Technical Report Writing: Common Elements and Structure, Study Guides, Projects, Research of Transportation Engineering

Download Technical Report Writing: Common Elements and Structure and more Study Guides, Projects, Research Transportation Engineering in PDF only on Docsity! 06/11/01 1 CE 341 Common Elements of Technical Reports Report Component Description Title Page • List the title of your report, the words "Final Report," "Prepared by" (that’s you), "Submitted to" (name of organization or individual), and the date. Table of Contents (TOC) • List the titles of all sections and subsections that appear in the report and the corresponding page number. • Prepare this section after the report is complete. List of Tables • List the titles of all the tables included in the report, along with the corresponding page number • Prepare this section after the report is complete. List of Figures • List the titles of all the figures included in the report, along with the corresponding page number • Prepare this section after the report is complete. Executive Summary • Include a brief summary of your report stating the problem addressed in this study, the principal objectives, the methods employed, and the major results and conclusions. • The executive summary should be generally no longer than 5% of the length of the entire report. A one-page long summary shall be adequate for your project. • Even though this section appears first, you normally write it last. Introduction • Provide some background on the issue of interest and a concise problem statement. • List clearly the major objectives of your study. • Describe briefly the organization of the subject report (optional). Literature Review • Summarize earlier findings reported in the literature concerning the topic of interest. • Pinpoint needs identified in the literature for further analysis. • This is not required in the CE341 final report.