For some tasks, you may be asked to include parts of your work in an appendix or appendices (plural).
Usually an appendix is used to include extra information or research that is useful but too detailed and not necessary to include within the report, but that you would like to include at the end of the report to show the marker that you have completed it.
Examples - This might include interview or survey results, detailed technical drawings, or tables of data collected.
Sometimes an appendix may be used for ESSENTIAL tables and figures which are too large to fit into the text of an essay/report.
The conventions for appendices are as follows:
- each appendix must be labelled with a number (or letter) and title e.g. Appendix A : Cross Sectional Data Set
- there should be a page break between Appendix A, B etc.
- the appendix numbers and titles must be listed on the Contents page of your report under the heading Appendices (if more than one) or Appendix (if only one)
- The content should be summarised and each appendix must be referred to by number (or letter) at the relevant point within the report e.g. " Survey results indicated that most respondents aged 14 - 16 had worked casually or would like to work casually in the near future (see Appendix D)" This prompts the marker to look at Appendix D for a detailed presentation of these survey results either in the form of a graph or a table.
