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    SummerTrainingHandbook 2013A practical Guide to Summer Training for MBA students ofLovely Professional University

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    AcknowledgementsI am grateful to Dr Sanjay Modi, Sr Dean, Lovely Faculty of Business and Applied

    Arts (LFBAA), who is the inspiration behind this book, Dr Bhavana Adhikari,

    Associate Dean, School of Management, for her unrelenting support, Dr. Girish

    Taneja, Head of Department (D-1) and Dr. Sandeep Vij, , Head of Department (D-2)

    from School of Business, for this sagacious advice and inputs, Mr Suresh Kashyap,

    HOD, School of Management, for being a constant source of motivation.

    I am grateful to all faculty members at LFBAA for contributing to this document.

    I extend my gratitude to all the management teachers of yesteryears who have

    contributed to the pool of knowledge and have had a huge impact on curriculum of

    management education.

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    PrefaceThis book is a compendium of sample topics for summer training of MBA students.

    An attempt has been made to make it as comprehensive and concise as possible.

    The topics given herein are for the purpose of guiding the students to choose theirsummer training projects and can be modified as per the requirement of the

    company. The topics have been classified into areas of specialization for the sake of

    convenience and clarity. In addition to being a guide for summer training this book

    can also be used to peek into the job requirements of various specializations and

    can be used to decide on the right specialization for a student.

    In addition to sample topics this book contains various guidelines to be followed in

    order to derive the maximum benefit out of the two months of summer training. It

    contains the rules of University and the code of conduct the student is expected to

    observe during the period of internship.

    The book also contains a section on the activities which are generally done by

    various departments of a company. This shall help in widening the perspective of

    the students and also increase the exposure he can receive.

    All the formats for the various components of the course have been presented in

    annexure at the end of the book.

    I wish you all the best for your summer training. Have fun!

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    Contents

    Acknowledgements ...................................................................................................2

    Preface ...................................................................................................................... 3

    Professional Goals during Summer Training...............................................................5

    Code of Conduct.........................................................................................................5

    Marketing................................................................................................................... 6

    Finance ...................................................................................................................... 9

    Hospital and Health Management ...........................................................................12

    Human Resource Management ................................................................................14

    Information Technology ..........................................................................................16

    Retail Management .................................................................................................18

    International Business .............................................................................................19The activities of the various departments ...............................................................20

    ANNEXURE I - Evaluation Parameters.......................................................................23

    Annexure III- Important deadlines............................................................................28

    ANNEXURE IV- Project Topic Performa......................................................................30

    ANNEXURE VI - Feedback on fortnightly report by faculty guide (for faculty only)...33

    ANNEXURE VIII- Attendance Sheet...........................................................................35

    ANNEXURE IX - Guidelines for Summer Training Report...........................................37

    Annexure X References .........................................................................................39

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    Professional Goals during

    Summer TrainingThe purpose of summer training is

    to acquaint the students with the

    practices followed in the industry

    and at the same time give them an

    opportunity to do research on

    some relevant topics in their areaof specialization.

    1. To undertake a meaningful

    project

    2. To work hard and show initiative

    to win confidence

    3. Work hard to get PPO(Pre-

    Placement Offer)

    4. Aim at maximizing learning.

    5. Building relations with peers tothoroughly understand the

    strengths and weaknesses of

    systems policies and

    procedures.

    6. Understand systems, procedures

    and policies.

    7.Discuss doubts and see, if, you

    can make suggestions.

    8. Try to relate the practice to

    theory and find out reasons for

    difference between theory and

    practice

    Code of ConductThe students should observe the

    following guidelines while their

    summer training.

    1. Adhere to a formal dress code.

    2. Be punctual in attendance.

    3. Avail leave only if authorized by

    the project head.

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    4. Adhere to organizations policies

    and rules.

    5. Use appropriate professional

    language in communication at

    workplace.

    6.Avoid any conduct that may

    cause embarrassment or

    disrepute to the organization.

    7. Assure that all actions and

    behaviors promote the favorable

    image of the organization.

    8. Not taking action which disrupts

    the normal functioning.

    Marketing

    Survey on preferences for

    insurance companies

    with special reference to

    a particular player

    Insurance is considered one of the

    most difficult products to sell. The

    sale is mostly push sales, driven by

    the sales agent/ employee.

    However, the companies spent a

    lot of money on advertisement and

    promotions. The student has to

    identify the key factors driving the

    sales and should try to come up

    with some ideal Integrated

    Marketing Campaign design for theproduct.

    The focus has to be on customer

    interaction and knowing the actual

    challenges involved in making the

    deal happen.

    ICC World Cup Effect on the

    promotions of various

    products1

    A cricket world cup has always

    captured the attention of marketers and consumers alike. A

    lot of research and studies have

    been done on this topic. Most of

    these pertain to the large

    companies. However, this is a gala

    event which affect business at all

    levels.

    The students have to study the

    impact of the world cup on thebusiness and the sales of the

    company the student is doing

    internship with.

    Impact of price on the

    buying behavior

    Pricing has a lot of affect on the

    buying behavior of individuals. This

    is reflected in the price discounts

    offered by the producers and alsothe convenient pricing (multiples of

    5, 10). The topic requires the

    students to study the effect of the

    printed price (MRP) on the buying

    behavior of the customer.

    After the study the student can

    suggest some modifications in the

    price quantity combination in order

    to maximize the revenue of theproduct in question.

    1 This topic can be used by more than onestudent, varying it as per thecompany/product in question.

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    Market Survey for a new

    product launch2

    In an ever prospering middle class

    there is a perpetual need to new

    products and product categories.Confectioneries and beverage

    unheard of ten year ago, are now a

    standard part of our dietary plans.

    There are studies on the changing

    demographics of the decision

    maker in a typical household

    purchase decision.

    Any company looking for additional

    revenue streams keeps onlaunching new products. The

    student has to do a survey to

    identify the need/gap in some

    category and suggest a new

    product to be launched in it.

    Pull Effect in Insurance Sale

    Within an increase in the private

    sector jobs the urban consumer

    has started looking for insurancecovers to reduce any and all types

    of risk. At the same time, the

    individual does not entertain the

    calls of the insurance sales agents.

    This dichotomy creates the need to

    analyze the key factors affecting

    the sales and find out the scope of

    generating pull effect in insurance

    sales.

    The student has to find out the

    effect of marketing communication

    2 This topic can be used by more than onestudent, varying it as per thecompany/product in question.

    in terms of brand recall, in the

    decision making process of the

    individual.

    Effect of Packaging on sales

    of consumer products3There are a lot of products in

    market which are purchased on

    impulse or are small ticket buys:

    bottled water, chips, soaps,

    eatables etc. in the case of such

    products the packaging plays an

    important role. This study should

    focus on the role of packaging in

    the sales of the product inquestion.

    Marketing Communication

    needs of Oligopoly

    Companies

    There are some companies which

    have a near monopoly their

    product segment or at best they

    can be described as oligopolies.

