Technical report writing

TABLE OF CONTENT ON TECHNICAL REPORT WRITING

1. PRESENTING THE FINDINGS/ RESULTS
2. WRITING THE DISCUSSION
3. SELECTING AND PREPARING THE TITLE CONTENTS
4. WHAT IS A TECHNICAL REPORT?
5. CITING AND ARRANGING REFERENCES
6. CITING AND ARRANGING REFERENCES II CONTENTS
7. COMPONENTS OF A TECHNICAL REPORT CONTENTS
8. PLANNING TECHNICAL REPORT WRITING CONTENTS
9. REPORT WRITING IN SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY
10. WRITING FOR PUBLICATION IN A SCIENTIFIC JOURNAL
11. WRITING THE MATERIALS AND METHODS SECTION

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