KOLEJ PROFESIONAL MARA BERANANG

REPORT WRITING FORMAT

Prepared by: Roselena Mansor Deputy Director (Academic Affairs) 10 December 2009
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This report format contains guideline on word-processed report writing for all programmes in KPM Beranang. 1.0 Language

The entire report should be written in English except for courses which the medium of instruction is not in English. Language used must be simple and direct to the related course. 2.0 Font

Use Arial as font type of size 12 for all text in the report. 3.0 Title and subtitle

All titles and subtitles must be numbered and bold. The subtitles should not be indented but arranged in a structured manner not more than three levels as follow: 1.0 First level (Title of the topic) level 1 1.1 Second level (Title of the subtopic) level 2 1.1.1 Third level (Title of the sub-subtopic) level 3

Sub-topics beyond level three are not allowed and should be labeled using alphabets (a, b, c, ) and Romans. Numbering using Roman style (i, ii, iii, .) is only allowed after the alphabets have been used.

Example: 1.1.1 a. .. i. .. b. .
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All numbering should be left aligned. 4.0 Line/Body Text Spacing

Use JUSTIFY alignment with 1.5 spacing for the entire body text throughout the report. The text body should not be indented for each paragraph, but hit the enter key twice before stating the following new paragraph. 5.0 Captions

Captions must be written at the top of any table or figure. 6.0 Margins

All pages should be set with the same margin. The left margin should be 1.5 inch (for binding purpose) and 1 inch for the top, right and bottom margins. 7.0 Pagination

Page numbers should be at the right bottom of the page and the page numbers should appear by themselves and are not to be enclosed in parentheses, hyphens, title, etc. 8.0 Report Content

Report must not exceed 3,000 words and must contain the following:

8.1 Title page

College Logo (top centre) KOLEJ PROFESIONAL MARA BERANANG Course Title (centre) Title of Report (centre)

Prepared for Lecturers Name

Prepared by Student s Name (centre) Academic Session & Year (centre)

8.2 Declaration

DECLARATION

I hereby declare that the work in this report is my own except for quotations and summaries which have been duly acknowledged.

Date

Student s name & Signature Student s ID Number

8.3 Text

A report must have an introduction, findings or discussion, conclusion(s) and/or recommendation(s). 8.4 References

Please cite the source of reference accordingly either from book, journal, electronic media or etc. 8.5 Appendices Each appendix should be identified in sequence separately in alphabetical order (Appendix A, Appendix B, . etc.). Do not provide page number for the appendices and they should be placed at the end part of report. 9.0 Reference Style

KPMB follows Harvard Referencing format of writing references. Books - Single author In text * (Civitello 2008) OR Civitello (2008) commented that... References Civitello, L 2008, Cuisine and culture: a history of food and people, 2nd edn, John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken. Bibliography Format Author(s) Year, Title and subtitle, Edition, Publisher, Place of publication.

Books - Two authors In text * (Bennett & Blythe 2003, p. 171) OR Bennett & Blythe (2003, p. 171) claimed this... References Bennett, R & Blythe, J 2003, International marketing: strategy planning, market entry & implementation, Kogan Page, London. Bibliography Format Author(s) Year, Title and subtitle, Publisher, Place of publication. Use an ampersand (&) between two authors' names. Books - More than two authors In text * (Stephens et al. 2006) References Stephens, DR, Diggins, C, Turkanis, J & Cogswell, J 2006, C++ cookbook, O'Reilly, Sebastopol. Bibliography Format Author(s) Year, Title, Publisher, Place of publication. Names should be cited in the order they appear on the title page. Books - No authors In text * (Advertising in the Western Cape 1990) References Advertising in the Western Cape 1990, ABC Publishers, Cape Town. Bibliography Format Title Year, Publisher, Place of publication.

Books - Multiple works by same author In text * Marketing research (Adcock 1998, 2000) has indicated that... References Adcock, D 1998, Marketing: principles and practice, Financial Times, London. Bibliography Format Author(s) Year, Title and subtitle, Publisher, Place of publication. The items are arranged chronologically.