    HPCL, BPCL, IOCL are three suchexamples in the petrol and diesel

    category. These companies which

    had a very laidback attitude in the

    yesteryears have become active

    advertisers now.

    The students need to study their

    marketing communication needs if

    any and analyze how their needs

    are different from the players inmore competitive product/service

    categories.

    3 This topic can be used by more than onestudent, varying it as per thecompany/product in question.

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    Consumer perception about

    the

    company/product/organi

    zation

    The consumer perception about acompany is a very important factor

    in the success or failure of any

    company. Companies spend a

    fortune to create a good

    perception. Thus, it is very

    necessary for any company to

    know how the consumer perceives

    it.

    This study shall focus on thevarious aspect of consumer

    perception ranging from brand

    recall to brand equity and the

    general opinion of people even if

    they are not customers right now

    (potential customers or

    influencers )

    Trend analysis of sales

    during different times ofyears

    Many products have a cyclical

    demand, peaking at some peculiar

    time of the year. If a company is

    able to predict the trend correctly

    and timely, they can make good

    use of this data. The inventory

    management, staff management

    and also the promotions can bevaried according to the trend.

    The student shall study the cycles

    and trends for the product in

    question and suggest ways to

    maximize the revenues by making

    use of this data. The student

    should draw results from both past

    and present data.

    Effectiveness of Integrated

    Marketing Plan of thecompany

    Now a day the marketing and

    promotions expenditure forms the

    major part of the budgets of any

    company. With the advent of

    alternative channels of promotions,

    marketers have increased

    opportunities for promotional

    activities. At the same time a largenumber of avenues add to the

    already prevailing state of

    confusion. The purpose of this

    study is to analyze all the

    Market positioning of the

    products

    The positioning of any product

    defines the marketing campaign it

    has to follow, its budget, the priceof the product and a lot of ancillary

    activities. Thus, the positioning of

    the product is a very important

    decision the company has to take.

    Many a time it so happens that the

    company does not know the

    correct positioning it has in the

    minds of the consumers. This leads

    to a mismatch in the actual and theappropriate efforts done by the

    company.

    As a part of this study, the student

    is required to evaluate the

    positioning of the companys

    product and judge that whether it

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    is a correct positioning or should

    the company rework its plans for

    the positioning.

    Finance

    Working capital

    management at the

    organization

    Companys big chunk of funds

    usually gets stuck in working

    capital. In order to run the business

    smoothly business needs the

    appropriate amount of working

    capital. But working capital at any

    time should not be more/less than

    the requirement of the company.

    Appropriate amount of working

    capital needs to be maintained.

    Working capital has three major

    derivers:

    Cash

    Receivables

    Payables

    All three need to be properly

    managed. Cash conversion cycle

    needs to be minimized, Receivable

    turnover and payable cycle need to

    be optimized. All the factors have

    their effect on profitability of the

    business. Students will study the

    working capital managementtechniques followed by the

    company so as to maintain the

    liquidity while maintaining the

    profitability and suggest means to

    improve the working capital cycle

    without hampering profitability.

    Project financing

    In a business companies have to

    work on new projects in order to

    enhance their profitability. But

    before a new project is taken up its

    viability has to be checked. It

    should pass certain parameters.

    Once the company decides to go

    up with a project then the problem

    of its financing comes. How to

    finance a project? Different

    financing instruments have to be

    evaluated. Students will study the

    financing instruments used by the

    company for financing a project outof available options. Cause for

    selecting a particular instruments.

    They will analyze the available

    instruments and suggest the

    company about other profitable

    options.

    Ratio analysis to know the

    financial position of

    company*

    Ratios tell all about the companys

    well being. Different ratios are used

    to get information about

    companys worth, its profitability,

    liquidity & solvency. Students will

    get the information about the

    different ratios of the company.

    Their composition and will compare

    it with their peer group. Whileanalyzing the ratios if they find any

    flaw in companys working they will

    suggest the measures to the

    company to improve their working

    which will automatically improve

    the ratios.

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    Budgetary control

    techniques used by the

    organization

    Budgeting is a control device in the

    hands of the company. Differentbudgets are prepared by the

    company for the efficient working

    of the company. Because budgeted

    figures give a parameter to the

    company against whom the results

    have to be evaluated. Students will

    study the different techniques used

    by the company for budgetary

    control, reasons for the use of a

    specific technique. Outcomes ofthe technique in the form of

    increased production, increased

    sale, less expenditure, reduced

    labor turn over, improved cash

    position etc.

    Inventory control techniques

    used by the company

    In any production house inventory

    constitutes the major portion of

    their working capital. Inventory

    must be managed properly so as to

    reduce the chances of shortage as

    well as excess of inventory.

    Production houses use various

    inventory management tools such

    as ABC analysis, JIT, LIFO FIFO,

    stock levels etc. Student is required

    to study the various Inventorycontrol techniques used by the

    company, reasons behind the use

    of a particular technique, benefits

    of using a particular technique.

    Students will explore the

    opportunities to use other

    Inventory control techniques not

    used by the company.

    Cash Conversion cycles and

    its Impact on the

    profitabilityFirms typically follow a cycle in

    which they purchase inventory, sell

    goods on credit, and then collect

    accounts receivable. This cycle is

    referred to as the cash conversion

    cycle. Sound working capital policy

    is designed to minimize the time

    between cash expenditures on

    materials and the collection of cashon sales.

    Shortening the cash conversion

    cycle leads to higher profitability

    and valuation of the company,

    provided the other factors are

    constant. Generally, a drawback of

    shorter Days Sales Outstanding

    (DSO) is loss in sales. The students

    have to study how the companiesare achieving these mutually

    contradicting objectives and

    suggest means to improve the cash

    conversion cycle without

    hampering sales.

    Receivables management

    techniques used by the

    company

    A company gets receivableswhenever it sells goods on credit.

    Receivables are an important

    component of working capital as

    well of balance sheet. Students are

    required to analyze the current

    receivable management

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    techniques. Whether they are

    managing the receivables

    themselves or using the

    factoring techniques. How much

    time it takes to convert receivablesinto cash? Find the possibilities to

    improve the receivable cycle.

    Capital budgeting

    techniques used by the

    companies.

    Whenever a new project is under

    taken by a company its financial

    viability needs to be checked using

    various capital budgetingtechniques. Students will analyze

    the techniques adopted by the

    company, reasons behind the

    adoption of a particular technique

    (such as payback period, NPV, IRR)

    its benefits over the rejected

    techniques.

    Cost reduction techniques

    used by the company

    and their effectiveness.

    Company can increase its

    profitability by increasing its

    sale/selling price or by reducing its

    cost. Its easier for a company to

    reduce its cost. Students will study

    the various cost reduction

    techniques used by the company

    such as KIZEN and the benefitsderived by the company after the

    use of these techniques.

