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KOLEJ PROFESIONAL MARA BERANANG

REPORT WRITING FORMAT

Prepared by:

Roselena MansorDeputy 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 allowedafter 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 J USTIFY 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:

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8.1 Title page

College Logo (top centre)

KOLEJ PROFESIONAL MARA BERANANG

Course Title (centre)

Title of Report (centre)

Prepared forLecturers Name

Prepared byStudents 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 Students name & SignatureStudents ID Number

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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)ORCivitello (2008) commented that...

References

Civitello, L 2008, Cuisine and culture: a history of foodand people, 2nd edn, J ohn Wiley & Sons, Hoboken.

Bibliography Format

Author(s) Year, Title and subtitle, Edition, Publisher,Place of publication.

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Books - Multiple works by same author

In text*

Marketing research (Adcock 1998, 2000) has indicatedthat...

References

Adcock, D 1998, Marketing: principles and practice,Financial Times, London.

Bibliography Format

Author(s) Year, Title and subtitle, Publisher, Place ofpublication. 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 thefinancial markets, Financial Times, London.

Arnold, G 2004b, Handbook of corporate finance: abusiness companion to financial markets, decision &techniques, Financial Times, New York.

Bibliography Format

Author(s) Year, Title and subtitle, Publisher, Place ofpublication. Date is followed by an "a" or a "b". The items are alphabetical arranged by title. The" is ignored in alphabetical listing

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Books - Editors

In text*

(ed. Chin & Hack 2004)

ReferencesChin, CC & Hack, K. (eds) 2004, Dialogues with ChinPeng: new light on the Malayan Communist Party,Singapore University Press, Singapore.

Bibliography Format

Editor (ed.) Year, Title and subtitle, Publisher, Place ofpublication. No full stops and no spaces are used with people'sinitials.

Books - Chapter in a book

In text*

As stated by Roberts (2003, p. 91)...

References

Roberts, L 2003, 'Capital accumulation: tourism anddevelopment processes in Central and Eastern

Europe', in D Hall (ed.), Tourism and transition:governance, transformation and development, CabiPublishing, Oxfordshire, pp. 53-64. Editor's initial precede the surname because theperson's name is irrelevant when arranging thereference list alphabetically.

Bibliography Format

Author(s) Year, Title and subtitle of the chapter, inEditors (eds), Title of book, Publisher, Place ofpublication, Pages.

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Books - Book in a series

In text*

(Lahley 2001)

ReferencesLashley, C 2001, Empowerment: HR strategies forservice excellence, Hospitality, leisure and tourismseries, no. 9, Butterworth/Heinemann, Boston.

Bibliography Format

Author(s) Year, Title and subtitle, Series Title, volumenumber, 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, fromurl=http://site.ebrary.com/lib/taylorscollege/Doc?id=10086882.

Bibliography Format

Author(s) Year, Title, Publisher, Place of publication, Dateaccessed, from url of site.

Books - Encyclopedia or Dictionary

In text*

The Penguin dictionary of architecture and landscapearchitecture (1998, p. 235) defined it as...

References

Fleming, J , Honour, H and Pevsner, N (eds) 1998, ThePenguin dictionary of architecture and landscapearchitecture, 5th edn, Penguin, London.

Bibliography Format

Editor(s) (eds) Year, Title, Edition, Publisher, Place ofpublication.

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Books - Theses

In text*

(Ho 2002, p. 63)

ReferencesHo, KH 2002, The emergence of fusion cuisine and itslink with nouvelle cuisine a multiple case study offusion-themed restaurants in Kuala Lumpur, BHTMdissertation, Universite De Toulouse Le Mirail.

Bibliography Format

Author(s) Year, Title, Type of qualification, Academicinstitution.

Books - Conference proceeding

In text*

(Yao 1997)

References

Yao, S 1997, 'Developing applications using ORDBMStechnology', Proceedings of the 8th InternationalDatabase Workshop (industrial volume), 29-31 J uly1997, Hong Kong, Springer-Verlag, Singapore, pp. 30-35.

