CCC704: Field Study Tour & Reporting

(1 Credit)
Visit a local area to document environmental problems in forest, grassland, wet lands, agriculture
fields, hill or mountain.
Visit a local polluted site in an urban, rural, industrial or agricultural environment Industrial
area, Waste disposal- landfill site
Study biodiversity -common plants, animals, insects and birds and their habitat, different
ecosystems Biodiversity Park, Bird Sanctuary Visit to Yamuna Biodiversity Park
Study simple ecosystems such as agriculture, ponds, rivers and hill slopes Wetlands, Forests

Prepare an illustrated Report on Field Study Tour and submit within 15 days of the visit.
Late submission will not be entertained.

Dear Students,

Please read the following instructions carefully for the visit to

Yamuna Biodiversity Park.
Read about the park and its activities from the website of the Park.
Please be punctual in boarding the bus at 7.15 AM. If you miss the BUS it would
not be possible to accommodate you in any other Batch.
After the visit prepare a Report in hard copy form as per the FORMAT and
submit within 15 days.

Dr Jyoti K Sharma
Professor

Format for the Report

While preparing the Report follow the following formatting.

1. Title Page (Main title of the Field Report, Name, ID, Date of Visit, Date report submitted (16/14 points
Times Roman Bold)

2. Content with pagination (14 points Times Roman)

3. Introduction: History of the place of visit, Map, background, characteristics (12 points Times Roman)

4. Observations: Headings/Subheadings Bold 12 points Times Roman; Text 12 points not Bold New
Times Roman): Give an account what did you see/observe themes, ecosystems with illustrations.

5. Discussion: Lessons learnt, your opinion on how useful was the visit (Text 12 points not Bold New
Times Roman)

6. References: Numbered full citation, website, etc. (Text 10 points not Bold New Times Roman)

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Give illustrations at appropriate places- photographs with captions, graphs, histograms in colour/B/W
mention the credit- whether yours or somebody else's illustration and source.

If two or more Reports are found copied/ similar all the Reports will be given ZERO MARKS.

Travel Arrangements and Instructions

1. Travel arrangements will be made by the University

2. Board the Bus before the designated time of departure of the Bus i.e. 7.15 AM
3. Mark your attendance in the sheet before leaving on the Study Tour
4. Behave with dignity and due respect with the officials of the Park and take interest in the
explanations/details/demonstrations being given.
5. Carry your camera, Note Book, etc. for taking notes and pictures.
6. Take pictures/photographs of different components in the Park and get the identification
of plants, insects, butterfly, bird, etc. done by the Park officials.
7. Before leaving the Park again mark your attendance in the BUS.
8. The Bus will take you back to the University; no drop off on the way will be allowed.