Technical Report Writing
Technical Report Writing
Objectives:
By the end of the program, participants will be able to:
- Write clear and reader friendly technical reports.
- Understand the structure of technical reports.
- Produce various types of technical reports.
- Prepare visuals that supplement and support technical reports.
- Present statistics and technical information in an understandable manner.
Who Should Attend?
All persons who are required to prepare technical reports – engineers, safety officers, technicians, accountants,
Course Outline:
Writing Technical Reports
- Purpose
- Methodology
- Findings
- Conclusions and Recommendations
Purpose of Technical Reports
- Recording Work Done
- Assessing Situations
- Validating Information
- Indicating Future Actions
Types of Technical Reports
- Investigation
- Progress
- Financial
- Accident
- Forms
- Proposals
Preparing Technical Visual Aids
- Line Graphs
- Bar Graphs
- Gantt Charts
- Pie Charts
- Tables
Interpreting Statistics
- Use of Statistics in Technical Writing
- Explaining Statistics in a Readable Language