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, TheBank, Kuala Lumpur.

Bibliography Format

Author(s) Year, Report Title, Publisher, Place ofpublication.

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Journals - Article

In text*

As mentioned by Eagle (2007, p. 103)...

References

Eagle, L 2007, 'Commercial media literacy: what doesit do, to whom and does it matter?', Journal ofAdvertising, 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 MediaEthics, 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, 3J uly, p. 6.

Bibliography Format

'Article title' Year, Newspaper (Section), Issued date,Pages.

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Journals - Press release

In text*

(BroadVision, Inc. 2007)

ReferencesBroadVision, Inc. 2007, Taylor's University College toBuild Portals on BroadVision Portal Agility Suite, pressrelease, 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, fromhttp://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 story2007)

References

The non-hub story2007, online, retrieved 28 September 2007, fromhttp://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)ORPhilips (cited in Civitello 2008, p.300)

References

Civitello, L 2008, Cuisine and culture: a history of foodand people, 2nd edn, J ohn Wiley & Sons, Hoboken. The secondary source should be listed in theReferences.

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)ORBuckingham (cited in Eagle 2007, p. 106)

References

Eagle, L 2007, 'Commercial media literacy: what doesit do, to whom and does it matter?', Journal ofAdvertising, vol. 36, no. 2, Summer, pp. 101-110. The secondary source should be listed in theReferences.

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 Hillby Daniell (Aiken 1994,plate 4)...

References

Aiken, SR 1994, Imperial Belvederes: the hill stationsof 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, retrieved28 September 2007, fromhttp://www.imagesonline.bl.uk/results.asp?image=017118&imagex=12&searchnum=000

2.Bibliography Format

Originator Year, Title of image, Description of document, Date accessed, from url ofsite.

Illustration - If viewed the original artwork

In text*

(Daniell 1821)

References

Daniell, W 1821, View from Haliburton's Hill, Prince ofWales Island, Etching and aquatint, Museum & ArtGallery, Penang.

Bibliography Format

Artist Year, Title of image, Type of work, Location.

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Other Sources - Blog

In text*

(Cresswell 2007)

ReferencesCresswell, P 2007, 'Explaining carbon 'cap-and-trade':welcome to the era of eco-enslavement', 1 October2007, Peter Cresswell's blog, online, retrieved 3October 2007, fromhttp://www.solopassion.com/node/3323.

Bibliography Format

Author(s) Year, 'Title of blog entry', Date blog entrywritten, Blog name,, Description of document, dateaccessed, from url of site.

Other Sources - CD-ROMs

In text*

(Who's who 1897-19981998)

References

Who's who 1897-19981998, CD-ROM, London,Oxford University Press.

Bibliography Format

Title Year, Description of document, Publisher, Placeof publication.

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Other Sources - Lecture notes

In text*

(Martin 1992)

ReferencesMartin, C 1992, 'Urbanization and climate', lecturenotes distributed in the topic ARCH5610, Designing forclimate, J ames Cook University, Brisbane on 12October. Do not use italics.Bibliography Format

Author(s) Year of presentation, Lecture title, lecturenotes distributed in the topic, Title of module, Teachingorganisation, Location of teaching organisation, on

Date of presentation.

Other Sources - Podcasts

In text*

(Schools for the 21st century2007)

References

Schools for the 21st century2007, podcast radioprogramme, 9 August 2007, ABC Radio National ,

Sydney, retrieved 2 October 2007, fromhttp://abc.net.au/rn/edpod/stories/2007/2000292.htm.

Bibliography Format

Title Year, Description of document, Date released,Distributor, Place of distributor, Date accessed, fromurl of site.

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Other Sources - Unpublished documents

In text*

(Yoong 2007)

ReferencesYoong, SK 2007, Remote access in MATRADResource 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=J TTUeyokTgM.

Bibliography Format

Author(s) Year, Title, Description of document, dateaccessed, from url of site