Communication Skills for Engineers, Second Edition

CHAPTER 12

Report Writing, Project and Proposal Writing

Chapter Objectives

This chapter aims to give the students the basics of report writing. It gives the basic structure of reports and provides samples of report types, the letter form and the schematic form of report writing. The specific report forms that have been discussed are the feasibility reports, the empirical research report and the proposal format.

This report, by its very length, defends itself against the risk of being read.

—Winston Churchill

REPORT WRITING: THEORY AND PRACTICE

Modern corporate culture is highly dependent on management information system. This system is based on reporting. Important decisions, facts and information have to be conveyed at various levels and at ...