Summer Project 2013

Prof. R.S Mani Prof. M.Manoharan Project Co- ordinators VIT Business School

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One of the key components of the MBA Programme Minimum Period of 6 weeks (April June) Students should do Project work only Recruiters prefer Project work/skill Guide allocation will be communicated

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Total Credits for this course - 5 Evaluation Report 50 marks Oral Presentation Viva-voce 50 marks Total 100 marks

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Key points to note

Company Selection Acceptance letter from the organisation selected Industry Guide contact details Date of commencement Research topic Periodical reporting to the Guide once in a week Interim feedback from the organisation Letter of completion, Certificate and attendance are must Unethical Practices should be avoided (Plagiarism) Genuineness of the report will be verified

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Project should be done preferably in the functional area (Finance/HR/Marketing/ Systems/ Operations) Should adhere to rules & regulations of the organisation where project is done HR policies of the organisation should be followed (e.g. dress code, leave rules etc.,) Any action or activities which are detrimental to the reputation of the University will be viewed seriously

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Absentees and Failures

Completed the programme but failed to submit report will be treated as Not Completed and permitted to submit report & attend viva in subsequent semester

If fails to complete programme (i.e-min of 25 working days) will be treated as Not Completed and he/she should do the course in subsequent year

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Structure of the Report

Cover Page (format, font ,logo usage) Certificates (from Company& VITBS) Contents Chapter 1- Introduction and Design of the Study 1.1 Importance of the study 1.2 Statement of the problem 1.3 Objective & scope of the study 1.4 Period of the study 1.5 Collection of data (Primary & secondary) 1.6 Sampling methods 1.7 Statistical tools 1.8 Hypothesis setting 1.9 Chapter scheme

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Chapter 2 Review of Literature Previously carried out research and publications related to your research topic (source: Journals, magazines and internet with proper footnotes)

Chapter 3 Company Profile 3.1 Brief History 3.2 Organisation structure 3.3 Functions , Products & services 3.4 Financial data (sales, growth etc)

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Chapter 4 Analysis and Interpretation 4.1 Data Collection 4.2 Tabulation 4.3 Statistical tools selection and adoption 4.4 Analysis and interpretation Chapter 5 Suggestions and Conclusion 5.1 Findings 5.2 Suggestions 5.3 Conclusion 5.4 Topic for future research Appendices i. Bibliography ii. Questionnaire

REPORT CARD
Sl.No
1 2 3 Name of the student Register Number Name of the organisation where project is to be done Organisation type MNC/Listed co.,/NGO/Partnership/Pvt.,/ Branch/ if others (pl. specify) Whether acceptance /consent letter from organisation received (copy to be attached) Contact details of Industry Guide ( Tel., & e-mail) Functional Area ( Finance/HR&OB/ Marketing/ Prodn.& Oper./ Systems/ General Mgmt.,/ other pl. specify) Project topic Date of Commencement Week Date 1 2 3 4 5 6 YES / NO

Description

Particulars

8 9

10

Interaction with Guide ( Min. once in a week)

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Important Dates to remember 4th July 2013 Last date for rough draft submission

16th July 2013 30th July 2013

Between 1st 5th Aug 2013

Last date for approval of the draft Final submission of Report

Tentative date for Viva-voce.

Thank You