INTRODUCTION TO

TECHNICAL REPORT
WRITING
 TECHNICAL REPORT
 A technical report is an academic paper that dives into
the details of a specific problem, issue or topic.
 Technical report, known also as scientific report or
research paper, is a well-written academic paper that
includes the process of identifying a problem, progress
in determining the treatment of data, and the
interpretation of the results.
 Technical reports are major resources of scientific and
academic information
 TIPS IN TECHNICAL REPORT WRITING
1. Your thesis will say it all. The thesis statement is the center of
your technical report and will give the readers a glimpse of the
content of your work.
2. Books are better than the Internet. Although the Internet is
the major source of information nowadays, books should still be
used to gather important data.
3. Look for similar researches. Using researches that are similar
to what you are planning to do is a great start.
4. Be in the most formal tone. You are writing an academic paper
not a fairytale, so you have to make sure that you use formal and
technical words in creating your sentences and paragraphs.
5. Be less subjective. Be more objective. The way you present
your findings is to interpret and show what you found out without
sounding too personal
 PARTS OF TECHNICAL REPORT
1. Background of the Study – an introduction to whats and
whys of your study.
a. Define important concepts presented in your technical
report
b. Relate the problems you observed from the studies that you
have previously reviewed.
c. Identify the gap between previous researches
d. Restate your thesis statement
2. Review of Related Literature – provides background
information and validated resources from researches,
journals, and literary texts for your chosen topic.
3. Methodology – part of the technical report that describes
how the data from your findings were gathered and treated.
 PARTS OF TECHNICAL REPORT
4. Results and Discussions – the results you collected
should be discussed following the presentation of your
research problems. A part of the technical report is for this
purpose alone. The results of your research are presented
here in either tabular or graphical form, and are discussed
in textual form.
5. Conclusions and Recommendations – your conclusion
should be objective and should correlate to the findings
that you have presented and its implication to your
research. The recommendations, on the other hand, should
give insights as to the importance of the findings and the
change in idea to the current concepts of your topic.
MECHANICS TO OBSERVE IN WRITING A REPORT
1. Paper: Use short bond papers
2. Font: Use formal types like Times New Roman, Arial, Calibri, or
Tahoma
3. Spacing: Double
4. Margins: Left – 1.5 Top, Right and Bottom – 1 inch
5. Pagination: At the upper right hand corner
6. Indention: Beginning every paragraph
7. Usage: Observe correct spelling, grammar and punctuations
8. Paragraph Development: Observe coherence, unity, and
emphasis
9. Intellectual honesty: Cite all sources, list all references cited,
and never plagiarize