EE 321L Instructions

The general format of your lab book:

Keep all lab work in a quad-rule bound notebook.
Leave room for, and include, a table of contents at the beginning. Record titles and page numbers of labs as you do them.
Number and date pages.
Hand-written entries should be in ink. Cross out bad work with a single line through it, rather than blacking it out.
Do not cut up the lab handout and use it in the write up. Attach (glue, tape or staple) the handout in the lab book for reference.
You may use both sides of the pages, or use the right side for final work and left side as a scratch area.
When asked to compare the results of a measurement with theory, show the necessary calculations.
Include units and labels with all data and plots. Plots should have carefully labeled scales drawn on both axes.
The lab notebook should be neat, but not formal.

The function of your lab book:

The notebook should be a complete record of what you did. It should show the circuits you actually built, tests performed and outcomes.
There should be enough information that an engineer not familiar with the lab could exactly reproduce your work.

The process of documenting your lab:

Record as you work.
Include problem statement and requirements.
Provide information on what was done including steps taken, schematics and/or block diagrams.
Summarize results with supporting tables of data and/or sketches/copies of the oscilloscope trace.
Answer questions.
Write short conclusion.