Dr Rocal
LCA REPORT WRITING GUIDANCE
Updated November 2018
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LCA Report Format
Title page
Summary (or Abstract) (Not more than
half A4 page)page i
Acknowledgement (s) (if any –probably
not requiredfor this exercise)page
Table of contentspage iii
The content list should completely list what the report contains
such as list of figures, list of tables, abbreviations etc. Page
numbering begins with Section/Chapter 1.
Section 1:
1.1 Introduction (background, need for
the project)
1.2 Aim and Objectives (clear, concise
and precise!)
1.2.1 Goals/scope
1.3 Functional unit
1.4 System boundary
(students need to structure headings and sub-
headings as required to their report)
Section 2:
2.1 Inventory Analysis
2.1.1 Methodology (LCA process and principles)
2.2 Materials
2.2.1
2.3 Manufacture
2.3.1
2.4 Use
2.4.1
2.5 Disposal/recycle
2.5.1
(students need to structure headings and sub-
headings as required to their report)
Section 3:
3.1 Impact assessment
3.1.1 Impact categories
Section 4:
4.1 Interpretation
Section 5: Results/findings/critical
discussion
(Discuss on the four elements of LCA
relevant to your assignment)
Also highlight the:
(The LCA process successes, limitations, strengths, weaknesses and
more importantly, areas for improvement)
Section 6 Conclusions and Recommendations for future work (were the aim/objectives of the LCA met?
‘Punchy’, bullet point statements should not
introduce new information)
References(identified when discussed in
the text as explained below)
Appendices: As required
REPORT GUIDANCE
The length of the report should be limited to 2000 words.
The report should be clear, concise and as
short as possible, consistent with presenting all relevant information. Over-long reports,
especially with little content, might result in
a reduced mark. (Data sheets for components should not be included).
Any work, design or results produced by
others and used in the report must be identified and acknowledged or referenced.
STUDENTS WHO COMMIT PLAGIARISM RISK RECEIVING A ZERO MARK.
(Turnitin Report required)
Appendices ?
“Detailed information not directly
necessary for understanding the report (Tables of Results, repeated Graphs,
program listings) should be presented in Appendices”. Appendices relevant to the
contents of the report will be marked. [Cooper, 1976]