Introduction To EngineeringBike Lab 1 – 4Report

Agenda:Lab Report FormatTeam WritingOutline Lab 1 Report

Team Writing

Outline is important (include placement of tables of data and illustrations).

Each team member has an assignment.Review each others’ work.Integrate all of the pieces (sections

written by different people, data, illustrations) to make a smoothly flowing, coherent, complete report.

Outline

In general, when writing an individual report, you often keep the outline of the report in your head

When writing a team report, you must have a detailed outline to avoid redundancies and omissions.

Each Member Writes

Employers rate writing among the most important skills

Take the opportunity to practiceEach person develops and writes at least

one section

Integrate the Pieces

The report should look like it was written by one person

Use bold headings and subheadingsUse the same font and heading style

throughout

Review

Each team member should review the entire report

Look for Consistent format Errors in fact, spelling, & grammar Redundancies Omissions Inconsistencies

Lab Report Format

Lab reports should be typed, double-spaced, 10-12 pt. font

Reports are typically 4-5 pages and should include a cover page

Lab reports are graded out of 50 pointsAssume your audience has some

knowledge of engineering principles

Goal of Lab Report

Report should tell another team exactly how to repeat your experiment and clearly document the results

More detailed information and an example can be found in your course packet following this presentation

Lab Report Outline

Introduction Experimental Methodology Results and Description Discussion Summary and Conclusions

All team members should participate in the summary and conclusions section

Outline Details

Introduction: provide an overview of what was done in the lab, describe the objectives of the lab, describe the information in the rest of the report

Experimental Methodology: brief description of the procedures and equipment from the lab, including sketches if necessary

Outline Details

Results and Description: includes tables and figures, plus a description of the information contained

Discussion: discuss the significance of the results and provide support for your conclusions

Summary: includes summary of information and any conclusions that you may draw

In-Class Assignment

Meet as a team Outline Bicycle Lab 1 Report Assign writing tasks to each member

Homework

Each team member writes his or her section of the lab report.

Bring your completed sections to the next class meeting