WRM2200 Intro to Water Resources Management
Instruction of Term Report
Written Report
Minimum Five Pages (This does not include reference page, cover page, Figures and Tables)
All texts (except the Abstract) in 1.5 lines Spacing Times Roman-12 Fonts with a page margin 1 X 1
A cover page with
Title of the paper
Students name
Course name & the Course Number
Course given semester
Tentative Contents and Order of the Report
One paragraph Abstract (maximum 150 words in Single Spacing Times New Roman-12 fonts)
Introduction
Introduce any relevant background knowledge, for example, give definitions on terms and discuss the history of the topic
Issues
Explain why this topic is important, list the significance, concerns, impacts and challenges of the topic
Data (optional)
Use relevant data to provide any detail explanations for the issues brought up to explain how sever or significant the issue is
Analysis / Discussion
Provide discussions or analysis on solving the issues and mitigate the impacts/consequence
Findings/Conclusion (optional)
Highlight the important findings you draw through the topic investigation
Reference
Reference in text: references should be linked by numbers or name(s) of the authors in the text
Placement: references are cited in the text by the author’s surname, the publication date of the work, and a page number if necessary. Full details are given in the reference list. Place them at the appropriate point in the text. If they appear within parenthetical material, put the year with commas.
With a quotation: This is the text, and Smith (2012) says “quoted text” (p.1), which supports my argument.
Author: one author: Smith (2012) or (Smith, 2012)
Two authors: Smith and Jones (2012) or (Smith & Jones, 2012)
Three to five authors: At first mention: Smith, Jones, Khan, Patel, and Chen (2012) or (Smith, Jones, Khan, Patel, & Chen, 2012). At subsequent mention: Smith et al. (2012) or (Smith et al., 2012)
Six or more authors: Smith et al. (2012); (Smith et al., 2012)
No author: Cite first few words of title (in quotation marks or italics
depending on journal style for that type of work), plus the year: (Study
Finds, 2007)
Reference list
A list of reference should be provided at the end of the report. The standard style for reference list is given as below:
Journal article
Travis, E. R.; Hannink, N. K.; van der Gast, C. J.; Thompson, I. P.; Rosser, S. J.;
Bruce, N. C. Impact of transgenic tobacco on trinitrotoluene (TNT) contaminated soil community. Environ. Sci. Technol. 2007, 41 (16), 58545861; DOI10.1021/es070507a.
Book with author
Criss, R. E. Principles of Stable Isotope Distribution; Oxford University Press: Oxford, U.K., 1999.
Book with editors
Coghill, A. M., Garson, L. R., Eds. The ACS Style Guide, 3rd, ed.; Oxford University Press: New York, 2006.
Chapter in edited book
Snape, I.; et al. Contamination, regulation, and remediation: an introduction to bioremediation of petroleum hydrocarbons in cold regions. In Bioremediation of Petroleum Hydrocarbons in Cold Regions; Filler, D. M., Snape, I., Barnes, D. L., Eds.; Cambridge University Press: New York 2008; pp 137.
Thesis
Masson, J.-F. Surface plasmon resonance sensors for biochemical and chemical monitoring. Ph.D. Dissertation, Arizona State University, Tempe, AZ, 2005. Institutional report (e.g. U.S. or international government; private institution)
Biofuels: DOE lacks a strategic approach to coordinate increasing production with infrastructure development and special needs; Highlights of GAO-07-713; United States Government Accountability Office: Washington, DC, 2007;www.gao.gov/new.items/d07713.pdf.
Law
Energy independence and security act of 2007. Public Law 110-140, 2007; http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgibin/getdoc.cgi?dbname110_cong_public_law&docidf:publ140.110.pdf.
Legal decision
State of New Jersey v. EPA, No. 05-1097 (D.C. Cir. Feb 8, 2008). Website homepage Environmental Science & Technology Website; http://pubs.acs.org/journals/esthag/index.html.
Webpage within a large siteTracking the millennium goalsmap; www.mdgmonitor.org/map.cfm?goal6&indicator0&cd.
