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Format For Engineering Lab Report

The document outlines the required sections and formatting for laboratory reports, including: a title page, table of contents, abstract, list of symbols and units, theory, procedures, sample calculations and error analysis, results, discussion and conclusion, and references. It specifies the font, spacing, margins, and other formatting guidelines. Key sections include an abstract that states the objective and summarizes what was done, how it was done, the basic results, and how results compare to theory. The theory section must provide background to analyze data. Sample calculations must correspond to the error analysis section. The discussion and conclusion section must relate results to theory, identify sources of error, and discuss the overall accomplishment. Plagiarism or other academic

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Format For Engineering Lab Report

The document outlines the required sections and formatting for laboratory reports, including: a title page, table of contents, abstract, list of symbols and units, theory, procedures, sample calculations and error analysis, results, discussion and conclusion, and references. It specifies the font, spacing, margins, and other formatting guidelines. Key sections include an abstract that states the objective and summarizes what was done, how it was done, the basic results, and how results compare to theory. The theory section must provide background to analyze data. Sample calculations must correspond to the error analysis section. The discussion and conclusion section must relate results to theory, identify sources of error, and discuss the overall accomplishment. Plagiarism or other academic

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Laboratory Report Content

For almost all of the experiments, the laboratory reports should include the following (total of 20
points):

• Title Page (0.5 point)

• Table of Content (0.5 point)

• Abstract (1 points)

• List of Symbols and Units (2 points)

• Theory (3 points)

• Procedures and Experimental Setup (1 points, with colored pictures)

• Sample Calculation and Error Analysis (4 points, EA may not exist for some experiments)

• Results (2 points with Table of Results and/or Figures)

• Discussion and Conclusion (5 points)

• References (0.5 point)

• Appendix (0.5 points, raw data sheet and hand calculation)

Laboratory Report Format

• Use 1 12 spacing for texts and equations.

• For all texts and equations, you must use the font Times New Roman, font size 11.

• For section titles, use Times New Roman, size 14 with boldface.

• Use 1 inch left margin, and 34 margin on all other sides (right, top, and bottom).

• Use Justification on both left and right margins.

• All equations must be centered with equations number: [1], [2], [3] with right justification

• Try to use present tense in writing your report.

• For all pages, you should have headers/footers such that:

– Upper left corner: EGME 476A


– Upper right corner: Experiment name
– Lower left corner: Your name
– Lower right corner: Page #/Total pages

• Title Page

– Please include: course number, course title, name of the experiment, your name, your
lab partners name, date the report due date, submission date

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Habib Gharavi – Fall 2018
California State University, Fullerton Office Hours: Tue 2:00–4:00 PM PLN-320
Department of Mechanical Engineering Fri 12:00–2:00 PM PLN-320
EGME 476A–11,12,15,16,21,22 – Dynamic System & Control Labs Email: [email protected]

• Abstract

– Abstract should be no longer than 1/2


12 pages to 3/4
34 pages. You should clearly state the
objective of the experiment in the very first sentence. You must also briefly answer
(a) What was done?
(b) How was it done?
(c) What were your basic results?
(d) How is your result compared to that of theory and/or other sources?

• List of Symbols and Units

– You should clearly write variables, name of the variables, and units in three column
format.

• Theory

– With books and other sources, you must provide background information that helps in
analyzing your data. You should include theoretical information for all of the equations
that you used in analyzing your data. This should be at least two to three pages.

• Procedures and Experimental Setup

– Number the procedure in chronological order. Please place a couple of colored photo to
better illustrate your procedure of the experiment.

• Sample Calculations and Error Analysis

– “Number” the sample calculation that you are analyzing in chronological order.
– This number should correspond to the number in the error analysis.

• Results

– Make sure you have titles, axis labels with units in all tables and figures.

• Discussion and Conclusion

– Explain how your results relate to the theory. Similarities and differences between your
results and that of others can be used to confirm your conclusions. You must explain in
detail some sources of error. If your result disagrees with the published source, try to
explain possible sources of error. If it agrees, you must also explain how you obtained the
accurate results. For the concluding paragraph, you must discuss the most important
overall result and explain what you have accomplished. Remember, this section weighs
more than any other section for a good reason.

Academic Dishonesty

There would absolutely be no tolerance on academic dishonesty or misconduct. Exam-


ples of these may include cheating, plagiarism, and helping someone else engage in academic dis-
honesty or misconduct. To preserve the integrity of the course, a student committing any of
these would receive a course grade of F and be reported to the department chair and the dean.
Academic dishonesty will be dealt with according to the University regulations. Please refer to
http://www.fullerton.edu/INTEGRITY for further detail.

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