Objective 6.01 Objective 6.01 Explain the abilities to communicate effectively in a technological world Technical Report Writing List the part of a technical report Describe the purpose of a technical report Describe how to prepare and deliver a presentation Describe the parts of a portfolio

Elements (6) - What the Reader Wants to Know? 1. Introduction the introduction provides a focus for the report. 1)describes the reason for the report 2)states the main points of the report 3)provides background information

2. Methods of Obtaining Facts - This section describes how the technical process or activity was developed. 1)describes the research and/or design process 2)describes the tools and/or procedures used

3. Results or Discussion the results of the technical process or procedure are described and discussed. 1)with tables and graphs - well prepared tables and graphs are good methods of presenting data. 2)In sentence form - when expressed in sentence form, results are often included in the discussion text.

4. Conclusion The importance of the results is established in this section. 1) The meaning of the results are explained in relation to the original research question or problem. 2) Conclusions are expressed using general statements based on the results obtained from the research, process, or procedure. 3) Conclusions should focus on answering the original question or provide a solution to the original problem. In other words, the conclusion should provide the important information the reader is looking for.

5. Recommendations to the reader are stated in this section. In this section, credit is given to other sources of information used in the report. Work by others should be: 1) Acknowledged in the text of the report; 2) listed in this section in proper form. Some of the most popular styles include: APA style; the MLA style; CBE style. Not to do so is plagiarism.

6. References What other sources of information are included in the report? NOTE: In addition to the six elements listed above it is appropriate to include a title page and outline page at the beginning of the report. If the report is long, the outline page should be in the form of a Table of Contents.

Visual Aids can be an important part of a technical report. When used correctly, they can provide more information than written words. Visual aids must not be considered supplements to the text. Instead, they should be thought of as part of the message.

Types of Visual Aids 1)drawings 2)photograph 3)tables 4)diagrams 5)charts 6)graphs

Rules for Using Visual Aids 1)use visual aids where they will achieve the communication objectives; 2)use visual aids appropriate to the objective 3)use visual aids that are not complicated and are pleasing to the eye 4)make visual aids a part of the text