The document provides guidelines for formatting a technical report for a final year project. It outlines the required sections which include a cover page, title page, declaration, acknowledgements, abstract, table of contents, list of figures, list of tables, body, references, and appendices. The body will present an introduction, sections on the topic, and a conclusion with cited sources and graphics. The guidelines provide examples and formatting instructions for each section.

1. Bilal Nasir
Class No 88
Reg No 11-pwciv-3666
Sec C
7th Semester

2. Report Writing Format For
Final Year Project

3. Technical Report/Thesis for a Final Year
Project
• It is a properly organized document
covering in details all the important
aspects regarding the project.
• The technical report for a Final Year
Project consists of the following
components.

4. Cover of the Report
• a) Binding: Hard Bound
• b) Colour: Pure black
• c) Cover: 18-point GOLD BLOCK FONT with particulars
Title of Report
Name of Candidates
Degree (seeking for)
University from which degree is acquired
Year of Submission
• d) Spine: 24-point GOLD BLOCK FONT to includes
Degree for which the work is submitted
Month and Year of Submission.

5. Example

6. Title Page
• a) Title of Report – should describe the content of
the report and omitting
words such as “An Investigation…”, “An
Analysis…”, A Study of…”.
• b) Full Name of Author
• c) The degree for which the report is submitted
• d) University from which degree is acquired
• e) The month and year in which the report is
submitted for examination

7. Example

8. Declaration by Candidates

9. Acknowledgement

10. ABSTRACT
• a) An abstract must be stated. The abstract is a digest of the entire report
and should be given careful attention as the main text.
• b) The abstract should give a brief exposition of the research problems.
purposes of the study, scope of study, research approach and limitation.
A summary of the finding in the context of the whole study is also
required.
• c) The abstract should be placed immediately before the first chapter of
the
report.
• d) It should be typed single spacing on one single sheet only (not more
than
300 words)
• e) Paragraph when necessary.

11. Table Of Contents
• a) The titles of parts, sections or chapters and their principal, and their
principal subdivisions should be listed in the Table of Contents and
must be worded exactly as they appear in the body of the report.
• b) It is advisable to use numbers for;
Heading: e.g. 5 ANALYISIS AND DISCUSSION
Sub-heading: 5.2 Effect of Stress Level
Sub sub-heading: 5.2.1 Mean Stress
(No further sub-division is allowed)
• c) Major headings and sub-headings are typed closer with the left
margin.
• d) Candidate is free to label or give title for each chapter as sensibly
possible.

12. Example
Table of Contents
Topic Page #
• CHAPTER 1: INTRODUCTION 1
1.1 Performance of Precast Industrial Buildings During Past
Earthquakes
1.2 Failures of Tilt-up Precast Wall Panels 2
1.3 Research Motivation 6
1.4 The Advantages of Using Precast Hollow Core Walls 7
1.5 Literature Review and The State-Of-The-Art 9
1.5.1 Rocking Structures 10
• CHAPTER 2: SEISMIC BI-LATERAL PERFORMANCE OF PRECAST
CONCRETE HOLLOW CORE WALLS
2.1 Introduction 11
2.2 Design Concepts of Precast Wall Panels 14
2.3 Theoretical Response of A Single Rocking Precast 16
Hollow Core Wall . . . . . . . . . . .
.
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13. List of Figures

14. List of Tables

15. Body of the Report
• In a technical report, the body typically presents an
Introduction, various other sections, depending on your
topic, and a Conclusion. Throughout the body, you
should include text (both your own and research from
other sources), graphics, and lists. Whenever you cite
information or use graphics from another source, you
must credit these sources within your text.

16. Example

17. References
• Whenever you cite information (this includes graphics) from another source, you must credit
the source in
your References. Always check with your instructor to determine which reference style to
use.
• For this presentation I got help from:-
• FINAL YEAR PROJECT
GUIDELINES
• AUTHORS
NOR HAYATI ABDUL HAMID
TURAHIM ABD. HAMID
ZAHRULLAILI YAHYA
• FACULTY OF CIVIL ENGINEERING
UNIVERSITI TEKNOLOGI MARA
40450, SHAH ALAM
SELANGOR DARUL EHSAN

18. Example

19. Appendices
Appendices include information that is too large to fit
within your report, yet information necessary to your
report. For example, large graphics, computer print-outs,
maps, or sample codes are best placed in appendices.
When making decisions about what to place in an
Appendix, consider whether or not the material
interrupts the reading flow. For instance, six pages of
calculations would obviously cause readers to loose
their train of thought. Appendices always appear at the
end of a report.

20. Example

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