Components of a Technical Report

TR Overview

A TR should explain what was done, why it was done, what was discovered, and what is significant about the findings. The report should identify clearly what is novel about the work, and how it relates to prior knowledge. There should be a focused topic, and an attitude about this topic. The topic should be developed according to the attitude in a thorough, logical, and orderly fashion. Throughout, the author should be helpful to the reader.

TR sections

descriptive title, author name and affiliation, date, informative abstract, list of keywords, body, acknowledgments, and list of references

TR body

motivation, methods, results, and discussion

Reference: http://www.cs.umbc.edu/~sherman/Courses/documents/TR_how_to.html