title
tells the reader what the report is about
abstract
provides the reader with a brief summary of the study
introduction
introduces the background and rationale of the study
method
describes how the study was done
results
to summarize the findings
discussion
discusses the findings and their implications
references
to inform the reader about the sources of information
appendices
used for detailed information not in the report
order in a report
title, abstract, intro, method, results, discussion, references, appendices