Guidelines for Summer Projects
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N R INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, AHMEDABAD GUIDELINES FOR SUMMER PROJECTS All students are required to take note of the following guidelines for the summer projects. 1. Each student should prepare a research proposal for his/her prospective project and get it approved from his/her respective guide. 2. The research proposal shall include the following: a) Introduction and statement of the problem b) Short Literature Survey c) Research Design and Hypothesis, if any d) Research Methodology e) Data Sources i) Primary Sources (sample universe/population, sampling unit, sample size, sampling method – probability or non-probability) ii) Secondary Sources (newspapers, magazines, books, journals, reports, industry publications, gazettes, research papers, dissertations, etc.) f) Time Budget g) Tentative Chapter Plan h) Expected Contribution of the Study i) Beneficiaries j) A short write-up on the researcher/s and reason for taking up the project. k) Bibliography/appendices if any 3. The title of the project should be finalised in consultation with the internal and external guides. 4. Students should submit their contact numbers (both landline and mobile) and email ids to their respective guides and should take the contact numbers and email ids of the guides. 5. Students should make sure that they provide the name, designation and contact information of their external guide (in the company) to their internal faculty guides. 6. Internal faculty guides are requested to stay in continuous contact on a periodic basis with the external corporate guide so as to ensure proper feedback about the students’ performance. 7. Students should report to their internal faculty guides on a regular basis as per the schedule given to them. 1
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N R INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, AHMEDABADGUIDELINES FOR SUMMER PROJECTS
All students are required to take note of the following guidelines for the summer projects.1. Each student should prepare a research proposal for his/her prospective project and get
it approved from his/her respective guide.2. The research proposal shall include the following:
a) Introduction and statement of the problemb) Short Literature Surveyc) Research Design and Hypothesis, if anyd) Research Methodologye) Data Sources
i) Primary Sources (sample universe/population, sampling unit, sample size, sampling method – probability or non-probability)
ii) Secondary Sources (newspapers, magazines, books, journals, reports, industry publications, gazettes, research papers, dissertations, etc.)
f) Time Budgetg) Tentative Chapter Planh) Expected Contribution of the Studyi) Beneficiariesj) A short write-up on the researcher/s and reason for taking up the project.k) Bibliography/appendices if any
3. The title of the project should be finalised in consultation with the internal and external guides.
4. Students should submit their contact numbers (both landline and mobile) and email ids to their respective guides and should take the contact numbers and email ids of the guides.
5. Students should make sure that they provide the name, designation and contact information of their external guide (in the company) to their internal faculty guides.
6. Internal faculty guides are requested to stay in continuous contact on a periodic basis with the external corporate guide so as to ensure proper feedback about the students’ performance.
7. Students should report to their internal faculty guides on a regular basis as per the schedule given to them.
8. Students working on their projects outside Ahmedabad should ensure that they report to their respective internal guides regularly as per the schedule given to them.
9. The broad framework of the report will be as follows:a) Prefaceb) Acknowledgementc) Executive Summaryd) Table of Contentse) Research Methodologyf) Introduction to the Industry (Macro)
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N R INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS MANAGEMENT, AHMEDABADg) Introduction to companyh) Detailed discussion on the scope of the projecti) Key Findings/ Analysisj) Conclusionsk) Recommendations/ Suggestions if anyl) Bibliographym) Glossaryn) Annexures, if any
10.Students can consult their internal guides for further guidance on industry-specific secondary sources of data.
11.The size of an average summer project is usually 100-120 pages.12.The report should be typed on a single side of paper with Times New Roman font size
12 with 1.5 spacing.13.All tables and charts should be numbered and should mention the source.14.There should be a proper table of contents with page numbers, a chart index and a
table index.15.Reports with emphasis on technical topics can include a glossary of technical terms.16.The bibliography should be prepared systematically. Please refer to the textbook
‘Business Communication’ by Bovee, Thill and Schatzman for this purpose.17.Students should make sure that they obtain a certificate of completion of project from
the external corporate guide.18.Students going in for a market research should get their questionnaire approved by
their internal and external guides.19.Findings/ analyses can be presented in the form of tables, graphs and charts. Each
table/graph/chart should be given a proper heading and should be followed by its interpretation and implication for the study.
20.Students must avoid consultative statements in suggestions and recommendations. All operational suggestions must be justified with supporting logic, statistics and information.
21.Any data (financial or otherwise) that is taken directly from a secondary source should not be included in the text of the report. Balance Sheets, P&L Accounts, Articles, etc. may be included in the Annexures.
22.Preface, acknowledgement and executive summary should NOT be mentioned in the Table of Contents.
23.The page numbers of the project should start from Research Methodology.24.The acknowledgement should end with the student’s name, place and date and should
be signed by the student.
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