From Hieneman @Work
Report conventions
Reports consist of:
a title page (stating an appropriate title, the author, the name of the
person commissioning the report, and the date)
a contents page (indicates content segments and page numbers)
an introduction (states the purpose of the report)
the body of the report, which can contain text, tables, graphics
conclusions
a list of references or a bibliography.
Report formatting conventions include:
a number on all pages except the title page
consistently applied heading hierarchy
single quotation marks when quoting work from another author
indented and single-spaced quotations exceeding 50 to 60 words
appropriate entries for books in a list of references (or bibliography)
name of author; first initial; date of publication; title of publication (in
italics); publisher; place of publication (see section Referencing
below)
appropriate entries for articles from newspapers, journals and
magazines in a list of references (or bibliography) name of author;
first initial; date of publication; the title of the article (in quotation
marks); title of publication (in italics); publisher; place of publication;
date and page number, if appropriate or, if no author is identified,
begin with the title of the publication followed by the year.