NATIONAL OPEN UNIVERSITY OF NIGERIA

UNIVERSITY VILLAGE, PLOT 91, CASDASTRAL ZONE, NNAMDI AZIKIWE EXPRESS WAY, JABI, ABUJA.
FACULTY OF SCIENCES
SEPTEMBER 2020 EXAMINATION

COURSE CODE: CIT 802

COURSE TITLE: TECHNICAL REPORT WRITING

CREDIT: 3 UNITS

TIME ALLOWED: 3 HOURS

INSTRUCTION: Answer question 1 and any four (4) others

1a) Identify five (5) core functions or objectives of a technical report (5 marks)

b) Differentiate between a technical proposal and a technical brief (2 marks)

c) What objectives does clarity as a component of technical report seek to achieve (3 marks)

d) Define citation index (2 marks) e) What factors should be considered in composing titles for a technical reports (5 marks)

f) Explain how research materials should be described in scientific papers (5 marks)

2a) Identify four (4) secondary sources of materials for technical report writing in science (2marks)

b) Relate technical accuracy with mechanical accuracy in report writing (4 marks)

c) Write short notes on these technical reports components

(i) Distribution list (1 1/2marks)

(ii) Transmittal letter (1 1/2marks)

(iii) Executive summary (1 1/2marks)

(iv) Appendix (1 1/2marks)

3a) Correctly organize the components of a scientific paper to answer the following questions (5 marks)

b) What information constitutes acknowledgment in a technical report (4 marks)

c) Enumerate three (3) basic recommendations expected in a technical report (3 marks)

4a) Identify seven (7) reasons for using citations in scientific papers (7 marks)

b) List five (5) errors in the figure presented below (5 marks)

5a) Outline essential contents of a good introduction for a scientific paper (5 marks)

b) Write short notes on the name and year system of citing references in scientific papers (7 marks)

6a) Identify five (5) errors in the Table presented below (5 marks)

b) Write short notes on the following approaches of organising technical reports

(i) Chronological approach (4 marks)

(ii) Concept development approach (3 marks)