Reports in Engineering

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Reports in Engineering
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This presentation will cover

• technical report structure
• IEEE formatting
• headings
• equations tables figures
• references
• grammar crash course

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Technical Report Structure

• 1. Findings
• 2. Details of each finding
• 3. Conclusion, recommendations, future plans

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Technical Report Structure
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IEEE for the Camera-Ready Copy

• Primary structure
• two-columns
• Times New Roman font
• Tables/figures come at bottom or top of columns
• Number citations in square brackets

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Headings

• Use Times New Roman font.
• Decide on organization and levels.
• Depict organization with font size and /or
  numeration (see handout for IEEE chart).
• - Within each level, make the headings parallel.
  

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Tables and Figures
Tables Grid of rows/columns Designated by roman numerals Numbered and labeled ABOVE the table FiguresFi Any other illustration Designated by Arabic numerals Numbered and labeled BELOW the figure

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Equations

• Set off from text with one blank line above and
  one blank line below.
• Number with equation number in parentheses.
• a b c
  (1)

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References

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To quote or not to quote
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Grammar