UNITED ARAB EMIRATES UNIVERSITY

Faculty of Engineering
Engineering Requirements Unit
Freshman Lab Report Experiment Title: Report Date: Section Number: Group:

Report Sections
Title page/Table of Content Abstract Introduction Instrumentation and Procedure Results and Discussion Error Analysis Conclusions & Recommendations References Figures and Tables Total

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Abstract

Should appear after the title page. One paragraph of not more than two hundred words summarizing the experiment (not an introduction!) and complete in itself.

Indicate the subjects dealt with in the report and state the objectives of the investigation.

Newly observed facts and conclusions of the experiment or argument discussed in the report must be stated in summary form.

Readers should not have to read the report to understand the abstract.

Introduction
Briefly explain the contents of this report. Summarise the different sections. This is not the same as the abstract.

Instrumentation and Procedure

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Briefly describe the experimental setup. Mention all instruments that were used and explain what they were used for. Describe in words what was connected to what and where measurements were carried out. If a wiring schematic is required it will be specified in the lab manual under "results". Do not describe individual instruments in detail. Also describe briefly how the measurements were carried out.

Results and Discussion

Under this heading, present the results asked for in the lab manual and lab supplement. The discussion then should be in two parts. First, present and discuss the results in a general fashion and in a narrative style, i.e., in paragraphs, not as a list of responses. State what the results show, for example you could discuss how and why they significantly agree or differ from what you expected. It is important to be concise; do not hide your astute observations behind a pile of superfluous words. Second, answer the questions raised in the lab supplement. As in the data reports, you do not need to rewrite the questions. Simply paraphrase the questions or write the answers in a manner that will make it clear to the reader which question is being answered.

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Error Analysis
Estimate the random error, i.e., the reproducibility, the systematic errors, and the total error for each type of measurement if the data allows this. In any event, state what you consider to be the largest source of error in your data and make at least one specific recommendation as to how this error could be reduced.

Conclusions and Recommendations

The conclusions are the counterpart to the introduction section. It should summarize to the reader: 1) the specific problem, 2) what investigation was carried out, 3) what was found, and 4) what it means. You should not repeat your abstract verbatim or give all the details found in your results/discussion section. Also, no new results should be presented here. The reader should be able to find supporting evidence elsewhere in the report for each conclusion presented in this section.

References
All documents and online information that was used in the preparation of the report should be referenced using correct referencing standards. The date of access of any online

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information must be stated. If quotations have been taken from any text, the page number should also be given.

Figures and Tables

This section should contain all tables and figures in the report. Each figure and table included in this section must be referenced (i.e., it must be referred to by number) somewhere else in the text of the report. Unless other instructions are given in the lab manuals, ALL figures and tables should be computer generated (not hand written or hand drawn).

Tables
When creating tables data should be easily readable and organized logically. Tables should be captioned with a consecutive table number and title, which appear above the table (e.g. Table I. Title).

Figures
Figures should be captioned with a consecutive figure number and title, which appear below the figure, (e.g.; Figure 1. Title). Figures are numbered using Arabic numerals. For every figure, be sure you label both axes including the units. If there is more than one curve per graph include some method for identifying each (for example, different symbols, line styles,

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or labeling). Experimental data should be plotted in symbol form and are usually not curvefitted. Analytical results are plotted as a continuous curve.

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