Guidelines In Preparing Report

Updated : 09/02/2014

The following guideline explains the steps on how students can prepare a good report. A good technical report should be simple, short, compact, critical and contains basic materials as follows,

Writing Style
Report must be type-written in Bahasa Malaysia or English, with double-spacing

Contents And Materials
The basic information contained in the report must be based on real task recorded during the training. The report may be supported by diagrams, graphs, charts, photos, paper cutting or even references obtained from the library as long as they are relevant.

Critical Statement
Students are encouraged to highlight the critical technical issues related to civil engineering practices that he or she encountered or observed during the training. The detailed information on specific or unique construction techniques and materials used should be included in the report, emphasizing on the required amendment to be made. Student’s observation on the importance of site monitoring and degree of supervision required during the project implementation should also be explained.

The Originality Of Report
The quality of technical report depends upon the students effort and ability, which is basically based on how students use persuasive words and statements. It is reminded that the technical report must be original and written by the individual student. Technical reports containing doubts such as having similarities with others can be considered non-original and may be rejected.

Format
A complete technical report should contain, the following;

……	1.	Cover Page
		…	a)	Stating the title, location, address, and duration of industrial training
				TITLE	: INDUSTRIAL TRAINING REPORT
				LOCATION	: BABTIE JURUTERA PERUNDING SDN. BHD.26, Jalan Kebudayaan 18,   Taman Universiti, 81300 Skudai,   Johor Darul Takzim.
				DURATION	: 16 MAY 2011 – 23 JULY 2011
			b)	Student’s details: Name, Identity Card No., Matric no., Programme,  Session, and Faculty  Supervisor.
				NAME	: MOHD AFIF FARHAN B. ROSLI
				IDENTITY CARD	: 871205015203
				NO.MATRIC	: AA000304
				NO.PROGRAMME	: 3SAW
				SESSION	: 2010 / 2011
				SUPERVISOR	: ASSOC. PROF. IR. DR. AYOB KATIMON
				.
	2.	Table of content – state the title and page number.
	3.	Introduction – brief discussion on the purpose and field of training.
	4.	Background of the organization / industry.
	5.	General statement on the training given.
	6.	Description of the project / training undergone in details.
	7.	Conclusion
	8.	Appendices e.g. Design calculation, drawings, photos
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Things To Be Avoided
Students must keep themselves ethical during the writing process. Statements that would bring bad reputation to the organisation should totally be avoided.