ST.

BRIDGET COLLEGE

ENGLISH FOR
ACADEMIC AND
PROFESSIONAL
PURPOSES
SENIOR HIGH - GRADE 12
 ST. BRIDGET COLLEGE

Usage of Report
Writing in
Professional
World
SENIOR HIGH - GRADE 12
 LEARNING OBJECTIVES

• Determines the objectives and

structures of various kind of
reports.
• Enumerate the uses of technical
report in professional setting
• Use guidelines in writing the parts
of technical report
 WHAT IS TECHNICAL REPORT?
• Often referred as professional
texts.
• A written document that conveys
information about technical
research in an objective and
fact-based manner.
• Key features: process, progress,
and results.
• It is divided into sections.
 COMPARISON
TECHNICAL REPORT GENERAL REPORT

• Characterized by its objectivity and • May involve more subjective analysis

reliance on facts. or interpretation.
• Written for a specialized audience that • May target a more general or diverse
possess a certain level of technical audience such as stakeholders,
expertise related to the subject policymakers, or the public.
matter. • May have different structures
• Follows a standardized and structured depending on their purpose and
format. intended audience.
• Employ specialized terminology and • Use language tailored to a broader
technical language relevant to the audience.
specific filed or industry. • Rely more on narrative and
• Often include visuals descriptive elements
 PURPOSES OF TECHNICAL REPORTS
1. Information it imparts information on a
periodic or special basis.
2. Examination it states the results of an
examination.
3. Research it gives the findings of an
investigation.

4. Recommendation it suggest an action to be

undertaken.
 USES OF TECHNICAL REPORTS

Technical reports are useful in

your future profession:
• Documentation of projects
• Communication
• Decision-making support
• Problem-solving
 TYPES OF TECHNICAL REPORTS

1. Survey report
• Type of academic writing that
uses research to provide
information about a topic.
• It involves formulating of
questions and present the data
in a full and objected manner.
 TYPES OF TECHNICAL REPORTS

2. Scientific report
• It is used to report experimental
research.
• Follows the IMRAD structure to
provide a systematic
framework for organizing and
presenting research findings in
a logical and standardized
manner.
 TYPES OF TECHNICAL REPORTS

3. Field report
• It intends to describe an
observed person, place, or event.
• It focuses on observations and
analysis on people, places, or
events.
• Data gathering methods:
observation, immersion,
interview, and note-taking.
 TYPES OF TECHNICAL REPORTS

4. Progress report
• Aims to inform the current status or
progress you have made on a project over a
specific period of time.
• Format:
⚬ Memo - short memo, with the organization
⚬ Letter - either within or outside the
organization
⚬ Formal report - longer document, shared
outside the organization
 TYPES OF TECHNICAL REPORTS

4. Progress report
• The following must be highlight in this report:
⚬ Accomplishments - goals you have set
for your project
⚬ Goals - new goals you will next targeting
⚬ Roadblocks - challenges or setbacks that
may prevent you from reaching your
targets.
 TYPES OF TECHNICAL REPORTS

5. Periodic report 6. Feasibility report

• Also referred as • Reports the
status report. evaluation on a set of
• Issues at regular proposed project
intervals for the paths or solutions to
purpose of recording determine if they are
information. viable.
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