    NPAs and growing scope of

    Securitization

    NPAs are a part and parcel of

    banking industry. But banks can

    use these NPAs for their benefit byresorting to the technique of

    Securitization. Students will be

    required to study the NPAs of a

    particular bank, how they are

    generated and how securitization

    works in reducing NPAs. Telling

    complete procedure followed by

    the bank along with required

    proofs.

    Risk Management in Life

    Insurance

    Whenever we talk about Risk

    management it is all about

    underwriting process. Students are

    supposed to learn complete

    underwriting process followed by

    the life insurance company. They

    have to find how risk can change

    the premium requirements.

    Risk Management in General

    Insurance

    Whenever we talk about Risk

    management it is all about

    underwriting process. Students are

    supposed to learn complete

    underwriting process followed by

    the general insurance company.They have to find how risk can

    change the premium requirements.

    Risk Management in Banking

    Banking business itself entails a lot

    of risk, because the banking

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    business mainly consists of lending

    money to people. Lending money

    implies risk of bad debts. Students

    are expected to learn about risk

    management techniques followed

    by the banks and how these

    techniques help the banks reducing

    the risk.

    A study on banking

    procedures

    Banking itself is a big industry. It is

    composed of lot of procedures say,

    making drafts, clearing, assigning

    the MICR codes to non MICR bankcheques. A student doing his/her

    intern in the banking sector is

    expected to learn all the banking

    procedures and what is the use of

    following these procedures.

    Comparative study of loan

    procedures followed by

    banks

    Loans are the life blood of thebanking business. A procedure has

    to be followed to grant a loan.

    Students will study the procedure

    followed by banks in granting the

    loans. They will also compare the

    loans of different banks issued in

    same stream. They will be required

    to find out the possible causes of

    difference in interest charged bydifferent banks for same kind of

    loan.

    Portfolio Management

    Portfolio construction is itself a

    tedious task. It needs consistent

    rebalancing of the assets as per

    the needs of the investor. Students

    doing their intern in financial

    planning will be required to know

    all about the construction of

    portfolio, how and why the

    portfolios are rebalanced. They will

    also study the effect of rebalancing

    on the portfolio.

    Hospital and Health

    Management

    Study on Patient Satisfaction

    Students can work upon various

    departments like IPD/OPD to

    measure the satisfaction level of

    the patients regarding the services

    provided by the hospital. They can

    find out the areas in which the

    patient satisfaction level is low and

    can develop a model for improving

    it, thereby helping the hospital to

    retain customers and increase

    revenue.

    Gap Analysis

    Students can use the SERVQUAL

    scale to measure the service gaps

    existing in the service delivery

    system of the hospital. They can

    find out the causes of the existing

    gaps. Finally they can develop

    strategies to close those gaps and

    thereby improving the servicedelivery.

    TAT of Laboratory

    Procedures

    Turn Around Time (TAT) is the time

    period between collection of

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    sample for diagnostic test and

    delivery of report. The students

    have to record the TAT for a

    definite time period. They have to

    find out the average TAT for each

    procedure and compare with a

    benchmark. Finally design a model

    to improve up on the procedures

    having higher TAT. This will help

    the hospital to improve the

    responsiveness parameter of the

    service delivery process.

    Patient Flow in OPD

    OPD is the unit of the hospitalwhere patients have the first

    service encounter. Often it is seen

    that most of the hospitals face

    problems of overcrowding and

    longer waiting time period in OPD.

    This ultimately leads to the

    dissatisfaction among patients.

    Students have to do a detail study

    on each and every procedure taken

    in the OPD. They have to find outthe lacunae in the service delivery

    process and finally develop a

    model for optimum service

    delivery.

    Comparative Study with

    NABH standards

    NABH is the body responsible for

    accreditation of hospitals in India

    which certifies the quality

    management practices in the

    hospitals. NABH has developed

    certain guidelines and set

    standards for hospital to be

    certified. Students have to evaluate

    the service delivery system of the

    hospital as per the NABH guidelines

    and have to compare the status of

    the hospital with the benchmark

    set by NABH. Finally they have to

    suggest and recommend the

    hospitals to reach the NABH

    standards. This will help hospital to

    attract more patients especially

    international patients thereby

    increasing the revenue.

    Medical Audit

    Medical audit is one of the major

    process for achieving qualityhealthcare service delivery.

    Students have to check medical

    records of the inpatients for a

    definite time period and also the

    past records. They have to find out

    the missing components in the

    records. Finally they have to

    develop a check list for maintaining

    the medical records.

    Materials and Store

    Management

    Students have to study on the

    parameters for selecting the

    vendors for hospital supplies. They

    also have to do an in-depth study

    on vendor rating system on the

    existing vendors of the hospital.

    They can collect the information

    from the market and help the

    hospital in getting the best

    vendors. This will help the hospital

    in quality assurance and cost

    cutting by improving the supply

    chain efficiency.

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    Urinary Catheterization

    Infection

    In most of the hospital infection

    due to urinary catheterization is

    very common giving rise tocomplications and increasing the

    length of stay of the patients.

    Students have to develop a check

    list for all procedures regarding

    urinary catheterization. They have

    to keenly observe each procedure

    during their stay in the hospital.

    They have to find out the

    deviations in the standard

    procedures. Finally they have todevelop a training module for the

    medical and Para-medical staffs for

    following the best procedure.

    Design and Facilities in the

    Emergency Casualty

    Department

    Students have to do an in-depth

    study on the design, existing

    facilities, process and patient flow

    in the emergency department of

    the hospital. They have to find out

    the lacunae in the above areas.

    They have to develop an ideal

    design for the department for

    smooth operations. This will help

    hospital to reduce the

    overcrowding and improve the

    overall operations of theemergency department.

    Medical Billing Department

    Students have to do an in-depth

    study on different billing

    procedures in the hospital such as

    insurance reimbursement, TPA

    bills, ESI & CGHS bills etc. They

    have to also find out the patient

    satisfaction level regarding billing.

    They have to find out the areas of

    improvement and suggest

    procedures for optimum billing

    process.

    Human Resource

    Management

    Recruitment & Selection

    process

    Recruitment & Selection

    encapsulates attracting, screening,

    and selecting qualified people for a

    job in an organization. With the

    changing times there has been a

    paradigm shift in the Recruitment

    process with a growth of job search

    engines & headhunters for

    executive recruitment. There has

    been a constant focus onidentifying critical competencies

    while hiring prospects which

    encompasses not only visible

    factors like Knowledge, Skills &

    Abilities but also invisible & below-

    the waterline competencies like

    Traits, Motives, Self-Concept etc.

    The student is expected to

    undertake a study on therecruitment & selection process of

    the particular organization and also

    study the recruitment & selection

    technique being followed in the

    particular industry and compare

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    the best practices in both the

    cases.

    Training and Development

    process

    The Training & DevelopmentScenario in India has undergone a

    radical overhaul with a sole

    purpose of augmenting the

    performance of Individuals & Team

    members in organizational

    settings. There has been a growing

    focus on Human Resource

    Development and there is constant

    attempt by organizations to

    become Learning Organizations. At

    every step Training & Development

    has been linked to Strategic goals

    of the organization to augment the

    value generated by the program.

