Jointly Organised by: Marine Engineering & Naval Architecture Technical Division & Public Sector Engineers Special Interest Group, IEM

SYNOPSIS

In the current day and age, engineers are required to issue report as a consequence of an event or project. Such reports may be requested from within the organization or by an external party or client. Many report authors agree that 50% of the work is carrying out the fact finding or research and the remaining 50% is compiling the report. It is therefore not enough to be technically capable alone, the author must also have good writing skills. A report is often the author’s product for which he is receiving a fee. As such the report reflects the quality of an author’s work and his organization he represents.
Writing style should be efficient, i.e using the minimum number of words to get a message across in a readable, clear and concise manner. Just as there are many skills required to complete a survey or project, there are as many factors which contributes to a good report. A good report is dependent on the evidence gathering process, the quality of the evidence, together within the well written presented report, will ensure the right product and coupled with a good articulation of thoughts and fact presentation. Each report will be tackled in its own and different way.

With the understanding of what technical writing is and what aspects of technical writing are covered in the course, the participant can appreciate the guidelines on how a good effective report is written. The course will also explain the attributes of technical writing and provide examples of how technical writing differs from other types of writing. The participants of the one-day course shall at the end be able to understand the significance and importance of the skill involved in report writing. This course shall also greatly enhance candidates who are pursuing their Professional Interview especially the Technical Report (Project Report) compilation. The facilitators of the course have many years of experience in developing report writing skills and producing convincing and effective reports meeting the requirements of the client and organization.


SPEAKER’S PROFILE

First Admiral Dato' Ir Ahmad Murad Omar (Retired) spent 33 years in the Royal Malaysian Navy and opted for early retirement in 2007 at the age of 49 years old. Graduated from UTM with a Bachelor Engineering (Mechanical) and pursued a Master’s Degree in Business Engineering Management (Warwick University). Upon retiring Admiral Murad became CEO of Motor Technology Industry an automotive engineering company till 2009 and later as a consultant in Six Sigma Performance Management Consultancy. In 2010 Admiral Murad became the Executive Chairman of OMAHAMS Corp Sdn Bhd till the present day. He is a Fellow of IEM and IMarEST as well as Honorary Vice President of IMarEST UK. He also is Professional Engineer and a Chartered Engineer with Board of Engineers Malaysia and UK Engineering Council respectively.

Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Ching Yern Chee has been practicing as a material engineer for the past ten years in polymer industrial. She has obtained her Doctor of Philosophy in Mechanical Engineering in 2011 from the University of Malaya. Now, she has more than 18 years of experience in the field of Materials Engineering and Polymer Technology in both academia and private industry. She has published more than 78 research articles in various ISI/WoS- and Scopuslisted publications. Assoc. Prof. Ir. Dr. Ching is a Chartered Engineer with the Engineering Council, UK and a Professional Engineer with the Board of Engineers Malaysia. She is also served as Fellow of 2 prominent professional societies. i.e. The Institution of Mechanical Engineers UK and Institution of Engineers Malaysia.