Formatting your essay/report

Basic essay/report structure

Title page

Margins

Paragraphs

Font

Pagination

Appendices

Reference list/bibliography

Guidelines for using headings

Level 1: Major headings – will be larger type and bold with extra space above and below.
The oncology ward: Nuclear radiation and client care

Level 2: Subheadings will be bold and the same size or slightly larger than the body of the text with extra space above and below.
The effects of radiation on living tissue

Level 3: Subdivisions under subheadings will be bold or italicised, not both.
Implications for normal cells

Word count

What is include

The full text of the assignment

In-text references

Footnotes that add information to the
content of the assignment

Any tables or figures

What is NOT include?

The title page

The assignment question

Headers or footers

Synopsis or abstract

The reference list or bibliography

Footnote references (e.g. History, AGLC4,
Chicago)

Appendices