Technical report writing
The aim of this workshop is to promote clear, unambiguous communication in the plain language and to improve the quality of technical reports.
Effective communication in the engineering field is of vital importance. Your managers/clients will base their decisions on what is reflected in your report. The ability to produce a clear, concise and professional report is a skill that you can develop in order to be successful.
This course is designed to provide learners with the following:
- An understanding of how to represent technical information in a report
- Understanding the importance of the correct use of tenses and grammar
- Principles of effective, clear and concise writing
- Understanding of how technical reports should be planned and structured
- Formats and styles used in technical reports
- Knowledge on avoiding the pitfalls of poor punctuation
- Understanding of when and where to include tables and figures
- Knowledge of how to effectively abbreviate in a report
- How to clarify jargon used in a report
- Technical report writing principles and templates
Venue: Villa Bali, Bloemfontein