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TECHNICAL REPORTS  WHAT IS A REPORT? Written or oral explanation for third parties ually serves as a basis for decision-making (or justifies - A fact or event, plans, activities, achievements - Description of an object, product or service - Ten...

TECHNICAL REPORTS  WHAT IS A REPORT? Written or oral explanation for third parties ually serves as a basis for decision-making (or justifies - A fact or event, plans, activities, achievements - Description of an object, product or service - Tender, patents, ideas, inventions, problems - Goods, projects, works, installations, machines, industries - Etc. 2  STRUCTURE OF A REPORT - Summary - Index - Introduction - Description of Work (DOW) -Methods used -Calculations or tests carried out -Results and conclusions -Consulted documentation and bibliography -Annexes 3 STRUCTURE OF A REPORT ABSTRACT It is done in extensive reports It presents the content very concisely: -Issue or problem -Method and material used -Results and conclusions Brief and It must make the interest of the report very clear INTRODUCTION Background Justification of the importance Introduction to the subject It must raise the interest of the receiver so that he continues reading the rest 4  STRUCTURE OF A REPORT DESCRIPTION OF WORK - Detailed developments, but concisely - Calculations and charts: -Only those necessary to be able to follow the exhibition -The rest will be presented as annexes - Results and Discussion CONCLUSIONS - Fundamental ideas obtained, in an orderly manner - Comments on the results and their implications BIBLIOGRAPHY - General - Specific 5  QUALITIES OF A REPORT -The title will define and delimit the content of the report -Logical ordering for easy understanding -Quick access to details -Clear and concise -Precise and concrete -No repeats -Easy reading -Content and language according to the receiver -Uniformity in the writing in terms of style and formats -In the third person, unless you want to highlight the personal intervention -Signed by the author or authors 6  ORAL REPORTS They are usually presented to those who are going to make the decisions. Sometimes the value of a report or project is reduced to the value of its exposure Adults remember, on average: - 10% of what you read, 20% of what you hear and 30% of what you see - 50% of what you have heard and seen and 70% of what you have said Structure: - 90% of what you have said and done -Presentation (8-10% of the time) - Who, why, how - What will be discussed next -Report summary (85-90% of the time) - Description of the problem - Methods - Results -Conclusions (2-3% of the time) - About the problem, the method, the results and the consequences 7  SOME PARTICULAR REPORTS JUDGMENT AND EXPERT REPORT (Expert Witness Testimony) Opinion of the author (usually a technician) on a given issue. It can be Expressed orally or in writing. Sometimes a judge requests it, but the content is not binding. The author: Collect and analyze the data Expose ideas Define circumstances Provides value judgments Provide their own conclusions ARBITRATIONS (ARBITRATION PROCEEDINGS) Reasonably issued opinion, generally in writing, on a matter in which there is disagreement. The arbitrator's decision has the same effect as an agreement between the parties. It usually replaces other conflict resolution methods such as mediation or courts of law. 8  SOME PARTICULAR REPORTS SURVEYS AND INSPECTIONS Intervention of the technician in situ to observe a fact. They are equivalent terms, but inspection has a connotation of authority. The author Collect and analyze the data Perform actions Obtain conclusions or solutions STUDY AND INSTRUCTION TECHNICAL DOSSIER A file is an administrative procedure to obtain a certain permit or achieve some purpose. The files usually have a technical load, so they are usually managed by specialized technical personnel. 9  SOME PARTICULAR REPORTS TESTS AND ANALYSIS Necessary work to get to know the technical characteristics of the matter under examination, by means of certain tests or essays. They usually need specialized facilities. VALUATIONS AND APPRAISALS Study to know the cost or value of goods, wealth, privileges, damages... and everything that can be evaluated economically. The subject matter of valuation can be past, present or future. It must be based on criteria, hypotheses, analysis and assumptions. The value obtained is an estimate. 10  DESIGN OF MODULES FOR APPLIANCE  PLANNED ACTIVITIES WEEK 2 DELIVERABLE ANALYSIS OF NECESSITIES ALTERNATIVE INFORMATION PRODUCTION ALTERNATIVES ANALYSIS DESIGN 1 DEFINITION NORMATIV SHAPES POSTER OF CRITERIA E ORAL ASSESSMENT STATE OF MATERIALS PRESENTATIO SCALES THE ART N WEIGHTING Septemb FACTORS PLANNING UPDATE: 'CONCEPT' 1. SEARCH FOR REGULATIONS er 18TH AND SOA 2. ALTERNATIVES AND SWOT 3. POSTER ELABORATION 12  SEPTEMBER MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAYTHURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS TASK 1: NORMATIVE / STATE OF THE ART RESEARCH S1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 TASK 2: LOCATION SELECTION TASK 3: START SKETCHING TASK 4: FINALISATION OF SKETCHES S2 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 TASK 5: MAKING POSTER TASK6: DEFINITIONOFSELECTION S3 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 TASK7: SELECTIONOFALTERNATIVES POSTERSUBMISSION S4 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 VIDEOSUBMISSION S5 30 OCTOBER MONDAY TUESDAY WEDNESDAYTHURSDAY FRIDAY SATURDAY SUNDAY WEEKLY ASSIGNMENTS S5 1 2 3 4 5 6 S6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 S7 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 SUBMISSIONOFREPORT+ S8 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 DRAWINGS 13