1. Advanced Technical Writing
Lecture 7
Laboratory Report
Mohammed Alhanjouri

2. Cover Page Course Title Experiment Number The Experiment Title
By: (name of performer)
The title and address of the performer
The name of the supervisor
Title and address of the supervisor
Date: (month day, year)

3. Example Electric Circuit I Experiment number 1
Verification of Ohms’ Law By
Ahmed Ali
Submitted to
Mohammed Alhanjouri
Professor of AI & DSP
Islamic University, Gaza
February 4, 2016

4. Title
Reflect the factual content with less than ten words in a straightforward manner
Use keywords that researchers and search engines on the Internet will recognize
Avoid abbreviations, and initials.

5. The format of the report
AIMRAD
Abstract
Introduction
Methods
Results
Analysis
Discussion
+Conclusion

6. Abstract (informative)
One short paragraph
Aims
Methods
Results

7. Aims Concise but informative One or two sentences should be sufficient
Example:
To determine the relative molecular mass of an unknown dibasic acid

8. Methods and Results
Explain in short the method or methods you used to get the results.
Write down your results

9. Introduction A few paragraphs or a few pages. Includes: Background
Theories, equations, and rules used in calculations
Brief about the work (hypotheses) and expectations
Remember to quote your sources (you should include a bibliography of your references after the conclusions section).

10. Method
Concise but sufficient for someone to repeat the work.
List materials used, how were they used.
Describe special pieces of equipment.

11. Method - continue Use third person past tense
Example: A solution of barium chloride (0.05 mg in 100 cm3) was prepared in water and titrated against silver nitrate.
Avoid starting a sentence with a number
Example: 0.05 mg of barium chloride was mixed with 100 cm3 water

12. Results Tabulate the numerical data when possible
Make sure that you divide tables by measurements units such that you write only number inside the table

13. Results: Avoid Resistance Current Voltage 6.0 2.0 mA 12.0 (V) 5.9 kΩ
1.7
10.0 (V)
6.1 kΩ
1.3
7.9 (V)

14. Results: correct Resistance (kΩ) Current (mA) Voltage (V) 6.0 2.0 12.0
5.9
1.7
10.0
6.1
1.3
7.9

15. Results - continue
Title all figures and tables; include a legend explaining symbols, abbreviations, or special methods
Number figures and tables separately and refer to them in the text by their number, i.e.
Figure 1 shows that the activity....
The activity decreases after five minutes (Figure 1)

16. Analysis Calculations and graphing
Interpretation of results go into this section
Remember to layout your calculations clearly, showing each step

17. Discussion How relevant are your results ? What errors are there ?
Did something go wrong ?
Try to be positive
Write your ideas to improve the experiment

18. Conclusion Did you meet the aims of the experiment ?
Example: The relative molecular mass of the unknown was determined to be
The conclusion should echo the Abstract and be as short as possible.

19. All references should be listed

20. Write a lab experiment for one of the lab you took
Guess What
it is homework # 2
Write a lab experiment for one of the lab you took
Due Next Monday
February 29, 2016