Writing the 6.111 Lab 2 ReportTopicsProcess for Satisfying The Communication RequirementA Suggested Writing Process: GraphicsStep 1: Organize your dataWrite The BodyEditMechanicsResourcesSome Important PointsWriting the 6.111 Lab 2 ReportMary ZollSpring 2007Topics1. The Process for Satisfying The Communication Requirement 2. A Suggested Writing Process 3. Mechanics & Formatting4. ResourcesProcess for Satisfying The Communication Requirement¾ First Submission comments are not revised text are brief are representative¾ Revise¾ Second Submission with First Submission attached¾ Writing Grade depends on quality of first submission; quality of revision process; and quality of second submission. ¾ Deadlines do matter.A Suggested Writing Process: Graphics¾ Record and process your data.¾ Design your graphics.¾ Write full descriptive titles for all graphics. ¾ Write captions for figures. ¾ Label all parts of graphics. ¾ Make graphics self-contained.¾ Describe the point of graphic in text. ¾ Refer to each graphic by number. ¾ Place graphic immediately after first text reference. ¾ Give appropriate credit.Step 1: Organize your dataStart with figures:• Assemble hard copies of your figures in a “storyboard”• Figure out the major technical theme of the report• Assess how each figure contributes to the major theme• REVISE figures to focus on the major theme(develop figures that summarize that major theme)Adapted from M. Poe and D. FreemanWrite The Body ¾ Module description Include a technical rationale.¾ Testing and debugging Include reasons for failure. ¾ Overview1) a clear, explicit statement of the problem2) enough background for context3) a justification for the effort4) a summary of the approach5) an advanced organizer ¾ Write an informative abstract. ¾ Write the title.¾ Write the title page and front matter.Edit¾ Focus on the project. Usually third person Active voice preferred ¾ Use simple, past-tense narrative for things that were done. ¾ Use present for things that happen in the present, things that continue to happen in the present, a state of being, accepted truths, and things that happen repeatedly. ¾ Check grammar.¾ Check for language style.¾ Proofread. ¾ Let it rest.¾ Proofread again.Mechanics ¾ 2,500 words of original prose ¾ 10 pages not counting front matter back matter graphics equations quotations ¾ black ink on white paper¾ on only one side of the paper¾ one column¾ double spaced¾ 12 point font¾ justified left / ragged right ¾ no hand-drawn graphics¾ header with your last name and page number¾ binder clipResources¾ Writing and Communication Center http://web.mit.edu/writing¾ Online Mayfield Handbook https://web.mit.edu/21.guide/www/home.htm¾ This presentation 6.111 Website¾ [email protected] Put “6.111 student” in the subject line.Some Important Points ¾ Write an informative abstract. ¾ Include 5 things in the overview.¾ Discuss the technical rational for the design.¾ Discuss the trade-offs.¾ Explain failures.¾ Label your graphics completely.¾ Make your graphics self-contained.¾ Explain the point of each graphic in the text.¾ Give credit for anything you did not generate yourself.¾ Consult The Mayfield Handbook.¾ Follow MIT styles.¾ Use one column, double spaced, ragged right, 12 point
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