You do not necessarily have to include a preface in an academic report. The preface comes between the cover page and the table of contents, and it should not contain any substantive information. It gives you, the author, the chance to send a personal message to your readership.

You should use the first person (I) or first-person plural (we). For example, you can thank someone (such as the internship organisation or respondents) or explain your affinity with the topic (if you have done research into your region of birth, for instance). If it was a group project you can mention something about the cooperation and division of tasks.

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Texts, diagrams and images that interrupt the flow of the report (for example, because of their length) should be included as appendices. Add them after the bibliography.

For example:

• A blank survey and straight counts (an overview of the number of completed (usable) questionnaires and the number of answers per answer category).
• A map that takes up a whole page.
• An important letter (for example, containing a decision taken by the City) to which you frequently refer.
• A list of names of the interviewed respondents.
• Large tables with secondary data or a list of abbreviations.

Do not randomly attach documents to your report; think carefully whether they are of any use to the reader. You should refer to the appendix in your text. The layout must be well organised and clear. Each appendix starts on a new page and has a number, a title (for example, Appendix 5: Survey) and a page number. Include them in the table of contents.)