Learning Exercise

Technical Report Writing

Students in this training will be asked to create a technical report or to revise an already-existing report that they have previously written and that will actually be used on-the-job.

Course: Business Report Writing

Material:: Online Technical Writing
Date last modified:: October 16, 2007
Created by:: Susan Smith
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Online Technical Writing

Contains information for improving writing with examples. You're probably wondering what this "technical writing thing"... see more

Material Type:: Reference Material
Author:: David A. McMurrey, Austin Community College
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Exercise

Using a report you have either previously produced for your company or a report that you are currently required to develop and using those guidelines your company requires when a report is written, begin to outline and rough draft the introduction, body and conclusion of your report and a draft abstract, using the principles learned with the Online Technical Writing course material.

Disciplines

Audience

Graduate School

Requirements

Basic familiarity with technical writing

Topics

Technical Reports - Structure and Process Types of Technical Reports - Overview Abstracts, Introductions and Conclusions Processes and Guidelines in Technical Writing

Type of Task

Learning Objectives

Learn how to write effective technical reports that meet company guidelines and meet the following criteria: 1) a clear and concise; 2)are written at a level that fosters comprehension by readers; 3) adhere to recognized standards of English (spelling/grammar); 4) respond to all company requirements and guidelines for producing technical reports; 5) state recommendation(s) and support them; 6) enable readers to make choices and decisions based on what they have read.