Course Specification Form

1. Department 2. Program
Electrical Engineering BE in Electrical Engineering BEEE
3. Course Code 3. Course Title 4. Lectures Timing & Location
Monday, 1:30 PM-3:00 PM
SS211 Technical Report Writing Room D/B-4
Tuesday, 1:30 PM-3:00 PM
5. Credits 6. Pre-requisites 7. Course Web-Page 8. Course Coordinator

3+0 SS203 lms.abasynisb.edu.pk Dr. Waqar Ahmad Malik

9. Academic Year 10. Semester

2020-2021 Spring - 2021
11. Course Instructor 12. Email 13. Office 14. Office Hours
Waqar Ahmad Malik waqar.ahmad@abasynisb.edu.pk A-107 Tuesday, Thursday 10-11 AM
15. Textbook(s)
Reporting Technical Information, Kenneth W. Houp, Thomas E. Pearsall, Elizabeth Tebeaux, and Sam
Dragga, Eleventh Edition, Publication Date - July 2005, ISBN: 9780195178791
16. Reference(s)
Recommended Books
 Technical Report Writing Today by Daniel G. Riordan, Wadsworth Publishing, 10 Edition, ISBN
9781133607380
 Scenarios for Technical Communication by Teresa C. Kynell and Wendy Krieg Stone. ISBN
9780205275243
 Communication for Engineering Students by J. W. Davies, ISBN 978-0582256484
 Science Research Writing for Non-Native Speakers of English by Hilary Glasman-Deal, Imperial College
Press. ISBN 978 1 84816 309 6
 Effective communication for Science and Technology by J V Emden, Palgrave 2001, ISBN
9780333775462
17. Other Resources used (e.g. e-learning, field visits, periodicals, software, etc.):
E-Learning: https://global.oup.com/us/companion.websites/0195178793/
Software: MS Word, LaTeX and EndNote will be the used.
Periodicals: IEEE latest Research Articles
18. Course Description
The course provides the foundation knowledge about the technical report writing and provides students an
opportunity to demonstrate proficiency in writing different technical documents. The course also introduces the
student to a typesetting software along with a citation package.
19. Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)
CLOs Blooms Taxonomy Mapping to PLOs
On successful completion of the
Domain Level
course, students will be able to:
CLO1: Demonstrate proficiency in
writing memos, proposals, covering
letter, enquiry letter, job application Affective 3 PLO 10-Communication
letter, acceptance letter, business
letter, short report, long report etc.

CLO 2: Use a standard word

processing software along with a Affective 3 PLO 5-Modern Tool Usage
referencing tool for report writing
20. Course Assessment
Details/Explanation of
Assessment Type assessment in relation to Frequency Weight Date(s)
CLOs
As per the date sheet provided
Midterm CLOs 1 and 2 1 30%
by exam department
Quizzes CLOs 1 and 2 4-6 10% To be announced in Class
Assignments CLOs 1 and 2 4-6 10% To be announced in Class
As per the date sheet provided
Final Exam CLOs 1 and 2 1 50%
by exam department
Total 100%
21. Course Teaching Methods
Teaching Method CLO(s)
1) Interactive learning 1, 2
2) Problem solving learning
3) Practical and laboratory learning
4) E-learning 1, 2
5) Self-directed learning 2
6) Group work /pair programming 2
Week Topics Covered CLO(s) Assessment
1 Introduction to Technical Report Writing
 What is a report?
 Purpose of Technical Report Writing
 Characteristics of Technical Report Writing
 Kinds of Reports
2 Introduction to Technical Report Writing
 What is a report?
 Purpose of Technical Report Writing
 Characteristics of Technical Report Writing
 Kinds of Reports
3 7C’s of Communication and Resume Writing
 The Traditional Resume
 The Functional Resume
4 Technical Writing Process
 The Pre-writing Stage
 The Writing Stage
 The Post-writing Stage
5 Technical Writing Style
 Writing Clear Sentences
 Writing Clear Paragraphs
 Revising for Clarity
 Organizing Clearly
6 Technical Writing Applications
 Memorandums(Memo Format)
 The Basic Elements of the Memo Format
7 Different Parts of a Technical Report (Formatting)
 Title Page
 Letter of Transmittal
 Abstract/Summary
 Introduction
  Background
 History, location, methodology, etc.
8  Results
 Discussion of Results
 Conclusion
 Recommendations
 Figures and Tables
 Appendix
 Bibliography
Mid Exam
9 Writing Research Proposal
 Parts
 Format
10 Writing Research/Term Paper
 Style
 Consistency
 Clarity
 Language
11 Informal Report
 Informal Introductions
 Summary
 Background
12  Conclusions and Recommendations
 Discussion
 Uses of Informal Reports
13 Formal Report
 The Elements of a Formal Format
 Arrangement of Formal Elements
 Front Material
 Format Devices in the Body of the Formal Format
 End Material
14 Recommendation and Feasibility Reports
 Planning the Recommendation Report
 Writing and Presenting the Recommendation Report
15 Plagiarism, Exposure to Different Sample Technical Reports
Prepared by: Dr. Waqar Ahmad Malik
Date: 31-01-2021
Approved by the Department on: 1-02-2021