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Classifications of Technical

Report
Classifications of Technical Report

In the workplace, the report plays an important role. You may


prepare one for your supervisor, the executive staff, board of
directors, or clients. It may be short and simple in the form of a
memorandum or email. It may be several pages long.
Whatever will be its length, content or destination, the report
must be informative, factual, understandable, and neatly
presented.
Business Report

• It is broad in scope and covers numerous


written documents necessary in doing
business such as incident report,
accomplishment report, recommendation
report, financial report, and other reports.
Business Report

• Even though there are several types of


business reports, having a standard business
format allows the reader to easily locate the
important information presented. It also
enables the writer to organize the report
effectively and logically. Knowing how to
write a business report is necessary in the
business world.
The basic classification of written
report are:
The basic classification of written report are:
• Article Report
• Laboratory Report
• Information Report
• Special Information Report
• Research Report
• Field Report
• Recommendation Report
• Incidental Report
• Accomplishment Report
The basic classification of written report are:
Article Report
• Laboratory Report
• Information Report
• Special Information Report
• Research Report
• Field Report
• Recommendation Report
• Incidental Report
• Accomplishment Report
Article Report

• is a simple report which aims to inform the people. This report focuses
on any general interest. An example of this is the articles we read in
magazines and newspapers.
Article Report

• is a simple report which aims to inform the people. This report focuses
on any general interest. An example of this is the articles we read in
magazines and newspapers.
Laboratory Report
• It is a comprehensive report written to communicate laboratory works
and observations to the management. It also focuses on the question
“How did we do it?”
Laboratory Report
It contains:

• abstract • references
• introduction • conclusion
• procedures • appendices
• results and discussion
Information Report

• is a report that informs about the progress of a company or


organization.

The two types of information report are:

• periodic report; and


• annual report
Special Information Report
• is a report that informs about costing, design, and history of an
activity of a company or organization.

The three subcategories of special information report are:

• preliminary report;
• progress report; and
• final report.
Research Report
is a report that generates data in a laboratory or field.

The general format of a research report includes:


• transmittal letter; • purpose, objectives, scope;
• title page; • review of literature;
• table of contents; • materials, equipment, facilities;
• list of figures; • theory, methods, procedure;
• list of tables; • results, findings, data;
• abstract; • discussion, conclusion, recommendation;
• introduction; • bibliography.
• problem, background;
Field Report

is a report intended to improve a student’s understanding about the


key theoretical concepts of a course through observation and reflection
of real life practice. It facilitates the development of data collection and
observation skills. It allows students to see how theory applies to real
world practice.
Recommendation Report
is a report that answers questions that are somehow critical to decide on. It shows
options or choices so that a good decision can be drafted.

The general format of a recommendation report includes:

• (1) introduction; • (4) critical requirements;


• (2) technical background; • (5) conclusion;
• (3) make comparisons; • (6) recommendation.
Incidental Report
• is a report that narrates incidents before, during and after a situation occurred. The
presentation of ideas in this type of report is systematically arranged and organized
using appropriate language.

It contains:

• the context of the incident; • demands of the incident;


• details of the incident; • impact of the incident.
• thoughts, feelings and concerns
about the incident;
Accomplishment Report
• is a report that presents the activities and achievements of a company or organization or
institution. It is written to monitor and check if the plans were successfully carried out.
Every organization or business entity provides a format of an accomplishment report.

The steps in writing an accomplishment report are:

• use the prescribed format of the • add risk factor if needed;


company; • include a list of who will be
• use table or chart with the receiving this report.
following columns: number,
action or activity, initiator, person
responsible, target time, remarks;
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