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(i) This document outlines the details of the Technical Report Writing course offered at BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, Pilani Pilani Campus. (ii) The objective of the course is to help students develop skills in writing technical reports and presenting them effectively. (iii) Over the course of 15 weeks, topics such as the communication process, elements of effective writing, types of reports, data collection and analysis, and oral presentations will be covered through lectures, assignments, and a comprehensive exam.

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Report Writing

(i) This document outlines the details of the Technical Report Writing course offered at BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, Pilani Pilani Campus. (ii) The objective of the course is to help students develop skills in writing technical reports and presenting them effectively. (iii) Over the course of 15 weeks, topics such as the communication process, elements of effective writing, types of reports, data collection and analysis, and oral presentations will be covered through lectures, assignments, and a comprehensive exam.

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BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY AND SCIENCE, Pilani Pilani Campus Instruction Division

Course Handout (Part II) Second Semester 2013-2014 Date:16/01/2014 In addition to part I (General Handout for all courses appended to the time table) this portion gives further specific details regarding the course. Course No : BITS F112 Course Title : Technical Report Writing Instructor-in-charge : VIRENDRA SINGH NIRBAN Instructors : Pushp Lata, S Bhattacharya, K S Bhattacharya, Piyush Gupta, Ruchika Sharma 1. Scope and Objective of the course: The objective of the course is to help the learners understand the process of communication; develop skills in writing technical reports and presenting them to an audience effectively. 2. Textbook: Sharma, R.C. and K. Mohan. 2011. Business Correspondence and Report Writing. Fourth Edition. New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill. 3. Reference Books: Raman, Meenakshi and Sangeeta Sharma, 2011. Technical Communication: Principles and Practice, 2/e. New Delhi: Oxford University Press. (ii) Gerson, Sharon J and Steren M. Gerson. 2000.Technical Writing : Process and Product. Third Edition. India : Pearson Education Asia. (iii) Krishna Mohan and Meenakshi Raman. 2010. Advanced Communicative English. New Delhi : Tata McGraw Hill 4. Course Plan : Lec. Learning Objectives Topics to be covered Ref.Chap. No /Sec. No. 1-2 To give an insight into the communication process Communication: Textbook Ch.1 Definition, Process, and its importance in day-to-day activities Importance 3 Ch. 19 ; Ref.(i) To introduce the elements of effective writing; Elements of Effective Writing chapter 13&14 what constitutes a good writing style 4 To give practical hints to make ones writing more Effective WritingChoice of Words and effective: choice of words, phrases, and sentences Phrases To make them conscious of various aspects of Effective Writingwriting: sentence construction, sentence length and Sentence Construction and Length word order
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To define technical reports and tell about their Technical Reports characteristic features To introduce various types of reports; to give Types of Reports practice to prepare routine reports To discuss various steps involved in report Preparatory Steps writing; planning and preparation: from data collection to outline making Sources of Data To discuss various sources for data collection. To familiarize them with all the methods of data Methods of Data Collection collection To provide guidelines for preparing mail Mail Questionnaire questionnaire; to give adequate practice in preparing a questionnaire To give an understanding of various structural Report Structure elements of a report; to provide rigorous practice To give insight into data analysis with the help of Data Analysis & Illustrations illustrations To provide practice in writing reports Report writing

Ch. 17 Ch. 17 Ch. 17 ; Ref(i) Ch.18 Ch. 16 Ch. 20 Ch.22 and 23 Ch. 23,26 ; Ref.(i) Ch.18 Ch. 24

To provide an understanding of shorter reports; Memo Report & Letter Report when and how to use them To make them aware of various aspects of oral Professional presentations; to provide guidelines for effective Presentation presentations

5. Assignments: The following items to be done as class assignments: Topic i) ii) Assignment 1 Team Report Assignment Marks 30 50 ( 30 Minutes) (105 Minutes OB)

6. Self Learning : Ref.(iii). Ch.3, 5, 11, 12, 13

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7.Evaluation Scheme: EC No. 1 2 Component Test I Comprehensive exam Duration 50 min 2 hours Marks 40 80 Date & Time
8/3 9:00 - 10:30 AM 16/5 AN

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8. Chamber Consultation Hours: To be announced in the class. 9. Notices: Notices concerning the course will be displayed on Department of Humanities and Languages Notice Board and FD I Notice Board.

( VIRENDRA SINGH NIRBAN) INSTRUCTOR-IN-CHARGE

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