Research Project Topic: Stormwater Treatment Systems: A Comparison Between Current and Newly Emerging Treatment Technologies

What to include:

1. Abstract

1. Introduction

1. Brief synthesis of relevant literature

This should not be a lengthy literature review but rather a brief synopsis of the relevant information and documents that you used (e.g. introduce design documents that you compared à if applicable).

1. Engineering/technical details:

• Location and basic layout of a project (i.e. maps, photos, diagrams) à if applicable

• Data, numbers describing the facts about the project OR technical details describing the topic that you are researching

1. Analysis/Discussion:

• Your critical thoughts about the project OR engineering question/issue

• Short- and long-term benefits and potential negative impacts of the project/engineering issue

• Is the project innovative, sustainable etc. and in what way? à if applicable

• What have you learnt from this research?

• Anything else that you’d like to share

Deliverable Specific Guidelines

Final Report:

Page limit – Submit a 5-10 page report (this page limit is for the main text of your report, max 1.5 spaced, normal margins, 11-pt Calibri or 12-pt Times New Roman). This page limit does not include figures, tables, photos, the reference list, and the cover page etc.

Literature – All documents that you use need to be cited appropriately. Make sure to cite any statement that is based on someone else’s work appropriately. Never copy-paste whole sentences from someone else’s work; i.e. always re-write the information that you read about in your own words. You will need to provide a reference list and keep copies of the original documents that you used in case I ask you to submit those.

Report organization – Prepare a well-organized report. Include a title page, table of contents, list of figures and tables (if applicable), reference list, and any other supplementary pages that is appropriate for your topic.