    The students are expected to

    study the training and

    development system of a particular

    organization. In this project, theycan analyze the different

    techniques of training and

    development being employed

    along with other critical training

    and development issues like the

    proficiency of trainers,

    expectations from trainees, timing,

    budget etc.

    Impact of remuneration onMotivation

    This topic is an attempt to explore

    the critical motivation factor for

    employees over the ages

    Remuneration & its impact on

    motivation levels. The students are

    expected to analyze the correlation

    between Remuneration &

    Motivation level of employees.

    Generally it has been opined that

    higher remuneration has an impact

    on the motivation levels of

    employees but it can be different

    for different industries as well as

    different levels of management.

    Students can research the impact

    of monetary as well as non-

    monetary benefits on different

    levels of management.

    Impact of recession on HRpolicies

    Recession has played major role in

    business decisions over the years

    and HR policies form a critical part

    of it. The recent slowdown in the

    Indian Economy impacted almost

    all the critical HR functions be it

    Hiring Decisions, Training &

    Development, Compensation etc.

    The student is expected to analyzeand study these impacts & its

    effects on the sustainability of the

    organizations in the long term.

    Change management

    Change management is an

    indispensable part of any

    organization. Students can study

    different techniques adopted by

    organizations for managing change

    or for reducing the resistance to

    change. They can focus on any

    major change program initiated by

    the organization and can track the

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    transition during the unfreezing,

    movement & refreezing stage.

    Talent management

    The students are expected to study

    the different techniquesorganization employ to groom the

    most valuable assets i.e. its

    employees & how it attempts to

    build up on its Human Capital by

    identifying the high-pots. The

    students can undertake a study on

    the different initiatives which

    organizations are taking for

    maintaining the pool of talentthrough the Assessment Centres &

    Development Centres & how

    organizations are focusing on

    second line development.

    Competency Mapping of

    particular organization

    The student is expected to

    understand the process of Mapping

    Competencies for Individuals in theorganization & attempt to prepare

    Competency Models for critical

    positions in Organization. The

    linkage with each and every step

    like Recruitment & Selection,

    Training & Development and

    Compensation needs to be

    established after the same to

    justify the entire process.

    Work life balance

    Students may study the impact of

    work life balance techniques on the

    employees productivity and

    turnover rate of the organization.

    Various concepts like Flextime, Job-

    Sharing, and Telecommuting etc.

    may be studied.

    Performance management

    system

    The students are expected toundertake an in-depth analysis on

    the Performance Management

    system in the organization which

    will encapsulate a detailed study

    on Performance Planning,

    Performance Managing,

    Performance Appraisals, and

    Performance Monitoring being

    followed.

    Information Technology

    Study of Supply Chain

    Management System of

    an IT Organization

    There is a network of

    interconnected businesses involved

    in the process of providing product

    and service packages required by

    end customers of an IT company.

    The students need to study this

    network and suggest means to

    improve its efficiency.

    E-business and its role in

    inventory management

    Students study how information

    and communication technologies

    (ICT) are utilized in support of all

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    the activities of business in view to

    control Inventory system. This

    project should entail studying the

    impact of better inventory

    management on the profit of the

    company.

    Total quality management

    for IT Industry

    TQM is used to reduce the errors

    produced during the manufacturing

    or service process, increase

    customer satisfaction, and

    streamline supply chain

    management in IT industry. Thestudent need to study the current

    processes and suggest

    improvements if any.

    Brand positioning and

    advertising of IT

    Products

    The positioning of any product

    defines the marketing campaign it

    has to follow, its budget, the priceof the product and a lot of ancillary

    activities. Thus, the positioning of

    the product is a very important

    decision the company has to take.

    Many a time it so happens that the

    company does not know the

    correct positioning it has in the

    minds of the consumers. This leads

    to a mismatch in the actual and theappropriate efforts done by the

    company.

    The student is required to analyze

    the positioning of the IT Products

    and the related advertising

    campaigns.

    Impact of Budget and

    Schedule Pressure on

    Software Development

    Cycle Time and Effort

    The project requires analyzing thedirect and indirect impact of

    Budget assigned to project by

    management towards the project

    on development of software in

    terms of time and effort. At the end

    of the study the student should be

    in a position to critically analyze

    the effectiveness of the use of the

    budget.

    Consumer buying behavior

    of e-marketed IT

    products

    E-commerce has emerged as a low

    cost and easy medium of selling

    software products. Though it is cost

    efficient, companies are still

    grappling with the issues of

    reaching the consumers in a muchcluttered cyberspace. This study

    will try to gauge consumer

    perspective towards the IT product

    provided by companies on internet,

    and suggest means to increase the

    reach.

    Implementation of cyber law

    in IT Organization

    The students need to analyze theconcept of Cyber Laws with special

    reference to the following issues -

    how much consideration is given

    by Industry towards this and how it

    is implemented by the

    Organization.

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    Some practical implementations

    can also be discussed.

    Retail Management

    Study of effectiveness of

    merchandise availability

    and consumer shopping

    behavior

    Customers follow a specific pattern

    of visiting to nearest convenience

    store. Basically it depends upon

    type of merchandise a store has.

    So effect of merchandise selection

    by a store manager on foot fall of a

    store should be studied.

    Staffing management and

    flexi timing implemented

    in Retail stores

    Retail sector recruits large number

    of staffs for smooth operation.Issue arises because of extended

    daily working hours and retail

    stores are open 7 days a week. So,

    impact of workforce rotation and

    flexible timing offered to staffs

    should be studied.

    Materials handling

    equipment used for cost

    reduction on shopfloor/warehouse

    In a warehouse, space

    management is based upon types

    of vehicle and material handling

    equipment used daily on the shop

    floor. How it makes the system

    efficient can be analyzed.

    Retail stores and degree ofautomation used for

    competitive advantage

    Every store wants the highest

    degree of automation done in their

    store. But it costs a lot to setup the

    infrastructure for automation. As a

    consequence all retailers do the

    automation in phases. Study the

    degree of automation and future

    planning for that store so that it

    more automated.

    Retail stores warehouse

    managementStudents need to study how the

    ware house is coordinates with

    individual retail stores for effective

    inventory management. Also,

    analysis should be done on basis of

    centralized and decentralized

    store.

    a study of supply chain

    management which sometimedepends on third party vendor.

    Generally the logistics are

    important factor but largelyoutsourced. Study about the vari

    Study of Retail location and

    layout

    The retail stores decide on the

    location depending upon the

    market segment and merchandise

    mix.

    Students will study the impact of

    the decision about a specific site

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    related to a retail/warehouse on

    the long term strategy. They shall

    also, the utilization of carpet floor

    area for inside layout of a

    retail/warehouse.

