​​Engineering Lab Report
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​​Purpose ​🎯​ 

​​Engineering Lab Reports form an important part of documenting what you did and what you learned from an experiment. Writing Engineering Lab Reports is part of learning to be an engineer, and provides you with experience writing journal articles. Through this assessment you will develop your critical analysis and communication skills.
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​​Task Description ​✏️​ 

​​Write a Engineering Lab Report analysing the experiment in Week 5: Lab: 
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  • ​​Week 5 Lab: Tensile strength testing
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​​As part of this, you are required to: 
  • ​​Refer to at least three (3) related research papers
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​​Additional Information ​đź“š​ 

​​To help you complete this task successfully, the following resources are provided:
  • ​​Marking Rubric — refer to this to understand how you will be assessed 
  • ​​Checklist: How to write a Lab Report — use this to help you complete the task
  • ​​Example: Lab Report — review this to see a completed example of the task
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​​Checklist: How to write an Engineering Lab Report ​âś…​ 

​​Please copy + paste this checklist into your Notes, ticking off each task as you go. 
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​​Step 1: Task Understanding
  • ​​Read the Instructions and Checklist carefully
  • ​​Read your Marking Rubric 
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​​Step 2: Plan Report
  • ​​Plan your Engineering Lab Report using this structure (adapted from Monash University, Engineering Laboratory Reports):
  • ​​Abstract: provide an overview of the full report, including: 
  • ​​What you did: the aim of the experiment
  • ​​How you did it: a brief description of the method used
  • ​​What you found: your results and how you interpreted them
  • ​​What it means: what your results mean in relation to the aim
  • ​​Aim: clearly state the aims of the experiment
  • ​​Introduction: provide background to help the reader understand the experiment, including:
  • ​​Purpose: introduce the topic and purpose of the experiment 
  • ​​Theory: explain the relevant theory (ie. laws, equations, theorems, etc)
  • ​​Tip: uploading any visuals as an image into Cadmus 
  • ​​Method: state the method/s used for analysis (ie. microscopy, modelling, nodal)
  • ​​Method: explain how you did the experiment. Including:
  • ​​Materials and/or Experimental setup: 
  • ​​Describe the materials used and/or apparatus setup
  • ​​Image showing relevant features of object or material under investigation 
  • ​​Diagram of experimental setup, with each component labelled
  • ​​Tip: uploading any visuals as an image into Cadmus 
  • ​​Procedure: outline the steps you took (in chronological order)
  • ​​Results: present the results of your experiment. Including:
  • ​​Findings: present your findings, as facts or evidence
  • ​​Explanation: explain how the data was process
  • ​​Errors: include an error analysis