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Technical Writing: Features & Conventions

As a student, engineer or scientist you will be required to write technical reports as part of your degree as well as throughout your career. Examples of such reports include annual environmental reports to regulators, annual reports to shareholders, project proposals, tender documents and journal articles. This handout will briefly examine the main/common technical writing features and conventions used by scientists and engineers.

The Components of a Report

Depending upon its length and purpose, a technical report may include the following components:

Sample Report Content page

Sample Contents Page from a Report

Links

Lab Reports, Rensselaer Polytechnic Writing Centre

Writing Exercises for Engineers and Scientists

Hints on Style for Scientific and Technical Writing (pdf file), University of New England

Online Technical Writing, David McMurrey, Austin Community College, Texas.

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