AN INTRODUCTION
TO TECHNICAL
WRITING
The Definition of Technical Writing
 The written communication of
engineering and scientific ideas,
concepts and data presented
objectively, logically and accurately.
 The writing is clear and concise
 Graphics are usually included to assist
the reader in understanding the
subject matter.
Definisi lainnya
(Ali Sastrohoetomo)
 Suatu karangan yang ditulis berdasarkan
kenyataan ilmiah yang didapat dari hasil
penyelidikan.
 Penyelidikan ini dapat berupa :
penyelidikan pustaka, laboratorium atau
dari hasil investigasi di lapangan
 Karangan ilmiah ditulis sesudah timbulnya
suatu masalah, yg diikuti dng pengumpulan
kenyataan ttg masalah tsb, analisis dan
kesimpulan
Is there any different of the
 Scientific writing
 Technical writing
Bagaimana terhadap ini:
 Karya tulis ilmiah
 Karangan ilmiah
The importance of technical writing
 As a technical professional, you will have
the opportunity to perform many function:
research, design, analyze, manufacture or
construct, test and manage.
 In the performance of these functions,
many technologist, engineers and scientists
new to the work environment discover that
they may spend as much as 50% of their
time writing reports and documents that
discuss the result of their work.
CEO (Chief Executive
Officer=manajer) of Lockheed
California
 Said to the following to agroup of
engineering educators:
I want you to send me engineers who
can WRITE! WRITE! WRITE! WRITE!
WRITE!
Types of Technical Report
 As professional, you will be
expected to write
communication and report to
serve different purpose and
audience.
Business Communications
 Business communication transfer
information concerning the
management and administration of
product, project and personel
 Business letters, memos, and e-mail : are
foundation for conveying information in
business
 Periodic, progress and trip report :
communicate progress on projects and event
to those concern with their completion dan
succsess
 Personal evaluation : review the past
performance of employees to foster better
working relationships between employees
and employers
Planning Report
• Activity and product eveluation
• Bids and proposals
• Specifications
• Feasibility reports
• Environmental inpact report
Deterministic report
 Report
that discuss occurrences
determined by previous event
 Study and evaluate existing fact,
data and concept
Technical articles : disseminate technical
information to interested professionals
and colleagues
 Laboratory report : may be one
component of a research project or may
demonstrate technical capability
 Scientific and engineering analyses : are
mathematical evaluations of scientific
and technical system.


Research reports : communicate the
result of scientific and sociotechnologic
investigation to help understand scientific
and sociotechnologic phenomena. These
report may include analytical as well as
laboratory component.
Audience
Understanding the perspective of your
audience is the key to writing effectively
The reader of your report will fall into one
or more of the following categories.
 Executives : conclusion to make
decisions
 Technologies, engineers, and scientists :
information transfer and understanding
for action
Technicians : information transfer for
action
 Operators : instructions for performance
 Nontechnical persons : information for
interest
