Technical Report Writing
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Purpose of Report Writing
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Structure of Report Writing
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Layout of Report Writing
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Purpose of Report Writing
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A technical report is a set of coherent
information on a subject matter transmitted to
a group of people.
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A report should be easy to read and it has
verifiable facts.
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Your report contains applicable information
and is not a historical repository.
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Purpose of Report Writing
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The experimental report enhances the readers
knowledge and interests.
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Render the accuracy and reliability of the
measurements in your experiment and be able to
link it to the related theory.
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Be able to demonstrate the order and coherence in
your experiment results.
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Structure of Report Writing
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The cover page – Title, Author, Date, and
Class Name.
Experiment Objective – Explain the
experiment purpose and reveal the heart of the
matter.
Experiment Description – Describe the
important aspects of the experiment.
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Structure of Report Writing
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Equipment and the materials used in the
experiment.
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Team members name and their roles.
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Experiment Results – Make note of your
observations, and unexpected experimental
behavior.
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Structure of Report Writing
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Sequence your results that can be used in a
table or graph. Indicate the accuracy of the
result.
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Take some images of the experiment and
include them in your writing with clear
marking.
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Structure of Report Writing
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Calculation – Include the calculation and
indicate the accuracy.
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Extract pertinent information from your
graphs or tables.
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Indicate the type of theory used in the
calculation.
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Structure of Report Writing
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Results – Indicate any discussion concerning
your results and draw a logical meaning and
some relevance that may impact the
conclusion.
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Compare your results with theories used to
guide your experiment.
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List your symbols, graphs, and tables.
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Structure of Report Writing
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Appendices – Put your extra graphs, tables,
pictures, computer prints-out, formulas
derivations, process and data sheets, and
some details work in the appendices.
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Layout of Report Writing
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Basic Layout – Each chapter starts with a
new page, title, and chapter number.
Margins – Use standard margins.
Graphs & Tables – Put their explanation
under them.
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Layout of Report Writing
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Paragraph – Arrange and organize your
information in logical paragraph.
Numbering – Use the enumerated decimal
numbers to number sections of your write-up.
Formula – All formula should have numbers
with reference to their chapters. For example,
f (t )    2te dt
(2.1)
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
t2
 t1
t
Layout of Report Writing
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Tables – Each table has a number and if many
tables appear in a chapter, use the decimal
numbering.
Figures – Any non-text materials are figures
and should be numbered. All the figures have
concise and short information.
Figures should be close to the related text
information.
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Layout of Report Writing
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Appendices – Include appendices at the end of
the report but give a reference in the table of
content.
Tables – Put above or under the table a brief
description.
Tables – Use a vertical table to make it easier
to read. Use the repeated information in the
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table headings.
Layout of Report Writing
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Graphs – Have a Title, Axes name, Legends,
and Units for the graph. The graph
numbering is either with an integer or
decimal value and is placed under the graph.
Lines – Use smooth lines to plot your graph.
Use different line colors for comparison or
repeating the same experiment with different
methods.
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Layout of Report Writing
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Literature List – Cite the author initial, last
name and a number in the [ ] for your
reading research. For example, “Catapult is
used to kill the Demon by [Dan R. Brwon
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Page Number – Indicate the page number of
the book that you obtained the information.
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Layout of Report Writing
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Books – Author full name, title, year
published, volume number, list the first and
last pages, and edition.
Journal articles – Authors, Article title, Place,
Name of the journal, Number, Year, Volume
number, First and Last page of the article are
quoted in between brackets.
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Have Fun With Report Writing.
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