1. Essentials
of
Technical Communication
Chapter 8
Technical Reports

2. Types of Reports
• recommendation report
• evaluation report
• feasibility report
• progress or status report
• trip report
• personnel report
• economic justification report

3. Parts of a Technical Report
• Introduction
• Summary (if appropriate)
• Discussion of evidence
• Conclusions
• Recommendations (if appropriate)
• Appendixes or attachments (if appropriate)

4. Additional Parts of a Formal Report
• Prefatory Elements
• Letter of Transmittal
• Title Page
• Submission Page
• Table of Contents
• List of Illustrations
• Glossary and List of Symbols
• Abstracts and Summaries
• Informative Abstract
• Descriptive Abstract
• Executive Summary

5. Elizabeth Tebeaux and Sam Dragga
Essentials of Technical Communication
Oxford University Press

6. Elizabeth Tebeaux and Sam Dragga
Essentials of Technical Communication
Oxford University Press