18-348 Lab Writeup Checklist

These checklists are to help you remember everything for pre-labs, lab demos, and lab writeups. It is your responsibility to read assignments carefully, and assignments have priority over this checklist. But, if you use this checklist, it will help you avoid simple mistakes. We encourage you to edit this checklist to make it more suitable for your own needs.

Pre-lab checklist:

• Come to recitation with all your prelab questions if you haven't completed the pre-lab by then.
• Complete all parts of pre-lab (use hand-in checklist included in pre-lab assignment)
• Ensure all files have course number, your group number, your andrew ID, and your name in them so they will be visible when printed.
• Follow the file naming convention: <base filename>_<andrewid>.<extension>
• Ensure all files other than source code are in Acrobat format and are legible when viewed.
• Transfer all files to designated afs space. Remember to use an ECE machine and not an Andrew machine for afs access.
• Transfer files back to your PC and check that (a) the files are in the correct subdirectory (including assignment number, assignment type, and early/ontime/late) (b) they are all there, and (c) they are all uncorrupted and legible. Using gzip or a similar program can help in detecting corruption, but it is important to unzip the files into the handin directory!
• Hand in by 1:30 PM on Friday if possible to get bonus points.
• Hand in by 9:00 PM on Friday to get full credit.

Lab demo checklist:

• Before your demo time, make sure that everything in the demo works.
• Ensure that TA checks everything required on the demo list.
• Keep notes on everything you had to change to make the demo work if there were problems for your lab writeup.

Lab writeup checklist:

• Fix any problems with the lab noted by the TA
• Complete all parts of lab writeup (use hand-in checklist included in pre-lab assignment)
• Ensure all files have course number, your group number, your andrew ID, and your name in them so they will be visible when printed.
• Follow the file naming convention: <base filename>_g<group#>.<extension>
• Ensure all files other than source code are in Acrobat format and are legible when viewed.
• Transfer all files to designated afs space. Remember to use an ECE machine and not an Andrew machine for afs access.
• Transfer files back to your PC and check that (a) the files are in the correct subdirectory (including assignment number, assignment type, and early/ontime/late) (b) they are all there, and (c) they are all uncorrupted and legible.
• Hand in by 9:00 PM on Wednesday to get full credit.
• Remove all of your files from the lab computer you used.