Technical Report Writing CENG 242 Sec.

Please put your correct

section. This is very
important!!!

Engineering Department
University of Bahrain

Title of the Report

Student name
ID number

Date submitted: December 25, 2016

 ABSTRACT

Write a short paragraph and make sure it

 states the topic of the report

 outlines your approach to the task if applicable
 gives the most important findings of your research or investigation, or the key aspects of your
design
 states the main outcomes or conclusions.

Remember:

 Use 12pt Times New Roman.

 Double space or 1.5 between lines.

 Margin: 1 inch = 2.54 cm all the way around

 Page number should be at the bottom in the middle

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 TABLE OF CONTENTS

ABSTRACT....................................................................................................................................ii

LIST OF FIGURES......................................................................................................................iv

1.0 INTRODUCTION....................................................................................................................1

1.1 Purpose of the Report....................................................................................................1

1.2 Background of the Report.................................................................................................1

1.3 Scope of the Report.......................................................................................................1

2.0 THEORY AND ANALYSIS....................................................................................................2

3.0 EXPERIMENTAL DETAILS..................................................................................................2

3.1 Materials...............................................................................................................................2

3.2 Procedure............................................................................................................................2

3.3 Safety...................................................................................................................................2

4.0 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION.............................................................................................2

5.0 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION.......................................................................3

REFERENCES..............................................................................................................................4

To do the Table of Contents, follow these steps (or go watch a tutorial on YouTube ;))
1. Highlight the headings of each section, one at a time, e.g. INTRODUCTION
2. Go to the HOME tab.
3. On the right side of the tab you will see a box named “Styles”.
4. You will notice: Heading 1, Heading 2, Heading 3 etc.
5. Now, click on the heading type you want, e.g. INTRODUCTION will be Heading 1, any
other major headings will be Heading 1, the subheadings will be Heading 2 and/or
Heading 3.
6. When you are done, go to the Table of Contents page of your report.
7. Go to the REFERENCES tab.
8. On the left there is Table of Contents. Click on it.
9. Choose the second option: Automatic Table 2
10. Now watch the magic happen.

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 LIST OF FIGURES
Figure 1. Einstein.............................................................................................................................1
Figure 2. Something Important........................................................................................................3

LIST OF TABLES

Table 1. Results...............................................................................................................................3

The list of figures and tables can be done

automatically.

Follow these steps or watch a tutorial on YouTube ;)

1. Move cursor to the figure/table.
2. Click on REFERENCES.
3. In the center of the references tab there is a box called caption.
4. Click on Insert Caption.
5. A box will appear on your screen and you put in the title.
6. Remember: Table TOP, Figure BOTTOM.
7. Do this for all your figures and tables.
8. When you’re done, come to the List of Figures and Tables page.
9. First, do the list of figures.
10. Click on REFERENCES  Insert Table of Figures.
11. A box will appear, make sure the Caption Label is “Figure”, and then click OK.
12. Repeat steps 10 and 11, but make sure the Caption Label is “Table”.

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1.0 INTRODUCTION
Introductions indicate or discuss the following, but not necessarily in this order:

1.1 Purpose of the Report

Write the specific purpose and topic of the report. You may include the intended audience of the
report if necessary – this would include the knowledge or experience that readers need in order to
understand the report.

1.2 Background of the Report

This section includes the following:

Concepts, definitions, history, statistics

• Enough information to get the reader interested
• Enough information to enable the reader to understand the
context

1.3 Scope of the Report

In this section you can include your justification for your choice of
topic – situation that brought about the need for the report.
You should also include the scope of the report, or more commonly Figure 1. Einstein
known as the thesis statement. This is done by outlining the structure of Source: “Albert Einstein:
biography, theories, and
the report; mentioning the topics covered. quotes,”
https://www.space.com/15
524-albert-einstein.html
Accessed November 10,
2017.
Certain features of the introduction may overlap:
– Background information may be considered as justification
It is not necessary to include all features.
Pay attention to the HEADING LEVELS! Go back to the slides or click on the headings to
find the font and size required.
Here you will put the body of your report and include the headings that are suitable for your

report.

You could include headings like this (this is just an example! Use headings that are appropriate

for your topic!):

2.0 THEORY AND ANALYSIS

3.0 EXPERIMENTAL DETAILS

3.1 Materials

3.2 Procedure

90
80
70
60
50 East
40 West
30
North
20
10
0
1st Qtr 2nd Qtr 3rd Qtr 4th Qtr

Figure 2. Something Important

3.3 Safety

4.0 RESULTS AND DISCUSSION

Table 1. Results
Numbers Numbers Results

Source: I. M. Dumb, Dumb and Dumber, 2nd ed. London: The Idiots Ltd., 2011.

 Make sure you do the figures and tables correctly.

 REMEMBER: use headings and subheadings that are suitable for your report.

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5.0 CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATION
Conclude:
 Logical conclusions from the discussion in the report.
 Make inferences on the data that has been presented.
Summarize:
 Review the key point/facts in the report.
 Summaries present nothing new:
o They leave readers with a perspective on what has been discussed
o The perspective the writer wants the reader to have
Generalize:
 Move away from the specific topic of the report to a general discussion
 Use only general terms

REMEMBER: the conclusion is a page by itself!!!

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 REFERENCES
Here are some examples. Refer to the lecture to make sure your referencing is correct.
Minimum number of references is 3. Please notice the spacing within the reference itself and
between the references. Your references page should look like this!

[1] B. P. Lathi, Linear Systems and Signals. London: Oxford University Press, 2001.

[2] S. Horner, T. Zimmerman, and S. Dragga, Technical Marketing Communication. New

York: Longman, 2002.

[3] C. Conrad and M. S. Poole, Strategic Organizational Communication, 5th ed. New York:
Harcourt Press, 2002.

[4] N. M. Tahir, A. Hussain, S. A. Samad, and H. Husain, “Shock graph for representation and
modeling of posture,” ETRI Journal, vol. 29, no. 4, pp. 507-514, August 2007.

[5] Handbook of Accelerator Physics and Engineering. Singapore: World Scientific Institute,
1999.

[6] Engineering Ceramics Data Book. New York: Engineering Materials Series, 1998.

[7] ThinkPad T61 Service and Troubleshooting Guide, 3rd ed. Morrisville, NC: Lenovo, 2007.

[8] HMC224MS8GaAsMMIC T/R Switch Data Sheet. Helmsford, MA: Hittite Microwave
Corporation, 2001.

[9] “Frequency,” Encyclopedia Britannica, 2001 ed.

[10] D. G. Paxon, D. S. Wood, and W. C. Malden, “Equity,” in The Blackwell

Encyclopedia of Finance, F. Carter, ed. Oxford, U.K.: Blackwell Publishing, Ltd.
1999.

[11] “Thermodynamics.” The New Online Britannica, April 2002. http://search.eb.com/

[12] “AT&T enters Indiana residential local phone market,” www.att.com Accessed January 26,
2003.

[13] “Nokia introduces the world’s first handset for WCDMA and GSM networks,”
http://press.nokia.com/pr2002-3.html Accessed January 27, 2003.

[14] B. L. Evans, “Brian Evans’ home page,” www.ece.utexas.edu/~bevans/ Accessed February

12, 2003.