Final Project Report Guidelines

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Guidelines for Project / Dissertation:

OBJECTIVE
The objective of the project course is to help the student develop ability to apply
multidisciplinary concepts, tools and techniques to analyse and logically approach the
organizational problems.
TYPE OF PROJECT
The project may be from any one of the following types, however, it should preferably be
from your area of specialization in MBA:
i) Comprehensive case study (covering single organization/multifunctional area
problem formulation, analysis and recommendations).
ii) Inter-organizational study aimed at inter-organizational comparison/validation of
theory/survey of management practices.
iii) Field study (empirical study).

PROJECT PROPOSAL/ROUGH DRAFT


Proposal should be prepared in consultation with the supervisor and submitted before the
routine first MST in department.
The Proposal may have the following components:
a) Introduction, brief background, and Rationale of the topic chosen for the project.
b) Brief Introduction and vital details of the organization/s understudy.
c) Statement of the problem.
d) Objectives of the Project (clearly stated in behavioural terms).
e) Research Methodology:
 Research Design
 Nature and source of data/information to be collected.
 Sample and sampling technique. Rationale of chosen organization and
the sample.
 Tools and Techniques to be used for data collection – details of the
 tools/questionnaire to be used and its relevance with the objectives of
the
 project.
 Method/s to be used for data collection
 Data handling and analysis
 Statistical tools to be used for analysis
 Relevance of statistical tools with the objectives of the project.
f) Limitation of the proposed project, if any.
g) Any other relevant detail which will help better appreciation and understanding of
the project proposal.

PROJECT PROPOSAL EVALUATION:


The project proposal will be evaluated by the panel of three teachers immediately after first
MST in presence of student, who will give the presentation to the panel. In case of non-approval
of the proposal the comments/suggestions for reformulating the project, proposal will be
communicated to the student. In such case, the revised project proposal should be submitted
within 7 days, which shall be evaluated on similar guidelines.
PROJECT PRE-SUBMISSION:
After approval of the project proposal, the students shall complete their projects and submit
the completed Project Report (Spiral bound) for final internal evaluation before 2 nd MST.
The guidelines for project report are as follows:
The length of the report may be about 50 to 60 double spaced typed pages not exceeding
approximately18,000 words (excluding appendices and exhibits). However, rational variation
on either side is permissible.
The Project Report may have the following:
o Cover Page – must have the Title of the Project, Name & logo of college /
university, Name and University Roll No of the Student and the Name of the
Guide, along with the designation and department.
o Detailed table of contents with page nos.
o All pages of the Project Report must be numbered as reflected in the table of
contents.
o Project Proposal, properly bound in the project and not just stapled. Please
note that project with stapled Proposal will not be accepted.
o Certificate of originality- duly signed by the student and the guide with dates.
o Introduction to the Project and Review of Literature along with brief details of the
organization/s understudy.
o Rationale
o Statement of problem
o Objectives of the Project
o Scope of the study
o Research Methodology
Research Design
Nature and Source of data/information collected
Sample and Sampling method with rationale
o Details of the tools:
The Questionnaire and other methods used and their purpose
Reliability and Validity of the tools used
Administration of tools and techniques
Data collection
Data Handling, Statistical tools used for Data Analysis
o Data Interpretation and Findings
o Recommendations
o Summary and Conclusion
o Limitations of the Project
o Direction for further research (optional)
o Reference/Bibliography
o Annexures/Appendices (Questionnaire used etc.)
Note: Research Methodology of the Project Report must have elaborate detail of all
the components of the methodology. The spiral bound project report will be evaluated by the
panel of three teachers before second MST in presence of student, who will give the
presentation to the panel before second MST. In case of non-approval of the final project report,
the comments/suggestions for revising the project report will be communicated to the student.
In such case, the revised project report should be submitted within 7 days, which shall be
evaluated on similar guidelines.
SUBMISSION OF FINAL PROJECT REPORT:
After incorporating changes, if any, pointed out during internal evaluation, the final Project
Report in Hard Bound form (2 copies) shall be submitted by the student at least 3 working
days before final viva voce. After signing of certificate by student and supervisor, one copy
will be retained by the supervisor, second copy by the student and third copy shall be
produced at the time of viva-voce, which shall be maintained by the department as record.
Note:
1. Wherever it is felt that there is not sufficient time to complete the project after approval of
project proposal, the phases of Project till "Project Proposal Evaluation" may be completed in
third semester at department level.
2. For further details on references, bibliography and formatting of the report, you may refer
the Guidelines for Summer Training Report.

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