Mba Project Guidelines 1

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DETAILED GUIDELINES ON SYNOPSIS

Submission of Synopsis for Research Project is mandatory and student shouldstart working on their respective topics from the onset of semester concerned.Synopsis is basically a blue print, an outline or an abstract of what student wishto undergo in their Research Project. Thus submission and approval of Synopsismade mandatory in view so that students may not choose some unrelated areaof Research Project. Synopsis are screened by experts and provided withnecessary revisions and recommendations. Improper and unjustified Synopsisare straightly rejected.

Topic of Synopsis

The topic of Synopsis should be chosen from the specialization area opted by thestudents. E.g. the students of Marketing can not choose topics from Finance or other specialization. The Title of Synopsis should be self explanatory and roughor lengthy Titles shall be avoided. The same Title of Synopsis shall be valid for final Research Project Report.

Submission of Synopsis

The fully furnished Synopsis (TWO COPIES) must reach us before 30.05.2005with Project Fee of Rs. 1000/- payable vide Demand Draft “Central Delhi Centre,New Delhi“ or in cash otherwise late fee shall be applicable as described infollowing pages. Few sample synopsis are available in office for consultation andcomparison.

Formatting of Synopsis

Each Synopsis must be prepared with utmost care keeping good language andpresentation techniques in mind. Synopsis shall be neatly typed in double space

and must be bind properly in file. The sample of cover page of Synopsis is alsoprovided in below pages. The cover page of Synopsis must contain details aboutStudent Name, Enrolment Number, Course, Guide and Study Centre details.



Research Guide

Each student will choose a Research Guide for preparation of Synopsis andResearch Project Report. Research Guide or Supervisor must be competentperson with relevant Research experience. A Research Guide may or may not be

a doctorate but must be having similar experience of supervision of ResearchProjects of management and commerce. Synopsis must contain a writtenapproval by the Research Guide that he / she is ready to serve as Supervisor /Research Guide for your Research Project. Synopsis must also contain a copy of Bio-Data of Guide and Bio-Data must contain the details of researchexperiences. A Guide / Supervisor must be from relevant subject areas i.e. likemanagement, commerce and economics. Good industry experts and topexecutives from management or commerce having sufficient researchexperience can also act as Guide / Supervisor.

Contents of Synopsis

Synopsis must be prepared strictly in accordance with the guidelines clearlydefining Research Methodology. Synopsis must describe the basis, design,research methodology and rationale behind the study. It is not necessary thatSynopsis must go in dozen of pages. It is mainly the scientific techniques andsystematic organization applied to Research Study. One must undergo theprocess of Research while conducting the study. Student must not go intounnecessary details of the company, its products and other alternatives etc.

Objective of this paper is to expose the students to areas like problem

identification, problem definition, research methodology etc. and above all a clear understanding of the functional area of management in which the proposed studyis to be undertaken and application of theoretical knowledge to practicalproblems.

A Synopsis may be of 5-10 pages and shall be simple, straightforward depictingyour research study and tools and techniques applied.

A sample Synopsis may contain following topics:-

a. Introduction - Details about the topic, industry, competitive companies andproducts, need of study and some history about the same etc.

b. Problem Identification and Problem Formulation - Core area of problemand other related problems and their brief solutions. Same problem if studied prior to student’s study and its findings and results.



c. Objective of Study - Objectives of the study shall be mentioned point wise.Student can also divide the broader and narrow areas of their objectives.The objectives of study must be near to the solution of the problem.

d. Hypothesis - Student shall mention the various assumptions to be testedin their Research Study.

e. Scope of Study - Student can also mention the scope of study. They canlimit the companies, industry, time period and target group for their study.

f. Data Collection - Data to be used for the Research Study can be primaryor secondary. Data sources must be defined properly.

g. Research Tools Applied - Student shall mention the tools and techniques

applied to the study including the statistical tools, techniques andpackages to be used to measure the efficiency, volatility, liquidity andmarketability.

h. Rationale of study.

i. Organization of Study - The chapter wise categorization of study can begiven under this topic.

j. References and Bibliography - Details about source of material, referencebooks, articles, web resources etc. used for your research study.



[ ****** SPECIMEN OF TITLE PAGE OF SYNOPSIS ******* ]

SYNOPSIS ON

TOPIC OF THE SYNOPSIS

Submitted By:

NameEnrollment Number

Study Centre:

Central Delhi Centre

Delhi

Research Supervisor

Name & Address of Supervisor

Submitted To :

Directorate of Distance EducationGuru Jambheshwar University

Hisar, Haryana (INDIA)



Research Project of MBA

As per the syllabi of MBA distance education program each student of MBA has

to work on Research Project selecting one of the current topic from hisspecialization area. Research Project would be of 100 marks. In preparing theProject, the students are required to follow the under mentioned guidelines:-

1. Research Project must be started at the onset of the semester concerned.

2. The topic of Research Project should be related to the area of specialization from the broader field of management and the topic must befinalized in consultation with the Guide.

