Canvas Quizzes for Tutorials on Writing Reports
​as an Engineer or Scientist

        In a writing-component course such as first-year design or chemistry laboratory, the engineering or science instructor is expected to bridge the writing gap between the writing of essays learned in first-year English and the writing of technical reports. However, this gap is much larger and more complex than most instructors realize.
​        Our short tutorial and full tutorial on writing reports in engineering and science address the most common deficiencies and misconceptions that engineering and science students have about writing technical reports. This page presents Canvas quizzes that instructors can use to test whether students understand the content of those tutorials.

Summary Film for Tutorial on Writing Technical Reports.
Obtaining a Canvas Quiz on Writing Reports

​        Any instructor assigning students to view either the short or full tutorial on writing writing reports in engineering and science is welcome to receive the Canvas quizzes that accompany those tutorials. You can obtain a Canvas quiz by doing the following steps:
  1. Email Michael Alley (mpa13@psu.edu) using your institutional email address
  2. Write "Request for Canvas Quiz on Writing Reports" in the email's subject line.
  3. Indicate the course(s) in which you will use the Canvas quiz.
By doing so, you will receive the quizzes (with a creative commons license) that you can import into Canvas. Under this license, you can delete, modify, or add questions to serve your course. 



Obtaining a Canvas Quiz on Avoiding Common Grammar Errors in Engineering and Science

​        Any instructor assigning students to view the tutorial on avoiding common grammar errors in engineering and science is welcome to receive the Canvas quizzes that accompany those tutorials. You can obtain a Canvas quiz by doing the following steps:
  1. Email Michael Alley (mpa13@psu.edu) using your institutional email address
  2. Write "Request for Canvas Quiz on Avoiding Grammar Errors" in the email's subject line.
  3. Indicate the course(s) in which you will use the Canvas quiz.
By doing so, you will receive the quiz (with a creative commons license) that you can import into Canvas. Under this license, you can delete, modify, or add questions to serve your course.