1. Front Matter (prefaces report)
Transmittal Document
Title Page
Abstract
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
Glossary

2. Transmittal Document (1 page)
Letter, memo, or that accompanies report
Brief summary of report context and contents
Thanks reader for cooperation/interest
Builds positive relationship with reader
Uses standard forms
See p. 224

3. Title Page (1 page) Title of report Name and title of writer
Name and title of reader
Name of company or organization
Date of submission
Centered on page
See p. 225

4. Examples
NOT: Computer Availability (Where? For whom?) NOT: Compute This: Student Access to Computers at IVCC (too cute/clever, may turn off some readers) GOOD: The Need for Extended Student Computer Lab Hours at Illinois Valley Community College (straightforward and informative)

5. Abstract (1 paragraph)
Summary of report’s contents and recommendations
Designed to stand alone
Formatted as one paragraph
Abstract as title
See p. 226

6. Table of Contents (1page)
List of all headings exactly as they appear in report and starting page numbers
Lower case Roman numerals (i, ii, iii, iv, etc.) for front matter, beginning with list of illustrations
Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3, etc.) for rest of report
Table of Contents or Contents as title
See p. 227

7. Types Traditional—headings, page numbers
Decimal—numbered headings (whole numbers and decimals), page numbers
1. INTRODUCTION
2. KINDS OF TESTING
2.1. Pre-Employment
2.2. Routine
2.3. Reasonable Suspicion/Post-Accident

8. List of Illustrations (1 page)
Lists exact titles of visuals and corresponding page numbers in report
Figure 1: Student Support for Renovation of Main Campus Buildings
Table 1: Project Costs for Renovation
Tables and Figures (all other visuals) numbered separately
See p. 228

9. Glossary (1 page)
Defines all potentially unfamiliar words, expressions, or symbols
Need determined by audience
Alphabetizes terms
Lists symbols in order of appearance
See p. 229

10. Back Matter—after text of report
Appendixes
Bibliography

11. Appendixes
Supplementary material, such as interview questions, survey questions, additional figures and tables, copies of relevant sources, other relevant documents (anything that you want the reader to have access to but that doesn’t fit directly into your report)
Includes title listed on Table of Contents (e.g. Appendix A: Interview Questions, John Templeton)
Each appendix a separate page or pages

12. Bibliography (1 page) List of sources
Title and format depend on specific documentation format
APA (American Psychological Association)— References
MLA (Modern Language Association)—Works Cited