Capital University of Science and Technology

Department of Computer Sciences

TRW Course Code ACSG 2133
Fall 2023
COURSE OUTLINE

Course Title: Technical Report Writing (TRW)

Pre-requisite(s): Communication Skills/ English II

Credit Hours: 3

Instructor:

Course Objectives
The course aims to upgrade the technical writing of the University Students. Developing technical
documents, writing reports of various types, and contributing to the existing stock of knowledge
through writing research articles are the tasks which can be the writing-related assignments of
any engineering professional. It also aims to inculcate confidence and to get executive level jobs.
The focus of this course is to build the combination of language and interpersonal skills needed
to work independently, to lead teams effectively, and to become customer focused and result
oriented in their approach.
Course Learning Outcomes
At the end of this course, the students should be able to:

No Description Taxonomy Content Percentage PLOs

Level Weight Weight

CLO:1 Comprehend technical C2 30% 37.5% PLO:7

writing, its characteristics
(Communication)
and referencing and
differentiate between
technical & academic
writing.
CLO:2 Write effective technical A2 30% 37.5% PLO:7
documents based on
(Communication)
reader-based principles
and clear writing style.
CLO:3 Prepare report of a A3 20% 25% PLO:9
technical project utilizing
(Ethics)
a standard word
processing software and a
referencing tool while
demonstrating writing
ethics, and present its
details.

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Recommended Book(s)
Engineers’ Guide to Technical Writing by Kenneth G. Budinski

Reference Book(s)

 How to Write Technical Reports: Understandable Structure, Good Design, Convincing

Presentation, By Lutz Hering, Heike Hering, Springer, 2010
 Technical Report Writing and Style Guide: How to Write Even Better Technical
Reports, by Tony Atherton Amazon Digital Services LLC - KDP Print US, 2020
 Technical Writing Process by Kieran Morgan, Better On Paper Publications, 2015
 Technical Report Writing Today by Daniel G. Riordan, Wadsworth Publishing, 10 th Edition,
Course Contents

1. Introduction to Technical Report Writing

Introduction to Technical Writing
Purpose of Technical Writing
Characteristics of Technical Writing
Difference between Technical Writing and Academic Writing

2. Different Parts of a Technical Report

Format of Technical Report Writing
Front Material
General Format
End Material

3. Style of Technical Writing

Choice of words
Choice of sentences
Cohesion
Coherence

4. Ethics in Technical Report Writing

Objective Analysis – Truthfulness
Professional and Ethical Behaviour
Accuracy of Technical Information
Sensitivity to Law

5. Technical Writing Process

Introduction to Technical Writing
The Pre-Writing Stage
The While Writing Stage
The Post-writing Stage

6. Formal Reports
Difference between Formal & Informal Reports
Feasibility Report
Progress Report
Analytical Report

7. Formal Reports
Introduction to Informal report
Information reports
Justification/recommendation reports

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 8. Inroduction to Informal Report
Letter Format Report
Memo Format Report
Oral Report
Routine Report

(Mid Term)

9. Writing Academic Proposal

Introduction
Format
FYP Proposal
Business Proposal

10. Writing Brochure and Manual

Layout
Style
Designing of Brochure
Designing of Flyer

11. Referencing
Introduction to IEEE / APA Style
IEEE Reference Style
Intext Citation
End References

12. Plagiarism
What is Plagiarism
Types
How to avoid Plagiarism
HEC Policy

13. Research Paper Publication

• What is research paper
• Formatting
• Publishing a research paper
• Journals, Impact Factors

14. Practices of Technical Report Writing

15. Analysis of Different Samples Technical Reports

(Using Previous Years FYP Reports of the respective Departments)

16. Final Project Presentations

(Final Term)

Grading Policy

CLOs
Assessment
CLO:1 CLO:2 CLO:3
Modules

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 Assignments-(10%)

Quizzes-(10%)

Mid-term Exam-(20%)
✔ ✔
Final Exam-(40%)
✔ ✔
Project Presentation-(20%)
✔

Mapping of CLOs and PLOs:

CLOs
CLO:1 CLO:2 CLO:3
PLOs
PLO:1
(Knowledge for Solving
Computing Problems)
PLO:2
(Problem Analysis)
PLO:3
(Design/Development of Solutions)
PLO:4
(Investigation)
PLO:5
(Modern Tool Usage)
PLO:6
(Individual and Teamwork)
PLO:7
✔ ✔
(Communication)
PLO:8
(Computing Professionalism
And Society)
PLO:9
✔
(Ethics)
PLO:10
(Lifelong Learning)

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