Skip to main content Accessibility help

We use cookies to distinguish you from other users and to provide you with a better experience on our websites. Close this message to accept cookies or find out how to manage your cookie settings.

Close cookie message
×
Hostname: page-component-76fb5796d-vfjqv Total loading time: 0 Render date: 2024-04-26T20:13:59.755Z Has data issue: false hasContentIssue false

7 - Report Writing and Presentations

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  24 August 2019

Les Kirkup
Les Kirkup
Affiliation:
University of Technology, Sydney
Get access

Summary

This chapter considers report writing, posters and oral presentation as means of communicating findings from experiments in science and engineering. Detailed advice is given on report writing supported by specific examples of, for example, how to write an abstract. A full report is included for the student to critique. Example posters are also included. Advice on how to approach oral presentations is included.

Keywords

scientific reportstechnical reportspostersoral presentationspresentation skillsconcept mapsreport structure
Type
Chapter
Information
Experimental Methods for Science and Engineering Students
An Introduction to the Analysis and Presentation of Data
 , pp. 139 - 167
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2019

Access options

Get access to the full version of this content by using one of the access options below. (Log in options will check for institutional or personal access. Content may require purchase if you do not have access.)

References

Bankes, M. J. K., Crossman, J. E. and Emery, R. J. H. (1998) ‘A standard method of shoulder strength measurement for the Constant score with a spring balance’, Journal of Shoulder and Elbow Surgery, 7(2), pp. 116–121.Google Scholar
Parvin, A. and Ma, Z. (2001) ‘The use of helical spring and fluid damper isolation systems for bridge structures subjected to vertical ground acceleration’, Electronic Journal of Structural Engineering, 1(2), pp. 98–110.Google Scholar
Serway, R. A. and Vuille, C. (2015) College Physics. 10th edn. Connecticut: Cengage Learning.Google Scholar
Walker, J. Fundamentals of Physics. 10th edn. New John Wiley and Sons: York.Google Scholar
Yamada, Y. (2007) Materials for Springs. Berlin: Springer-Verlag.Google Scholar

Save book to Kindle

To save this book to your Kindle, first ensure coreplatform@cambridge.org is added to your Approved Personal Document E-mail List under your Personal Document Settings on the Manage Your Content and Devices page of your Amazon account. Then enter the ‘name’ part of your Kindle email address below. Find out more about saving to your Kindle.

Note you can select to save to either the @free.kindle.com or @kindle.com variations. ‘@free.kindle.com’ emails are free but can only be saved to your device when it is connected to wi-fi. ‘@kindle.com’ emails can be delivered even when you are not connected to wi-fi, but note that service fees apply.

Find out more about the Kindle Personal Document Service.

  • Report Writing and Presentations
  • Les Kirkup, University of Technology, Sydney
  • Book: Experimental Methods for Science and Engineering Students
  • Online publication: 24 August 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108290104.009
Available formats
×

Save book to Dropbox

To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to Dropbox.

  • Report Writing and Presentations
  • Les Kirkup, University of Technology, Sydney
  • Book: Experimental Methods for Science and Engineering Students
  • Online publication: 24 August 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108290104.009
Available formats
×

Save book to Google Drive

To save content items to your account, please confirm that you agree to abide by our usage policies. If this is the first time you use this feature, you will be asked to authorise Cambridge Core to connect with your account. Find out more about saving content to Google Drive.

  • Report Writing and Presentations
  • Les Kirkup, University of Technology, Sydney
  • Book: Experimental Methods for Science and Engineering Students
  • Online publication: 24 August 2019
  • Chapter DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/9781108290104.009
Available formats
×