The University of Sheffield is offering free online course on Technical Report Writing for Engineers. This course is designed for both student and professional engineers.
This online course introduces technical report writing and teaches the techniques you need to construct well-written engineering reports. This course will start on October 16, 2017.
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( votes)Course At Glance
Length: 6 weeks
Effort: 3 hours/week
Subject: Technical Report Writing for Engineers
Institution: The University of Sheffield and Future learn
Languages: English
Price: Free
Certificate Available: Yes
Session: Course starts on October 16, 2017
Providers’ Details
The University of Sheffield is one of the world’s top 100 universities with a reputation for teaching and research excellence.
The University of Sheffield’s diverse student population of nearly 25,000 of the brightest students from 117 countries learns alongside over 1,200 of the world’s top academics. The campus is based in the heart of Sheffield, a large, green city in the north of England.
About This Course
Each week, we’ll look at a key section of a technical report and the skills needed to write it. You’ll cover areas such as referencing and citations; presenting equations, diagrams and data; and using language and tenses correctly.
Why Take This Course?
We’ll also talk to practising engineers, as well as students and educators who write and mark technical reports, who’ll give their hands-on advice.
Learning Outcomes
By the end of the course, you’ll be able to…
- Explain what a good technical engineering report is and what they are used for.
- Evaluate what a good report looks like.
- Use a technical report to communicate information.
- Apply knowledge of what goes into the key sections of a report to produce your own report.
Requirements
This course is designed for both student and professional engineers. It will teach you the technical report writing skills you need to tackle everything from a two-page document to a PhD thesis. As such, it will be applicable for the entirety of your engineering degree or career.
Instructors
Andrew Garrard
Andrew Garrard is a Senior University Teacher and Director of Academic Operations in the University of Sheffield’s £81 million teaching facility, the Diamond. I’m an engineer that teaches fluids, thermo and CFD.
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