What is a report?
Purpose of Technical Report Writing
Characteristics of Technical Report Writing
Kinds of Reports
The Traditional Resume
The Functional Resume
The Pre-writing Stage
The Writing Stage
The Post-writing Stage
Writing Clear Sentences
Writing Clear Paragraphs
Revising for Clarity
Organizing Clearly
Memorandums(Memo Format)
The Basic Elements of the Memo Format
Title Page
Letter of Transmittal
Abstract/Summary
Introduction
Background
History, location, methodology, etc.
Results
Discussion of Results
Conclusion
Recommendations
Figures and Tables
Appendix
Bibliography
Parts
Format
Style
Consistency
Clarity
Language
Informal Introductions
Summary
Background
Conclusions and Recommendations
Discussion
Uses of Informal Reports
The Elements of a Formal Format
Arrangement of Formal Elements
Front Material
Format Devices in the Body of the Formal Format
End Material
Planning the Recommendation Report
Writing and Presenting the Recommendation Report
Lectures (audio/video aids), Written Assignments/ Quizzes, Tutorials, Case Studies relevant to engineering disciplines, Semester Project, Guest Speaker, Industrial/ Field Visits, Group discussion, Report Writing
Mid Term, Report writing/ Presentation, Assignments, Project Report, Quizzes, Final Term
There are 133 total credit hours to complete the Software Engineering degree.
