2010 summer project manual guidelines)

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IES MANAGEMENT COLLEGE AND RESEARCH CENTRE

MUMBAI

MANUAL FOR PREPARATION OF SUMMER PROJECT REPORT

1. GENERAL :

The manual is intended to provide broad guidelines to the students in the preparation

of the project report. In general, the project report shall include in an organised and

scholarly fashion an account of original project work done by the students.

2. NUMBER OF COPIES TO BE SUBMITTED:

Students should submit one copy to the Administrative Office on or before the

specified date.The Report should be bound in black with gold coloured embossing, matt finish.

Students are advised to keep one bounded copy for themselves which the students will

require during final placement.

Students may need to submit one copy to the Company where they have undergone

their Summer Placements.

3. SIZE OF PROJECT REPORT:

The size of project report should be in the range of 40-80 pages of typed matterreckoned from page # 1 beginning with Executive Summary. The emphasis is on

Quality and Content and NOT on number of pages.

4. PAGE DIMENSIONS AND MARGINS:

The dimensions of the final bound copy of the project report should be in standard A4

size. 80 gsm paper may be used for preparing the copies.

The final copy of the project report (at the time of submission) should have the

following page margins:

Top edge : 3 cm to 3.5 cm (1.2 to 1.4)

Bottom edge : 2.5 cm to 3 cm (1 to 1.2)

Left side : 3. 5 cm to 4.0 cm (1.4 to 1.6)

Right side : 2 cm to 2.5 cm (0.8 to 1)

5. FONT SIZE AND SPACING:

The report should be typed in Times New Roman, font size 12 in one and a half line

spacing.

The following pages show the sequencing for the Summer Project Report and

guidelines / samples for the pages.

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Structure of the Report will be as under

Title

Declaration

Certificate

Acknowledgements

Table of Contents

List of Tables, Charts, Graphs, etc.

List of Abbreviations.

Executive Summary

Page No.

CHAPTER I : Introduction Introduction to the SubjectIntroduction to the Industry Introduction to the Company Introduction to the Project

Objectives Methodology

Sampling Design and Sample Size Scope and Limitations

CHAPTER II : Analysis & Findings

CHAPTER III : Conclusions Recommendations

ANNEXURES : Questionnaire Any Other

References and Bibliography

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GUIDELINES

1) Use diagrams, charts, graphs, pictures, tables, etc. to make your ProjectReport of a better quality.

2) Executive Summary:-

Executive Summary should be of 1 to 2 pages which is the full gist of yourproject. After reading the Executive Summary, the reader should understandwhat you have said in the Report. The Executive Summary should alsocontain in brief, Objective, Methodology, Sample Design, Sample Size andMajor Findings.

3) Sample and Sample Size:-

Sample means the object of your Project Report, be it a Process, the Working

of a Department, language of a project, etc. Sample specifies what you havestudied.

For eg:In a Finance Project, a Sample may be The Project sample covers all the Companies in Telecom sector listed on theBombay Stock Exchange.

In a Marketing Project, a Sample may be The Project studies Consumer buying behaviour while buying automobiles inMumbai City where the annual income of Consumers is more than

Rs. 1 crore.

4) Methodology:-

In Methodology, the research design literature review library research, datacollection methods and methods of data analysis should be described. Beforebeginning with Methodology, the objective(s) should be clearly defined.

5) Analysis and Findings:-

Analysis and Findings will be covered from CHAPTER II onwards.

Depending on the scope of your study, there can be multiple Chapters onAnalysis and Findings. However, if the scope of your Project is limited, thenthis may require only one Chapter.

6) Conclusions and Recommendations:-

The Conclusions or Inferences and Suggestions or Recommendations shouldbe explained properly point - wise rather than writing a single long text.

7) Annexures:-

Annexures should include Questionnaires, any documents collected from theCompany, any big tables which do not find place in the Chapters, etc.

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8) References and Bibliography:-

Should include the list of all the sources of secondary data, internetresources, books, journals, periodicals, newspapers, conference proceedings,etc. which you have used. Wherever in the Report you are reproducing somematerial from the earlier published sources or using any information from suchsources, then at the end of the Chapter, proper references should be given.The cases of plagiarism will be dealt with strictly.

NOTE:-

Students whose Project is not a research based Project, should contact theirSummer Project Guide at the Institute for guidance on the format of theirreport.

Sample Pages:- (Enclosed)

Sample 1Sample 2Sample 3

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Sample 1

Title of the Project

(PUT YOUR TITLE HERE)

Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirementsfor (Insert course name)

(Insert course abbreviation)

(Academic year of the course)

SUBMITTED BY

Name: (INPUT YOUR NAME)(Insert course name) Roll No. (INPUT YOUR

ROLL NO.)

Batch: (Insert your batch year 200_ - 200_)

IES Management College and Research Centre,Bandra, Mumbai

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Sample 2

IES Management College and Research CentreBandra, MumbaiMAY JUNE 200_

Students Declaration

I hereby declare that this report, submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirement for

the award for the _______Insert course name, to IES Management College and

Research Centre is my original work and not used anywhere for award of any degree

or diploma or fellowship or for similar titles or prizes.

I further certify that without any objection or condition subject to the permission of the

company where I did my summer project, I grant the rights to IES Management

College and Research Centre to publish any part of the project if they deem fit in

journals/Magazines and newspapers etc without my permission.

Place : Mumbai

Date : (INPUT THE CORRECT DATE) ---------------------------------Signature

Name : (INPUT THE NAME)

Class : (INSERT COURSE NAME I Sem II)

Roll No. : (INPUT YOUR CORRECT ROLL NO.)

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Sample 3

Certificate

This is to certify that the dissertation submitted in partial fulfillment for the award of

(insert course name) of IES Management College and Research Centre is a result of

the bonafide research work carried out by Mr. / Ms. (PUT YOUR NAME) under my

supervision and guidance. No part of this report has been submitted for award of anyother degree, diploma, fellowship or other similar titles or prizes. The work has also

not been published in any journals/Magazines.

Date: Industry guide

Signature of the Industry Guide: ______________

Name of Industry Guide: ____________________

Company : _______________________

Place: Designation : _______________________

Faculty guide

Signature of faculty Guide : _________________

Name of the faculty guide : __________________

Core FacultyIES Management Collegeand Research Centre

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