GUIDELINES FOR PROJECT

1. Introduction

1.1 Students can register for the Project in their pre-final and final semester as required by the Curriculum. For registration purposes, the Project Module is treated as one Module.

1.2 A project may be done by a team of students the size of which is limited to three(3) for

Degree programmes and to four(4) for Diploma programmes. However, the decision of the respective Head of the Department is final.

2. Objective2.1 The objective of the Project is to help the student develop his/her ability to apply

multidisciplinary concepts, tools and techniques to solve problems and/or

to evolve new/innovative theoretical frame work.

3. Type of Project

3.1 The Project may take any one of the following forms:

i) Comprehensive case study (covering single organization / multifunctional area problem, Formulation analysis / Identification and recommendations).

ii) Analysis (Comparison of alternative solutions)

iii) Design (The essential details of the method of solution of the most significant problem solved, including a flow diagram of any program written for this solution.)

iv) Testing / Evaluation

v) Implementation (Construction / fabrication / execution / application)

vi) Field study (empirical study with conclusions)

vii) Evolution of any new conceptual / theoretical framework.

4. Project Proposal

4.1 Synopsis Formulation

Synopsis of the project should be prepared in consultation with the guide and sent to Head of the Department. The synopsis should clearly state the objectives and the proposed methodology of the project to be undertaken. It should have full details of the rationale, the expected outcome, techniques to be employed and their merits and limitations, and project extension possibilities.

4.2 Project Guide

4.2.1 It is the responsibility of the students to get the consent of the project guide of their choice and get it approved by the Head of the Department.

4.2.2 A project guide shall be

i) A teaching member of the Department, or

ii) A Professional or a teaching member from other departments of the college holding Master’s degree in the discipline concerned or allied disciplines and having minimum 2 years of experience in the relevant area. In exceptional cases, as determined by the college, a guide with a UG Degree and 5 years of relevant experience may also be approved.

4.2.3 Students are advised to submit their project synopsis to the Head of the Department along

with a complete and duly signed bio-data of the guide.

4.2.4 In case the proposed guide is not acceptable to the Department the student will be advised so. In such cases, the student will have to resubmit the proposal afresh; the same one or a different one, with the signature of the new guide and it will be considered as a new proposal.

4.2.5 Similarly, if the student wants to change her/his guide for any reason, she/he would be required to submit the project proposal along with the signature of the new guide on the new project proposal proforma, and it would be considered as a new proposal.

4.2.6 At any given point of time a guide cannot guide more than five projects.

4.3 Guidelines in Preparing the Project Proposal

4.3.1 A project team should submit two copies of the Project Proposal, and retain a copy with

them.

4.3.2 The following should be enclosed while submitting the Proposal:

a) Proforma for Approval of Project Proposal duly filled and signed by both the student(s) and the guide.

b) Bio-data of the guide duly signed by her/him

c) Synopsis of the Project

4.3.3 The synopsis should include the following:

a) Rationale for the study

b) Objectives of the study

c) Design/research/construction methodology to be used for carrying out the

project (detailing nature of data, data sources, collection methods, tools and

techniques, sampling etc.,)

d) The expected contribution from the project

e) Limitations, if any, and the possibility for project extension

4.4 Project Proposal Submission and Approval

4.4.1 After finalizing the topic and the selection of the guide, the student should send the

Project Proposal Proforma along with a copy of the synopsis and Bio-Data of the guide to

the Head of the Department for approval. Students are advised to retain a copy of the

synopsis.

4.4.2 Proposals incomplete in any respect will straight away be rejected. Proposals not

accompanied by a complete and signed Bio-Data of guide will not be considered for

approval.

4.4.3 A written communication regarding the approval/non-approval of the project proposal will be sent to the student within three weeks of the receipt of the proposal in the Department.

4.4.4 In case of non-approval of the proposal the comments / suggestions for reformulating the project will be communicated to the student. In such cases the revised project synopsis should be submitted with revised project proposal proforma, a copy of the rejected

synopsis and project proposal proforma bearing the comments of the evaluator and P.P.No. (Project Proposal Number) allotted by the Department.

5. Project Report

5.1 Guidelines in Preparing the Project Reporta) The length of the Project Report may be about 75 pages typed at 1.5 lines space. The

Project Report must adequately explain the design/research/construction methodology

adopted and the utility value of the outcome.

b) The Report should include the details of all the project steps logically arranged in

chapters.

c) The Project Report should also contain the following:

(i) Copy of the approved Project Proforma and Synopsis.

