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[Title Here, up to 12 Words, on One to Two Lines]

[Author Name(s), First M. Last, Omit Titles and Degrees]

[Institutional Affiliation(s)]

Recipient Name(s)

Date of Submission

NAIT
Edmonton, AB

Author Note
[Include any grant/funding Note: Input appropriate details within information and a
complete correspondence the [Square Brackets]… THEN address.]
remove the [] brackets.
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11762 106 St NW Letter of Transmittal:

Edmonton, AB T5G 2R1
 Introduces your report
Date (month day, year)  States project highlights

[Insert Name of Technical Instructor]  Provides a call-to-arms

Instructor, ELEC 2401
Northern Alberta Institute of Technology (NAIT)
11762 – 106 Street
Edmonton, AB T5G 2R1

Dear Mr./Ms. [surname of technical instructor]:

Enclosed with this letter is a copy of the technical report (insert name of report.) Our team is
submitting this report to fulfill the requirements of the ELEC2401 technical writing course at
NAIT. The topic discussed in the report was approved on (insert date of approval by technical
instructor. If exact date is not known, use an approximate date.) [Preview letter contents]

The enclosed report details.… Summarize highlights and details of report by providing some
information about the purpose and scope of the report, and the conclusion(s) reached, or
recommendation(s) made. In drafts 1 and 2, make sure to state what you think your
conclusions will be. This will require forecasting provisional conclusions from the research
completed to date; remember that such conclusions may change and you are not tied to
them. This will be the longest paragraph in the letter of transmittal. [Use this paragraph to
highlight elements of the project/report that you are proud of… sell your project]

Briefly reiterate the goal or purpose of the report; write an action-oriented close. The action-
oriented close takes the form of a polite request that the instructor evaluate the report. Invite the
reader to ask questions and provide a contact e-mail.

Sincerely,
Sign Your Sign Your
Name Name
Type your name here Type your name here

Enclosure: Technical Report

Cc: [English Instructor Name]
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Abstract
[The abstract should be one paragraph of between 150 and 250 words. It is not indented. Section
titles, such as the word Abstract above, are not considered headings so they don’t use bold heading
format. Instead, use the Section Title style. This style automatically starts your section on a new page, so
you don’t have to add page breaks. Note that all of the styles for this template are available on the Home
tab of the ribbon, in the Styles gallery.]
Keywords: [Click here to add keywords.]

The purpose of this study is to identify relationships between the physical and genetic

characteristics of bones in mice. The physical characteristics include size, density, and the force required

to break the bone, while the genetic ones are the genes of the marker loci associated with the genes that

affect these qualities. The methodology for producing the outcomes included research regarding various

strains of mice, and performing lab tests that worked on reducing two genetic variations of mice. The two

strains of mice that are the most phenotypically extreme, meaning those with the strongest and weakest

bones, are crossed. The F2 generation from that cross is then analyzed. The results of this project were

derived from an analysis of the genotypes correlate with specific bone properties like size, density, and

failure load. The outcomes of this report are presented in… and consist of… is the identification of the

genotypes that affect bone strength in mice. The findings may be useful in treating medical conditions

that are related to bone strength.

Keywords: four to five words that could help researchers find your work in a database
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Table of Contents
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List of Figures
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List of Tables
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Acknowledgements
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1.0 DESCRIPTIVE HEADING PREVIEWS CONTENT

[The body of your paper uses a half-inch first line indent and is double-spaced. APA style

provides for up to five heading levels, shown in the paragraphs that follow. Note that the word

Introduction should not be used as an initial heading, as it’s assumed that your paper begins with an

introduction.]

Bullet points are appropriate for a technical report; bullet points are introduced by a lead-in

statement that ends in a colon:

 Bullet points should contain information of equal weight (example, example, example,

OR steps in a process, OR other information that is connected)

 Bullet points should contain grammatically equivalent phrasing (each bullet point should

have parallelism or parallel structure)

 Bullet points should contain a citation within the lead-in statement (if the information

within a bullet list is from researched information)

2.0 DESCRIPTIVE HEADING PREVIEWS CONTENT

[The first two heading levels get their own paragraph, as shown here. Headings 3, 4, and 5 are run-in hea

All headings – main, or sub-headings – require a paragraph or overview sentence after

the heading to provide relevant information to the reader regarding the contents of that section.

