1. NOTE: To change the image on this slide, select the picture and delete it. Then click the Pictures icon in the placeholder to insert your own image. PROJECT 1

2. Presenting your project  Introduction  Writing and structuring reports  Considerations  Approaches to writing  When should I start writing?  The order to writing  Structure  Style  Word processing  Writing abstracts  Data presentation  Referencing material and avoiding plagiarism  Documenting software  Refrences

3. Introduction  report is the only evidence of your project when it is finished  people may only get to read your report rather than use the software  you can improve a poor project with a good report, you must remember that your report is a reflection of your project

4. Writing and structuring reports  Considerations  What is the purpose of the report?  Who is going to read it?  include in your final report and also the style of writing and presentation that you adopt.  Your institution may well have guidelines on how reports should be presented  layout of the title page, word counts (upper and lower limits), font size and type, line spacing, binding, the number of copies of your dissertation

5. Approaches to writing  two main approaches top-down approach and the evolutionary delivery  The top-down approach is used to identify the structure of your report with a chapter breakdown structure.  evolutionary delivery you begin to write parts of your report and rewrite these parts as your project progresses (drafting and redrafting).  A more sensible approach to presenting a series of drafts to your supervisor might be as follows  A chapter breakdown structure.  A completed major section  A significant draft.  Completed chapters.  Final draft.  When should you start writing?

6. The order to writing 1.Identify structure. 2.Identify presentational style. 3.Draft the introduction. 4.Develop the main body. 5.Articulate conclusions and make recommendations. 6.Complete the introduction. 7.Write the abstract. 8.Add references and appendices. 9.Arrange contents list, index. 10.Proofread, check and correct.

7. Structure  Your report should be structured into the following sections  Title page or cover sheet  Abstract  Acknowledgements  Contents listing.  List of figures and tables  The report itself (three main sections):  Introduction/literature review  Main body  Conclusions/recommendations  References  Appendices  Glossary

8. Structure  Following is a typical structure  Abstract  Acknowledgements  Contents listing  Chapter 1 – Introduction  Chapter 2 – Literature review  Chapter 3 – Requirements  Chapter 4 – Design  Chapter 5 – Implementation and test  Chapter 6 – Evaluation  Chapter 7 – Conclusions  References  Appendices

9. Important Issues  Style  Writing abstracts  Data presentation  Presenting charts and graphs  Referencing material and avoiding plagiarism  Avoid plagiarism  Identify context.  Support and validate.  Identify sources.  Citing references  Listing references  Documenting software  Writing user guides