MBA PROJECT SYNOPSIS AND PROJECT REPORT GUIDELINES
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Project Synopsis and Project Re po r t
Gui deli nes
Master of Business Administration (MBA)
Pr og r am
Directorate of Distance Educat i on
SIKKIM MANIPAL UNIVERSITY
(SMU)
Contents
- Introduction
- Project - 2.1. Phase I: Project Synopsis and Guide Registration - 2.1.1 Project Synopsis Submission for Approval - 2.1.2 Content of Project Synopsis - 2.1.3 Instructions for Submitting the Project Synopsis - 2.1.4 Project Guide - 2.1.5 Project Steering Committee - 2.1.6 Project synopsis process - 2.1.7 Steps for Project Synopsis Submission and Guide Registration - 2.1.8 Dos & Don’ts for Preparing Project Synopsis - 2.1.9 Templates of the Project Synopsis & Guide Registration - 2.2 Phase 2: Project Work - 2.2.1 Components of Project Report - 2.2.1. 1 Title of the Project - 2.2.1.2 Introduction - 2.2.1.3 Objectives of the Study - 2.2.1.4 Literature Review - 2.2.1.5 Research Methodology - 2.2.1.6 Data Analysis & Interpretation - 2.2.1.7 Results & Discussion - 2.2.1.8 Suggestions/Recommendations - 2.2.1.9 Limitations and Scope of Future Research - 2.2.1.10 Conclusion - 2.2.1.11 Bibliography - 2.3 Executive Summary - 2.4 Project Evaluation - 2.5 Project Viva Voce / Presentation - 2.6 Title Pages of the Project Report - 2.7 Sample List of Project Topics
- 2.8 Sample Synopsis/Template
- Project - 2.1. Phase I: Project Synopsis and Guide Registration - 2.1.1 Project Synopsis Submission for Approval - 2.1.2 Content of Project Synopsis - 2.1.3 Instructions for Submitting the Project Synopsis - 2.1.4 Project Guide - 2.1.5 Project Steering Committee - 2.1.6 Project synopsis process - 2.1.7 Steps for Project Synopsis Submission and Guide Registration - 2.1.8 Dos & Don’ts for Preparing Project Synopsis - 2.1.9 Templates of the Project Synopsis & Guide Registration - 2.2 Phase 2: Project Work - 2.2.1 Components of Project Report - 2.2.1. 1 Title of the Project - 2.2.1.2 Introduction - 2.2.1.3 Objectives of the Study - 2.2.1.4 Literature Review - 2.2.1.5 Research Methodology - 2.2.1.6 Data Analysis & Interpretation - 2.2.1.7 Results & Discussion - 2.2.1.8 Suggestions/Recommendations - 2.2.1.9 Limitations and Scope of Future Research - 2.2.1.10 Conclusion - 2.2.1.11 Bibliography - 2.3 Executive Summary - 2.4 Project Evaluation - 2.5 Project Viva Voce / Presentation - 2.6 Title Pages of the Project Report - 2.7 Sample List of Project Topics
2.1 Phase I: Project Synopsis and Guide Registration
2.1.1 Project Synopsis Submission for Approval You need to submit the project synopsis for approval through EduNxtTM^ portal. The project synopsis should be prepared in consultation with the Guide. The guide should approve the project synopsis.
2.1.2 Content of Project Synopsis The project synopsis needs to be prepared keeping in mind the following points. a) Title of the project – Maximum 20 words (Refer Section: 2.2.1.1) b) Introduction and Objectives of the Study - Maximum 200 words (Refer Section: 2.2.1.2 & 2.2.1.3) c) Problem Statement (including Literature Review) – Maximum 500 words (Refer Section: 2.2.1.4) d) Research Methodology and References – Maximum 500 words (Refer Section: 2.2.1.5)
2.1.3 Instructions for Submitting the Project Synopsis
- Submission of project synopsis is an online process. Project synopsis details and the guide details should be filled in the appropriate sections in the EduNxtTM^ portal.
- You can choose a project guide of your choice, who meets the University eligibility criteria. The guide so chosen can be registered with the University by submitting the necessary documents of the guide (Guide Registration Form (Annexure II), MBA/equivalent degree's marks sheets, degree certificate and work experience certificate) along with the project synopsis in the format (provided in EduNxtTM^ portal), which should be manually signed by both the guide and you.
- If the project guide is an already approved guide by the University, you may choose “Existing Guide” option. In that case, you must know the guides’ registration number (issued by the University) and contact number of the guide to fill the online form. You can find the list of approved guides on the basis of their specialization and location in the EduNxtTM^ portal under ‘Approved Guide List’.
