Villanova University, Department of Mathematical Sciences

Cartographiometry (MAT 1210/ GEO 1700)

(©  copyright 1996-1999, Timothy G. Feeman and Elaine F. Bosowski.)

Format for Laboratory Reports

• For each laboratory exercise, you must prepare a report.
• Each laboratory report must be handed in individually and on time.
• Each laboratory report must include the following seven elements in the order listed.

1. A title page; Include the name of the course, the name/number of the laboratory exercise, a creative title that you have made up for the project,  your name, the date the report is being submitted, and the amount of time you spent working on the laboratory exercise.
2. A table of contents; Include the page locations of each component part of the report.
3. The instructions for the laboratory exercise.
4. Any preliminary drawings, worksheets, or calculations you might have;
5. Your final work on the laboratory exercise itself!
6. A tools/resources sheet; List all the tools and resources that you used to complete the laboratory exercise and include a description of what each tool and resource was used for. Your list should be as complete as possible -- a pencil, a straight edge, a magazine article, a web site, a friend you consult, a computer software program, a calculator, a text book, a passerby who holds a piece of lab equipment for you while you make a measurement are all possible tools and/or resources. You may also include comments and suggestions regarding the tools.
7. A comment sheet; Write a paragraph or so recording your thoughts about the process of doing the laboratory exercise -- what helped or hindered you, what are the implications of the exercise for you, what are your interpretations of the exercise, or any other aspect of the assignment that you think is important. In particular, if you had a significant problem completing part of the assignment (you were unable to find a necessary tool, for instance) you should explain the problem in your comments.

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