Tarun Patel's New Websites

Tarun Patel has recently launched http://tarunpatel.net/blog and http://www.projectgujarat.com.

On http://tarunpatel.net/blog, Tarun Patel writes about politics, technology - particularly Internet, self improvement, niche product reviews and many more subjects.

Tarun Patel's http://www.projectgujarat.com is an initiative to help small businesses of Gujarat have an online identity. http://www.projectgujarat.com offers small businesses of Gujarat state have their own website with a sub domain at a very cheat price.

To know more about Tarun Patel's new projects, please visit http://tarunpatel.net/blog and http://www.projectgujarat.com.

Engineers' Blogs

The students of first year engineering have taken up Blogging projects. They have started blogs related to their fields.

This is what I could write here :)

To benefit from those bloggers' work and encourage them keep blogging, please visit their blogs.

* http://ecunveiled.wordpress.com - developed by the students of First year Electronics & Communication Engineering

* http://mechnokrats.wordpress.com - developed by the students of First year Mechanical Engineering (div. 2)

* http://mechmania.wordpress.com - developed by the students of First year Mechanical Engineering (div. 1)

* http://xploreit.wordpress.com - developed by the students of First year Information Technology

***** http://electricilluminati.wordpress.com - developed by the students of First year Electrical Engineering.

BBC Country Profiles - A Wonderful Source of Information

The BBC Country Profiles features an instant guide to history, politics and economic background of countries and territories, and background on key institutions.

The country profiles also include audio and video.

Let us visit one country a day :)

http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/country_profiles/default.stm

Have a great day ahead!

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Tarun

Resume Format

Dear students,

the updated resume format is available at http://docs.google.com/Doc?id=ddvg3qjk_50hrv23j66#

please copy the format to a word document add your details and submit a printed copy as an assignment.

Thank you.

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Tarun

Breaking News Alert: Microsoft Offers to Buy Yahoo for $44.6 Billion

"NEW YORK, Feb 1 (Reuters) - Microsoft Corp. said on Friday that it had offered to acquire Yahoo Inc. in a proposed cash and stock deal valued at $44.6 billion.

Microsoft said that it had offered to buy Yahoo for $31 per share, which it said represented a 62 percent premium above the company's closing stock price on Nasdaq on Thursday.

Read More: http://www.nytimes.com/?emc=na"

Curriculum Vitae vs. Resume?

Curriculum Vitae: "Q. Curriculum Vitae vs. Resume?

A. The primary differences between a resume and a curriculum vitae (CV) are the length, what is included and what each is used for. A resume is a one or two page summary of your skills, experience and education. While a resume is brief and concise - no more than a page or two, a Curriculum Vitae is a longer (at least two page) and more detailed synopsis." Read Complete Article

Writing Curriculum Vitae

Writing Curriculum Vitae: "Writing Curriculum Vitae

When to Use a Curriculum Vitae

When should job seekers use a curriculum vitae, commonly referred to as CV, rather than a resume? In the United States, a curriculum vitae is used primarily when applying for academic, education, scientific or research positions. It is also applicable when applying for fellowships or grants." Read Complete Article

Letter Writing

Letter Writing

"Letters remain hugely important in our everyday lives. People still feel the need to have something confirmed in writing and a letter can add the all important personal touch. But there are pitfalls to letter writing. Below are our top tips for getting your letter right."

Click here to get general information on Letter Writing

Sample Letters

Letter Writing - Useful Phrases

Corporate Quote of The Day

"Look at a day when you are supremely satisfied at the end.
It's not a day when you lounge around doing nothing; it's when
you've had everything to do and you've done it."

Corporate Quote of the Day

"I do not know anyone who has got to the top without hard work.
That is the recipe. It will not always get you to the top,
but should get you pretty near."

Corporate Quote of the Day

"Plan your work for today and every day, then work your plan."

Telle Me: What is "Mercurial"

Alright Chirag (FY IT), Good Work :)

Dear Students,

Now: Tell me the meaning of "Mercurial"

P.S. Add some example sentences where you are using the above "word".


All the best!!!

