program code. For example Courier at 10 point single line spacing.
  • Tables
  • Image captions
  • etc..

• All reports must be checked for spelling
• APA referencing is required.

• Cover page
  • Must include the name of the project, author or authors (this may be the StudentId number(s)), paper code and description, assessment number, tutor.
  • May include graphics.
• Table of contents
  • Must have page numbering
• Terms of reference
  • If required
• Abstract
  • If required
• [ Report ]
  • Introduction
  • Findings
  • Conclusion
• [ Appendices ]
  • This may include outputs from the computer (e.g. printouts, screen dumps, etc.).
• References (used in the report) and/or bibliography (List of Books/Journals etc.).
  • APA style referencing.

All pages must be numbered (using the footer) and include the paper (or module) name and for individual projects your student id.

• If you submit a report for publication you should always check what format is required. An example is listed on the right.

• ACM SIG Proceedings format