Essentials of

Technical Communication

Chapter 8Technical Reports

Types of Reports

• recommendation report • evaluation report• feasibility report• progress or status report• trip report• personnel report• economic justification report

Parts of a Technical Report

• Introduction

• Summary (if appropriate)

• Discussion of evidence

• Conclusions

• Recommendations (if appropriate)

• Appendixes or attachments (if appropriate)

Additional Parts of a Formal Report

• Prefatory Elements• Letter of Transmittal • Title Page • Submission Page• Table of Contents • List of Illustrations • Glossary and List of Symbols

• Abstracts and Summaries • Informative Abstract• Descriptive Abstract• Executive Summary

Elizabeth Tebeaux and Sam Dragga Essentials of Technical Communication

Oxford University Press

Elizabeth Tebeaux and Sam Dragga Essentials of Technical Communication

Oxford University Press