Technical Report Writing _ BITS F112 _ 2022-23 Semester II

Take Home Group Assignment

INSTRUCTIONS
(Maximum Marks: 60)

Due On: 11:59 pm 11 June 2023

[Late submissions will not be entertained]

Write an original Recommendatory Report, in APA format, based on any one of the topics
provided on the next page. Each group has 4-6 members, and all are expected to contribute to the
report. Idle group members will be penalized. Considering previous incidents, there is a strict
policy on plagiarism, and the presence of unreferenced material above 15% will lead to a penalty
in the marks awarded.

Your report should focus on the following:

● Prefatory parts (the cover, title page, acknowledgment, table of contents, list of
illustrations, and abstract)
● Introduction
o properly developed background
o purpose and authorization: who has asked for it, who has been asked to prepare
for it with designations clearly mentioned
o scope and limitations of the report
o methods and sources of data collection
o methodology adopted for the study: different sampling methods, approach
adopted to interpret the data
o significance of the study
o division of the report
● Discussion (interpretation of the data with the use of 4 illustrations
a) 4 illustrations
b) Analysis of Data
● Conclusion/s
● Recommendation/s ​
● Appendix
● Bibliography

Suggestive length of the report: 8-10 pages (excluding prefatory parts, appendix, and
bibliography)
RESOURCES

● Formatting Guide for APA - Refer to the subsections for instructions regarding the
citation of diverse sources of information [Books, articles, online sources, etc
https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_g
uide/general_format.html

● APA Sample Paper:

https://owl.purdue.edu/owl/research_and_citation/apa_style/apa_formatting_and_style_g
uide/apa_sample_paper.html

● Additional Resource
https://writingprogram.wsu.edu/writing-center-resources/

GUIDELINES

1. Submit both soft copy and hard copy. The hard copy should be submitted to your section
instructor according to their specific instructions.

2. The soft copy of the assignment should be emailed to your section instructor (not the IC)
and named according to this format: Group 2 from Section L1 - File name:

G2_L1N_TRW_June_2023

Submissions in any other format will NOT be accepted.

3. APA formatting should be followed at all times. Formatting should be consistent.

4. Plagiarism of any kind will be strictly penalized. If there is a significantly high

percentage of plagiarism, the assignment will be discarded, and zero marks will be
awarded to the group. Copying from old reports will be treated as plagiarism.

5. All group members must contribute equally to the project, and the division of labor
should be laid out on the certification page. If a member or members of the group do not
contribute at all or provide plagiarized material, it should be reported to the section
instructor.

6. Random group changes are not allowed unless done with your section instructor’s
permission.
TOPICS:

1. Inflation and its Impact on Society

2. Future of the Indian Technology Industry
3. Digital Downloading and the Music Industry
4. Developing Reading Habits among Students
5. Mental or Physical Health and its Importance in Successful Professional Life
6. Bridging Gender Inequality in Higher Education in India
7. Prevention of Sexual Harassment at Workplace
8. Role of Parental Filters on Internet Usage
9. Sustainable Power Consumption within the BITS Community
10. Waste Management and Recycling within the BITS Community
11. BITS Campus and its Impact on the Local Market Economy
12. Academic Punctuality and Academic Achievement
13. Sustainable Water Consumption within the BITS Community
14. The Viability of Adopting Alternative Methods in Agriculture
15. Profit vs Sustainability: Ensuring Environment-friendly Development
16. Gender Equality/Inequality in Sports
17. Addressing the Deepening Water Crisis in India
18. Internet for All: Report on Democratizing Internet Access
19. Countering Fake News in Contemporary India
20. Improving Privacy in the Age of Big Data
21. Reclaiming Deserts for Agriculture: Problems and Possibilities
22. New Approach to Online Education: Students’ Perspective
23. Challenging Monopoly Power in News Media
24. Strengthening Public Transport in Modern India
25. New Models of Social Security for India
26. Beyond the Paris Agreement: Investment and Policy Needs for a Renewable Future
27. Making Scientific Knowledge Open Access
28. Women and Unpaid Labor at Home
29. Inclusion by Design: The Need to Make Buildings Disabled-friendly
30. Impact of Scientific Research on the Food Industry
31. Immunity Boosters: Myth or Reality
32. Social Networking during the Pandemic
33. E-waste management
34. Artificial Intelligence
35. Wildlife Conservation