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MBA, Ph.D in Management
Harvard university
Feb-1997 - Aug-2003
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Strayer University
Jan-2007 - Present
General Guidelines
● Use the following headings in your lab report: Question, Hypothesis, Materials, Procedure,
Observations, Results, Discussion, Conclusion ● you must write in the passive tense (ex. The plant stem was cut longitudinally with a scalpel;
NOT... I cut the plant stem longitudinally with a scalpel) ● You may use any size font you like on your title page ● You should use bold, italicize and/or underline to emphasize your headings ● DO NOT write your whole report in any emphasis style!! ● The body of your lab report should be in type Times New Roman font or similar ● The body of your lab report should be in size 11 or 12 font ● The body of your lab report should be single spaced (except headings) ● Use spell check, grammar check and proof read your work to ensure you have not made any
spelling and/or grammatical errors ● You are responsible for saving your work and should be able to supply a copy upon request Title Page
● This page is separate from the body of your lab report ● Title of the experiment ● Course name and Course code ● Your name ● Date the experiment was performed ● Your teacher's name (spelled correctly!) Question
● Identify the problem ● State the causal question (if applicable) Hypothesis
● What do you predict will happen? ● Do some background research ● Make an educated guess about what result you expect to get from your experiment Materials
● List all materials needed to perform your experiment Procedure
● List the steps by step instructions to required to perform your lab ● Be sure this is a numbered list ● Include your variables tested (i.e. dependent; independent; control) Observations
● Do NOT state your results or analysis of your experiment ● Link your observations to the relevant step of the procedure ● Describe only what you observed during the lab. For example, if you noticed the formation of a
gas during a chemical experiment that couldn't be measured but may be important to your
discussion of the lab - note it. Results
● Simply record the experimental results you collected in a table and graph (if applicable) ● Do NOT analyse or discuss your results in this section ● If calculations were necessary, show your work here Discussion
● This will be the largest section of your lab report; this is where you discuss the patterns and/or
trends in your results and evaluate the experimental procedure ● Part 1: provide a background summary of the science involved in the experiment; write this
summary as if it is for someone unfamiliar with the basic science and purpose of the lab ● Part 2: provide a brief summary of the patterns and/or trends you see in your results; include
some quantitative data to support your evaluation of the results; discuss whether or not your
results support the hypothesis and if it is to be accepted or rejected ● Part 3: include an error analysis (if possible); this does NOT include human error; was there
something in the procedure and/or materials that may have had an effect on your results? is
there a way that you can modify the procedure and/or materials to obtain better results? If you
cannot provide an answer to these questions, do NOT include this section in your lab report. Conclusion
● Provide a short statement of your results ● Look back at your initial question and use your results to answer it if possible ● If your results lead to further questions, state them here References
● You must reference all your sources ● APA Style
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