EFFECT FROM THE ACADEMIC YEAR 2013 - 2014

CE 481

SEMINAR

Instruction                                                                                                                                                                                       3 Periods per week

 Sessional                                                                                                                                                                                         25  Marks

Oral presentation is an important aspect of engineering education. The objective of the seminar is to prepare the student for a systematic and independent study of the state of the art topics in a broad area of his / her specialization.

Seminar topics may be choosen by the student with advice from the faculty members. Students are to be exposed to the following aspects of a seminar presentation.

1. Literature survey

2. Organisation of the material

3. Presenting of OHP slides / PPT-presentation

4. Technical writing

Each student is required to :

 1.Submit a one page synopsis before the seminar talk for display on the notice board.

 2.Give a 20 minutes presentation through OHP, PPT followed by a 10 minute discussion.

 3.Submit a report on the seminar topic with list of reference and slides used.

Seminars are to be scheduled from the 3rd week to the last week of the semester and any change in schedule should be discouraged.

For award of sessional marks students are to be judged by atleast two faculty members on the basis of an oral and a written presentation as well as their involvement in the discussion.