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LAB REPORT WRITING

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LAB REPORT WRITING

COVER PAGE

SCHOOL

DEPARTMENT

TITLE

STUDENT NAME SIGNATURE

REGISTRATION NUMBER

DEGREE COURSE

UNIT NAME

UNIT CODE

TITLE OF REPORT/TASK

LECTURER’S NAME

EXPERIMENT DATE

SUBMISSION DATE

INTRODUCTION

AIMS AND OBJECTIVES

The main body of the report will start with this section. State in few sentences whatwas
attempted in the experiment. After reading the objective, the reader should have a very clearidea
of what is being attempted

PURPOSE OF THE EXPERIMENT

THEORY

The introduction and theory can be two separate sections or combined in one section.
Theintroduction contains a review of the previous work on the same topic. The introduction
shouldalso make a case for doing the work by answering the following questions. Why is this
worknecessary? What knowledge can be gained from this work? Why is this knowledge
necessary?What is the justification for spending the time and money to conduct this work? You
can do abit of Google search on the topic to find material for introduction. If you cite other’s
work inyour report, you must include the source of the material in the reference list at the end of
thereport. SHORT EXPLANATION AND BACKGROUND INFORMATION

APPARATUS AND PROCEDURE

This section is important for the reader to understand how the work was done. It allows thereader
to duplicate the work if necessary. Under this section a list of equipment and a schematicshould
be provided

APPARATUS

The equipment list should include every piece of equipment used. Major equipment, that is
crucial to the work, should be listed with the make and model number. The schematic is not
supposed to be a 3D multicolored work of art. SHOULD BE WRITTEN AS THEY ARE
GIVEN IN THE MANUAL UNLESS CORRECTED BY THE TECHNOLOGIST OR PERSON
CONCERNED.

PROCEDURE

It is a simple line drawing that shows the layout of the project, with the major details included.
From the equipment list and schematic, the reader should be able to duplicate the project. The
procedure should be a complete description of the method used to accomplish the experiment.
The procedure must be in the past tense and should describe what has been done. SHOULD BE
WRITTEN AS THEY ARE GIVEN IN THE MANUAL (COPY PASTING)IN REPORTED
SPEECH (PAST TENSE)

DATA PRESENTATION

In this section the results of the work are presented. Present the data and the results in a neat
tabular form, and explain in the text what is being presented. All tables should be numbered
sequentially and have their own titles explaining what they are presenting, complete with units of
measures used for each measurement. The graphs and tables should be able to stand alone,
separate from the report, and still be understandable. SHOULD BE PRESENTED IN GOOD
AND NEAT TABLES AND GRAPHS.

DATA ANALYSIS AND DISCUSSION

This is the section where the results of the work are analyzed, compared to theory or expected
results, and interpreted. Graphs can be used to compare the results of various settings or to
present the trend that is important. In this section you get to explain what the results all mean.
How does the results compare to the expected or theoretical values? Have any trends being
established and if so, what is their significance? Did the experiment stay within the theoretic
allimitations? Try to perceive any question that the reader might have about the results and the n
answer it. What if the experimental results appear to be incorrect? Point out where the results are
incorrect and give probable reasons for such errors. Are there obviously bad data points? Does
the result look better after eliminating the bad points? What are your suggestions for correcting
the experiment? Get as much out of a failed project as possible. Almost as much can be learned
from a failed project as from a successful project if the discussion is presented correctly. The
next time the experiment is run, the reader will have learned from your mistakes.

SOURCES OF ERRORS

STATING WHERE THEY EMANATED FROM IF ANY ERRORS ARE OBSERVED

CONCLUSION

In this section summarize what has been learned from this project. Present briefly the highlightof
the results. Indicate if there is any future scope of study.RELEVANT AND ALWAYS BE
INLINE WITH AIMS OF THE EXPERIMENT.

RECOMMENDATIONS

FUTURE DEVELOPMENT AND WHAT YOU EXPECT TO BE DONE IN FUTURE SO AS


TO IMPROVE FUTURE RESULTS

REFERENCES

AUTHOR - TITLE FORMAT

TITLE– AUTHOR FORMAT

BE IN ALPHABETICAL ORDER

INCLUDE PAGE NUMBER

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