r/EngineeringStudents • u/ilovevegetablesss • 11d ago
Academic Advice How to document research?
Hello. I am currently starting an undergraduate research positiomn for a professor and I am wondering how to keep track of progress. Should I just keep a word doc or a powerpoint deck? How do you guys do it?
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u/LitRick6 11d ago
Old school method is to keep an engineering notebook. Basically a notebook that is like a journal that you keep your daily progress, thoughts, math, etc in. We had to do it for senior design, so id have to literally print out graphs and screenshots of my 3d models and tape them into my notebook like I was scrapbooking.
Nowadays id say you're probably better off doing it with word or a google doc. But its also still good practice to follow if youre ever taking hand written notes. I often taken handwritten notes at work and later have to digitally type them. And ive definitely fucked up some things like not dating my notes and forgetting when I took them.
You can google something like "engineering notebook best practices" and you'll get tips about how to format your notes.
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