APPENDI

LABORATORY REPORT
TEMPLATE

Student Name :
Student ID no :
Intake :
Lecturer Name :
Submission Date :
Report layout

The report is done using the proper format and uses Harvard referencing system. The
report must follow the template with proper font, page number and alignment. All spellings
must be checked and all figures, tables and equations must be numbered accordingly. There
should not be any questions (any sentence with question mark) asked in the report.

Abstract

The abstract provides a brief overview of the substance of the report; usually no more
than half a page. It is not an introduction to the topic. The abstract should outline all the
key features of your report, including the topic, what you did and how you did it, and the
main outcomes of your work.

The abstract:

states the topic of the report

outlines your approach to the task if applicable

gives the most important findings of your research or investigation, or the key
aspects of your design

states the main outcomes or conclusions.

Table of Contents
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Acknowledgments............................................................................................................

Abstract...........................................................................................................................

Table of Contents.............................................................................................................

Introduction......................................................................................................................

body of the report.............................................................................................................

sub-section............................................................................................................
Discussion .......................................................................................................................

Conclusions......................................................................................................................

References and Bibliography...........................................................................................

Appendices.......................................................................................................................
Introduction

The introduction provides the background information needed for the rest of your
report to be understood. It is usually three quartes to one page in length. The purpose of the
introduction is to set the context for your report, provide sufficient background information
for the reader to be able to follow the information presented, and inform the reader about
how that information will be presented.

The introduction includes:

the background to the topic of your report to set your work in its broad context

a clear statement of the purpose of the report, usually to present the results of your
research, investigation, or design

a clear statement of the aims of the project

technical background necessary to understand the report; e.g. theory or

assumptions.

All figures, tables and equations must be labeled properly.

Objectives

In this section, you can obtain the objectives from your lab manual provided during the
lab session.

Procedure

In this section, you should explain the steps done to setup the apparatus. You may use
figures to help you in your explanation. You are required to write the procedure in passive
voice
Analysis

You are required to tabulate your results accordingly and allowed to follow the
datasheet in your lab manual. You should answer the questions provided in your lab
manual. The graphs should be drawn by using Microsoft Excel and strictly no
handsketching unless instructed by instructor.

Discussion

This section should be written after the analysis. In this section, you state your
observations and findings during your experiment. You should discuss why there is any
discrepancy in your results. Finally you are required to give suggestions/ recommendations
for improvement of the experiment. Discuss based on evidence (not on your own general
ideas). Are the results significant? Why are there differences. Explain and summarize
results.

Conclusions

The conclusions section provides an effective ending to your report. The content should
relate directly to the aims of the project as stated in the introduction, and sum up the
essential features of your work. This section:

states whether you have achieved your aims

gives a brief summary of the key findings or information in your report

highlights the major outcomes of your investigation and their significance.

References
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All references to books, papers, and other publications must be fully and correctly
quoted to be useful to the reader.

The two parts to referencing are:

citations in the text of the report

 a list of references in the final section

A citation shows that information comes from another source. The reference list gives
the details of these sources. You need to use in-text citations and provide details in the
references section when:

you incorporate information from other sources; e.g.:

o factual material

o graphs and tables of data

o pictures and diagrams

you quote word-for-word from another work (when you do this the page
number must be given in the in-text citation). Here, we are using referencing style
as in the author-date (Harvard) system.

No need of creative writing; just requires a clear and specific writing.

Appendices

These contain material that is too detailed to include in the main report, such as raw
data or detailed drawings. The conventions for appendices are as follows:

each appendix must be given a number (or letter) and title;

each appendix must be referred to by number (or letter) at the relevant point in the
text.

General Requirements

The Report/ Proposals/ Thesis must be formatted with a font size of 12pt if
Times New Roman or a font size of 11pt if Arial and 1.5 line spacing. Please
ensure the paragraphs are properly aligned/ justified.
 A Report/ Proposals/ Thesis should be in chapters and the structure should not go
beyond the second level. Instead of adding subsections at the third level you may
use bullets if required.
All information provided must be straight to the point, precise and all information
must be accordingly cited and well presented. Please avoid plagiarism.
All figures and tables must have a title and referenced i.e. indicate the source.
There might be slight variations in the order and content required, please do
approach your relevant lecturer for future assistance.
The Report/ Proposals/ Thesis must be in binding.
Please also include the following in you Report/ Proposals/ Thesis
Page numbering at each page (Page X of Y)
Figure and table caption font size : Times New Roman,10 pt
Position of figure and table: centre aligned.