Open AccessHoe om ’n vakkundige verslag saam te stel
Author(s) -
W. J. Pienaar
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
suid-afrikaanse tydskrif vir natuurwetenskap en tegnologie/die suid-afrikaanse tydskrif vir natuurwetenskap en tegnologie
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2222-4173
pISSN - 0254-3486
DOI - 10.4102/satnt.v17i3.702
Subject(s) - readability , subject (documents) , computer science , documentation , library science , programming language
Guidelines are supplied for the effective structuring of reports on specialist research conducted for a client. The requirements for a report's title, abstract, table of contents, body (introduction, subject under discussion, conclusions and recommendations) are discussed. Advice is given on the sensible use of appendices and illustrations (tables, figures, maps and photographs) to enhance readability and intelligibility. Eight methods of selecting a subject for each chapter and the sequence in which they should appear in order to enhance impact are discussed