Microcredentialing Badge
Writing Engineering Reports:
​Understanding Expectations
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        This site presents a microcredentialing badge that uses assessments, videos, and other resources to help you understand the expectations on you when writing reports in engineering and science. The badge uses authentic examples from reports written by engineering and science students. After completing this material, Penn State students and Engineering Ambassadors at our partner universities can earn a digital badge. A digital badge is a shareable credential that can help you demonstrate your achievements and competencies on your LinkedIn profile, résumé, or e-portfolio.
        The badge, which is formally titled “Writing Engineering Reports: Understanding Expectations,” will be awarded if you meet the following criteria:​
  1. you have a valid PSU email address or you are an Engineering Ambassador with a university email address; 
  2. you take the initial Kahoot quiz on the tutorial (be sure to write in your full name and institution at the end of the quiz);
  3. you view the ten tutorial films (total viewing time: 40 minutes); and
  4. you score at least 18000 (18 out of 20) on the final comprehension quiz of the tutorial--note that you may retake this assessment to reach the needed score.​
        Badges, which are delivered to the email address you provide on the comprehension quiz, will be awarded after the end of each calendar month. For instance, if you complete your badge on September 14, you will receive it the first week of October.
Acknowledgments

This self-study guide was made possible by funds provided by the Leonhard Center for the Enhancement of Engineering Education in the College of Engineering at Pennsylvania State University. Providing technical assistance on the films is the Office of Digital Learning, which is also in the College of Engineering at Penn State. 
Role
Name
Department
Institution
Faculty Editor
Professor Michael Alley
College of Engineering
Penn State
Film Editor
Casey Fenton
Office of Digital Learning
Penn State
Film Editor
Elaine Whitmer
Office of Digital Learning
Penn State
Student Editor, 2022
Olivia Brencovich
Mechanical Engineering
Penn State
Website Editor, 2022
Marissa Beighley
Computer Science
Penn State