    Customer relationship

    management

    Customer relation officers are the

    first ones on the store who interact

    with the customer and help them in

    their buying process. The study

    revolves around the training which

    is provided to the customer

    relationship managers and theways the company uses to keep

    them updated with various training

    and development program

    Visual merchandising and

    atmospherics

    Visual merchandising can be

    achieved effectively by working on

    some neglected areas of the shop

    like floors or walls and evenceilings. This can be studied in

    detail by the students and some

    implementable suggestions should

    be given.

    Security measures for

    reducing the stores

    theft

    Various steps are taken by a retail

    store to ensure safety and

    minimize shrinkage within a store.

    Some examples are bar-

    coding/security and tags/RFIDs.

    Analyze the effectiveness of above

    methods and suggest some new

    methods also for enhancing safety

    and security for the specific

    company.

    International Business

    Export import policies of the

    company

    The student needs to study the

    export import policies of the

    company and relate it with the

    prevailing geopolitical and

    economic conditions of the

    countries of the world. They should

    also study the effect domestic

    markets have on these policies.

    Business Unit Strategies

    Many companies organize

    themselves as independent

    business units in different markets.

    Each unit has its own accounts and

    strategies. The students need to

    analyze the strategies businessesare using for effective market

    penetration and profitability in

    different business units.

    Market segmentation

    strategies

    Market segmentation has a key

    role to play in the strategies

    formulated by the companies. A

    product which is mass marketproduct in one country can be

    treated as a premium product in

    some other country. The company

    has to realign its entire marketing

    plan to accommodate this change.

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    The student will study the market

    segmentation strategies of the

    company in two or more different

    markets.

    Transfer pricing techniquesfollowed by company

    The student needs to study the

    transfer price techniques which are

    being followed by the companies

    and analyze the same.

    Management Compensation

    A multinational company has to

    structure the compensation for the

    management as per the need of

    the country. There are a lot of

    factors that affect this decision.

    The student has to study the

    management compensation for a

    company for different markets.

    Financing of Projects of the

    companies

    The projects situated in differentmarkets will have different uses

    and various modes of financing

    ranging from Foreign Currency

    Convertible Bonds to loan from

    local banks - can be used. The

    student has to study the various

    options, analyze them and suggest

    the best option for a given

    company.

    The activities of the

    various departmentsIn addition to their respective

    projects, the students are expected

    to utilize the time spent at the

    organization they are working with.

    They need to observe and

    understand the various activities

    and processes of the organization.

    These activities have been

    classified in three sections as given

    below.

    Accounts/ Finance

    Department

    1. Whether the accounts are

    computerized or manual?

    2. Format of the expenses and

    adjustment vouchers.

    3. Banks transactions and bank

    reconciliations process.

    4. Suppliers and Debtors control

    ledgers and process of

    maintaining the records.

    5. Process of issuing Debit and

    Credit note to the customers

    and suppliers.6. How many types of Daily

    Reports are being Generated

    and their flow?

    7. How many types of costing

    books are being maintained?

    8. The process of Approving of

    Suppliers Bills on the basis of

    P/Os.

    9. Payment procedures to the

    suppliers.

    10. Process of making Cash

    Flow and Fund Flow.

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    11. How do the recoveries

    maintain?

    12. Method of making

    Budgeting.

    13. Method of calculating

    the depreciation. (As per

    Income Tax Act and as per

    Companies Act)

    14. Method of doing the

    inventory valuation.

    15. Method of stocks taking

    for bank purpose.

    16. Method of keeping

    checks of consumables.

    17. Process of sanctioning

    employees imprest and

    method of adjustments.

    18. All details required for

    the finalization of accounts.

    19. Important books and

    records of the company

    secretary department.

    20. Important returnsand

    process of filing the return for

    ROC.

    21. L/C opening procedure

    and L/C

    22. Processing of Export/

    Import Documents and their

    formats.

    23. B/L Forms and its

    procurement by the shipping

    companies etc.

    24. CWC formalities and

    issuance of containers for thebonded warehouses.

    25. Identification of

    shipping companies and

    scheduling the loading and

    unloading the consignments.

    26. Placing the orders to

    the suppliers to import the

    goods and formats of allrelated documents.

    27. Execution of Export

    orders and the procedures.

    28. ECGC formalities.

    29. Transit Insurance

    Guarantees document.

    30. L/C & Bill discountingprocedures with the banks.

    31. Copy of the Excise Gate

    Pass/ Invoice/ Challans/

    Export Invoice.

    Human Resource

    1. Copy of the Standing Orders.

    2. Copy of the HR policy.

    3. How many statutory returns

    are being filled on monthly

    basis (PF/ESI/Labour Dept,/

    Gratuity/ Insurance, )

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    4. Copy of all challans for the

    reference.

    5. Bonus policy/ Annual

    increment policy/ incentive

    policy,

    6. Recruitment process and

    method of obtaining

    requirements from the

    respective departments.

    7. Appraisal methods by the

    different departments.

    8. Maintaining of comparative

    statements of the

    competitors.

    9. Any SCR activity and its flow

    and treatment.

    10. Forecasting and

    Budgeting of CSR activities.

    11. Calculation of per

    employee cost to thecompany and product.

    12. Preparation of monthly

    salary bill and procedure.

    13. Calculation of working

    days and overtime hours.

    14. Specific polices for the

    motivation of the employees.

    15. Compensation polices

    in case of some accident or

    mishaps in the organization.

    16. Staff welfare activities.

    17. Staff Training and

    Development Activities.

    18. Monthly Feed Back

    System of the staff.

    19. Promotion Polices,

    20. LTA Polices.

    Marketing & Sales

    1. Customers Orders Receipts

    Procedures.

    2. Order Processing Procedure.

    3. Issue of Production

    Requisition,

    4. Statement of Inventory in the

    Bonded warehouse.

    5. Dealers and Distributor

    Appointment Formalities.

    6. Procedure of Issue of Dispatch advise to the

    dispatch department.

    7. Setting of customers

    eligibility norms.

    8. Maintenance of Excise/ VAT

    records and the formats of all

    returns.

    9. Treatment of rejected goodsat the dealers/retailers

    godowns.

    10. Discount Polices.

    11. Pricing policies.

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    12. Debit Note/ Credit Note

    issue polices.

    13. Invoicing and

    procedure.

    14. Zone wise/ Area wise

    controlling of sales.

    15. Procedure of targeting

    and sales forecasting.

    16. Methods of keeping

    watch on competitor

    activities.

    17. Statements which aremostly prepared in the

    department as part of MIS.

    18. Procedure of

    maintaining coordination with

    other departments such as

    procurement department/

    stores/ Production

    Department/ QT Department/

    Dispatch Department etc.

    19. Strategies of keeping

    the pace with Logistic

    Department.

    20. To understand ISO

    norms and maintaining the

    procedures.

    21. Branding &

    Advertisement Polices.

    22. After sales services

    polices.

    23. Market Research

    polices,

    24. Customer Relationship

    Polices,

    25. Back Order treatmentpolices,

    26. Distribution and

    Logistics polices,

    27. Sales force

    compensation policies.

