Guidelines for the Final Report

The project report must be typed on A4 paper. It should be no more than 25 pages long, excluding appendices and bibliography. Access to the laser printers will be provided. You should realize this is a privilege. Drafts must be kept to a minimum; use the postscript previewers or WYSIWYG packages on the Macintosh/PC computers. A quota of pages produced on the laser printers may be imposed for each Honours student. Two copies of the report must be submitted. Photocopying of the second copy can be arranged through the General Office.

It is important that the report contain a complete account of the work done. In general, the report should contain:

• a clear description of the problem you have tackled and why it is important,
• a description of how your project relates to related published work,
• the approach taken (with ample justification), and also methods used to solve the problem,
• the results or conclusions obtained, and
• if appropriate, a detailed description of the software and/or hardware you have implemented.

A more detailed description of what should be in the final report will be available later in the year.