# Sample report structures

**Source**: https://learninglab.rmit.edu.au/assessments/reports/sample-report-structures/
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Reports from different areas and industries vary in their structure. This page features some examples of common report structures.

The highlighted headings and subheadings show some of the differences between reports in different fields of practice or for different purposes.

### Short report

- Title page
- Introduction
- Discussion
- Recommendations
- References

### Business report

- Title page
- Executive summary
- Table of contents
- Introduction
- Findings or observations
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- Recommendations
- Appendices
- References

### Science report

- Title page
- Introduction
  - Aims/objectives
- Method
  - Materials
  - Participants (for psychology or biological/sports sciences)
- Results
- Discussion
- Conclusion
- Appendices
- References

### Engineering report

- Title page
- Executive summary (optional)
- Introduction
  - Aim/objectives
- Results
- Analysis
- Discussion
- Recommendations & action plan
- Conclusion
- Appendices
- References

### Research/project report

- Title page
- Abstract
- Introduction
- Method/methodology
- Results/findings
- Discussion
- Conclusions
- Recommendations
- Appendices
- Bibliography

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