TECHNICAL REPORT

WRITING

QURATULAIN MUGHAL
BATCH IV
ISRA UNIVERSITY
 CONTENTS
1.Definition
2.Objective
3.Introduction
4.The good technical report
5.Example of the technical report writing
6.Summary Or Executive Summary
7. Table of Contents
8. List Of Graphics
9. Conclusions
10.Key points for good technical report writing
 TECHNICAL OR SCIENTIFIC
REPORT WRITING
DEFINITION:
“It is a document that describes the process,
progress, or results of technical or
scientific research or the state of a
technical or scientific research problem”
 OBJECTIVE
• It identify exactly what information it
covers?
• For whom it is written?
• And why it should be produced?
 INTRODUCTION
• It includes:
1. Background to the topic
2. A clear statement of the purpose of the
report
3. A clear statement of the aims of the
project
THE GOOD TECHNICAL REPORT

• A good report is easy to recognize.

• Its title is precise and informative, its layout and
format are well organized.
• Reading a well written report is pleasurable : the
style is accurate, fluent and concise.
• The diagrams, which includes to guide non-
verbal material such as tables and graphs, are
well presented and clearly labeled.
 EXAMPLE
• Annual or executive report:
• It is made on yearly basis to show the
performance of a company at the end of the
period.
• It contain:
1.Company profile
2.Financial highlights
4.Board of directors and officers
5.Auditors report
 SUMMARY OR EXECUTIVE
SUMMARY
• a summary of the purpose and findings of
the work
• usually limited to one page
• a stand alone document "summarizing"
the work.
 TABLE OF CONTENTS
• include all chapter headings and sub-
headings
• use indentation and spacing for effective
layout
• identify each appendix.
 LIST OF GRAPHICS
• List of Tables with titles and page
numbers
• List of Figures with titles and page
numbers.
 CONCLUSIONS
• conclusions based on objectives of work
or summary of work performed
• limitations of project work
 KEY POINTS FOR GOOD
TECHNICAL REPORT WRITING
• The reader is the most important person.
• Keep the report as short as possible.
• Organize for the convenience of the report user.
• All references should be correct in all details.
• The writing should be accurate, concise and unobtrusive.
• The right diagram with the right tables should be in the
right place for the reader.
• Summaries give the whole picture, in miniature.
• Report should be checked for technical errors, typing
Errors and inconsistency.
• The report should look as good as it is.