TW101 - Writing of Technical Reports

This is the second course in a series of courses on technical writing and communication. The subject of this course is the technical report, also called a scientific report, which is an import form of communication in engineering, scientific, and academic pursuits.

The course outline is as follows:

• Introduction
• What is a technical report?
• Types of Reports
  • Informational
  • Analytical
  • Recommendation
• Formal vs Informal
• Structure of a Formal Report
  • Front Matter
    • Cover Letter
    • Title Page
    • Table of Contents
    • Executive Summary
    • Other Front Matter
  • Body
    • Introduction
    • Methods
    • Results
    • Conclusions
    • Recommendations
    • Other Sections
  • Back Matter
    • References
    • Acronyms and Abbreviations
    • Appendices
    • Index
    • Other Back Matter
• Sequence of Writing a Report
  • Collect the Data
  • Analyze the Data
  • Create Outline
  • Write Rough Draft of Body
  • Prepare Back Matter
  • Revise and Proofread
  • Write the Executive Summary
  • Finish Front Matter
  • Final Review and Approval
  • Prepare Cover Letter
• Summary

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