General Outline of A Laboratory Report (BNA30803)
General Outline of A Laboratory Report (BNA30803)
General Outline of A Laboratory Report (BNA30803)
I. Formatting Details:
The report must be 1.5-spaced text
The font must be Times New Roman
The font size must be 12 point
Page number must be in the below right hand corner of the page
Section headings must be in bold
Use “tape” binding with plastic cover at the front page
Lab report must be submitted prior to the lab session one week after completing the lab. Marks
will be deducted (-1 mark) for the delay submission of each calendar day.
Submit via:
https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/12jJkNpyLW9cyd4s1DBBm6xLQ4F0LApN_?usp=sharing
1. Front page
All lab reports should have:
The title of the experiment
Your lecturer’s name
Your name and the names of lab partners
The date the lab was performed
The date the report was submitted
2. Objectives
3. Learning outcomes
4. Introduction
The introduction is one paragraph that briefly explain purpose of the lab and
background of the experiment conducted
Do NOT copy the introduction from the lab manual
5. Materials/instrument
List everything needed to complete your experiment
6. Procedures
Describe the steps you completed during your investigation. This is your procedure.
Be sufficiently detailed that anyone could read this section and duplicate your
experiment. Write it as if you were giving direction for someone else to do the lab.
MUST provide a Figure regarding your experimental setup.
7. Results
Graphics/Table need to be clear, easily read, and well labelled
Provide sample calculation
Use a sentence or two to draw attention to key points in tables or graphs
8. Discussion
This is where you interpret the data and determine whether or not a hypothesis was
accepted.
This is also where you would discuss any mistakes you might have made while
conducting the investigation. You may wish to describe ways the study might have
been improved.
9. Advanced questions
Please answers all question in the lab manual
10. Conclusion
Discusses the results in the context of the entire experiment.
Most of the time the conclusion is a single paragraph that sums up what happened
in the experiment, whether your hypothesis was accepted or rejected, and what this
means