Probably no good engineer has ever been fired simply because he was a poor report writer. Far too often, however, good engineers have missed out on promotions and other rewards because their poorly written reports did not do justice to their technical achievements. Unless you can communicate effectively to others the information and knowledge you have gained through experimentation, much of the value of your work will be lost.
Writing is one of the higher forms of human endeavors.
Your writing can be expected to serve as a source of reference to others. Your future employer will be entitled to a written record of what you have been paid to do. Writing is invaluable assistance in the organization of your thoughts for future efforts. The activity of reporting, therefore, is an important part of your work, laborious as the job often seems. The format presented here is the formal final report format which is usually followed because it presents the material in a logical order.