V. The conclusion.

The conclusion includes the writer’s final points.

a. It should recall the issues raised in the introduction and draw together the points made in the results and discussion

b. and come to a clear conclusion.

It should clearly signal to the reader that the report is finished and leave a clear impression that the purpose of the report has been achieved. See: Functions - Writing Conclusions

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I. INTRODUCTION
	Background Identification of Gap Organisation Statement
II. METHODOLOGY
	Introductory Sentence - Overview Procedures Materials... Concluding Sentence
	III. FINDINGS/RESULTS
	Introductory Sentence Locating Results Findings Comment... Concluding Sentence
	IV. DISCUSSION
	Introductory Sentence - Overview Review of Findings Possible Explanations Limitations... Concluding Sentence
V. CONCLUSION
	Recall Issues in Introduction - Report Purpose; Draw Together Main Points; Final Comment - Clear Conclusion.

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End Matter

At the end of the report, there should be a list of references. This should give full information about the materials that you have used in the report. See Writing a list of references for more information on the reference list. The appendices may contain full details of data collected.

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Acknowledgements.

It is impossible to write anything about writing without acknowledging the many text books that I have used during the last 25 years. I have been influenced and learned from them all. The first book I ever used was Janelle Cooper's Think and Link (Edward Arnold, 1979) and this was followed closely by Bob Jordan's Academic Writing Course (Collins, 1980). Liz Hamp-Lyons and Karen Berry Courter's Research Matters (Newbury House, 1984) helped my thoughts on the process of academic writing. Robert Weissberg & Suzanne Buker's Writing up Research (Prentice-Hall, 1990) and John Swales and Christine Feak's Academic Writing for Graduate Students (University of Michigan Press, 1994) started me thinking about whole pieces of academic writing and how they are made up.

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