Lab reports are written individually after labs, unlike the entries in lab notebooks, which are made collaboratively during labs.
See the instructions below for important information about completing and submitting your lab reports.
Your lab report should be well organized and reflect your process in the lab. Therefore it will be easier to write lab reports if you follow the scientific-debugging process during the lab and document it appropriately in your lab notebook.
Note that your lab report shouldn't be just a list of steps. Clearly explain your process and reasoning. If you considered multiple hypotheses before testing any, say so. Consider whether and how you might approach similar situations differently in the future.
Your scores will be determined primarily by how clearly and concisely you explain what you did in lab and why. Support your assertions with evidence where necessary; for example, if you claim a bug is fixed, state what convinces you. Be precise.
You may lose points for poor writing. Take the time to distill and clarify your thoughts; write in complete sentences using correct grammar and spelling. Your lab notebooks can be rough and should contain just the information you need to write the report, but the report itself should be polished.
dana+15L at cs.ucsd.edu. Put the report in plain text in the body of your message. Please do not attach documents. The subject of your message should be "lab N report" where N is the lab number.