WRITING
REPORTS:
To
learn how to prepare good written reports, you
can review:
Effective
Technical Writing(slide
show)
by Harry S. Wildblood
Department of General Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
Four (4) written reports must be produced and
submitted during the course of the semester. Each
report is a step in a logical series that eventuates
in the final report, which will receive the team
GE 494/IE470 grade assigned by the PGC. The formats
of the three earlier reports are based on the
format of the final report. Make sure you understand
and adhere to the report formats given in this
chapter. Your report will not be acceptable if
the proper format is not used. Several examples
of final reports will be made available through
104 TB and specific guidelines will be given in
mandatory meetings prior to the due date for the
first written report in this series. If you have
questions about report formats, content, etc.,
ask your advisor or the course chairman in TB
104 B. Samples of past reports are also available
as pdf files at:
Click
here
for samples of past reports.
All
written reports must be produced using a MS Word,
which is available in 305 TB.
Chapter
8 in the handbook lists specifics for each type
of report to be submitted. Section 8.6 (Report Elements)
gives a detailed discussion of each required report
element. Make sure you understand the structure
of each element. Also, note that some report elements
are omitted from the final report. Again, if you
have questions, ask your advisor or the course chairman
in TB 104B.
To
learn about effective written communication at work,
you can view the following works:
Technical
Writing for Fun and Profit
(slide show)
by Professor David E. Goldberg
Department of General Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
(best viewed in IExplorer 4 and newer)
and also,
Technical
Writing for Fun & Profit
(essay)
David
E. Goldberg
Department of General Engineering
University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign
IlliGAL
Report No. 99020
October 1999
(PDF format)*
