Writing Formal Reports

The Recommendation Report Back Matter

Adapted a presentation from http://www.ais.msstate.edu/AEE/

Elements in aRecommendation Report

Back matter

•Glossary•List of Symbols (if any)•Appendices•Reference list•Index

Glossary & List of Symbols•Glossary- alphabetical

listing of key terms in the report

•The definitions are given in complete sentences with appropriate citations

List of Symbols &Abbreviations•Use standard symbols

•Do not create your own

Appendixes

•Additional material that is useful but not essential to understanding the body of the report▫Usability test plan▫Interview questions, etc.

•Presents the data from which some conclusions were drawn and recommendations made▫Notes taken during usability

test▫Questionnaires filled out (if

any) etc.

References

•List of sources•Use the recommended style

▫For this report APA but it may differ in the workplace

Index

•Contains more detail than the table of contents

•Gives specifics along with page numbers

•May or may not be used; depends on the requirements by client

•Usually for reports which are hundreds of pages long