Reports - Short (including lab reports) - Writing and Communicating Technical Information

What is a Short Report?

Short reports are less formal communication. Examples include incident reports, laboratory reports, progress or status reports and inspection reports.

Sample Short Reports

These samples are from the Free Online Textbook for Technical Writing provided and maintained by David McMurrey.

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Find Technical Reports in Seneca Libraries

We also have a small collection of sample technical reports on Reserve at the front desk of the Newnham Library.

Key Resources for Short Reports

Technical Writing Essentials Subtitle:Introduction to Professional Communications in the Technical Fields
Call Number: eBook
Publication Date: 2019

Fire Incident Reporting: Accurate Data Will Market Your Department
Barakey, M. J. (2009). Fire Engineering, 162(12), 77.
How To Improve Your Progress Reports
Weirauch, Wendy. Hydrocarbon Processing 77.9 (1998): 29.
How To Properly Document Accident Reports
Craig, H. Kent. Contractor Magazine 51.10 (2004): 46.
How to Write a Progress Report
Pratt, M. K. (2005). Computerworld, 39(51), 45.
Writing Up a Project? Good Luck!
Parsons, B. (2010). Canadian Consulting Engineer, 51(6), 4.

Writing and Communicating Technical Information: Reports - Short (including lab reports)

What is a Short Report?

Sample Short Reports

Key Resources for Short Reports