Books - Multiple works published in the same year by same author In text * In recent research (Arnold 2004a, 2004b)... References Arnold, G 2004a, Financial Times guide to investing: the definitive companion to investment and the financial markets, Financial Times, London. Arnold, G 2004b, Handbook of corporate finance: a business companion to financial markets, decision & techniques, Financial Times, New York. Bibliography Format Author(s) Year, Title and subtitle, Publisher, Place of publication. Date is followed by an "a" or a "b". The items are alphabetical arranged by title. The" is ignored in alphabetical listing

Books - Editors In text * (ed. Chin & Hack 2004) References Chin, CC & Hack, K. (eds) 2004, Dialogues with Chin Peng: new light on the Malayan Communist Party, Singapore University Press, Singapore. Bibliography Format Editor (ed.) Year, Title and subtitle, Publisher, Place of publication. No full stops and no spaces are used with people's initials.

Books - Chapter in a book In text * As stated by Roberts (2003, p. 91)... References Roberts, L 2003, 'Capital accumulation: tourism and development processes in Central and Eastern Europe', in D Hall (ed.), Tourism and transition: governance, transformation and development , Cabi Publishing, Oxfordshire, pp. 53-64. Editor's initial precede the surname because the person's name is irrelevant when arranging the reference list alphabetically. Bibliography Format Author(s) Year, Title and subtitle of the chapter, in Editors (eds), Title of book , Publisher, Place of publication, Pages.

Books - Book in a series In text * (Lahley 2001) References Lashley, C 2001, Empowerment: HR strategies for service excellence , Hospitality, leisure and tourism series, no. 9, Butterworth/Heinemann, Boston. Bibliography Format Author(s) Year, Title and subtitle, Series Title, volume number, Publisher, Place of publication.

Books - E-book In text * (Widmer 1999) References Widmer, E 1999, Young America, Oxford University Press, New York, retrieved 26 September 2007, from url=http://site.ebrary.com/lib/taylorscollege/Doc?id=10086882. Bibliography Format Author(s) Year, Title, Publisher, Place of publication, Date accessed , from url of site. Books - Encyclopedia or Dictionary In text * The Penguin dictionary of architecture and landscape architecture (1998, p. 235) defined it as... References Fleming, J, Honour, H and Pevsner, N (eds) 1998, The Penguin dictionary of architecture and landscape architecture, 5th edn, Penguin, London. Bibliography Format Editor(s) (eds) Year, Title, Edition, Publisher, Place of publication.
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Books - Theses In text * (Ho 2002, p. 63) References Ho, KH 2002, The emergence of fusion cuisine and its link with nouvelle cuisine a multiple case study of fusion-themed restaurants in Kuala Lumpur , BHTM dissertation, Universite De Toulouse Le Mirail. Bibliography Format Author(s) Year, Title, Type of qualification, Academic institution. Books - Conference proceeding In text * (Yao 1997) References Yao, S 1997, 'Developing applications using ORDBMS technology', Proceedings of the 8th International Database Workshop (industrial volume) , 29-31 July 1997, Hong Kong, Springer-Verlag, Singapore, pp. 3035. Bibliography Format Author(s) Year, 'Title of Paper', Conference Name, Date of conference, Conference Location, Publisher, Place of publication, Pages. Books - Annual report In text * (Bank Negara Malaysia 2006) References Bank Negara Malaysia 2006, Annual Report 2006 , The Bank, Kuala Lumpur. Bibliography Format Author(s) Year, Report Title, Publisher, Place of publication.
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Journals - Article In text * As mentioned by Eagle (2007, p. 103)... References Eagle, L 2007, 'Commercial media literacy: what does it do, to whom and does it matter?', Journal of Advertising , vol. 36, no. 2, Summer, pp. 101-110. Bibliography Format Author(s) Year, 'Article title', Journal title, Volume, Issue, Season, Pages. Journals - Electronic article In text * According to Marsh (2006, p. 342)... References Marsh, C 2006, 'Aristotelian Ethos and the New Orality: implications for media literacy and ethics', Journal of Mass Media Ethics, Vol. 21, No. 4, pp. 338-352, retrieved 28 September 2007, from http://www.leaonline.com/doi/pdf/10.1207/s15327728jmme2104_8. Bibliography Format Author(s) Year, 'Article title', Journal title, Volume, Issue, Pages, Date accessed , from url of site. Journals - Newspaper In text * (Study loans for Bumis at Taylor's 2007) References 'Study loans for Bumis at Taylor's' 2007, The Sun , 3 July, p. 6. Bibliography Format 'Article title' Year, Newspaper (Section) , Issued date, Pages.
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Journals - Press release In text * (BroadVision, Inc. 2007) References BroadVision, Inc. 2007, Taylor's University College to Build Portals on BroadVision Portal Agility Suite, press release, 6 August 2007. Bibliography Format Organization Year, Title, Description of document, Issued date. Websites - Document on websites In text * (Beirman 2001) References Beirman, D 2001, World Tourism Under Siege , online, retrieved 28 September 2007, from http://www.pata.org/patasite/index.php?id=198. Bibliography Format Author(s) Year, Title, Description of document, Date accessed , from url of site. Websites - Document on websites - no author In text * (The non-hub story 2007) References The non-hub story 2007, online, retrieved 28 September 2007, from http://www.pata.org/patasite/fileadmin/docs/issuestrends/I_T_Mar07_The_Non Hub_Story.pdf. Bibliography Format Title of website Year, Description of document, Date accessed, from url of site.

