Industrial Electronics Laboratory

Individual Report Format

General Format:
Your individual laboratory reports are to be typed using Times New Roman as font with a font
size of 12 except as indicated, double spaced, with normal one-inch margins. Be careful to have
correct spelling and proper English grammar, as these will be taken into consideration when your
report is graded. Your completed report, along with any appendices, should be stapled once in
the upper-left corner.
Lab reports are one of the most frequently written documents in engineering. The purpose of lab
reports is to document findings and communicate their significance. Good lab reports represent
data, demonstrate comprehension of concepts, and enable individuals to understand and replicate
the work without difficulty. The typical components of a lab report include:
Rubric
Titlepage
AbstractorSummary
Introduction
CopyoftheExperiment
Body
o Results
o Discussion
Conclusion
References

Title Page:

The title page should contain:

Title (text size 18)
Experiment #
Author
Basic Electrical Engineering Laboratory, 1
st
Semester 2013 - 2014
Date Submitted

The following page contain an example of a title page










Fundamental Electrical Measurements
Experiment # 1
















By
Name MI. Surname
ECE41












Industrial Electronics Laboratory
1
st
Semester 2014 - 2015
Date Submitted: June 10, 2013

Abstract: The abstract is typically one paragraph (200- words) that summarizes the purpose of
the report, the methods employed, the key findings, and the significance or major conclusions.
This section should include concise statements and contain specific information.

Introduction: The introduction should include the purpose (what was tested), problem (why was
the experiment conducted), and scope (what was analyzed) of the report. In addition,
introductions can sometimes include justification of the experiments importance. It can also
refer to relevant theory and important previous studies.
Body: This section describes and demonstrates in detail the Results, and Discussion generated by
the report.
Results The results are the data that the experiment yielded. Although results should be
stated in verbal form, it also includes tables, charts, graphs, or calculations. Remember to
label them! A clear statement drawing attention to the results will help readers interpret
any figures. Do not include all of your raw data in this section. Extract that which is
important and put the rest in an appendix. Remember to reference any appendices as
necessary. Tip: State results in clear language and in past tense.
Discussion The discussion presents an interpretation of the data. This is the most
important part because it is here that the experimenter(s) demonstrate understanding of
the experiment and related concepts. The purpose of the discussion section is to explain,
analyze, and interpret. The significance or meaning of the results should be
communicated. Focus this section as appropriate by: comparing expected results with
actual results, analyzing experimental error, explaining results in terms of theoretical
issues, relating results to the experimental objectives, comparing results to similar
investigations, and analyzing the strengths and limitation of the experimental design. Tip:
Summarize the degree to which the experiment achieved its goals.
Answers to Problems: This section contains the answer to the problems/question in the
experiment.
Conclusions This section should present overall conclusions relating to the original purpose of
the study. List conclusions in order of importance and link them to information in previous
sections of the report.
References Appropriately document any textual research, fieldwork, and primary sources
(interviews, observations, surveys).

Industrial Electronics Laboratory
Group Report Format

General Format:
Your group laboratory reports are to be hand written with normal one-inch margins. The group
report should contain the following:
GroupReportRubric
Titlepage
Objectives
ResultsThe results are the data that the experiment yielded. Include tables, charts,
graphs, or calculations. Remember to label them!
Answers to Problems In answering, copy the problem first then answer.

The following page contains an example of a title page:

Fundamental Electrical Measurements
Experiment # 1
















By
Group #1
Name MI. Surname1
Name MI. Surname2
Name MI. Surname3















Industrial Electronics Laboratory
1
st
Semester 2014 - 2015
Date Performed: June 10, 2013

Industrial Electronics Laboratory

Name:_____________________________________________Date:_______Time:_________

IndividualPerformanceRubrics
Criteria 4 3 2 1 Rating

Effort(40%)
Student put a
great deal of
effort towards
lab activity.
Student put a
good amount of
effort towards
lab activity.
Student put
little effort
towards lab
activity.
Student put
little to no
effort towards
lab activity.

TaskBehavior
(40%)
Student is on
task the entire
period.
Student is on
task most of the
period.
Student is on
task some of
the period.
Student is on
task
little/none of
the period.

Punctuality
(20%)
Student arrives
on time.
Student arrive 1
5 min. after
the time.
Student arrive
6 10 min.
after the time.
Student arrive
10 15 min.
after the time.

