SMJE 2062: ELECTRONICS ENGINEERING LABORATORY 1

RUBRICS FOR LONG REPORT

Group No Section

Group Members Name Experiment Date

Title of Experiment

Student
No Criteria Fail Pass Satisfactory / Acceptable High Satisfactory Excellent
Marks
1 Cover page or First page heading All required parts missing Some parts are missing or All required parts are clearly
This section of the report should contain error written
include a heading with the author and
group members name, experiment
title and date, as well as course title
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and the semester.

2 Objectives  Purpose of experiment is not  Purpose of experiment  Purpose of experiment is  Purpose of experiment is  Purpose of experiment is
This section should include a concise identified. is somewhat vague. clearly identified but merely clearly identified, not entirely clearly identified, with own
statement of the purpose of the  Relevant input variables and  Relevant input copying from lab sheet. copying from lab sheet. writing style.
experiment. Although it is acceptable desired outputs are not variables and desired  Relevant input variables and  Relevant input variables  Relevant input variables and
to copy things directly from the lab described. outputs are not desired outputs are described. and desired outputs are desired outputs are clearly
experiment sheet, nevertheless it is described. clearly described. described.
pertinent that you understand what
suppose to be done as well as the
purpose it is being done and clearly
write them in your own words
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3 List of Equipment used  There is not a list of the  Most of the  All necessary lab equipments  All necessary lab  All necessary lab equipments
This section should include a equipments need. equipments needed are needed are included but equipments needed are needed are included are written
complete listing of all materials i.e. listed. copied from lab sheet. included are not merely originally IN OWN WORDS and
equipments, parts and components to copying from lab sheet, but OWN WRITING STYLE.
complete the experiment. Although it not listed in a particular
is acceptable to copy things directly order.
from the lab experiment sheet,
nevertheless it is pertinent that you
understand what is needed to run the
experiment IN YOUR OWN WORDS. 0-1 2 3 4 5

4 Theory  Background theory not  Background theory not  Background theory not  Background theory written  Background theory written
This section should include theory or included written clearly written clearly clearly clearly in own writing style
background information that enable Prelim work not included  Prelim work included is  Prelim work included  Prelim work included is  Prelim work included is
students to perform the experiment incomplete and not although complete but not complete and original complete and original
succesfully. This section is highly original (copied) original (copied)
related to preliminary lab work that
has been assigned prior to respective
lab experiment.
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5 Experimental Setup/ Procedures  There is not a list of procedures  Only most of the  All necessary procedures  All necessary lab  All necessary lab procedures
This section should include a explained procedures are listed needed are included but procedures needed are needed are included are written
complete lay out of the procedure i.e. merely copied from lab sheet included are not merely originally
steps, circuit diagrams complete the copying from lab sheet, but
experiment. Although it is acceptable not listed in a particular order
to copy things directly from the lab
experiment sheet, nevertheless it is
pertinent that you understand what
suppose to be done as well as the
purpose it is being done and clearly
write them in your own words. It is
acceptable to write this section in
either bullet/ list format or paragraph 0-2 3-4 5-6 7-8 9-10
format, as long as it completely recalls
all steps taken during lab.

6 Data Collected Fail Pass Satisfactory / Acceptable High Satisfactory Excellent

This section should include all data/
result collected in the lab.

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7 Discussion of result Result not stated at all Result was not clearly Result was clearly stated. But Result was clearly stated. And Result was clearly stated. And
This is where any questions asked stated and objectives not theoretically reasoning not theoretically reasoning is theoretically reasoning is well
during the lab or required results explained well well explained well explained. explained by own words
should be answered or explained. It is
also important to state any reasons
explaining discrepancy in the result
from the expected or not matching
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theoretically-backed result.

8 Conclusion No conclusion included Poor Fair Good Excellent

This should be discussion of whether
the data is in the context of the
objectives of the experiment and what
can be concluded from the
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experiement.

9 References No refences included References included are Refrences included are listed Refrences included are listed Refrences included are listed
This should be the citation of all not listed clearly in clearly in standard originally in standard originally in standard
published sources (i.e. published standard bibliography bibliography format but not bibliography format but not bibliography format and cited
lecture presentation slides, website format and not original original (copied) cited from various published from various published sources
URL, textbooks, etc. (copied) format

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