Section of the Report

Front Matter

Body

Back Matter

Purposes of the Section

To orient the reader to
the subject
To provide summaries
To help readers navigate
the report
To help readers decide
whether to read the
document
To provide the most
comprehensive account
of the project, from the
problem that motivated
it, to the methods and
the most important
findings
To present
supplementary
information, such as
more-detailed
explanations than are
provided in the body
To enable readers to
consult the secondary
sources and writers used

Typical Elements in the Section

Letter of transmittal
Cover
Title page
Abstract
Table of contents
List of illustrations
Executive summary

Introduction
Methods
Results
Conclusions
Recommendations

Glossary
List of symbols
References
appendixes