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Executive Summary
Here you present a one-paragraph succinct summary of the report. This summary should stand alone (no reference to figures or tables in the text) and should provide a clear overview of the essential information in the report: aim of the analysis, methodology used, and one or two key findings and recommendations.
Introduction
In the “Introduction,” make sure that you orient the audience (here, the Taskforce) with sufficient background to understand what the problem is and why the problem is important (engage with audience). You also provide: a background of the issue being investigated (could refer to media/newspaper articles, journal articles etc; make sure you cite them properly), the aim(s) of the analysis, a description of research methods, and some highlights of the findings.
Analysis
Here you will answer the questions in the order they have been asked. Label the answers for clarity.
Conclusions
This section summarizes the document and provides closure. The difference between this summary and the executive summary is that the summary in the “Conclusion” for someone who has read the report. You will again briefly state the objective of the analysis and the methods used and provide some highlights of your main findings.
References
Need to provide a list of references if you have cited any article/website.
Other notes: a professional report also needs
Page numbering
Informative headings and sub-headings
Numbered answers
Labelled graphs and tables
Nice overall formatting and presentation/consistent font/no over- or under-sized figures/tables