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For most pieces of coursework, including essays, practical reports, literature surveys or projects, the word count should cover all text except the following which are not counted: Title, Appendices, References, Reference or Contents sections or section and the main body of figure figures and tables. For example, the word count for a practical report should include the title, abstract, introduction, methods, results, and discussion sections. Figure legends and table titles are therefore included in the word count, while the actual contents of figures or tables are not. The Reference section and the Appendices are also not included in the word count.