Guidline For Summer Project

Purpose of summer project report

The objective of the Summer Project Report is to allow students to organize and report the learning gained during their summer project. From the point of view of academics, the Summer Project Report should be a substantive contribution to the knowledge through integration of literature review and methodology developed pertinent to the understanding and resolution of management problems, and the empirical work done therein. The Summer Project Report should demonstrate competence in using or developing a model or a set of hypotheses, collecting and interpreting data, reaching conclusions and drawing implications for managerial practices. It should also highlight the impact of actions in one area or function, on the other area or functions in the organisation.

The recommendations made in the Summer Project Report should as far as possible be in both quantitative (costs and benefits) as well as qualitative terms. It is pertinent to note that the Summer Project Report represents a visible concrete output and would, therefore, have demonstrable potential enabling individuals to pursue further work on the theme by way of a Ph.D. It is also the output which may stand as testimony of the student's demonstrated research skills and potential in the managerial arena.

Standards for the Summer Project

The primary purpose of the Summer Project Report is to demonstrate the student’s capability to make effective use of research methods appropriate to the problem and to develop and handle evidence satisfactorily. The Summer Project Report should, therefore, contain a section on:

a) The research procedure(s) employed,

b) The extent, nature, reliability and suitability of evidence gathered and

c) The conclusions drawn and the recommendations, to demonstrate skills in analysis and interpretation of research results.

Clarity, conciseness and orderliness of writing and presentation are required. It is necessary to include sufficient evidence to support the reasoning and conclusions such that it clearly demonstrates the basis of the conclusions and recommendations, and also exhibits the analytical skill of the student, in this area. The length of the Summer Project Report will vary with the topic and evidence required.

Further, the learning of the student regarding in-depth knowledge of the field should be brought out by the section on literature review and model or framework used for the Summer Project study.

Guidelines for Summer Project Report Preparation

Number of Copies of Summer Project Report: Three copies of the Summer Project Report should be submitted latest by _______________ duly approved by faculty and

organisational guides. A student's failure to fulfill this requirement may lead to his/her being debarred from promotion from first year to second year.

Components: The Summer Project Report should appear in the following order:

Page i : Cover Page (Appendix 2)

Page ii : Second Title Page (Appendix 3)

Page iii : Certificate of Approval (Appendix 4)

Page IV : Approval of DAC (Appendix 5)

Page v-vi : Abstract (maximum two pages - Appendix 6)

Page vii : Acknowledgement (Appendix 7)

Page viii : Table of Contents (Appendix 8)

Page ix : List of Figures (Appendix 9)

Page x : List of Tables (Appendix 10)

Page xi : List of Appendices (Appendix 11)

Page xii : Abbreviations (Appendix 12)

Page 1 : Chapter I

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Page ... : Last Chapter

Page ... : References (Appendix 13)

Page ... : Appendices

Cover Page: Cover page and second title page are required

Abstract: Each Summer Project Report must include an abstract of a maximum of two pages in single space (about 800-1000 words). It should state clearly and concisely the topic, scope, method and conclusions reached. The emphasis should be on the conclusions and recommendations and should be in greater detail than the other sections. The word limit should be strictly adhered to. Acknowledgement: Students are advised to acknowledge help and support from faculty members, library, computer centre, outside experts, their sponsoring organisations, etc.

Table of Contents: Every Summer Project Report must contain a table of contents, which provides a view of the organisation of the Summer Project Report material.

List of Tables, Figures and Abbreviations: If the Summer Project Report contains tables, figures and abbreviations used, they should be listed immediately following the table of contents on separate pages.

Introduction: As in the proposal, this should begin with a very brief summary of the company and its business, and then the complete details of the managerial problem and the background to the problem, its genesis, consequences of the problem on the business, current practices, etc. It should start from a broad overview and then move to the specific focus of the study. This should include the specific business or functional problem being faced by the organisation.

Next, it should describe the rationale for the study and the benefits of the project in terms of knowledge, skill, practices, systems, etc. and how it will help the organisation. All of these should be specified. The next part is to delimit the scope of the project, and to specify the area of enquiry under the project.

It should continue with a subsection titled 'Problem Formulation'. This should describe the specific business problem faced and the related issues involved in greater detail than above. The variables involved would then clarify the focus of the project, what is going to be studied, why it needs to be studied. This would clarify the objectives targeted in the summer project.

It should then end by reviewing the literature in this regard and the conclusions drawn from