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MBA-PROJECT Guidelines 4th Semester
MBA-PROJECT Guidelines 4th Semester
MBA-PROJECT Guidelines 4th Semester
Introduction:
This program guide will provide the student with all the information they need to know for
developing a project dissertation. As project work is a very important part of MBA course
curriculum, it has been marked for four credits.
The following guidelines may be adopted for MBA projects:
1. The duration of the project is for six months starting with synopsis preparation and ending
with evaluation.
2. It must be a live project either done at the place of work or some other organisation.
3. The project must be taken up under a guide at students Authorised Study Centre/ Program
Centre/ Learning Centre.
4. Students to contact Learning centre for appropriate formats for project work.
5. The project must be completed and submitted at the Learning Centre.
6. The project must relate to the specialisation pursued.
Selection of Project Title:
The title selected should be coherent with the stream of study or specialisation.
A list of suggested topics is provided at the end of this document. However, the student
and the guide have the freedom to identify an appropriate topic.
The title should be specific and focus towards the objectives of the project.
1. Submit a draft project work to the Authorised Study Centre/ Program Centre/ Learning
Centre:
The draft project work should be submitted 20 days after the study has been conducted.
The draft should constitute the following:
Title of the project
Introduction
Literature review/related research outcomes (a brief review of similar or related studies
conducted elsewhere. (This should not be more than 500 words).
Description of study methodology
List of work done: Visits to company, list of functionaries met, documents received from
company; registers and files seen, and observations made, field visits, number of
samples collected/ questionnaires filled should be mentioned in proper order.
Names of books, sites, journals, magazines referred.
2. After receiving a feedback from the Authorised Study Centre/ Program Centre/ Learning
Centre, make the necessary corrections and proceed to the next step.
3. Submit the final report:
The final project report should be submitted 30 days after the submission of the draft
project work. The recommended number of pages of final report should be around 100.
4.
Viva Voce/Presentation:
Viva will be conducted as per the schedule. The power point slides for presentation should
be submitted along with the final project report. The student should demonstrate or make
a power point presentation of their project at the Study Centre/ Program Centre/ Learning
Centre to the University approved external and internal examiners. The student must stay
in touch with their Study Centre/ Program Centre/ Learning Centre for the actual date of
project evaluation.
The project work terminates with the viva voce/ presentation. A summary of the project is
to be submitted.
Executive Summary: Should be 500 words; besides being a part of the project report, a
copy of the executive summary should be submitted separately also. The following are
the constituents of the summary:
o
Title
o
Statement of the problem
o
Methodology used
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Main findings /outcome of the study with respect to objectives
o
Recommendations
Project Report
The final project report should consist of the following components:
Cover page
Title page
Acknowledgement
Bonafide letter (from the company where the project was undertaken)
Table of contents
List of Tables & List of Figures
List of Symbols, Abbreviations and Nomenclature
Executive Summary
Chapters
o Introduction
o Project details
Title of the project
Aims and objectives of the study
Problem statement
Scope of the study
Significance of the study
o Literature review/related research outcomes (should not be more than 500 words)
o Methodology used: Data collection method, research tools used, sampling
methodology, validity of the data
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References/ Bibliography
Format for Bibliography:
Books:
Authors or Editors Names, Title of the Book, Place of Publication, Publisher, Year of
Publication, Page number
Example:
R.C. Goyal, Hospital Administration and Human Resource Management, New Delhi:
Prentice Hall Publication, 2008, Pg. 75
S.K. Joshi, Quality Management in Hospitals, New Delhi: Jaypee Brothers, 2009, pg 8993
Journals:
Author, Article Title, Title of Periodical, Date of Publication, Page numbers of the article.
Example:
Bronwyn Fryer, The Layoff, Harvard Business Review, March 2009, Pg 17-24.
Keila Rooney, Consumer Driven Healthcare Marketing: Using the Web to Get Up Close
and Personal, Journal of Healthcare Management, Chicago: July 2009, Vol. 54, Pg 241
Project Evaluation:
Evaluation pattern for the project is as given below:
Evaluation Criteria
Internal
External
Synopsis
Methodology
10
10
Analysis /Findings
25
25
Project Report
25
25
Viva
35
35
Total
100
100
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Table of Contents
List of Tables
List of Figures
List of Symbols, Abbreviations and Nomenclature
Chapters
References/Bibliography
Instructions
A PROJECT REPORT
Submitted by
______________________________
IN
[Finance/Marketing/Human Resource Management/Information Systems/Banking/Retail
Operations/Operations Management/Project Management/Total Quality Management]
ii) Acknowledgement:
Acknowledgment is the regard given to the people and organisations that have helped the
student in completing the project undertaken. It must consist of acknowledgements towards
the organisation the student studies and to the company where the student has done the
project followed by the people who have helped student in the process.
BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE
Certified that this project report titled .. is the bonafide
work of ..<NAME OF THE CANDIDATE(S)>. who carried out the project
work under my supervision.
SIGNATURE
SIGNATURE
FACULTY IN CHARGE
<Academic Designation>
<Department>
<Department>
<<Full address of the Dept & College >>
College >
<<Full address of the Dept. of College>> <Full address of the Dept. & College>
v) Table of contents:
It is the list of all the contents in the report. Please see the example below:
Table of Contents
Chapter
No.
Title
Introduction
Page No.
1.1
1.2
1.3
10
Literature review.
2.1
14
2.2
21
Field 2
Field 3
Field 4
Field 5
Field 6
List of tables
1. Table 1: <caption the table1>
2.
Note: By the word Table, we mean tabulated numerical data in the body of the project report
as well as in the appendices (if any). All other non-verbal materials used in the body of the
project work and appendices such as charts, graphs, maps, photographs and diagrams may
be designated as figures.
ix) Chapters:
The chapters can be broadly classified into three parts:
1. Introductory chapter
2. Chapter(s) on the main content of the project
3. Concluding chapter.
The main text will be divided into several chapters and each chapter can be further divided
into several divisions and sub-divisions.
Each chapter should be given a relevant title.
Tables and figures in a chapter should be placed in the position with respect to the
reference where they are cited.
Headers and foot notes should be used sparingly. The title of the project must be reflected
on the left side of the header and chapter name must be on the right side of the headers.
Page numbers are to be placed on the right side of the footer. They should be typed in
single space and placed directly underneath in the very same page, which refers to the
material they annotate.
Note: The report must always end with the concluding chapter and future enhancements, if
any.
x) References/Bibliography:
The listing of references should be typed four spaces below the heading REFERENCES in
alphabetical order in single spacing left - justified. The reference material should be listed in
the alphabetical order of the first author. The name of the author/ authors should be
immediately followed by the year and other details. Any website reference must be referred/
preceded by the publications reference.
xi) Instructions:
The text in the printed copies must be in black colour.
1.5 line spacing should be used for typing the general text. The general text shall be typed
in
the
font
style
Times
New
Roman
and
font
size 12.
Project Topics
PROJECT TOPICS FOR HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
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A Webpage Design using JAVA-Google Page
PROJECT TOPICS RELATED TO MBA - HCS
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A Study on Patient Satisfaction in Any One Department in a Multispecialty Hospital. (Health Screening Dept, In-house Pharmacy,
Outpatient Services, Billing, etc.)
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Ratio analysis (comparative study) of SBI & ICICI bank (any two
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