Orchid XP v8 wrote:
> andrel wrote:
> 
>> I tend to agree in an manner. Of the university students I have had to 
>> fortune to supervise, when they visited our lab, over the last couple 
>> of years, an astonishing 100% was unable to write a decent report. 
>> They all had writing skills that I normally associate with 12-15 year 
>> olds. None of the reports conformed to a standard structure (intro 
>> (including problem description), methods, (results), conclusions and 
>> discussion). Some were almost day by day accounts of what happened 
>> '... and then we did... and then he said...', most did not even use 
>> the spellchecker, and don't get me started on grammar. Interestingly, 
>> I had nearly no say in the grading and they all past their exam before 
>> I had a chance to correct it. Apparently the society wants technicians 
>> and computer science experts that are unable to write. But I don't.
> 
> OK, now you're just describing *me*. :-(
I thought about including a disclaimer that 'any resemblance to a p.o-t 
regular or mascot is purely a coincidence' but decided against it.
> 
> I have no idea how to write a report...
So how did you manage to graduate from university then? Did you not do a 
small research project?

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