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Purpose of a lab report Format Available resources Consider the Writing Situation Audience Other engineers Purpose Discuss significance of experimental results Engineering Needs Reliable Knowledge ID: 935052

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Writing Lab Reports

Slide2

Writing Lab Reports

Purpose of a lab report

Format

Available resources

Slide3

Consider the Writing Situation

Audience:

Other engineers

Purpose: Discuss significance of experimental results

Slide4

Engineering Needs Reliable Knowledge

Use standard procedures and describe your findings qualitatively

Report only the results of your specific trial, not general ideas

Avoid claims that are beyond your evidence

Slide5

Analyze the Experiment, Not Yourself

Do not report what you “learned”: your data is not the results of a quiz!

Report whether you reached your experimental objective.

Slide6

Practice Writing Like a Professional

Write complete sentences in passive voice

When using graphics, label and describe them

Do not “cut and paste” from another source, even the

lab

m

anual

Print and proofread before you upload

Hand in reports on time

Slide7

Writing Lab Reports

Purpose of a lab report

Format

Available resources

Slide8

Standard Format Conserves Effort

Title Page

Abstract

Introduction

Procedure

Data/Observations

Discussion/Conclusions

Works Cited

Slide9

Logic, Not Time, Organizes the Report

Abstract

Brief trajectory of the report

Introduction

Background information to understand the hypothesis you test in the experiment

Discussion/Conclusions

Based on the Introduction, did the Procedure produce the expected results? What is next?

Procedure

The steps you took to test the hypothesis

Data/Observations

What you saw when you used the procedure

Slide10

Logic, Not Time, Organizes the Report

Abstract

Brief trajectory of the report

Introduction

Background information to understand the hypothesis you test in the experiment

Discussion/Conclusions

Based on the Introduction, did the Procedure produce the expected results? What is next?

Procedure

The steps you took to test the hypothesis

Data/Observations

What you saw when you used the procedure

Summarizes the

experimental

objective (

what you did

) – tells result and its significance

Slide11

Logic, Not Time, Organizes the Report

Abstract

Brief trajectory of the report

Introduction

Background information to understand the hypothesis you test in the experiment

Discussion/Conclusions

Based on the Introduction, did the Procedure produce the expected results? What is next?

Procedure

The steps you took to test the hypothesis

Data/Observations

What you saw when you used the procedure

Presents concepts and equations that come up later

Slide12

Logic, Not Time, Organizes the Report

Abstract

Brief trajectory of the report

Introduction

Background information to understand the hypothesis you test in the experiment

Discussion/Conclusions

Based on the Introduction, did the Procedure produce the expected results? What is next?

Procedure

The steps you took to test the hypothesis

Data/Observations

What you saw when you used the procedure

Allows an outsider to verify results

Objective, without evaluation or calculations

Slide13

Logic, Not Time, Organizes the Report

Abstract

Brief trajectory of the report

Introduction

Background information to understand the hypothesis you test in the experiment

Discussion/Conclusions

Based on the Introduction, did the Procedure produce the expected results? What is next?

Procedure

The steps you took to test the hypothesis

Data/Observations

What you saw when you used the procedure

Analyze and interpret how well the hypothesis was supported

Slide14

Learn to Excel Within This Format

Abstract

: State experiment clearly and avoid educational goals

Introduction: Provide important knowledge needed to understand what

should

happen

Data/Observations

: Explain what happened in detail so the report is like a movie

Conclusion

: Analyze your data to explain how close your test came to the ideal case in the Introduction

Slide15

Writing Lab Reports

Purpose of a lab report

Format

Available resources

Slide16

Where to Find Help

Lab Manual (

http://manual.eg.poly.edu

)“Specifications for Writing Your Lab Reports”

“Annotated Lab Report”

The Writing Center (JAB 373)

(646) 997-3425

Your writing consultant

Slide17

Writing Lab Reports

QUESTIONS?