Resources

General

Outlines
Generic Outline
Abstract Outline
Empirical Outline
Feasibility Outline
Proposal Outline

Sentence Style

Formatting

Citing Sources

1. Introduction
   1. Purpose (Main point, main finding/conclusion)
   2. Background
   3. * [Scope (limitations of report)]
   4. Review of Literature
   5. Hypothesis (Problem, main research question)
      
2. ** [Acknowledgments]
    
3. Methods and Materials
   1. Experimental design (theory behind methods if not already explained in background section) 
   2. Materials
   3. Test procedures
   4. [Subjects]
      
4. Results
   1. Test 1
   2. Test 2
   3. Test 3
   4. Test 4
       
5. Discussion of Results
   (interpret the significance of your results)
   1. Test 1
   2. Test 2
   3. Test 3
   4. Test 4
       
6.  Conclusion
   (based on discussion)
   Based on your interpretation, what do your results as a whole mean?
   
   
7. [Recommendations
   (based on conclusion)
   Based on your conclusion, what should the reader do?]
   
   
8. References
   
   

* Bracketed [ ] sections might not be necessary. This depends on the nature or your report. 

** Often the acknowledgements section appears at the end of the report (before References).