Adobe pdf format

8.5" x 11" (letter) size paper

1" margins

11-pt TimesNewRoman font

line spacing 1.5

6 pt after paragraph spacing

Page limits and maximum permitted file size (expressed in MB) will be specified for each project.

The name of the submitted file containing the report should conform to the following convention:
Lab#_Lastname1_Lastname2_Lastname3.pdf
(for example, Lab7_Allen_Kitchen_Colwell.pdf)

The report should be organized as outlined below. **

0.  Abstract

Concise summary of the essential points in report: purpose or problem, method, results, conclusion, recommendations.

1.  Introduction

Background, problem or need, purpose of report, overview. (Based substantially of Problem Statement in lab notebook.)

2.  Methodology

Engineering design, construction, operation, measurement setup.

3.  Results

Results of the engineering; outcomes of the project, not simply or primarily a presentation of data.

4.  Conclusions

Interpret the results; what does it all mean in terms of the project objectives.

5.  Recommendations

Based on engineering so far, where to go next.

** from Wilcox, Engineering Design for Electrical Engineers, Prentice-Hall, 1990.