Writing Technical Reports

Attention PE engineers in the States of Ohio, Indiana, New York, New Jersey and Pennsylvania

This course can not be used as a continuing education course to renew your license in any of the above States. The course material of this course is not within the guidelines of States requirements.

Course Summary

This article provides some general guidelines and “tips” for writing technical reports. The rules for references, figures, tables, tense and voice, equations, etc., apply to all engineering writing.

Learning Objectives

All engineers must report their work, usually in writing. Skilled writers impress their readers favorably. Clear writing helps in preparing oral presentations.

Course Author

Department of Mechanical engineering, University of Michigan

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Certificate of completion of the course

This course comes with a multiple-choice quiz. You can view the quiz and take the quiz if you are logged in your account. You can take the quiz for this online PDH course as many times until passed. The passing grade is 70% and above. After you pass the quiz simply follow the page, to pay for the course and print your certificate instantly. A copy of the certificate and receipt for this course will always be in your account.

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This online PDH course can also be used as a continuing education course for the following.

Business Skills