ENGLISH SHORTHAND ELABORATION DIPLOMA IN COMMERCIAL PRACTICE
GOVERNMENT OF KARNATAKA
DEPARTMENT OF TECHNICAL EDUCATION
BOARD OF TECHNICAL EXAMINATIONS
DIPLOMA IN COMMERCIAL PRACTICE
9CPE65 - ENGLISH SHORTHAND ELABORATION
(120 WPM)
Contact Hours per Week: 5 Hrs. Contact Hours per Semester: 80 Hrs.
| Sl. No. | Contents | Hours |
| 01 | Introduction to Elaboration, Importance of Elaboration – Drafting of Dictation Notes of Elaboration. | 2 |
| 02 | Drafting of Business Letter containing Enquiry/Reply to Enquiry/Placing of Orders/Execution of the Orders/ Complaints in the Execution of the Orders/Settlement of Bills/Reminders for Execution of Orders/ Reminders for settlement of outstanding Amounts/ Business introduction Letters and Business Circulars. | 7 |
| 03 | State Government Official Letters | 3 |
| 04 | Demi Official Letters | 3 |
| 05 | Employee Letters: Duty Reporting Letter, Leave Letter, Request Letters for requesting any Favours and Resignation Letter. | 3 |
| 06 | Government Orders | 3 |
| 07 | Official Memorandum | 3 |
| 08 | Circulars | 3 |
| 09 | Notifications | 3 |
| 10 | Commercial Advertisements | 3 |
| 11 | Employment Advertisements | 3 |
| 12 | Application for Jobs in response to Advertisements | 3 |
| 13 | Self Application for Suitable Jobs | 3 |
| 14 | General Appeal | 3 |
| 15 | Letters to Editor – Main Passage & Covering Letters | 3 |
| 16 | Press Notes | 3 |
| 17 | Press Reports | 3 |
| 18 | Invitations for Public Functions | 3 |
| 19 | Reply/Acknowledgement to Invitations | 3 |
| 20 | Meeting Notice of AGM | 3 |
| 21 | Meeting Notice of Board | 3 |
| 22 | Tender Notices | 3 |
| 23 | Congratulatory Messages | 3 |
| 24 | Condolence Messages | 3 |
| 25 | Internal Assessment Tests | 3 |
| 26 | Revision & Question Paper Solving | 2 |
| | TOTAL | 80 |
GENERAL OBJECTIVES:
1. To understand the Significance of Shorthand Elaboration and Drafting various Documents.
2. To Handle the Correspondence Independently.
3. To take down the Dictation of the questions relating to various correspondences at a speed
of 120 WPM in Pitman Shorthand Style.
4. To Draft various Documents based on such questions.
SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES:
1. To understand the meaning of Elaboration and its Importance.
2. To know and appreciate the Need of drafting various Documents.
3. To Draft Business Letters containing various subject matters of Business.
4. To Draft Official Letters containing various subject matters of the functioning of the
Government.
5. To Draft Demi-Official Letters containing various subject matters of the functioning of the
Government.
6. To Draft Official Memorandum containing various subject matters of the day-to-day
Administration of the Government.
7. To Draft Circulars containing various subject matters of the day-to-day Administration of the
Government.
8. To Draft Employee Letters like Duty Reporting Letter, Leave Letter, Request Letters for
any favours & Resignation Letter.
9. To Draft Notifications for issuing the instructions on various matters concerning the General
Public.
10.To Draft Attractive/Beautiful/Meaningful Commercial Advertisements on various Durable
and Non-durable Consumer Goods.
11. To Draft Employment Advertisements calling applications for any Vacancies.
12. To Draft Applications as a suitable candidate based on Employment Advertisements.
13. To Draft Self-Applications requesting for Suitable Jobs.
14. To Draft Appeals requesting for help, in the case of any tragic events affecting public in
general like Floods, Earthquake and other Natural Calamities.
15. To Draft Letters to the Editor complaining about (a) General Problems faced by the
General Public (b) Complimenting on the Success Achieved by the People (c) Giving
opinion on any Important Issues affecting the Public in general.
16. To Draft Press Notes about important issues, functions, etc., concerning the General
Public.
17. To Draft Press Reports about important issues, functions, events, etc., concerning the
general public
18. To Draft Invitations on the occasion of any public functions
19. To Draft Replies/Acknowledgements responding to such invitations
20. To Draft Meeting Notices of the Annual General Body Meeting of a Company and
Association.
21. To Draft Meeting Notices of the Board of a Company and Office Bearers of Association,
22. To Draft Tender Notices calling quotations for execution of various works and purchase of
Material.
23. To Draft Congratulatory Messages, congratulating on the success achieved/functions to be
Organized by individuals/organizations
24. To Draft Condolence Messages, expressing the condolences in the event of any death of
Great personalities
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Reference Books: 1. Elaboration & Drafting by S.B.Subramanym, Bhagawan
Associates Publications, Bangalore
2. Elaboration & Condensation by Parthasarathy
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SCHEME OF VALUATION
- 20% of the Marks be awarded to the Format
- 20% of the Marks be awarded to the Comprehension and Grammar
- 50% of the Marks be awarded to the Contents
- 10% of the Marks be awarded to the Neatness
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