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Group#___

PresentMembers:__________________________________Date:_______Time:_________
GroupReportRubrics
Criteria 4 3 2 1 Rating

Content
(20%)
Content of the
report is
complete.
One content is
missing or
incomplete in
details.
Two contents are
missing or
incomplete.
Three
contents
are missing
or
incomplete.

Data(50%)
Data is
Complete and
relevant.
Tables and
Graphs are
easy to read;
units and
proper label
are provided.
Questions are
answered
completely
and correctly.

One
component of
data
incomplete:
___Tables
___Graphs
___Questions
Tables and
Graphs are not
properly
labeled.
Two components of
data incomplete or
one missing:
___Tables
___Graphs
___Questions
Tables and Graphs
are labeled but not
easy to read.
Data is brief
and missing
significant
pieces of
information.
Tables and
Graphs are
not labeled.

Delivery
(15%)
The report
was delivered
on or before
20 minutes
before the end
of the class.
The report was
delivered 19 -
10 minutes
before the end
of the class.
The report was
delivered 9 1
minute/s before the
end of the class.
The report
was
delivered
exactly at
the end of
the period.

Appearance
and
formatting
(15%)
All sections in
order, well-
formatted,
very readable
All sections in
order,
formatting
generally good
but could still
be improved
Sections in order,
contains the
minimum allowable
amount of
handwritten copy,
formatting is rough
but readable
Sections
out of
order, too
much
handwritten
copy,
sloppy
formatting

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Name:__________________________________________Date:_______Time:_________
IndividualReportRubrics

Criteria

1 2 3

4 Rating
Abstract/Summary
(10%)
Several major aspects of
theexperimentaremissing,
student displays a lack of
understanding about how
towriteanabstract
Abstract misses one or
more major aspects of
carrying out the
experiment or the
results
Abstract references most of
the major aspects of the
experiment, some minor
detailsaremissing
Abstract contains
reference to all major
aspects of carrying out
the experiment and the
results,wellwritten
Introduction(10%)
Verylittlebackground
informationprovidedor
informationisincorrect
Someintroductory
information,butstill
missingsomemajor
points
Introductionisnearly
complete,missingsomeminor
points
Introductioncomplete
andwellwritten;
providesallnecessary
backgroundprinciples
fortheexperiment
Results:
data,figures,
graphs,tables,etc.
(10%)
Figures,graphs,tables
containerrorsorarepoorly
constructed,havemissing
titles,captionsornumbers,
unitsmissingorincorrect,
etc.
Mostfigures,graphs,
tablesOK,somestill
missingsome
importantorrequired
features
Allfigures,graphs,tablesare
correctlydrawn,butsome
haveminorproblemsorcould
stillbeimproved
Allfigures,graphs,tables
arecorrectlydrawn,are
numberedandcontain
titles/captions.
Discussion(40%)
Veryincompleteor
incorrectinterpretationof
trendsandcomparisonof
dataindicatingalackof
understandingofresults
Someoftheresults
havebeencorrectly
interpretedand
discussed;partialbut
incomplete
understandingof
resultsisstillevident
Almostalloftheresultshave
beencorrectlyinterpretedand
discussed,onlyminor
improvementsareneeded
Allimportanttrendsand
datacomparisonshave
beeninterpreted
correctlyanddiscussed,
goodunderstandingof
resultsisconveyed
Conclusions(20%)
Conclusionsmissingor
missingtheimportant
points
Conclusionsregarding
majorpointsaredrawn,
butmanyare
misstated,indicatinga
lackofunderstanding
Allimportantconclusionshave
beendrawn,couldbebetter
stated
Allimportantconclusions
havebeenclearlymade,
studentshowsgood
understanding
Spelling,grammar,
sentencestructure
(5%)
Frequentgrammarand/or
spellingerrors,writingstyle
isroughandimmature
Occasional
grammar/spelling
errors,generally
readablewithsome
roughspotsinwriting
style
Lessthan3grammar/spelling
errors,mature,readablestyle
Allgrammar/spelling
correctandverywell
written
Appearanceand
formatting(5%)
Sectionsoutoforder. Somesectionsinorder. Mostsectionsinorder,
formattinggenerallygoodbut
couldstillbeimproved
Allsectionsinorder,
wellformatted.