While writing our lab report, we applied a variety of course goals to create a cohesive writing piece that conveyed our experimental process and research. Throughout our writing process, we used sources found on the Internet to make our report more credible. While attempting to understand the results of our experiment, I relied on the Internet to explain our outcomes and determine if they are accurate. Practicing using multiple sources increased my knowledge on our topic of electrical conductivity and enabled us create a report that acknowledged the related findings of others. Furthermore, my group worked collaboratively to both complete the experiment and write the lab report. This report was a team effort and it made me aware of the different perspectives and insights that people have. For example, while enhancing our strategies for revising and editing, we gave each other advice about how a certain section of the report should be developed and what it should communicate to the reader.

Overall, my writing process was well thought out and took effort to complete. The different sections of the report were divided amongst my group to ensure a fair workload for each member.  I was responsible for writing the results and discussion portion of the lab report. Some of the challenges I faced while writing included understanding the results and determining whether or not our results were reliable. This led me to further research the components of our experiment and how they impact our results. I found that there were several sources of error in our experiment that caused our results to be slightly inaccurate. From my own writing, I learned that I am capable of both working independently and as a team member with my peers to successfully create a bigger product. In addition, I learned that working collaboratively in a group has both advantages and disadvantages. For example, clear advantages include useful feedback, criticism, and assistance throughout the writing process to make my writing better. On the other hand, group members not putting in their full effort into the report or cooperating with all members of the group present the disadvantages of group collaboration.