Although presentation is not assessed, it is an important component of all academic work.  After so much hard work in setting up, carrying out, and analyzing your experiment, it is important that you present your work in a way that reflects the effort that you put into it. 

Remember that the word count is between 1800 and 2200 words.  Anything that goes beyond the word count will not be read by the moderator.

A lack of citation or the presence of inappropriate citation – such as a simple listing of URLs – may result in your work being flagged for academic dishonesty.

You need to include a complete set of references to all the works cited in the report. Do not include works that are not cited. An approved reference format should be used, such as that of the American Psychological Association or the British Psychological Society. These formats are freely available on the Internet.

In the appendices, include blank copies of any supplementary information, as well as the materials used, such as standardized instructions, debriefing notes, informed consent letters, and calculations of the inferential statistics. This section provides all the materials necessary to allow the experiment to be replicated. The tables of raw data must also be included here. However, do not include all participant responses - one blank copy is sufficient. Make sure that each appendix is numbered and has an appropriate title –for example, Appendix iv: Calculation of the Mann-Whitney U.

Summary of report format