Documente Academic
Documente Profesional
Documente Cultură
: BITS F112
: Technical Report Writing
: MEENAKSHI RAMAN (Sec.1)
: Basavadatta Mitra (Sec.2) , Geetha B (Sec.3) ,
Layla M. Mascarenhas (sec.4)
2. Textbook:
Sharma, R.C. and Mohan K., 2011. Business Correspondence and Report Writing. Fourth
Edition. New Delhi: Tata McGraw Hill.
3. Reference Books:
(i)
(ii)
4. Course Plan:
Offered over 15 weeks, the 30 discussion-cum-practice classes of this course are presented in video
modules which have been uploaded in the Photon server. You need to go through the videos and try to
comprehend the content so that the classes can be used for interactions and practice. There will be two
contact classes every week to discuss the videos and get the doubts clarified.
Please find overleaf the Schedule of Classes along with the text/ video reference. Evaluation pattern is
given at the end of this handout:
Session
No.
1
2-6
Sub Topics
Video No.
Introduction
Elements of Effective
Writing
( Chapter 19)
1.0
3.1 to 3.5
7-8
Art of Condensation
(Ch.32)
9-10
Technical Reports
(Ch.15)
9.1 to 9.4
11-16
Preparatory Steps to
Writing Reports
(Ch.17)
17-22
Structure of
Reports(16,20,22,23,
26)
23-26
Presenting Reports
(ch.1,3,4,24)
27-28
Meetings and
Minutes (Ch.27)
29-30
Group Discussion
(Ch.30)
7.1 to 7.5
4.1 to 4.4
10.1 to 10.5
11.1 to 11.5
12.1 to 12.5
6.1 and 6.2
1.1 to 1.5
2.1 to 2.5
5.1 to 5.5
Evaluation
Component
Weight
age %
Duration
Date &Day
Remarks
Test 1
1 Hour
Test 2
Class Assignments*
Comp Exam
15%
(45M)
15%
(45M)
35%
(105M)
35 %
(105M)
3 Hour
01.12.2015 ( 2 to 5 pm)
Closed
Book
Open
Book
Closed
Book
Open
Book
1 Hour