Dear xx,
Re: Technical Report Peer Review Comments
Your technical report submission on “How to Install a Wireless Modem and Router” needs quite a number of improvements in order to meet the criteria as described in the instruction set.
- Please provide an introduction to your work. Let your readers have a touch of what you will be discussing- it gives the reader a sense of interest in reading further.
- Please number your headings as well as subheadings- consider using different fonts for your headings and subheadings.
- Numbering the steps in chronological order is extremely important in this report. Please do that in your next draft.
- You need to name the parts of both the router and the modem; please don’t just assume that your readers know what you are talking about.
- Since you are physically demonstrating a process, it is only fair to your readers that you consider using arrows in your diagrams for even easier understanding of the procedure you are trying to demonstrate.
- You have not captioned your diagrams; please caption each diagram for your readers to know what exactly they are looking at (to iron any doubts)
- On the section “Physically Installing the Modem” …please make your diagrams self-explanatory. For example, colour you’re the diagrams just as the actual gadgets look so that a user can easily relate with your demonstration.
- Also, consider Providing “feedback” that informs the reader what will happen after they complete each step.
- You also need to Include warnings or cautions before readers encounter problems.
- It would help if you considered providing the users with Troubleshooting tips as well as Glossary of key terms and definitions.
- Under the “Setting up Wireless Connectivity to the Modem” section you have not included the diagrams for the modem set up. Also, the diagrams on the screen are not quite clear. Work on both issues under this section.
- Your report is only about 400 words long; according to the instruction set, it should be a minimum of three single-spaced pages.
- Please consider thoroughly revising the document to ensure that you use an imperative mood and tone in your writing as stipulated in the instruction set.
Audience: Generally, this report is simplified and targets a wider audience- including readers who may not have any prior knowledge in hand wares installation. The author has thus managed to target both the experts and leaners at the same time. It is however too simplified for a technical report, and thus experts may find it a bit too basic and shallow.
I hope you find this information helpful for submission at another report, and we hope to see more of your work in the future.
Sincerely,