    28. Imprest & incentive

    policies.

    ANNEXURE I - Evaluation Parameters

    COURSE

    CODE:

    MGN602, MGT

    702,MGT755,

    COM361

    COURSE TITLE: Seminar on

    Summer Project

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    L T P CREDITS Attendan

    ce

    CA MTE ETP

    0 0 0 3 0 0 0 100

    Course Objective:

    To enable students to develop and relate management theory to

    practice.

    To help students in making an informed career choice after

    exposure to the actual work environment.

    COURSE EVALUATION :

    1.Feed Back (External and

    Internal)

    Marks Weightag

    e

    A. Internal Feedback byMentors

    10 10

    B. External Feedback byCompany

    a. Attendance (10 marks)(Above 90% = 10marks80-89%= 8, 70-79%=6,60-69%= 4, 59-60%= 2)

    b. Industrial feedback (15

    marks)

    25 10

    Total FEEDBACK 20

    2. Presentation and Written

    Report Evaluation

    100 80

    TOTAL ETP 100

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    MODEL 1 Research /Consultancy project components ETES. no Component Marks Total

    1 PRESENTATION:

    Body Language

    Communication skills

    Content

    Question Handling

    Audio/Visual Aids

    10

    100

    (Weightage-

    40%)

    20

    30

    30

    10

    2 PROJECT REPORT

    Introduction-Purpose and Objectives

    Amount of work done (Literature Review

    and Research Methodology)

    Quality of work done(Data Analysis, DataInterpretation, Findings)

    Recommendations and Reference

    100

    (Weightage-

    40%)

    20

    40

    30

    10

    Total (Presentation and Written Report) 80

    TOTAL MARKS OF ETP 20+ 80 100Marks

    MODEL 2 Sale project components ETES. no Component Marks Total

    1 PRESENTATION:

    Sale demo

    Communication skills

    Content- sale strategy, products

    knowledge, selling process, allocation ofresources, Targets achievement,

    Question Handling

    Audio/Visual Aids

    20 100(Weightage-

    40%)10

    30

    30

    10

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    2 PROJECT REPORT

    Introduction to company and Objectives

    Amount of work done (Selling Process,

    Theoretical Concepts, Functional processfollowed)

    Quality of work done (Data presentation)

    Recommendations, References &

    Evidences

    20 100

    (Weightage-

    40%)

    40

    30

    10

    Total(Presentation and Written Report) 80

    TOTAL MARKS OF ETP 20+ 80 100Marks

    MODEL 3 Community Development Project ETES. no Component Marks Total

    1 PRESENTATION:

    Body Language

    Communication Skill

    Content

    Question handling

    Audio/Visual Aids

    20 100

    (Weightage-

    40%)10

    30

    30

    10

    2 PROJECT REPORT

    Introduction and Objectives of the Project

    Amount of work done (Execution , Data

    Collection and Documentation)

    Quality of work done (Analysis, Findings,

    Quality of report)

    Recommendation and References

    20 100

    (Weightage-

    40%)40

    30

    10

    Total (Presentation and Written Report) 80

    TOTAL MARKS OF ETP 20+ 80 100Marks

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    Annexure II- Guidelines

    1. The evaluation procedure ofsummer training project reportwill be completed on 5th, 6th and7th Aug, 2013.

    2. The evaluation panel will consistof two faculty members. TheInternal feedback componentwill be evaluated one faculty(Mentor) and the ETEcomponent will be evaluated bytwo faculty members.

    3. Four Types of reportsa) Research project based

    report

    b) Consultancy Based Report

    c) Sales based report for

    those students are engaged

    in selling during the training.d) Community Development

    Report- Students those are

    engaged with the NGO/Public

    Sector/Reputed Associations,e.g. AIESEC for execution of

    Community Development

    Project during the training

    period.

    4. Pedagogy:

    All the students are required

    to do summer training for 6weeks. (Less than 6 weekswill not accepted)

    The students are required toprepare a report on the basisof summer training whichshould be submitted at thetime of their presentationturn.

    The students will register forthe Seminar on SummerProject course for thepurpose of evaluation.

    Name , Designation and Sign of Course Planner

    Approval of HoD-F

    Approval of HoF

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    Annexure III- Important deadlines

    1. Project Topic Performa

    (Annexure-IV) must be

    submitted to the faculty guide

    and respective school training

    coordinator within seven days

    after starting the summer

    training through e mail.

    2. Three fortnightly

    progress (Annexure-V) reports

    must be sent in soft copy to the

    respective faculty guide and

    respective school training

    coordinator by every 15 days

    interval. Hence three reports to

    be send by the students.Fortnightly Progress Report

    (Annexure-V) (For Training

    Period from 1st June to 15th

    July-2013)

    Report submission date

    through E-mail

    1st report- 1 June to 15th June 17th June

    2nd report- 16th June to 30th June 2nd July

    3rd report- 1st July to 15th July 17th July

    3. Faculty Guide would

    give a feedback on the

    fortnightly report (Annuexure-

    VI) through email within 3 days

    of students mailing the

    fortnightly report.

    4. Hard copy of the

    fortnightly progress reports

    (Signed and stamped by

    companys official) must be

    submitted at the time of the

    presentation otherwise the

    marks for the same would not

    be given.

    5. The students at the

    time of their presentation must

    submit Industry Feedback

    Form (Annexure-VII) and the

    Attendance sheet (Annexure-

    VIII) of their stay at industry

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    which has to be signed and

    stamped by the industry

    project guide.

    6. The industry feedback

    form and attendance sheet

    should be submitted in the

    sealed envelope by the

    students at their presentation

    turn to evaluators.

    7. One final hard copy of

    the report along with a CD in

    pdf format must be produced

    at the time of the presentation

    turn for evaluation. The report

    must be duly signed by the

    faculty mentor. Three Summer

    Training reports should be made

    by the students-

    ( one is to submit to therespective AO office , one is self

    copy which is to be presented at

    the time of presentation for

    evaluation and one for submission

    to company, if demanded by the

    company).For guide lines on how to

    make report refer to annexure-XI.

    8. The front page of the reportmust be in the prescribed

    format. (Annexure-XI).

    9. Names and E-mail IDs for

    training coordinators of different

    schools are as follows-

    a. Q1 (School of Business) - Lokesh

    Jasrai- 8146585349,

    [email protected]

    b. Q2 (School of Business

    Administration)- Sheetal -

    8054413508

    c. Q3 (School of Management)-

    Amanpreet Kaur-

    9815969648,[email protected]

    n

    d. Q4 (School of Commerce &

    Economics)- Nitin- 9803530350

    10.While sending the reports through

    e-mail to faculty guide and training

    coordinator, students are required to

    follow the title of the subject in e-

    mails, as follows-

    Roll no. with section/ Registration

    no. /Student Name/ Name of the

    report(Either project topic report orforthrightly

    11.All students are informed to

    complete their summer training

    before 5th of August 2013, as the

    evaluation will be scheduled on

    5th

    , 6th

    and on 7th

    August, 2013.Students are advised to come

    along with summer training

    project reports (Two Reports in

    hard copy and PPTs) and be

    present on these dates for the

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    evaluation of the seminar on the

    summer training. No presentation

    will be scheduled after these

    above mentioned dates.