3. Each student will prepare a synopsis on the topic chosen by him for

approval by the university department.

4. Each student will choose a Guide / Research Supervisor whoseacceptance with Bio-Data must be sent alongwith Synopsis for approval.

5. The Guide must have Research experience in the relevant field and samemust have been mentioned in his Bio-Data sent for approval.

6. The Research Project may be based on primary or secondary data.

7. The contents of the Research Project may broadly include :-

• Introduction and rational of the topic chosen.

• Literature review and concept formulation.

• Research Methodology

• Analysis of data and interpretation.

• Conclusions / findings and recommendations / suggestions

• References / Bibliography

• Appendices

Questionnaires

Interview Schedules

Lift of companies and organizations studied

Raw Data if any

8. Each Research Supervisor / Guide will issue a Certificate that work doneby the candidate is original and is of the standard expected of an MBAstudent. This certificate duly signed by the Research Supervisor / Guidemust be added in the beginning of Project Report.



Each Research Project should be independent work of a candidate and the sameshould have not been jointly prepared by more than one candidate.

DETAILED GUIDELINES OF

SUBMISSION OF PROJECT REPORT

Students are required to furnish and submit the Project Report after finalapproval of Synopsis. The title of Synopsis shall remain same for ProjectReport.

The Research Project Report would be equivalent to the marks of one paper.The Research Project Report shall follow the Viva-Voce of same which consist of 50 marks in which students shall detail about their Research Project study beingundertaken. The Research Viva-Voce is conducted only after submission of

Project Reports. The viva-voce is held at university campus in Hisar.

Submission of Project Reports

Submission and passing the Project Report is mandatory. Students whosesynopsis get rejected will be required to furnish the fresh one for fresh approvalby the university. Preferably the Project Report should accompany varioussupporting documents as described in paragraphs below. The Project work shallbe conducted strictly under the guidance of Project Guide.

The students are required to submit THREE hard copies of the project report

hardly bound in BLACK color only. No Project Report in color other than Blackshall be accepted. The Project Report must be hard bound and Project Reportsin PVC binding, Spiral Binding, Comb Binding, Thermo Binding are rejected. If student wish they can make transparent slides for main topics of Project Reportfor the purpose of presentation during their Viva-Voce.

FORMATTING OF PROJECT

The whole project report should be nicely composed and presented. Please refer to marks distribution at top. Students should use only A4 / Letter (8.27 x 11.69

inches) size paper only. Students should leave atleast 3.00 mm margin from alledges of paper. The project report should be nicely typed in good word processor and should avoid spellings and grammatical mistakes. Students shall use oneside of paper for printing. The Project Report shall be Hardbound in BLACK Color only. Double spacing shall be preferred.

Cover Page - Attractive and appealing cover page containing the Project Title,program details, Student & Guide details etc. A sample of Project Report cover



page is also given below.

Letter of Authentication - To be submitted by students declaring that theProject Report is the original work of student and no reward had been attainedfor same Project ever before. Students are advised not to COPY the project

report from other students or web.

Authorization from Organization where such Project have beenimplemented - If any student had undergone the Project Report in someorganization or did the study for some organization, he / she can attach therelevant certificate provided by such organization. However Summer Training or Industry work is not mandatory for Project Report.

Certificate from Project Guide - Certificate from the Project Guide certifying theproject work done under his/her guidance alongwith course, student, projectdetails complete in all respects.

Guide's Bio-Data - Detailed Bio-Data of Guide must accompany the ProjectReport. The Bio-Data should be properly typed and duly signed by the ProjectGuide. Bio-Data should contain detailed academic qualification and experience of Guide.

Particulars of Student - Project Report's first page should contain the detailspertaining to course, project title, student information alongwith enrollmentnumber, father's name, address, telephone, e-mail (if have), guide information,date of submission etc.



PROFORMA OF TITLE PAGE OF RESEARCH PROJECT

RESEARCH PROJECT TITLE

submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement of Master of Business Administration,

Guru Jambheshwar University, Hisar

Research Supervisor : Submitted By:

Name Name

Designation Enrolment Number

Institution Batch / Semester

Session ___________

Study Centre:Central Delhi Centre

New Delhi

Directorate of Distance EducationGuru Jambheshwar University

Hisar, Haryana (INDIA)

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