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Secondary Sources - Book In text * (Philips, cited in Civitello 2008, p.300) OR Philips (cited in Civitello 2008, p.300) References Civitello, L 2008, Cuisine and culture: a history of food and people, 2nd edn, John Wiley & Sons, Hoboken. The secondary source should be listed in the References. Bibliography Format Author(s) Year, Title and subtitle, Edition, Publisher, Place of publication.

Secondary Sources - Journal article In text * (Buckingham, cited in Eagle 2007, p. 106) OR Buckingham (cited in Eagle 2007, p. 106) References Eagle, L 2007, 'Commercial media literacy: what does it do, to whom and does it matter?', Journal of Advertising , vol. 36, no. 2, Summer, pp. 101-110. The secondary source should be listed in the References. Bibliography Format Author(s) Year, 'Article title', Journal title, Volume, Issue, Season, Pages.

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Illustration - Image in a book In text * View from Haliburton's Hill by Daniell (Aiken 1994, plate 4)... References Aiken, SR 1994, Imperial Belvederes: the hill stations of Malaya , Oxford University Press, Kuala Lumpur. Bibliography Format Author(s) Year, Title, Publisher, Place of publication.

Illustration - Image on websites In text * Daniell's View from Strawberry Hill, Prince of Wales Island (British Library 2007) References British Library 2007, View from Strawberry Hill, Prince of Wales Island , online, retrieved 28 September 2007, from http://www.imagesonline.bl.uk/results.asp?image=017118&i magex=12&sear chnum=000 2. Bibliography Format Originator Year, Title of image , Description of document, Date accessed , from url of site. Illustration - If viewed the original artwork In text * (Daniell 1821) References Daniell, W 1821, View from Haliburton's Hill, Prince of Wales Island , Etching and aquatint, Museum & Art Gallery, Penang. Bibliography Format Artist Year, Title of image , Type of work, Location.
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Other Sources - Blog In text * (Cresswell 2007) References Cresswell, P 2007, 'Explaining carbon 'cap-and-trade': welcome to the era of eco-enslavement', 1 October 2007, Peter Cresswell's blog , online, retrieved 3 October 2007, from http://www.solopassion.com/ node/3323. Bibliography Format Author(s) Year, 'Title of blog entry', Date blog entry written, Blog name,, Description of document, date accessed , from url of site. Other Sources - CD-ROMs In text * (Who's who 1897-1998 1998) References Who's who 1897-1998 1998, CD-ROM, London, Oxford University Press. Bibliography Format Title Year, Description of document, Publisher, Place of publication.

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Other Sources - Lecture notes In text * (Martin 1992) References Martin, C 1992, 'Urbanization and climate', lecture notes distributed in the topic ARCH5610, Designing for climate, James Cook University, Brisbane on 12 October. Do not use italics. Bibliography Format Author(s) Year of presentation, Lecture title, lecture notes distributed in the topic, Title of module, Teaching organisation, Location of teaching organisation, on Date of presentation. Other Sources - Podcasts In text * (Schools for the 21st century 2007) References Schools for the 21st century 2007, podcast radio programme, 9 August 2007, ABC Radio National , Sydney, retrieved 2 October 2007, from http://abc.net.au/rn/edpod/stories/2007/2000292.htm. Bibliography Format Title Year, Description of document, Date released, Distributor, Place of distributor, Date accessed, from url of site.

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Other Sources - Unpublished documents In text * (Yoong 2007) References Yoong, SK 2007, Remote access in MATRAD Resource Centre, Unpublished. Bibliography Format Author(s) Year, Title, Unpublished. Other Sources - YouTube In text * (Gearthblog 2007) References Gearthblog 2007, 3D Layer of American Architecture Google Earth, online, retrieved 28 September 2007, from http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JTTUeyokTgM. Bibliography Format Author(s) Year, Title, Description of document, date accessed , from url of site

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