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Writing Lab Reports

Writing Lab Reports. Writing Consultant Presentation EG 1003: Intro to Engineering and Design NYU ’ s Polytechnic School of Engineering. Writing Lab Reports. Purpose of a lab report Format Available resources. Consider the writing situation. Audience: Other engineers

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Writing Lab Reports

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  1. Writing Lab Reports Writing Consultant Presentation EG 1003: Intro to Engineering and Design NYU’s Polytechnic School of Engineering

  2. Writing Lab Reports • Purpose of a lab report • Format • Available resources

  3. Consider the writing situation Audience: Other engineers Purpose: Discuss significance of experimental results

  4. 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.

  5. Analyze 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

  6. Practice writing like a professional Write complete sentences in passive voice When using graphics, label and describe Do not “cut and paste” from another source, even the Lab Manual Print and proofread before you upload Hand in report on time

  7. Writing Lab Reports • Purpose of a lab report • Format • Available resources

  8. Standard format conserves effort • Title page • Abstract • Introduction • Procedure • Data/Observations • Discussion/Conclusions • Works Cited

  9. Procedure The steps you took to test the hypothesis Data/Observations What you saw when you used the procedure 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?

  10. Procedure The steps you took to test the hypothesis Data/Observations What you saw when you used the procedure Logic, not time, organizes the report Abstract Brief trajectory of the report Introduction Background information to understand the hypothesis you test in the experiment Summarizes the experimental objective (“what you did”) – tells result and its significance Discussion/Conclusions Based on the Introduction, did the Procedure produce the expected results? What is next?

  11. Procedure The steps you took to test the hypothesis Data/Observations What you saw when you used the procedure Logic, not time, organizes the report Abstract Brief trajectory of the report Introduction Background information to understand the hypothesis you test in the experiment Presents concepts and equations that come up later Discussion/Conclusions Based on the Introduction, did the Procedure produce the expected results? What is next?

  12. Procedure The steps you took to test the hypothesis Data/Observations What you saw when you used the procedure Logic, not time, organizes the report Abstract Brief trajectory of the report Objective, without evaluation or calculations Allows an outsider to verify results 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?

  13. Procedure The steps you took to test the hypothesis Data/Observations What you saw when you used the procedure Logic, not time, organizes the report Abstract Brief trajectory of the report Introduction Background information to understand the hypothesis you test in the experiment Analyze and interpret how well the hypothesis was supported Discussion/Conclusions Based on the Introduction, did the Procedure produce the expected results? What is next?

  14. Learn to excel within this format Abstract: State experiment clearly, avoiding educational goals Introduction: provide important knowledge needed to understand what should happen Data/Observations: Explain what happened so well that the report is like a movie Conclusion: Analyze your data to explain close your test came to the ideal case in the Introduction

  15. Writing Lab Reports • Purpose of a lab report • Format • Available resources

  16. 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) • (718) 260-3425 • tutoring@poly.edu • Your friendly neighborhood writing consultant

  17. Writing Lab Reports • Purpose of a lab report • Style and format • Available resources

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