Tech Report Writing

ChE- 342L Technical Report Writing & Communication Skills Lab

Fall 2016

Contact Hours: 03                                                                  Credit Hours: 01

Type: -                                Theory and Practice

Name of Instructor: -                   Dr. Muhammad Imran Ahmad

Office: -                         Between Sir Sultan and Dr. Asmat’s office, Acad Block

E-Mail: -                        imran.ahmad@uetpeshawar.edu.pk

Learning outcomes:

After successful completion of this module students should be able to:

• Carry out a critical literature review, and present it in written form.
• Prepare research proposals, lab reports, business letters, memos and project reports.
• Edit documents prepared by peers.

Course Outline:        

Lab Reports, Critical Literature Review, Punctuation, Editing and Producing Documents. CV. Letters and Memos. Various types of reports such as project report and consultancy report. Research proposals. Minutes of a Meeting.

Text Books:

Spring into Technical Writing for Engineers and Scientists by Barry J. Rosenberg, Pearson Education (2009), India.

Research Methods for Business Students by Saunders, M., Lewis, P., and Thornhill, A., Pearson Education (2009), England.

Effective Business Communication by Murphy, H.A., Hildebrandt, H.W., and Thomas, J.P., McGraw Hill (2010), India.

Grading criteria:

Final Term Exam:        50%

Mid Term Exam        :        25%

Quizzes,

Assignments,

and Class participation:        25%

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Total                        100%