Technical Report Writing for Engineers (FutureLearn)

Each week, we’ll look at a key section of a technical report and the skills needed to write it. You’ll cover areas such as referencing and citations; presenting equations, diagrams and data; and using language and tenses correctly.

We’ll also talk to practising engineers, as well as students and educators who write and mark technical reports, who’ll give their hands-on advice.
What topics will you cover?

- Why technical reports are important for communicating ideas and concepts

- The anatomy of a technical report

- How to write aims and objectives

- Citing and referencing

- Presenting equations and nomenclature

- Figures, diagrams and labelling

- Presenting data

- Units, and precision, errors

- Use of language and tense

- How and why to write discussion sessions

- Writing an abstract

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you'll be able to...

- Explain what a good technical engineering report is and what they are used for.

- Evaluate what a good report looks like.

- Use a technical report to communicate information.

- Apply knowledge of what goes into the key sections of a report to produce your own report.