- If the project guide chosen by you is not registered, then ‘New Guide’ option has to be chosen and the details of the guide have to be filled in.
- While entering the new guide detail, if the guide details provided by you matches with the details of an existing guide in the University database, a message pops up alerting you. In such
case, you need to click ‘Back’ button to select ‘Existing Guide option’ to proceed.
Only in the case of new guide registration, the evidence for guide qualification and experience certificates along with the Guide Registration Form (Annexure II) are to be uploaded on EduNxtTM^ portal, for verification by the University.
You need to take print of the completed ‘Synopsis and Guide Acceptance’ document and both
- you and the guide should sign the form.
Scanned copy of this printed form is to be uploaded for approval by the Project Steering Committee of the University.
Incomplete forms without the signatures will not be processed.
File formats supported to upload ‘Synopsis and Guide Acceptance form’ are .doc, .docx and .pdf only.
File formats supported to upload ‘Guide Registration Form (Annexure II), Guide Qualification and Experience Certificates’ are .zip and .rar only.
The file size to be uploaded should not exceed 3MB.
Multiple submission of project synopsis is not allowed.
You need to ensure that you provide a valid e-mail id and mobile number to receive confirmation message on approval/ re-submission.
The submitted project synopsis will be processed by the Project Steering Committee.
Synopsis that does not adhere to the guidelines will be rejected and has to be re-submitted for approval again.
Possible reasons for synopsis rejection could be i. Guide not approved ii. Project synopsis not signed by the guide and/or the student iii. Change suggested in title or any other content of synopsis iv. Additional explanation needed v. Scope of work needs enhancement vi. Guide details not matching with existing record
If the project synopsis is rejected due to Guide being rejected, you need to re-submit both the project synopsis and the guide details.
You can see the status (Not Submitted / Submitted / In-review / Approved / Rejected / Graded) of the project synopsis in EduNxtTM^ Login.
E-mail intimation will be sent to you on status of the project.
2.1.5 Project Steering Committee
Project Steering Committee is set up at the University, to directly monitor and track the projects. The functions of this committee include: Coordination and tracking of all project related activities Evaluating the project synopsis submitted by the student and conveying the result of the same to the student through E-mail and EduNxtTM^ portal Providing suggestions for improvement Grading approved synopsis for award of IA marks All correspondence regarding projects should be addressed to projects.mba@smudde.edu.in. Please mention your Registration Number in all communications. 2.1.6 Project Synopsis process The process is depicted in the flowchart below. A sample synopsis titled “A Study on Employees’ Job Satisfaction in Bangalore Division of Vasant Moto Corp” has been included in this document (refer page no. 36) for your reference.
2 .1.7 Steps for Project Synopsis Submission and Guide Registration
Step 1 : Open EduNxtTM^ portal (URL: http://edunxt.smude.edu.in) and login using your user-id and password.
Step 2: Click on ‘ Project Synopsis’
Step 4 : The following screen will appear:
In the above screen:
- Your details will appear (like name, roll number, name of the program, etc)
- Enter the Title of the project
- Enter Introduction and Objectives of the Study
- Enter Problem Statement (including Literature Review)
- Enter Research Methodology and References. On entering all the details, click on “Next”
Step 5 : In the next screen you will have to enter the Guide details:
A) If you are selecting a new guide , then select “ New Guide ” and fill the Guide details and Click on ‘ Save’. B) If you are selecting the registered guide , then select “ Existing Guide ” and then mention the “Guide Registration Number” and “Mobile Phone Number” and Click on “Validate Guide Number”. The guide details will appear on the screen. Click on “ Save ” button.
The screen will appear as shown below:
Step 9 : Click on “ Upload Synopsis ”
Step 10 : The following screen will appear:
(a) Upload the synopsis form (which was printed, signed and scanned) by clicking the first ‘Browse’ button (b) Next, if the guide is new guide, upload the scanned copy of ‘Guide Qualification and Experience Certificates’ along with Guide Registration Form (Annexure II) in .zip folder by clicking the second ‘Browse’ button as shown in the above screenshot. (c) Next, Click on the “Submit” button as shown below.
Step 11 : Once the submit button is clicked, you will get a message stating that the synopsis is successfully submitted for approval.