The body paragraphs within your report are double-spaced. With any paragraph, you should

avoid single-sentence paragraphs; rather, you should have a topic statement and paragraph

development sentences.
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If you are going to include images, figures, tables, or other visuals within your report you

need to include a lead-in statement for your visual. The lead-in statement should be placed on the

same page as the visual; it should end in a colon. Use the Figure name and number (Table name

and number, etc.) as the subject. Figure 1 discusses the importance of visuals within a report

(Contentful.com, n.d.):

Figure 1
Importance of Visual Content Within Reports

Remember to discuss what is relevant in the visual for your audience to observe or take note of,

then analyze the information. Finally, connect the information to your thesis or report purpose.

Do not start a new paragraph after a visual, if you are discussing the visual.

If a heading is the only element of a section on a page – known as an orphan or widowed

heading – you can press return so that the heading appears on the same page as text. You should

not insert page breaks after a section so the next section appears on the following page.

2.1 Sub-Headings are Bold, Descriptive

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[To add a table of contents (TOC), apply the appropriate heading style to just the heading text at

the start of a paragraph and it will show up in your TOC. To do this, select the text for your heading.

Then, on the Home tab, in the Styles gallery, click the style you need.]

2.2 Sub-Headings are Bold, Descriptive

Organizing your Technical Research paper is as important as writing your final draft.

Creating an outline improves the quality of your writing. Note: headings and sub-headings

are a “roadmap” for presenting information. There are four main components of an effective

outline – heading structure:

 Parallelism
 Coordination
 Subordination
 Division

[Heading 3].

[Include a period at the end of a run-in heading. Note that you can include consecutive paragraphs with t
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[Heading 4].

[When using headings, don’t skip levels. If you need a heading 3, 4, or 5 with no text follo
Last Name, Year
( )

[INSERT AND INCLUDE AS MANY HEADINGS, SUB-HEADINGS AS

NEEDED TO INTRODUCE, DISCUSS, AND ANALYZE YOUR TOPIC.]

5.0 CONCLUSION

[The first two heading levels get their own paragraph, as shown here. Headings 3, 4, and 5 are run-in hea
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References

The References page lists the sources you cited in your paper. Every reference list entry must have at least

one corresponding in-text citation. Use the NAIT APA 7 Guide for formatting of entry types.

• Name the page “References.” The word “References” should be centered at the top of the page

and bolded.

• The references list is double-spaced within and between source entries.

• References should be listed in alphabetical order, by the author’s last names.

• Use the hanging indent format (CTRL+T): each entry begins flush left, and any additional lines

are indented one-half inch (or five spaces).

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Appendices

The Appendix provides information that is too large to fit in the main part of your research paper, or

The Appendix may contain data collection sheets, forms, letters, affidavits, defined acronyms, or other
detailed information that touches on your topic, but doesn’t directly fall under your Scope.

Your paper may have more than one Appendix.

Each new type of information placed in the Appendix starts on a new page: Appendix A, Appendix B,
etc.
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Appendix A: Table of Data

Table 1
[Table Title]
Column Head Column Head Column Head Column Head Column Head

Row Head 123 123 123 123

Row Head 456 456 456 456
Row Head 789 789 789 789
Row Head 123 123 123 123
Row Head 456 456 456 456
Row Head 789 789 789 789

Note: Place your List of Tables at the front of your report (after the Table of Contents and the List of
Figures).

You can include extra documentation in an Appendix at the end of your report – after the References.

All explanatory text appears in a table note that follows the table, such as this one.

Use the Table/Figure style, available on the Home tab, in the Styles gallery, to get the spacing between
table and note. Tables in APA format can use single or 1.5 line spacing.

Include a heading for every row and column, even if the content seems obvious.

A default table style has been setup for this template that fits APA guidelines. To insert a table, on the
Insert tab, click Table.
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Appendix B: Figure that doesn’t fit in the report

Figure Title: Figure Title Should Be Descriptive and Preview Figure Contents

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Category 1 Category 2 Category 3 Category 4

Series 1 Series 2 Series 3

Note. You can include a descriptive note after the figure/table. When incorporating a citation into your
discussion you can place the citation within the lead-in statement, or as part of the Note.