Technical Report Writing

What you'll learn

• Define a report's purpose and audience before writing, and let both drive its content and depth
• Organise a report using the standard structure: summary, introduction, method, findings, conclusions, recommendations
• Write an executive summary that stands alone for a reader who reads nothing else
• Present data honestly using well-designed tables, consistent units and appropriate significant figures
• Separate observed fact from interpretation, and reference the evidence behind every claim
• Run a report through a structured review and approval cycle and manage reviewer comments to closure

Curriculum

Progress through each competency level in order.