Hi everyone,
We've finished grading the first lab and you should be able to see your grade and download our responses via BBLearn. If you have any questions, let us know or talk to us in class on Friday.
A few general comments:
- You should NEVER type values into Excel, with the rare exception of multiplying or dividing by 1000 (like changing to kips in this lab).
- Lots of points off for sig figs and notation: 2 to 3 sig figs will be criteria for the entire term
- Name and date on each page: if the header is not visible, switch to page layout view
And a few notes on the memo:
- It is 100% okay to be direct and say "The purpose of this lab was __" and then continue on from there.
- If you're stuck on what to write for the purpose or details section, look again at the grading criteria for each question: if we're looking for it in the grading criteria, chances are we wanted you to learn something from it.
- For details, you do not have to provide details for every question, it should be a summary, not a step-by-step procedure of what you did.
- The implications and limitations are an attempt to have you look at the lab in a broader view. Think about: what are the broader consequences of what you learned (will you use it in the future? do your results indicate success or failure? how does this type of system work?) and what kept you from being more accurate or certain about your results? (did you make simplifying assumptions that are too simplistic? what piece of data was limiting? where do you think the largest source of error comes from?)
- These should have a formal tone, and should never be in first person. A previous TA used this great example: "We took a tour of the Tacony-Palmyra Bridge and it was so fun to get hands-on experience and measure the strain gage distance for ourselves." A better way to state the same activities: "A site tour of the Tacony-Palymyra Bridge was conducted and field measurements were recorded to determine the strain gage distance."
If you're having problems with the memo, somegreat source for writing business memos:
http://owl.english.purdue.edu/owl/resource/590/04/
You can always get help here at Drexel by utilizing the Writing Center:http://drexel.edu/engphil/about/DrexelWritingCenter/http://drexel.edu/engphil/about/DrexelWritingCenter/workshops/
They also have various workshops you may register for during the various terms:http://drexel.edu/engphil/about/DrexelWritingCenter/workshops/
Please remember to include all three documents (.rvt file, .docx file, pdf) when you submit your Revit lab this week!
See you back in the normal classroom this week, Randell 327,
-Anita
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