Technical Report
GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS FOR AUTHORING A TECHNICAL REPORT
As a Partial Requirement
Toward Certification at the Technologist Level
GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS
FOR AUTHORING A TECHNICAL REPORT
Completing a satisfactory technical report is a requirement for certification as a technologist. This document provides requirements and guidelines for preparing and submitting a technical report.
The technical report must be no fewer than 3,000 words (excluding executive summary, table of contents, references, bibliography, and appendices). The subject must relate directly to the discipline in which the applicant seeks certification. An outline of the technical report should be approved by the ASET Registrar prior to the applicant writing the report to ensure the subject matter is appropriate.
Applicants should pay particular attention to the six areas indicated below.
1. Subject of the Report
The report must be related to the discipline in which the applicant is seeking certification. The report must demonstrate engineering/applied science competence at the technologist level, (including elements of design and application of theory) with extensive technical and mathematical depth. This will illustrate that the author has a clear understanding and mastery of the subject.
The technical report must attempt to discuss an engineering/applied science issue and demonstrate:
• Critical analysis of a technical issue (i.e. a technical thought pattern leading from the identification of an issue to the creation of a hypothesis, and ultimately to a conclusion).
• Analysis of a technical issue, evaluation of alternate resolutions, how the recommendations were derived.
• A conclusion that supports the recommendations.
• Acknowledgement of sources (bibliography, references, footnotes). Acknowledgement of sources
As a Partial Requirement
Toward Certification at the Technologist Level
GUIDELINES AND REQUIREMENTS
FOR AUTHORING A TECHNICAL REPORT
Completing a satisfactory technical report is a requirement for certification as a technologist. This document provides requirements and guidelines for preparing and submitting a technical report.
The technical report must be no fewer than 3,000 words (excluding executive summary, table of contents, references, bibliography, and appendices). The subject must relate directly to the discipline in which the applicant seeks certification. An outline of the technical report should be approved by the ASET Registrar prior to the applicant writing the report to ensure the subject matter is appropriate.
Applicants should pay particular attention to the six areas indicated below.
1. Subject of the Report
The report must be related to the discipline in which the applicant is seeking certification. The report must demonstrate engineering/applied science competence at the technologist level, (including elements of design and application of theory) with extensive technical and mathematical depth. This will illustrate that the author has a clear understanding and mastery of the subject.
The technical report must attempt to discuss an engineering/applied science issue and demonstrate:
• Critical analysis of a technical issue (i.e. a technical thought pattern leading from the identification of an issue to the creation of a hypothesis, and ultimately to a conclusion).
• Analysis of a technical issue, evaluation of alternate resolutions, how the recommendations were derived.
• A conclusion that supports the recommendations.
• Acknowledgement of sources (bibliography, references, footnotes). Acknowledgement of sources