    ANNEXURE IV- Project Topic Performa

    LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY

    DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT

    (To be sent through email to faculty guide as well as to training coordinator of

    the respective school by prescribed dates)

    Name of The

    Student

    Reg. No.

    Class, Section and

    Roll No.

    Mobile No.

    Name of the

    Organization

    (Address)

    Date of Joining

    Project Topic

    Location

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    Other Responsibilities:

    Companys Designated Supervising Authority*

    Name&

    Designation

    Phone No (O)

    Mobile:

    E-Mail :

    Signature of

    Authority(with

    stamp)

    To be Sent to: the faculty guide through email -

    Change of Topic shall not be allowed later on.This information is required to keep track of students performance during

    summer training through telephonic calls and surprise visits.

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    Fortnightly Progress Report ANNEXURE V

    (e- mail to faculty guide and training co-ordinator of school)

    School Name---------------------------------------------------

    1. Name of the Student: _________________________

    Roll No.______________ Section ________________ class________________

    2. Period of Training : From _____________________ To_________________

    3. Name and address of the Organization: ___________________________

    Phone No___________________ Fax_____________________ Email____________

    4. Name and Designation of the Project In charge in the organization

    PhoneNo________________________________Email________________________

    5. Project Title ____________________________________________________________

    Progress during the fortnight (from _________to____________)

    __________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________________

    Signature of the Student: __________________

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    ANNEXURE VI - Feedback on fortnightly report by faculty

    guide (for faculty only)

    To be emailed to the student within 3 days of receipt.

    Name of student________________ reg no ________________

    Project topic_________________________

    Suggestion regarding the progress during _____________to______________

    -----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

    _____________________________________________________________________________

    _____________________________________________________________________________

    _____________________________________________________________________________

    _________________

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    ANNEXURE VII- Industry Feedback Form

    LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY

    DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT

    Jalandhar-Ludhiana GT Road,

    Distt. Kapurthala, Phagwara

    Industry Feedback Form

    (To be signed and stamped by the industry Project guide. This is to be submitted at

    the time of presentation by the students in sealed envelope)

    1. Name of the student:___________________________________________

    Reg. No and section_______________________________________________2. Name of the Organization & Address_____________________________________

    ____________________________________________________________________

    3. How do you rank him/her on the following 7 attributes? (Please )

    S.N

    o

    Evaluation Criteria Very

    Good

    Goo

    d

    Satisfact

    ory

    Poo

    r

    Very

    Poor

    1 Punctuality

    2 Adherence to company

    norms

    3 Conduct / Behavior

    4 Initiative

    5 Eagerness to Learn

    6 Approach towards the

    Project

    7 Quality of Project work

    4. What are the prospects of the students of being recruited by theorganization on the completion of his degree?

    High Moderate Low

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    5.Any specific observations/suggestions for further improvement?

    _____________________________________________________________________________

    ___________________________________________________________________-

    ________________________________________________________________________

    _________________ __________________

    Signature Date

    Particulars of the Project Incharge of the training:

    Name & Designation : ______________________________________

    Address(Office) : ______________________________________

    ANNEXURE VIII- Attendance Sheet

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    LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY

    DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT

    Attendance Sheet

    (To be maintained by industry Project guide. This is to be submitted at the timeof presentation by the students)

    Name of the student:________________________________________________

    Class : ____________________ Term ____________________

    Roll No & Reg. No: ________________________________________________

    Name of the Organization:__________________________________________Project :_______________________________________________

    Period of Training: From____________________To____________________

    Month

    Date

    June July August

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    Name and Designation of the industry project

    guide____________________________________

    Signature of the industry project guide

    ANNEXURE IX - Guidelines for Summer Training

    Report

    LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY

    DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT

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    Guidelines for Summer Training Report

    Font Size : 12 Times New Roman

    Line Spacing : 1.5

    Paper Size : A4

    Margins : One inch on all sides of the page

    PRESENTATION OF THE REPORT

    ii. Title/ cover page ( Annexure XII)iii. Certificate by the Project-Inchargeiv. Acknowledgementsv. Table of contents (including list of tables and illustrations)vi. Abstract/Executive summary *CHAPTER PLAN

    As mentioned in the evaluation parameters in annexure-

    There can be two types of repots research report and sales report and for

    evaluation parameters refer to annexure-

    Guidelines

    * Executive Summary/ Abstract:

    The report should carry an abstract (or executive summary) in the initial

    pages of the report. It helps the reader to get an overview of the report.

    The length of the executive summary/ abstract can be upto 3-6 pagesand should throw light on the following essential information:

    - Purpose/ objective of the study and its significance- Scope of the study and methodology- Findings and recommendations

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    **Bibliography must be presented in the following format:

    Annexure X ReferencesHOW TO WRITE REFERENCES

    This section is an introduction to

    writing references and covers the

    most common types of material inboth print and electronic form:

    books, chapters in books,

    conferences and their papers,

    official publications, dissertations

    and theses, journal articles,

    images, pictures and illustrations,

    maps, internet resources.

    Tip Saving Time

    Make sure that you get all the

    reference information you need

    while you still have the source

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    material (e.g. book) in front of you.

    You will waste a lot of time if you

    have to have to go back and find

    this information later. For example:

    if you make a photocopy check

    that you have the page numbers; if

    you interview someone make a

    note of the date; if you print a web

    page make a note of the full web

    address and the date on which you

    accessed it.

    Why should I include

    references in my work?

    1. It shows the range of readingwhich you have done. Thisgains you marks.

    2. You may support yourarguments with the opinion ofacknowledged experts and usedata from reputable sources.This can make your ownarguments more convincing.

    3. It is a basic academicrequirement to show details ofthe sources of yourinformation, ideas andarguments. Doing so means

    that you cannot be accused ofplagiarism, i.e. stealing fromanother persons work.

    When should I includereferences in my work?

    1. Whenever you quotesomeone elses work. Thisdoes not just include wordsbut tables, charts, pictures,music, etc.

    2. When you rewrite orparaphrase someone elseswork.

    3. When you summarisesomeone elses work.

    Why should I give such detailed

    information?

    The purpose of the details provided

    is to make it easy for someone else

    to follow up and trace the materials

    which you have used. Without full

    references, your tutor may be ledinto thinking you are trying to take

    credit for someone elses work i.e.

    plagiarism.

    What are the most important

    points about my list of

    references?

    1. Keep it accurate. This meansthat the marker/tutor doesnot waste time if they wish toconsult the items you havelisted. If your list is full of

    errors you will lose marks.2. Provide all the relevantdetails. This makes it is easyfor the marker to identify theitems which you have listed.Again, if some of theimportant information ismissing you will lose marks.

