BITS F112 Technical Report Writing

ASSIGNMENT 2
Oral presentation with Power Point
 Groups of 3 persons each (students can choose)
 In-person
 Topic will be given
 10% Weighting
 22nd July onwards [after class hours]
 15 Minutes for whole group
 Every member will have to present one section
Technical Reports
Definition, Importance, Characteristics,
Different Types And Aspects Of Technical
Reports
 What is Technical Report?

 A formal report designed to convey technical information

in a clear and easily accessible format.
 It is divided into sections which allow different readers to
access different levels of information.
What is Technical Report?

 A technical report is a document written by a researcher detailing

the results of a project and submitted to the sponsor of that project
 Technical reports describe the process, progress, or results of
technical or scientific research. They include experimental
details, data, and results.
 Itmay contain data, design criteria, procedures, literature reviews,
research history, detailed tables, illustrations/images, explanation
of approaches that were unsuccessful.
COMPONENTS OF A TECHNICAL
PAPER
 Title
 Abstract
 Introduction
 Theoretical background
 Methods/ Apparatus and procedure
 Results and discussion
 Conclusion
 Nomenclature (optional)
 References
 Appendices (optional)
Writing style

 Avoid subjective comments, and use of personal pronouns; use

passive voice instead
 Write in a direct manner, avoid words that are not useful
such as:
“In order to”
“the purpose of this experiment is to”
 Your writing should reflect accuracy of measurement
Title of the Report/Thesis/Paper
Title
The title is what draws reader to your work
– Reveal the topic of the paper
– Should include key words about the project

Make the title interesting and attractive

How do you title a technical report?

 Technicalreports should have strong, specific, and

informative titles that tell the reader exactly what to
expect.
 At the same time, titles should include clear and direct
language without wordiness or redundancy.
 The worst titles tell the reader nothing about the
research/experiment/ submitted document.
Title page


This page must come first in any technical report sample. It contains the
title of your report, the date, the details of the institution, and the
supervisor. This page is also known as a cover page.
  Any content you place here isn’t included on your report’s word count.
This page is a separate entity in terms of word count so keep this in
mind.
Title page


This page must come first in any technical report sample. It contains the
title of your report, the date, the details of the institution, and the
supervisor. This page is also known as a cover page.
  Any content you place here isn’t included on your report’s word count.
This page is a separate entity in terms of word count so keep this in
mind.
Abstract
Abstract

 Condensed overview of the paper/report:150 – 200 words

What was done?
How was it done?
What are the significant results?
Writing the Abstract
Writing the Abstract
Writing the
Abstract
Writing the Abstract

A- D- F- C- E- B
Complete the
Abstract
INTRODUCTION
Writing the Introduction
Introduction
Writing the Introduction

a1, a 2, b1, c1, c2

METHODS Section
Writing the Methods section
Writing the Methods
Answer Key for 8.2 c

 1- C
 2-D
 3–A
 4-B
Answer Key for 8.2 d (pg. 107)

a6
b3
c9
d2
e7
f1
g8
h 10
i5
j4
Results section
Writing up the research: the Results section
Exercise:
Exercise:
Discussion Section
Writing up
research: the
Discussion
section
Answer Key

1-c
2-b
3-e
4-e
5-a
6-b
7-g
8-f
9-g
10-d
Resources for cautious language and
hedging
 https://www.monash.edu/learnhq/master-academic-english/strategies-for-writing-a
cademic-english/express-uncertainty-in-writing/how-to-use-cautious-language

 https://www.ucl.ac.uk/ioe-writing-centre/develop-academic-voice/caution-hedgin
g
 https://www.eapfoundation.com/writing/skills/hedging/
Textbook references

Exercises related to the different topics covered in these slides can be found in:
Unit 10
Unit 5
Unit 7
Unit 8
Unit 9