(ii) Certificate of originality of the work duly signed by the student and the guide.

d) The Project Work should be submitted in original in A-4 Size (29 x 20 cm) bound

volume typed in Times New Roman ( Headings in font size 14 and others in font

size

12) Double line spaced to the Head of Department.

e) A soft copy of the Report should also be submitted in a CD along with the hard copy

as above.

f) Before binding the Project report the student should ensure that it contains the

following:

i. Copy of the approved Project Proposal Proforma

ii. Original Approved Synopsis, and

iii. Certificate of Originality duly signed by the Student and the Guide (Proforma

enclosed)

g) If any Project Report is received in the absence of the above, the same will be

returned to the students for compliance.

h) Students should keep a copy of the Project Report with them. The submitted Project

Report will not be returned to the student.

5.2 Submission of Project Report

5.2.1 The Report should be submitted in two copies, one hard copy and the other in soft copy

as stated in 5.1 to the Controller of Examinations.

5.2.2 As soon as the student submits the Project Report a P.R.No. (Project Report Number) will

be allotted. The student should quote this P.R. No. while corresponding with the

Controller of Examinations regarding Project Report.

5.2.3 The results will be declared along with the end semester examinations.

5.2.4 The deadline to submit the Project report is one week before the starting date of the End

Practical examinations.

6. Assessment

6.1 The Project will be assessed on the following:-

(a) Project Report Evaluation - 50 Marks (Internal)

(b) Viva voce - 10 Marks (External)

(c) Project Evaluation - 40 Marks (External)

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Total - 100 Marks

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6.2 Minimum pass percentage is 50% in each of the above three components. Less than 50%

individually or in aggregate will receive FAIL grade. Other marks will receive grades as

per the usual grading system.

6.3 Non-submission of Project Report / Absence for Viva voce will result in FAIL grade.

6.4 Students who are awarded FAIL grade should repeat the Project module after final year

examinations.

6.5 Internal assessment is done in three stage stages for 30 marks and in final review (Overall

assessment) for 20 marks.

6.6 Stage Reviews are done every fourth week. Progress targets have to be set by the project

team in concurrence with the Guide which should be submitted in writing when the

Project proposal is approved. The assessment is based on progress against target and

individual contribution.

6.7 Overall assessment is done immediately after submission of Project Report in prescribed

format. This assessment is based on Project Completion, Compliance of Report to the

prescribed format, Quality of the Report and Individual Contribution.

6.8 External assessment for 50 marks will be done jointly by an Internal examiner and an

External Examiner by reviewing the Project Report (30 marks) and through seminar

presentation (10 marks) and Viva Voce (10 marks).

6.9 If the work done is judged by the examiners to be inadequate and the external assessment

of the Project is less than 50% for all the team members, then the entire team has to

repeat the Project Module after the final examinations. If a candidate fails in the Viva

Voce scoring less than 5 out of 10, the candidate has to appear again for Viva Voce alone

during the next Examination.

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PROFORMA FOR APPROVAL OF PROJECT PROPOSAL

APPENDIX I

<< NAME OF THE PROJECT>>

<< Name of the Candidate>><< Reg.No.: >>

Guidexxxxxx

Project Report

submitted

in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Degree of

MASTER OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATIONNOVEMBER 2015

DMI-ST.EUGENE UNIVERSITYZAMBIA

PROFORMA FOR APPROVAL OF PROJECT PROPOSAL

Proposed Project Team:

S.No. Reg. No. Name of the students Semester Branch

Title of the Project:

Subject Area:Name of the Guide: Designation :Address with Phone No.Office:

Residence:

No. of projects & students currently working under the Guide:

Signature of the Student Signature of the Guide

Date......................... with seal

N.B.: Please do not forget to enclose the synopsis of the project and the Bio-data of the Guide. In case the complete and signed Bio-Data of the Guide is not enclosed, the proposal will not be entertained.For Office Use only: SYNOPSIS APPROVED NOT APPROVED GUIDE APPROVED NOT APPROVED

Comments / Suggestions for reformulation of the Project.

Date...................... SIGNATURE OF THE HOD

APPENDIX II

BIO-DATA OF THE PROPOSED GUIDE FOR PROJECT WORK

1. PERSONAL INFORMATIONNAME (in block letters) : Date of Birth & Age : Sex : Academic Qualification : Official Address :

Phone No. and Fax. : Residential Address :

Phone No., and e-mail id :

2. DETAILS OF EMPLOYMENTDesignation :

Field of Specialization :

Teaching Experience (in years) :

Industrial Experience(in years) :

Particulars of contribution / Experience in the field of specialization :

No. of Projects guided :

I …………………………… do hereby accept to guide Mr/Ms………………………………….. the student of the Master of Business Administration programme of the DMI-St.Eugene University, Woodlands.

Signature of the Student Signature of the Guide with Seal

APPENDIX III

APPENDIX IV

CERTIFICATE OF THE GUIDE

This is to certify that the project work entitled.

