Final Project Report Template
Course Name
Abstract
Sentences:
Introduce general field
Narrow context
Big unknown question (addressed by my research) - readers should be able to know what’s already been done vs. what’s missing, and why what I’m doing is important (tie back to big picture)
What I did (to answer the question) and what I found
What that means (the answer to the question based on results) and broader significance/importance
Sentence order in paragraphs:
Define topic/context
Present new content
Takeaway to remember
Introduction
Big problem in world and science
Field domain
What field knows
Remaining gap
Narrower problem within
Field domain
What field knows
Remaining gap
Even narrower problem
Field domain
What field knows
Remaining gap
Super duper narrow/specific problem within
Field domain
What field knows
Remaining gap
Summary
My research question (aka that tiny gap)
My approach to answering it
General outcome
Methods
Overview
My question
General methods
Answer sought
[supporting figures]
Step 1 - raw data
I need to show
Here’s how I show
Therefore I know
Step 2 - processed
I need to show
Here’s how I show
Therefore I know
logic 3 - stats
I need to show
Here’s how I show
Therefore I know
Results
Finding 1
I found
I filled gap
Finding 2
I found
I filled gap
Finding 3
I found
I filled gap
Discussion
Interpretation of results
I found x which means y
I filled gap
Limitations in filling gap
Limitations
Details
How to interpret or fix
Limitations in generalizing
Limitations
Details
How to interpret or fix
Broader contributions
Strengths/value
How it’s useful
Impact/difference made
Science is better now
Strengths/value
How it’s useful
Impact/difference made