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University of Sheffield - Technical Report Writing for Engineers 

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Technical Report Writing for Engineers
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Overview

Duration

6 weeks

Total fee

2,763

Mode of learning

Online

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Credential

Certificate

Technical Report Writing for Engineers
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Technical Report Writing for Engineers
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Highlights

  • Duration 6 weeks
  • Weekly study 3 hours
  • 100% online Learn at your own pace
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Technical Report Writing for Engineers
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Course details

More about this course
  • Technical reports are a vital tool for engineers to communicate their ideas. This online course introduces technical report writing and teaches the techniques you need to construct well-written engineering reports.
  • 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 practicing engineers, as well as students and educators who write and mark technical reports, who'll give their hands-on advice.

Technical Report Writing for Engineers
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FutureLearn 
Curriculum

What is a technical report and why write one?

Welcome to the course

Communicating clearly

What is a technical report?

Summing up and looking ahead

Writing your introduction

Welcome to Week 2

Introducing your report

Reviewing the literature

Explaining the theory

Outlining the aim and objective

Summing up and looking ahead

Explaining your method

Welcome to Week 3

What goes in the procedure section?

Language check: what are the rules?

Figures and diagrams

In the lab: writing a procedure

Summing up and looking ahead

Communicating your results

Welcome to Week 4

What goes in the results?

Reporting numbers

Presenting your data

Summing up and looking ahead

What does it all mean? Your discussion and conclusion

Welcome to Week 5

What goes into a discussion?

Language check: what are the rules?

Conclusion

Summing up and looking ahead

Putting it all together

Welcome to Week 6

The abstract

Optional sections

Global formatting

Summing up

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