This chapter has mainly focused on the presentation for research dissertation but the pattern and content of each section remains largely the same for most types of research reports the emphasis may vary depending on the purpose of the report but will have to decide what to include and what to leave out for most students the prospect of writing a dissertation is daunting the word count alone can often make people feel the goal is which form chapters which form the whole practice writing write often and share often until you find your find your voice and learn how to used it well every written task appears to be daunting the first time we do it but with practice perseverance and a love of what you are doing you will get there in the end after all I got to the end of this book and there ware time when I truly doubted that would ever be possible