Title: Good Documentation Practices
Course: BTEC-2000-301-302-303-F21 > Section: InnovaBio® Research Project

In InnovaBio®, writing in a laboratory notebook is of utmost importance. We want our work to be trustworthy and correctly documented. Review:

Good Documentation Practices (GDPs) for a Research Notebook.pdf

InnovaBio® notebooks may be used as a legal document to secure a patent or otherwise protect intellectual property. InnovaBio® provides each project with a notebook for everyone on the team to share. All InnovaBio® notebooks must stay in the lab.

Begin working on the experiments identified in the flowchart you made. Please collaborate with your project team members to find the current experimental protocols and the reagents necessary to complete the experiments. Protocols frequently change as results are gathered and adjustments are made. Write protocols in the provided lab notebook before starting an experiment, and write observations and data as you complete experiments. Ideally data analysis results and the conclusions should be complete and recorded in the notebook before you start the next experiment.

Failure to keep the lab notebook up to date may prevent you from successfully completing this part of the course. Ask an InnovaBio® staff member to check for necessary corrections. Once the corrections are made have the InnovaBio® staff member sign as a witness at the bottom of the notebook page.

Learning Objectives:

- 2.6 Record experiments in the associated research project notebook.