Student Name: _______________________ _ Registration # _________ ____________ _ Section ___ __________

Method: Lab reports and instructor observation during Lab sessions

Since the students are going to conduct their lab session in groups, the reports should be group reports. You need to submit the by the end of each session!.

The format of the report will be of the following:

Prelab (10):

i. Objective (10)
ii. Background

In Lab Components (60):

i. Experiment (60)
ii. Data Collection
iii. Viva
Post Lab
iii. Discussion and Results (30)
iv. Conclusion

Report component layout-judged by the neatness, completeness and organized including background theory (10%), procedure & answer (25%), discussion (35%) and
conclusion (10%) and presentation/viva (20%). Presentation will be done at the end of each lab session. Each one of you will be questioned on anything with regard to
the conducted experiment. This is to ensure active participation from all the members. A failure of a member to answer the posed questions will jeopardize the whole
group.

Outcome Assessed:
1. Ability to conduct experiments, as well as to analyze an d interpret data (P).
2. Ability to function on multi- disciplinary tams (A).
3. Ability to use the techniques, skills, and modern engineering tools necessary for engineering practice (P).
4. Ability to communicate engineering knowledge (A)
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LabRubrics Evaluation

Identify Experiments goals and draw a
hypothesis (C )
Pre Lab (10)
Describe the experimental process
and methods (C )
Specify procedures equipment, tools
and materials (C )
Setup of experiment (P/C )
Follow the procedure
(P/C )
In Lab (60)
Take organized and accurate
measurements (P/C )
Safety (A)
Viva C/P/A)
Summarize findings and compare
actual to expected results (A )
Reduce and display results data to
Post Lab (30)
facilitate analysis (A )
Extract conclusion from analysis (A )
1. Unsatisfactory (0-2)
Can’t identify goals nor draw
any hypotheses
Is unaware of applicable
experimental process and
methods
Is unable to specify a viable
procedure, a list of materials,
or list of equipment necessary
for the experiment.
Can’t set up experiment
without assistance
Doesn’t follow procedure
Can’t take measurements
Practices unsafe,
riskybehaviors in
lab
Poor
Can’t summarize findings or
compare findings to expected
results
Doesn’t demonstrate
knowledge of data reduction
techniques nor f data display
techniques
Can reach meaningful
conclusions from analysis of
reduced experimental data
2. Developing (2-5)
Can identify some goals but
unable to draw an adequate
hypothesis
Can describe some
experimental process and
methods, but does not know
if these are applicable.
Is able to partially specify a
procedure , a list of
materials or list of
equipment necessary for the
experiment
Can setup most of the
experiment without assistance
Follows most of the procedure
with some errors or omission
Can take measurement but
either unorganized or
inaccurately
Unsafelabprocedures
observedinfrequently
Fair
Summarize findings in an
incomplete ways to can make
full sense of the data
Applies some of the relevant
data reduction techniques and
uses some standard display
techniques
Can extract most of the valid
conclusion for the experiment
Rubrics
3. Meets Expectations
(6-8)
Can identify unnecessary and
sufficient goals and draw
adequate hypotheses
Can describe one set of
applicable and sufficient
experimental processes and
methods.
is able to fully specify a
procedure, a list of materials or
list of equipment necessary for
the experiment
Can set up the experiment
without assistance
Follows the procedure to the
letter
Takes organized and accurate
measurements.
Observes
goodlaboratorysafety
procedures.
Good
Summarize findings in an a
complete ways, can compare
these to expected results
Can apply the relevant data
reduction techniques and all
applicable display techniques.
Can extract all relevant and
valid conclusions from the
experiment
4. Exceeds Expectations
(9-10)
Can identify goals that extend the
original scope of the experiment
and draw multiple testable
hypotheses
Can generate multiple applicable
experimental processes and
methods.
Is able to produce multiple
alternate procedures and list of
materials or list of equipment
necessary for the experiment
Identifies alternate ways to set
up the experiment.
Follows procedure and is able to
identify ways to simplify
procedure or develop alternate
procedure
Can identify new ways to
improve measurement
organization and or accuracy.
.Extremelyconscious
about safety expects
Very Good
Summarize new data and invents
ways to compare to expected
results.
Invents new data reduction
techniques or new data display
and visualization techniques.
Can use conclusions to propose
new question and experiments.
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