Technical Report Writing for Engineers Course - The University of Sheffield

Get an introduction to technical report writing. Find out how to communicate your ideas through well-written engineering reports.

Learn to communicate effectively through technical report writing

Technical reports are a vital tool for engineers to communicate their ideas. This online course introduces technical report writing and teaches the techniques you need to construct well-written engineering reports.

Each week, we’ll look at a key section of a technical report and the skills needed to write it. You’ll cover areas such as referencing and citations; presenting equations; diagrams and data; and using language and tenses correctly.

We’ll also talk to practising engineers, as well as students and educators who write and mark technical reports, who’ll give their hands-on advice.

When would you like to start?

Start straight away and learn at your own pace. If the course hasn’t started yet you’ll see the future date listed below.

• Available now

What will you achieve?

By the end of the course, you‘ll be able to:

• Explain what a good technical engineering report is and what they are used for.
• Evaluate what a good report looks like.
• Use a technical report to communicate information.
• Apply knowledge of what goes into the key sections of a report to produce your own report.

Who will you learn with?

Andrew Garrard

I'm a Senior University Teacher and Director of Academic Operations in the University of Sheffield's £81 million teaching facility, the Diamond. I'm an engineer that teaches fluids, thermal and CFD.

Who developed the course?

The University of Sheffield

The University of Sheffield is one of the world’s top 100 universities with a reputation for teaching and research excellence.