Corporate Quote of the Day

"Disciplining yourself to do what you know is right and important, although difficult, is the highroad to pride, self-esteem, and personal satisfaction."

Tell Me: Difference between "Toper" and "Topper"

Dear Students,

Here's quiz of the Day.

Tell Me the difference between the following words:

"Toper" and "Topper".

Click on Comments below and post your answer.

All the best.

Nice Quote

“You may never know what result comes of your action, but if you
do nothing there will be no result.”

Today's Quote

“The difference between what we do and what we are capable of doing would suffice to solve most of the world’s problems.”

3 Minute Presentation Topics for FYBE Students

Dear students,

Here are the presentation topics. Please select one and start working.

If you need any kind of help for the preparation please contact Bhaskar Pandya / Tarun Patel.

Also keep observing the notice board to know when is YOUR turn :)

1. On this day in history
   
   
2. The first Moon Landing
   
   
3. Top Internet searches
   
   
4. Formula one
   
   
5. Healthy Eating
   
   
6. 21 things to do with your Internet connection
   
   
7. Pride and Prejudice (Book)
   
   
8. 10 easy marketing ideas
   
   
9. Emotional Intelligence
   
   
10. Computer viruses
    
    
11. Describe a historic place
    
    
12. Intercultural communication (compare two or more cultures)
    
    
13. Books: are they a thing of the past
    
    
14. Conservation and Recycling: Is it Important
    
    
15. Microsoft
    
    
16. Google
    
    
17. Gandhiji
    
    
18. Microsoft Office
    
    
19. Blogs
    
    
20. eBay
    

Today's Quote

"You have to expect things of yourself before you can do them."

WHAT IS COMMUNICATION? - Charvi Mehta

The following article is written by Charvi Mehta, a student of F.Y. Electronics & Communication at CITC.

WHAT IS COMMUNICATION?

The word 'COMMUNICATION' refers to

- exchange or flow of information or ideas from one person to another.

- sharing of views, ideas, opinions, problems.

- imparting our knowledge to the listener.

We might say communication consists of transmitting information from one person to another.The working definition of communication hovers around the LASSWELL'S maxim :

"who says what to whom in what channel with what effect".

A simple communication model with a sender tranmitting info. to the receiver.

WHAT IS THE IMPORTANCE OF COMMUNICATION IN MY LIFE ?

Acc. to one saying, "Nothing is so simple that it cannot be misunderstood".Words mean different things to different people. Every day those differences in communication cost your business, organization or association a lot of time, energy and money. Effective communication occurs only if the receiver understands the exact information or idea that the sender intended to transmit.

For me COMMUNICATION is the essence of my life. Myself being a big 'chatter-box' can't even think of life without comm.. It plays a vital role in my all-round development. Communication facilitates me with an easy way to express myself. It helps me to talk, fight, negotiate, coach, guide, learn, discuss, insult, prevent from being bored and prove myself.

So one may say in brief that 'COMMUNICATION' is the centre of the universe'.

Technical Reports - Format

The following is the common format for Technical Reports:

Section	Details
Title page	The title page should include the title of the report.
Summary	A summary of the whole report including important features, results and conclusions.
Contents	Numbers and lists all section and subsection headings with page numbers.
Introduction	States the objectives of the report and comments on the way the topic of the report is to be treated. Leads straight into the report itself. Must not be a copy of the introduction in a lab handout.
The sections which make up the body of the report	Divided into numbered and headed sections. These sections separate the different main ideas in a logical order
Conclusions	A short, logical summing up of the theme(s) developed in the main text
References	Details of published sources of material referred to or quoted in the text (including any lecture notes and URL addresses of any websites used.
Bibliography	Other published sources of material, including websites, not referred to in the text but useful for background or further reading.
Acknowledgements	List of people who helped you research or prepare the report, including your proofreaders
Appendices (if appropriate)	Any further material which is essential for full understanding of your report (e.g. large scale diagrams, computer code, raw data, specifications) but not required by a casual reader

The above information has been taken from http://www.sussex.ac.uk/engineering/1-3-11-2.html.

NOTE: The students can eliminate some of the sections from this format, based on the content of their report.