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Lab Report Guidelines and Grading

This document provides guidelines for lab reports in the ECE200 course. It states that full lab reports are due for labs 1, 4, 5, and 7 and will be graded based on attendance (25%) and the lab report (75%). Lab reports will be graded on presentation (10%) and technical content (90%). Technical content includes an abstract (10%), sections covering the experiment methodology and results (75%), and a conclusion (5%). Lab reports are due by the following lab and can be turned in up to one week late for a 20% penalty. The document then provides a template for the required sections of a lab report.

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Lab Report Guidelines and Grading

This document provides guidelines for lab reports in the ECE200 course. It states that full lab reports are due for labs 1, 4, 5, and 7 and will be graded based on attendance (25%) and the lab report (75%). Lab reports will be graded on presentation (10%) and technical content (90%). Technical content includes an abstract (10%), sections covering the experiment methodology and results (75%), and a conclusion (5%). Lab reports are due by the following lab and can be turned in up to one week late for a 20% penalty. The document then provides a template for the required sections of a lab report.

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ECE200 Lab Report Guidelines and Grading Information

Full lab reports will be required for labs 1, 4, 5, and 7. 25% of the grade for these labs will be
awarded for attending the lab and having the work checked off upon completing it. The other
75% will be based on the lab report grade. Grading of lab reports is broken down as follows:

Presentation (10%): This is a subjective judgment on the appearance, readability, and format of
the report. It should be neat, clear, and written in complete sentences (entirely in the students'
own words). All tables, figures, plots, and illustrations should be prepared electronically (not by
hand), and should have descriptive captions. Proper units must be given. It is recommended that
you use Microsoft Word and Excel, unless you are already familiar with another document-
preparation software. Standard margins (1 in) and 12 pt font must be used.

Technical Content (90%): These points are awarded based on your ability to show you have
understood the concepts of the lab, and followed the procedure given in the lab manual. This
part of grading is further broken down into Abstract (10%), Sections (75%), and Conclusion
(5%). Data should be presented in an organized form, and questions should be restated and
answered in paragraph form using natural language.

For each lab report, it is the student’s responsibility to print the associated score sheet BEFORE
coming to lab. The TAs will use this score sheet to verify that the lab was completed
successfully. The student should then attach the score sheet immediately after the cover page
when the lab report is turned in.

Lab reports are due in the next lab session after the lab is completed. They can be turned in up to
one week late and will receive a 20% penalty. After one week the report will be counted as a
zero.

The next few pages show the parts that are required to appear in a lab report, and describe in
detail what they should contain. In order to receive full credit for presentation and technical
content, students should format their report as seen below and be sure to include all information.
Lab Experiment X
Title of Experiment

Name: Elle Electron

Partner: Newt Tron

Lab Section: 20x

Class Section: 00x

Date of Experiment: 08/31/09

Submitted Lab Report: 08/31/09


Abstract
In paragraph form, the abstract should include:

 A brief but specific introduction to the topic of the experiment

 A statement of the lab's purpose, objective, or hypothesis.

 Brief mention of new electronic elements studied, equipment used, and/or the main
methodology used in the experiment.

 A summary of the main results that you found from your own data, and how they relate to
the lab's purpose, objective, or hypothesis.

Section X – Title of Section


Objective Statement
In one paragraph, describe the objective of this section of the lab and how it relates to the overall
goal of the lab.

Methodology
This part will vary in length depending on the specific section of the lab. In paragraph form, it
should describe:

 New electronic elements used, including their principles of operation and/or behavior.

 New measurement equipment used, including their function and limitations.

 New measurement methods.

 Figures needed to explain the above information should be included (may be copied from
the manual).

Results
All questions posed in the lab manual should be answered, in order, in paragraph form. All
circuit diagrams, tables, plots, equations, etc. should be included in-line with the text (not
attached at the end of the report), and MUST have appropriate and descriptive captions.

 PLOTS should be created using a graphic software tool such as Microsoft Excel.

 TABLES should be used to organize raw data.

 EQUATIONS should be created using an equation editor.

 SCREENSHOTS (such as from the oscilloscope) should be included when appropriate.


Discussion
This section includes material generated by you in addition to the questions in the lab manual. It
should include:

 Evaluation of data and calculations. Do they follow your expectations? Does your data
correspond to theory?

 A discussion of measurement problems and sources of error as needed.

Conclusion
In paragraph form, this section should include:

 A Restatement of the overall objective of the lab.

 A summary of the most important results.

 (Optional) Any recommendations for improvement of the lab and a mention of lessons
learned.

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