Professional Documents
Culture Documents
Engineers
Making the visit and writing up the site report
Engineering students may visit companies outside the A further good habit to get in to is taking notes during
university to learn about real life examples of business your visit. Use any practical opportunity to record any
and engineering management. In such reports students impressions / observations you have of all aspects of
are often required to write up their observations and the visit. Group the notes under headings.
findings from a site visit.
Some notes you might later review might not be directly
What is the purpose of a site visit? What are common related to writing up your report, but extra notes have a
features of site visit reports? What are some tips for way of helping you write yourself into a report. A further
both getting the most out of your visit and writing up benefit is that your notes and impressions are fresh and
your results? immediate you dont have to rely on your memory to
recall information at a later date.
Recommendations / Reflections
Sections of a Site Visit Report Most reports include a recommendation section. You
Always read your lecturer/tutors criteria for assessment might be required to reflect on your experience. If so,
as a guide to writing. Refer to any class notes, relate what you have observed with your professional
handouts, or grading information when you outline your experiences or wider reading and try and make
draft. connections there.