The Electrical/Electronic Laboratory Experiment is facilitated by the Electrical/Electronic Engineering department. The experiments/practicals consist of a series of physics-related experiments with regards to electricity. The Electrical ELA aims at helping the students understand certain electrical principles that'll help them in the engineering field.

 Each student is to do a total of four Electrical ELA practicals in a semester; till they're in 400 level (depending on the department though). Each practical gives a total of 25 marks, therefore giving a total score of 100 marks. The 100 marks are then divided by 4 (total number of practicals) to give 25%; which is the contribution mark to the general ELA score of 100%. The 25% though small, is very vital in passing your ELA once.

 A sure way of writing your Electrical ELA technical report and passing it has been given by the Electrical/Electronic department to aid the students in writing their report.

ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT, FACULTY OF ENGINEERING, UNIVERSITY OF BENIN, LABORATORY TECHNICAL REPORT FORMAT

An experiment is only as good as the laboratory technical report that describes it. Laboratory technical reports are an essential part of all laboratory courses and usually a significant part of your grade. A laboratory technical report is how you explain what you did in an experiment, what you learned, and what the results meant.

Students have permission to refer to the laboratory manual.

FORMAT

Title Page: This would be a single page (the very first page of the technical report) that states the following

• The title of the Experiment
• The Number of the Experiment as stated in the Manual
• Department of the Student
• Name of the Student
• Matriculation Number of Student
• ELA serial Number of Student
• The date the Experiment was performed

From the second page of the technical report are the following

AIMS OR OBJECTIVES

The aims state what you did. It should be brief and describe the main point of the Experiment or investigation. (See your EEE Lab Manual)

APPARATUS/COMPONENTS/EQUIPMENT

List everything needed to complete your experiment.

THEORY

In this section, using your own words, summarize and present the theoretical background which should (at least in theory) support the findings of the experiment.

This section introduces the reader to the investigation you are trying to carry out. Let the aims and objectives of the experiment guide your write up in this section. Derive an equation that will be needed to understand the experiment.

PROCEDURE

In this section, the details of the way the experiment was performed, how the equipment was configured, the way that data were collected and calculated, etc are described.

Describe the steps you completed during your investigation. Write it as if you were giving direction to someone else to do the Laboratory experiment.

You can refer to the steps in the "procedure" of the experiment you have performed in the Lab Manual.

RESULTS

Results are brought together in graphs or tables of data whenever possible. All graphs should be properly titled, large enough, numbered, their axis properly labeled including units and they must have captions and numbers for easy reference, Axis label should contain the description of the quantity, the symbol, and the units (for example, Voltage, V, mV; Current, A, mA). Graphs and tables should be inserted after the steps in the procedure or the page they are referred to. Calculations that were done to get the data on the tables or graphs should be well stated after the table or before the table.

DISCUSSION

Your discussion is one of the most important parts of your lab technical report. Here, you will show your reader that you understand the experiment and can interpret it. Give your answers or explain your results focusing your attention on the questions asked.

CONCLUSION

The Conclusion summarizes the key results and interpretations of the experiment. The conclusion should be concise and brief. The conclusion should not introduce any new information. It should tell the reader why the experiment is significant and what implications its results have for your field of study.
If your experiment confirms or contradicts an established principle or theory, this should be clearly stated.

WORKS CONSULTED (REFERENCE)

1. Electrical and Computer Engineering Report Format, Department of Electrical and Computer Engineering, Northeastern University.
2. Electrical Engineering Lab Report by The Center for Global Communication and Design, Revised 26/06/2018.
3. Electrical Engineering Lab Report Format by Rodjuh Binti Hj Yahya.

N/B: Any student who fails to adopt the format above in his/her Electrical/Electronic Engineering Lab technical report will be penalized.

PREPARED BY THE TECHNOLOGISTS OF ELECTRICAL/ELECTRONIC ENGINEERING DEPARTMENT.