Help on writing a scientific report?

Question

I'm doing biomedical science at degree level. and we have to writeup the practicals carried out. Can anyone give me details and criteria of what a excellent written report will include.. Thanku..xx

Answer 1

I learned to write them similar to journal papers.
-Abstract
-Intro
-Hypothesis
-Results (Both figures and written explanation)
-Discussion

A few things I picked up while working on my degree:

Always start with the Null Hypothesis (that the variable that you're testing won't cause a change in results). For example, stating that adding compound X to your cell culture *won't* increase the growth rate (even if you want compound X to work, you need to go with the null hypothesis for the sake of impartiality).

Save analysis of the data and statements as to its meaning for the discussion section. One of my professors always got annoyed when we would put a conclusion in the Results section. Results should be dry statement of the data (even if it ends up sounding boring).

The discussion section should contain conclusions, references to other experiments (yours and others'), and implications for future research.

Every professor has their own idea of the perfect report, but they should follow this basic guideline. Hope this helps!

Answer 2

in basic terms in basic terms follow the scientific approach and write an essay from there utilising each physique to describe each step of the strategies-set and what you probably did to resolve it and are available to a end.