Course contents: : Report writing is often viewed as a tedious and difficult task. This leads to poorly written documents that fail to communicate their content to the reader, meaning confusion, mistakes, wasted time and additional costs. This course approaches report writing in a more effective and efficient way. It starts from the structure of a technical report and the bibliography search and reaches up the production of technical reports with the use of LaTeX. By using examples from actual reports and demonstrating the value and methods of good writing, contrasting “good” and “bad”, to indicate which writing styles work, which don’t and why, participants will understand key elements of a good report. They will learn how to produce clear, unambiguous, and concise technical texts that will increase the value and professionalism of their reports.

Assessment: Written assignment during the semester.