……………………………………………………………….. is a bonafide work of

Mr/Ms………………………. , Registration No………………… in partial fulfillment for the

award of the Degree of Master of Business Administration of DMI-St.Eugene University

under my guidance. This project work is original one and not submitted earlier for the award of

any degree / diploma elsewhere.

Student’s Signature

Signature of the Guide

APPENDIX V

DECLARATION BY THE CANDIDATE

I ……………….. hereby declare that this project report …………………………

Title………………………………. submitted to DMI-St.Eugene University in the partial

fulfillment of requirements for the award of the degree of Master of Business Administration

is a record of the original work done by me under the supervision of ………………………..

Register No. :

Date :

Signature :

APPENDIX VI

DMI-ST.EUGENE UNIVERSITY

CHIBOMBO - ZAMBIA

BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE

Register No: ………………………

Certified that this is bonafide record of work done in (Project)……………………………………………………

………………………………. by Mr. / Ms / Mrs.…………………………………………………………………

of Degree course in Master of Business Administration in DMI-St.Eugene University, Zambia

During the academic year 2013-2015

INTERNAL EXAMINER EXTERNAL EXAMINER

APPENDIX VII

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT

At the outset, from beneath of my heart, I thank the ALMIGHTY for the blessings showered on

me in all the stages in the journey of my task of completing this project work, without any

obstacles.

I stand indebted in gratitude to our beloved Founder/Chancellor

Rev.Fr. Dr.J.E.ARUL RAJ.OMI for all the facilities provided at our institution.

I would like to thank our beloved President University Council Dr. T.X.A. ANANTH, DMI

group of Institutions, Zambia, Director of Education Dr. IGNATIUS A. HERMAN, DMI group

of Institutions, Zambia for providing me an opportunity to do this project successfully. I further

proudly express my esteemed gratitude to Dr. H. SYED OTHUMAN, Deputy Vice Chancellor,

Rev. Fr. DAVID, Administrator, and Dr. U. BOOMINATHAN, Vice Principal for their

encouragement by assistance and guidance towards completion of my project.

Finally I thank Mr. VIJAY GEORGE, HOD/ Class Teacher School of Management Studies

and the …………….., internal guide and staff members of the Department for their valuable

support to finish my project.

APPENDIX VIII-ITABLE OF CONTENTS

Page No.

PROFORMA FOR APPROVAL OF PROJECT PROPOSAL - i

BIO-DATA OF THE PROPOSED GUIDE FOR PROJECT WORK - ii

CERTIFICATE OF THE GUIDE - iii

DECLARATION BY THE CANDIDATE - iv

BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE - v

ACKNOWLEDGEMENT - vi

SYNOPSIS/ABSTRACT - vii

LIST OF TABLES - viii

LIST OF FIGURES - ix

LIST OF ACRONYMS - x

CHAPTER I INTRODUCTION - 1

CHAPTER II REVIEW OF LITERATURE - -

CHAPTER III RESEARCH METHODOLOGY - -

CHAPTER IV DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION - -

CHAPTER V PROBLEMS FACED AND SOLUTIONS

CHAPTER VI FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION - -

BIBLIOGRAPHY

APPENDIXES

APPENDIX VIII-IILIST OF TABLES

APPENDIX VIII-IIILIST OF FIGURES

APPENDIX VIII-IVLIST OF ACRONYMS

PROJECT REPORT SAMPLE COPY

CHAPTER I

INTORDUCTION (20-30 Pages)

1.1 General introduction of the broad field and the concerned phenomena1.2 Meaning, objectives and characteristics of the phenomena1.3 Factors related to the phenomena 1.4 Global statistical scenario of the particular phenomena 1.5 Local statistics scenario 1.6 Usefulness of the study in the present scenario 1.7 Chapterisation

CHAPTER II REVIEW OF LITERATURE (10-20 pages)

It should be a minimum 6 literatures

CHAPTER III

Research Methodology (15-20 Pages)

3.1. Introduction 3.2. Formulation of research problem 3.3. Need and impact of the study 3.4. Scope of the study 3.5. Objectives of the study 3.6. Research design 3.7. Universe 3.8. Sampling procedure 3.9. Sample size 3.10. Sampling Area 3.11. Sources of Data 3.12. Method of data collection 3.13. Tools for data collection 3.14. Tools for data analysis 3.15. A report of data analysis including variables used in the study 3.16. Limitations of the study 3.17. Difficulties faced by the researcher

CHAPTER IV

DATA ANALYSIS AND INTERPRETATION (15 pages)

CHAPTER VPROBLEM FACED AND SOLUTIONS(2 PAGES)

CHAPTER VI

FINDINGS AND CONCLUSION (10 pages)

BIBLIOGRAPHY

APPENDICES

i. Tools, i.e., questionnaire / interview schedule

ii. Statistical procedures

iii. Brief history of organization, structure and functions

iv. Bio-data