Introduction To Engineering Bike Lab 1 – 4 Report Agenda: Lab Report Format Team Writing Outline 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 practice Each 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 subheadings Use 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, pt. font Reports are typically 4-5 pages and should include a cover page Lab reports are graded out of 50 points Assume 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