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Writing a Technical Report JUST THE FACTS!

Report Format Reports need to be neat, organized and word- processed. When done someone could read your report and duplicate the results. Written in third person with no pronouns. TITLE PAGE: Title of project, names of student participants, course title, institution were work was done, date. ABSTRACT: A summarization of the report. This summary should include the objectives of the project and what was accomplished. This summary should be short and to the point with specific information and one paragraph in length.

Report Format TABLE OF CONTENTS: All sections listed in order with page numbers to find the information. INTRODUCTION: Should be a brief explanation of the project or activity. What is the purpose of the activity? What are you going to learn and what are you going to do?

Report Format BACKGROUND: Information and background research of the topic. Information gathered in order to accomplish the task. What you studied of previous research and designs done by others. Explain why your work is different. MATERIALS: List of materials needed to do the project or activity.

Report Format PROCEDURE: Details on how you did the lab, activity or project. Step by step process showing sketches, schematics, equations, photos, etc. This written part needs to be very specific as to your step by step procedure as well as what you learned in each of the steps. This section may be broken into subsections.

Report Format RESULTS: How well did you accomplish your objectives? Discuss suggestions for improvement and errors and problems that occurred during the process. Where could this project go in the future? Do the results agree with your purpose? CONCLUSION: Brief explanation of what you learned and what the activity was all about.

Report Format APPENDIX: This section should include Drawings orthographic, isometric, assembly, schematics, exploded views, written programs, flow charts, and tables of information pertinent to the report but too large to fit in the written documentation. CITATIONS: Books, magazines, journals, Internet sources, etc. that were used to obtain and learn information. Since this is a technical report the format should follow APA guidelines.

Section Breakdown. INTRODUCTION One paragraph. KEY IDEA #1 As many paragraphs as needed. CONCLUSION One paragraph. Emphasizes the point in the introduction. KEY IDEA #2 As many paragraphs as needed. KEY IDEA #3 As many paragraphs as needed.

Citations mixed in for proof of information Graphics, tables, equations, etc. should be placed here to help explain your design. Citations mixed in for proof of information PARAGRAPH BREAKDOWN INTRODUCTION SENTENCE FACT, EXAMPLE #1 FACT, EXAMPLE #2 FACT, EXAMPLE #3 CONCLUSION SENTENCE One concept or principle per paragraph. You may need more paragraphs.

Example Paragraph Presently the current circuit will count, but simply attaching the outputs on the to a hex display will not work, a decoder is necessary. The 7447 is the decoder that will change the binary information that exits the into a code that a hex display can read and display the information. The 7447 is not a difficult integrated circuit. The input pins A 3 – A 0 receive information from the in binary. The pins called test, RBI, and RBO all need to be connected to a power source for the circuit to function properly. The pins that are labeled a-g are the hex output pins. The 7447 is placed into the circuit between the and the hex display. The information will come from the and exit towards the seven- segment display. A group of resistors will be needed between the 7447 and the hex-display. Figure 4 in the appendix will show where these resistors are located. The seven segment display reads information as decimal and displays it so it can easily be read. Pins a-g act as inputs for the device, this device also requires that it be connected to a power source. The displays are implemented so that any person can read the clock, and no conversions are necessary. The entire schematic for the ten-minute clock can be seen in the appendix.

The project we made used many engineering principles. Identify the project The project should have no identity as to who. Identify and explain in detail. Quality Technical Sentence?

The bottle cap assembly end effecter has three main parts: the servo motors, the gripper mechanism, and the pressure sensor. Identifies what you are discussing without I or we. Identifies the key operational principles that will be discussed in each paragraph.