IV) Some Reasons for Rejection of Project Synopsis Student declaration and guide acceptance form has not been signed by the student and the guide respectively. Technical issues preventing the University from downloading the synopsis document you have attached. Inappropriate project title and/or objectives and/ or problem statement and/or research methodology. Plagiarised content in project synopsis. Submitted project synopsis does not pertain to the specialisation you have chosen. Synopsis is not uploaded in the format prescribed by the University (Refer Annexure I and II given at the end of this document). Research methodology does not specify how you will find solutions to your problem statement and the objectives of the study. Pasting the images of the guide and student signatures in the student declaration and guide acceptance form. Guide does not have requisite degree and minimum 2 years of work experience. Please note, that your synopsis will not reach us, if you ‘save’ your documents and forget to ‘submit’. Hence, please ensure that you click ‘submit’ button.
2.1.9 Templates of the Project Synopsis & Guide Registration
Sample Synopsis Template (Refer page no. 36) Submission of Project Synopsis and Guide Acceptance Form (Refer Annexure I, page no. 40). Project Guide Registration Form (Refer Annexure II, page no. 43).
2.2 Phase 2: Project Work
As project work is an important part of MBA course curriculum, it has been marked four credits. The following guidelines need to be followed for MBA projects.
The project must be a live project either done at the place of work or some other organisation. The project must be related to the specialisation pursued. The title selected should be coherent with the stream of study or specialisation. A list of suggested topics is provided at the page no. 29. However, you and your guide have the freedom to identify an appropriate topic. The project title should be specific and focussed towards the objectives of the project. Project work should be undertaken on the same topic that has been approved by PSC.
2.2.1 Components of Project Report
These guidelines will provide the information for developing a project report. The components of Project Report are:
Title of the Project Introduction of the Study Objective(s) of the Study Literature Review Research Methodology Research Hypotheses Research Model Research Plan Sampling Plan Research Procedure Data analysis & Interpretation Results & Discussions Suggestions/Recommendations Limitations and Scope of Future Research Conclusion Bibliography
conducted in your area of interest and note down the gaps in the research conducted or future research suggested in this area. For example, you may read on “Inventory Management techniques followed by e-tailing Companies” in other parts of the world and find that such a study has not been conducted in India. So you may decide to conduct a study on “Inventory Management techniques followed by e -tailing companies in India”. Other topics that you may shortlist could be “Inventory Control System at Toyota Ltd., Sriperumbudur”, or “Effective inventory control techniques for manufacturing automobiles”. These project topics tell us exactly what type of project you wish to undertake. Please ensure that the topic you have chosen has not already been worked on. You will be able to know this through Literature Review.
- Finalise the project topic by finding which of the projects is the most doable. Ask yourself these questions: Can you complete the project within the time stipulated by us? Where will you conduct the research? What sort of data will you need for the project? Can you find the data to complete the project? Do you have the necessary tools for analysing the data? For example, you might feel that topic “Effective inventory control techniques for manufacturing automobiles” is the most doable as you have some contacts in some automobile manufacturing companies. You may feel that you can gather the information on the inventory practices the companies follow. You may think of collecting data on the inventory controls that the manufacturers of automobiles use-how they categorise it, how much do they spend on storing them, etc. To analyse the data, you may use software tools like Microsoft excel or SPSS. Once all of these questions are answered, you may finalize on a project title.
Tips to write a good project title
Tip 1: Avoid using subject names: The title for a project in marketing cannot be simply ‘Marketing Management’. Such titles are considered as broad and vague. It should be a study in the field of marketing in a specific company or place or product.
Examples of vague titles: Customer Relationship Management Marketing Management
Rural Marketing Examples of acceptable titles: A study on the functioning of the customer relations department in XYZ Company A study on the influence of social media marketing on the perception of consumers of jams/soaps/apparel/tea. Tip 2: Don’t choose an interrogative title : The title should not be in a question form. It should be a simple statement.
Tip 3: Don’t use negative in titles: The title should not contain a negative statement about any product, brand, company or entity.
2.2.1.2 Introduction
Introduction in the synopsis can include the following:
A. A brief overview of the topic, mentioning, why you wish to undertake this project. You may also include a brief literature review. You can explain the current situation in which the issues/gaps/practices/alternatives exist i.e. the problem statement. B. Problem in one or two sentences by stating the main focus area of your study. C. Need/purpose of the study i.e. why are you conducting this study? D. Importance/perceived benefits of researching the problem and the scope of your study.
Example of incorrect title: What is the cash flow analysis of XYZ Company with respect to ABC Company? Example of a correct title Comparative study of cash flow analysis between XYZ Company and ABC Company
Examples of incorrect title: Why don’t consumers like products of XYZ Company? Reasons for consumers not liking products of XYZ Company. Example of a correct title: Consumer preferences towards the XYZ Company/product