MINI

PROJECT-2
REPORT
(KMBN252)
MANUAL
MANUAL FOR THE PREPARTION OF MINIPROJECT-2
REPORT (MPR) (Session: 2023 – 2024)

KMBN252/KMBA254: Mini Project Report and Viva Voce

In second semester, the candidates will have to provide a detailed analysis with emerging
technology focus on any one industry in form of a project report. Under the supervision of a core
faculty member of the department. The Mini Project Report will carry 50 marks. Out of which 25
marks will be awarded by Internal Examiner and25 marks by External Examiner). The report
will be evaluated by one external examiner appointed by university. Student has to present his
output through a seminar. Mini project report will consist of industry overview, its market size,
competitors, business models, impact of technology with a focus on emerging technology. It will
contain relevant charts, diagrams and bibliography. A certificate from the supervisor and the
Head of the MBA program certifying the authenticity of the report shall be attached therewith.
The student will submit two copies of the report to the Head of MBA program. The number of
pages in the report will be 15-20 or more. The report should be typed in A-4 size paper.

2. NUMBER OF COPIES TO BE SUBMITTED FOR EVALUATION:

Two neatly typed (one sided only) and spiral bound copies of the report along with a copy of CD
of this report shall be submitted to the Department.

3. SIZE OF PROJECT REPORT:

The average size of report ordinarily shall be minimum 15 typed pages (Times New Roman) in
standard font size (12), double spacing, body should be in justified alignment (title can be
centrally aligned) typed in A-4 size paper. Do not insert page border and watermark. Page
number should be inserted at bottom center of the page.
Note: - Please do not include any header or footer in any page of the report. Only page numbers
should be mentioned at the bottom center of each page.

4. SEQUENCE OF THE ITEMS IN THE REPORT:

The following sequence may be followed in the preparation of the Project Report:

PartI

01. Cover Page/Title Page (Annexure A)

02. Candidate’s Declaration(Annexure B)
03. Certificate from Supervisor & Head of Department (Annexure C)
04. Acknowledgement (Annexure D)
05. Executive Summary
06. Content Page (Annexure E)
07. List of Tables
08. List of Figures

PartII

1. Industry choice and its overview

2. Market size of the industry in India
3. Business Model/s
4. Major competitors in the industry - a small brief on each of them about their business model,
market share.
5. Impact of technology and its application in the industry
6. Emerging technology impact - how it is changing or has the potential to change the business
landscape(give an example)
7. Estimated market size and market shares based on the impact of emerging technologies
8. Conclusion
9. Bibliography (if any) (please refer to the sample format given below.)

PartIII
1. Appendices (if any)

Note: - Please do not include any header or footer in any page of the report. Only page
Numbers should be mentioned at the bottom center of each page.

Format for giving Bibliography or References:

Bibliography or References can be included in the report according to the format given in the
followingexamples. References should be cited properly inside the text of the report (APA
Style).

A. BOOKS

I. Single author

Reference listAndreasen, N. C. (2001). Brave new brain: Conquering mental illness in the era
of the genome. Oxford, England: Oxford University Press.

In-text citationAndreasen (2001) stated that… or It is suggested that… (Andreasen, 2001).

II. Two authors

Reference listCopstead, L., &Banasik, J. (2005). Pathophysiology (3rd ed.). Philadelphia, PA:
Saunders.

In-text citationCopstead and Banasik (2005) stated that… or It is suggested that…

(Copstead&Banasik, 2005).
III. Three to five authors

Reference list Schneider, Z., Whitehead, D., & Elliott, D. (2007). Nursing and midwifery
research: Methods and appraisal for evidence-based practice (3rd ed.). Marrickville, Australia:
Elsevier Australia. Note: Within each entry, author names should be listed in the order in which
they appear on the source or as displayed on the title page.
In-text citation Note: In the first citation give all authors and in subsequent citations give first
author et al.: First citation: Schneider, Whitehead, and Elliot (2007) showed that... or …is
demonstrated (Schneider, Whitehead & Elliott, 2007). Subsequent citations: Schneider et al.,
(2007) showed that …. or …is demonstrated (Schneider et al., 2007).

B. JOURNAL ARTICLES

I. Journal article (print version)

Reference listPotente, S., Anderson, C., &Karim, M. (2011). Environmental sun protection and
supportive policies and practices: An audit of outdoor recreational settings in NSW coastal
towns. Health Promotion Journal of Australia, 22, 97-101.

In-text citationPotente, Anderson and Karim (2011) stated that the … or The Internet can be
used to conduct a literature search (Potente, Anderson &Karim, 2011).

II. Journal article (full-text from electronic database)

Reference list When a DOI (Digital Object Identifier) number is available for the journal article
include this in the reference as follows. When no DOI number is available give the exact URL if
freely available on the internet or the journal homepage if not. Do a web search to locate the
journal home page if necessary. If a journal is only available via an archive database (e.g. a
discontinued journal available from JSTOR) give the home page URL of the database.

Journal with DOI: Jackson, D., Firtko, A., &Edenborough, M. (2007). Personal resilience as a
strategy for surviving and thriving in the face of workplace adversity: A literature review.
Journal of Advanced Nursing, 60(1), 1-9. doi:10.111 1/j.1365-2648.2007.04412.x

Journal with no DOI and restricted access: Wheeler, D.P., &Bragin, M. (2007). Bringing it all
back home: Social work and the challenge of returning veterans.Health and Social Work, 32,
297- 300. Retrieved from http://www.naswpressonline.org

In-text citation Jackson et al., (2007) found that… or Personal resilience has been found to…
(Jackson et al., 2007)

III. Newspaper article (from electronic database)

Reference list Wentworth, W. C. (1984, January 24). Why we need a permanent base on the
moon. The Sydney Morning Herald, p. 11. Retrieved from http://archives.smh.com.au/index.php
In-text citation Wentworth (1984) stated that… or ….the engineered apple (Wentworth, 1984).

C. CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

Reference listJang, S. (2019, August 8–11). Deconstructing the opposition of natural/arbitrary

in Coleridge’s theory of language [Paper presentation]. NASSR 2019: Romantic Elements,
Chicago, IL, United States.

Elgafy, A., &Lafdi, K. (2010).Nanoparticles and fiber walls interactions during nanocomposites
fabrication. Journal of Scientific Conference Proceedings, 2(1), 15
23.https://doi.org/10.1166/jcp.2010.1003

In Text (Jang, 2019)

D. PROJECT WORK AND THESIS

Reference list Gale, L. (2000). The relationship between leadership and employee empowerment
for successful total quality management.Unpublished PhD thesis, University of Western Sydney.
Retrieved from http://handle.uws.edu.au:8081/1959.7/28037

In-text citation Gale (2000) showed that… or … that this can empower employees (Gale, 2000)

E. GOVERNMENT REPORT (ONLINE)

Reference list Department of Health and Ageing. (2008). Ageing and aged care in Australia
(PublicationNo.P3-4147).Retrieved from http://www.health.gov.au/internet/main/publishing.nsf

In-text citation The Department of Health and Ageing (2008) reported that… or …was shown
in the report (Department of Health and Ageing, 2008).

F. WEB PAGE / DOCUMENT ON THE INTERNET

Document on the Internet: Este, J., Warren, C., Connor, L., Brown, M., Pollard, R., &
O’Connor, T. (2008). Life in the clickstream: The future of journalism.Media Entertainment and
Arts Alliance. Retrieved from http://www.alliance.org.au/documents/foj_report_final.pdf
Document on the Internet, no author, no date:Developing an argument. (n.d.). Retrieved
March 30, 2009, from http://web.princeton.edu/sites/writing/Writing_Center/WCWriting
Resources.htm

Web page on the internet, organisation as author: The Turning Page Bookshop. (2000).
Business profile. Retrieved from http://www.theturningpagebookshop.com.au/

In-text citation Este et al. (2008) suggest that… or …it is necessary to develop the argument...
(Developing an Argument, n.d.).

BINDINGS SPECIFICATIONS

Two neatly typed (one side only), spiral bound copies and one soft copy (in
CD) of Mini Project -2 Report is to be submitted to the Department/
College/Institute.
 (Annexure A)
Sample Format of Cover page of the Research Project Work (All Font-
Monotype Cursive)
Mini Project– 2 Report (Font Size 16)
On

TITLE OF PROJECT (Font Size 16)

Submitted for the partial fulfillment of the Award (Italic Size 18)
Of
Master of Business Administration (font 22)
DEGREE
(Session :2023- 2024)

SUBMITTED BY (Font Size 16)

*Student Name* (Font Size 14)
*Roll No.*

UNDER THE GUIDANCE OF (Font Size 16)

Name of the Guide (Font Size 14)

ABES BUSINESS SHOOL, GHAZIABAD (Font Size 14)

 AFFILIATED TO
DR. A.P.J. ABDUL KALAM TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY
(FORMERLY UTTAR PRADESH TECHNICAL UNIVERSITY),
LUCKNOW (FS-14)

Annexure B
Student Declaration

I “STUDENT’S NAME” hereby declare that the work which is being presented in this report

entitled “TITLE OF THE PROJECT” is an authentic record of my own work carried out under

the supervision of Mr. / Ms./ Dr./Prof.“SUPERVISOR’S NAME”.

The matter embodied in this report has not been submitted by me for the award of any other

degree/ Diploma/ Certificate.

ABES Business School Name of Student

Date:
 Annexure C

ABES Business School (College Code – 1193)

Ghaziabad

TO WHOMSOEVER IT MAY CONCERN

This is to certify that “NAME OF STUDENT” has completed MBA Mini Project Report-2 on

the topic entitled “TOPIC NAME” and is being submitted to ABES Business School, Ghaziabad,

for the award of Degree of Master of Business Administration. The report, in my opinion has

reached the standard, fulfilling the requirements. The student has worked for the required period

and has put in attendance for the required number of days. The statements made by the candidate

are correct to the best of my knowledge.

Name of Supervisor: Prof. (Dr.) Ajay Singh

Designation: Director (Officiating)
ABES Business School ABES Business School
Date: Date:
(Seal of the Department/ College)

Annexure D

Acknowledgment
The acknowledgment should be brief and must not exceed one typed page in one and half

spacing. The student’s signature should be placed at the bottom and above his / her name typed

in capitals.

DATE:
PLACE: GHAZIABAD (NAME OF STUDENT)
 Annexure E
Content Page

Topics Page No.

1. Industry choice and its overview …………..

2. Market size of the industry in India …………..

3. Business Model/s …………..

4. Major competitors …………..

5. Impact of technology and its application …………..

6. Emerging technology impact …………..

7. Estimated market size and market shares …………..

(Based on the impact of emerging technologies)

8. Conclusion …………..

9. Bibliography (if any) (please refer to the sample format given below.) …………..

10. Appendices (if any) …………