    3. Use a consistent format foryour references. This willensure that it is easy tolocate a reference withinyour reading list.

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    What do I need to include?

    The most important parts of a

    reference are as follows:

    1. The person(s) who wrotethe work: - The Author(s) orOriginator(s).

    2. Anyone who edited,translated, arranged theitem.

    3. The name of the work: -usually the Title.

    4. Any additional informationabout the name of the item: -usually the Subtitle.

    5. The person who puts thework into its physical format:- usually the Publisher.

    6. The date when the work wasmade available or published(not necessarily when it waswritten, etc.).

    7. The place of publication (ifknown).

    8. Physical details of the itemsuch as Vol. No. pagenumbers etc..

    9. Any additional informationhelpful to locate the works(such as a web address, acatalogue number, the title ofa series, etc.).

    How do I Cite an Item in the

    Text of my Project?

    Researcher need to provide the

    following information if you

    mention another piece of work,book etc. in your assignment.

    (a) When quoting directly from

    someone elses work give:

    Author(s) followed by the

    year in round brackets.

    e.g. As with anyinvestment, working capital

    exposes the business to

    risk. Verma (2003)

    (b) If there is no author give

    either:

    A statement that the work is

    anonymous (Anon)followedby the year in round

    brackets:

    e.g. Anon. (2006)

    or

    Title followed by the date in round brackets.

    e.g. Encyclopaedia Britannica (2003)

    (c) If the author produced more than one work in the same year:

    Use letters to indicate this

    (probably it is best to arrange

    the items alphabetically by

    their title first):

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    e.g. Singh (2004 a)

    Singh (2004 b)

    (d) When referring to or

    summarising put both the

    author(s) and year.

    e.g. Verma (2007)

    describes how the

    business is exposed to

    risk by working capital.

    GENERAL RULES

    (i).Authors

    a) Single Author

    Family name first, then a

    comma and space and then

    personal name(s) or initial(s).

    e.g. Singh, A.

    b) Two Authors

    List the authors in the form

    above with & between them.

    e.g. Mohammed, A. & Khan, J.

    c) Three Authors:List the authors as above

    with a comma after the first and

    & after the second.

    e.g. Pryce-Jones, T., Patel, V.

    & Brown, P.

    d) More than three authors

    should be listed with only the

    first named followed by theGreek term et al. This

    translates as and others.

    e.g. Hussain, J. et al.

    Editors

    Editors are treated the same

    as authors except that Ed. orEds. is put in brackets after

    the editor or editors names.

    e.g. Walker, T. (Ed.)

    Corporate Author

    A corporate author is a group

    which takes responsibility for

    writing a publication. It couldbe a society and professional

    body, an international

    organisation, a government

    department or any other

    group. A government

    publication should begin with

    the country, then the

    department, then any

    committee or subcommittee.

    e.g. Great Britain.

    Department for Education and

    Skills

    e.g. PriceWaterhouseCoopers

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    (ii) Date

    The date of publication should be

    included.

    If there are a number of different

    reissues or reprints of the item give

    the earliest date of the edition you

    are referring to.

    e.g. if the information in the book

    reads 1989 reprinted in 1990,

    1992, 1995, 1996, 2000 give

    1989.

    If it is not possible to ascertain the

    date put the following: [n.d.] or

    [undated] or [no date].

    (iii) Title

    The title should be copied from the

    item itself if possible and should be

    in italics. If there is no title on theitem you may need to invent a

    descriptive title. In this case you

    should put it in square brackets [ ].

    (iv) Edition

    If there are different editions of the

    work you should give details of

    which edition you are using. e.g3rd ed

    (v) Place

    Where appropriate you should

    include the place where the item

    was published.

    e.g. New Delhi (India)

    If there is more than one place of

    publication given choose the first

    one.

    e.g. for Paris, New York,

    London give Paris

    (vi) Publisher

    If the item is published give the

    name of the publisher as it appears

    on the item.

    e.g Sultan Chand & Sons

    If the item is unpublished it may

    still be possible to give the name of

    the body responsible for issuing the

    work.

    e.g. Verma , R. (1998).

    Impact of Market Orientation

    on Corporate Success.

    Unpublished PhD thesis,

    University of Himachal

    Pradesh.

    (vii) Other Information

    You may wish to include other

    information about the item such as

    its ISBN, physical format (e.g.

    Lecture, Web Site, E-Mail, internet

    address, etc.). More detail is given

    in the section

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    DETAILED EXAMPLES

    (i) Books (or reports)

    Information about a book should, if

    possible, be taken from the title

    page and the back of the title page.

    It is usually laid out like this:

    Kotler, P. (2006), Marketing Management, 12th Ed. New Delhi: Pearson Publishers L

    pp. 1-23.

    Author Date of Title Edition Place of Publisher

    Pages

    Publication Publication

    (ii) Electronic Books

    Electronic Books should be treated

    very similarly to print ones. You

    need to include the address of the

    website at which you viewed the

    work and the date on which you

    viewed it.

    e.g.

    Roshan, P. & Leary, J. (2003)

    Financial Analysis. Sebastopol, CA:

    Cisco Press

    [available at

    http://proquest.safaribooksonline.com/15

    87050773 viewed on 11/03/2008]

    (iii) Journal Articles

    Publications that are published

    regularly with the same title and

    often a volume and/or part number

    are usually known as serials. These

    could include publications

    published annually, quarterly (4

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    times per year), bimonthly (every 2

    months), monthly, weekly or daily.

    Popular serials e.g. Business World,

    are usually called magazines but

    more academic publications areoften known as journals.

    The reference from journal should

    be laid out like this:

    Author Year Article Title

    Journal Title

    Kumar, G. B. (2005) Changes Ahead in Health Care Management. HR

    Magazine, Vol 50, No 13, pp. 60-61.

    Volume Part/Issue Page Numbers

    (iv) Web Sites

    A web page should be treatedsimilarly to a print work in that it

    may have an author or editor and a

    title. It may be dated and the main

    site (of which the page is a part)

    may also have a publisher and may

    also give an address in the about

    us or contact section. You

    should include the address of the

    web page and also include the dateon which you viewed the page.

    e.g.

    Barger, J. (2000) A biography

    of Leopold Paula Bloomhttp://www.robotwisdom.com

    /jaj/ulysses/bloom.html [viewed

    11/07/2006].

    Note:

    All references should be

    given alphabetically. The literature reviewedshould be arranged as perthe requirement of theme.

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    ANNEXURE-XI Report on Summer Training

    LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY

    DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT

    Report on Summer Training

    [Title]

    ..

    ..

    ..

    Submittedto Lovely Professional University

    In partial fulfillment of the

    Requirements for the award of Degree of

    Master of Business Administration

    Submitted by:

    Name of the student

    University Roll No.

    DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT

    LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY

    JALANDHAR NEW DELHI GT ROAD

    PHAGWARA

    PUNJAB