CHE 491 – Operations Lab 2014 Writing Review 1.Written Communication Assessment Rubric 2.Dr. Lane’s Tips for Report Writing 1 3.Some writing examples 2 4.Example figures 5.Example tables 1 Dr. Lane, Summer Lab Dr. Arnold Summer Lab Writing Review

CHE 491 – Operations Lab 2014 Written Communication Assessment Rubric 1.Organization 2.Content 3.Format 4.Spelling & Grammar 5.References

CHE 491 – Operations Lab 2014 Organization Report Level Write an outline Prepare figures and tables Reassess outline and update Clearly state the purpose, and then write out a logical pathway to meet that purpose Section Level Use sub-headings Paragraph Level Topic sentence Additional sentences to support that topic sentence

CHE 491 – Operations Lab 2014 Content Cover all aspects – be complete Figures and tables show your data – they don’t explain it… Don’t provide superficial descriptions of figures and tables Explain the significance of your results Do the data help you meet your purpose? Make sure to answer all questions posed in the experiment assignment sheet

CHE 491 – Operations Lab 2014 Format Figures have captions (be descriptive) Tables have titles (be descriptive) Tables and figures should stand alone Tables and figures appear immediately after they are called in the text Be consistent – pick a style and stick with it! (Applies to headings and sub-headings, captions, equation numbering, figures, tables, etc.)

CHE 491 – Operations Lab 2014 Spelling & Grammar 1.Use spellchecker! (use some caution) 2.Use grammar checker! (use more caution here) 3.All team members should read the report before submittal 4.Read multiple times

CHE 491 – Operations Lab 2014 Mistakes are easy to read over… fi yuo cna raed tihs, yuo hvae a sgtrane mnid too Cna yuo raed tihs? Olny 55 plepoe out of 100 can. i cdnuolt blveiee taht I cluod aulaclty uesdnatnrd waht I was rdanieg. The phaonmneal pweor of the hmuan mnid, aoccdrnig to a rscheearch at Cmabrigde Uinervtisy, it dseno't mtaetr in waht oerdr the ltteres in a wrod are, the olny iproamtnt tihng is taht the frsit and lsat ltteer be in the rghit pclae. The rset can be a taotl mses and you can sitll raed it whotuit a pboerlm. Tihs is bcuseae the huamn mnid deos not raed ervey lteter by istlef, but the wrod as a wlohe. Azanmig huh? yaeh and I awlyas tghuhot slpeling was ipmorantt!

CHE 491 – Operations Lab 2014 Do not trust spell checker – proofread your work! A Little Poem Regarding Computer Spell Checkers… ( Eye halve a spelling chequer It came with my pea sea It plainly marques four my revue Miss steaks eye kin knot sea Eye strike a key and type a word And weight four it two say Weather eye am wrong oar write It shows me strait a weigh As soon as a mist ache is maid It nose bee fore two long And eye can put the error rite Its rare lea ever wrong. Eye have run this poem threw it I am shore your pleased two no Its letter perfect awl the weigh My chequer tolled me sew.

CHE 491 – Operations Lab 2014 References If you directly quote someone, give a reference. If you paraphrase someone, give a reference. If you use a figure/table from someone, give a reference. If you modify a figure/table from someone, give a reference. I you refer to previous work of someone, give a reference. Reference should be made to the original author. Choose a style and stick to it!

CHE 491 – Operations Lab 2014 Dr. Lane’s Top 10 Report Writing Tips 1.Get a good night’s sleep. 2.Outline the report. 3.Just do it – write! 4.Watch an NBA playoff game. 5.Edit 6.Edit 7.Have someone else read it. 8.Edit 9.Submit the report early. 10.Start next report.

CHE 491 – Operations Lab 2014 Eight Common Mistakes 1.Wrong kind of word. 2.Sheer superfluities 3.Disregard of common elements 4.Wrong point of view 5.Wrong ways to modify 6.Miscellaneous inefficiencies 7.Repetitive agents 8.Wrong word order Burger and Associates, 1981

CHE 491 – Operations Lab 2014 Some Examples (1) NORMAL The need in the corporation for great increases in space, caused by a steady growth in research-related activities has created the necessity of the addition of a new wing to the laboratory. MUCH BETTER Because its research work has been growing steadily, the corporation will add a new laboratory.

CHE 491 – Operations Lab 2014 Some Examples (2) NORMAL The condition of the gas chromatograph is such that replacement of it has been deemed to be absolutely necessary. MUCH BETTER The gas chromatograph needs to be replaced. (Note: sometimes it is appropriate to give specific reasons “… replaced because the thermal conductivity detector is broken.”)

CHE 491 – Operations Lab 2014 Some Examples (3a) An overall heat transfer coefficient, U, is calculated by two methods: (1) commonly accepted correlations (Uexp), and (2) equations involving individual heat transfer coefficients (Ucalc). These two values are then compared, to examine the validity of the equations. One of the commonly accepted correlations used to find Uexp is given in equation (1). Uexp = q/A∆T)……………………(1) where:Uexp = overall heat transfer coefficient A = heat transfer area ∆T = temperature difference between the hot and cold fluids q – heat transferred per unit time The temperature difference and the heat transfer area are measured.

CHE 491 – Operations Lab 2014 Some Examples (3b)

CHE 491 – Operations Lab 2014 Example Figure (a)

CHE 491 – Operations Lab 2014 Example Figure (b)

CHE 491 – Operations Lab 2014 Example Table (a) ConcAbsStdev

CHE 491 – Operations Lab 2014 Example Table (b) UV Absorption of 4-Aminobenzoic Acid in Water at 254 nm