A lthough the author of Sample One does make a specific recommendation for improvement while discussing the experimental results of one of the labs, most of the conclusion section summarizes the experimental results of the four labs. The summaries are good, but they are simply summaries. The purpose of the assignment was to give students the opportunity to express their opinions about the learning experience they had just undergone. Overall, the labs and the writing of this formal report created a learning experience that was worthwhile and applicable to the ECE 110S class curriculum. Overall, I enjoyed the ability to work with my hands, and see with my own eyes how the lecture material applies to real circuits.
Engineering students tend to jump quickly to conclusions, limiting or eliminating alternatives.
They may, as in the case studied here, read a group of open-ended questions as if it were a problem set, and miss a more holistic approach to the assignment.