This document outlines the requirements and guidelines for MBA students at Karnataka State Open University to complete their mandatory project report. Key points include:
1) Students must identify a specific problem-based topic in their area of specialization relating to an organization and obtain approval for the topic and guides.
2) They must select an internal guide who is an academician and an external guide of manager level or above from the organization where the project will take place.
3) A proposal with request letters, guide consent forms, and topic approval must be submitted by July 31st for approval. The project work should then be conducted over a minimum 3 months followed by a final report submission.
This document outlines the requirements and guidelines for MBA students at Karnataka State Open University to complete their mandatory project report. Key points include:
1) Students must identify a specific problem-based topic in their area of specialization relating to an organization and obtain approval for the topic and guides.
2) They must select an internal guide who is an academician and an external guide of manager level or above from the organization where the project will take place.
3) A proposal with request letters, guide consent forms, and topic approval must be submitted by July 31st for approval. The project work should then be conducted over a minimum 3 months followed by a final report submission.
This document outlines the requirements and guidelines for MBA students at Karnataka State Open University to complete their mandatory project report. Key points include:
1) Students must identify a specific problem-based topic in their area of specialization relating to an organization and obtain approval for the topic and guides.
2) They must select an internal guide who is an academician and an external guide of manager level or above from the organization where the project will take place.
3) A proposal with request letters, guide consent forms, and topic approval must be submitted by July 31st for approval. The project work should then be conducted over a minimum 3 months followed by a final report submission.
This document outlines the requirements and guidelines for MBA students at Karnataka State Open University to complete their mandatory project report. Key points include:
1) Students must identify a specific problem-based topic in their area of specialization relating to an organization and obtain approval for the topic and guides.
2) They must select an internal guide who is an academician and an external guide of manager level or above from the organization where the project will take place.
3) A proposal with request letters, guide consent forms, and topic approval must be submitted by July 31st for approval. The project work should then be conducted over a minimum 3 months followed by a final report submission.
DEPARTMENT OF STUDIES AND RESEARCH IN MANAGEMENT No.KSOU/Mgmt/III-SEM/2014 Date: 19-04-2014 Dear Student, CIRCULAR PROJECT REPORT-2014 You are fully aware that submission of the project-report is a very important and compulsory activity for the students of M.B.A. programme. The UGC/AICTE/stipulates that the students of MBA have to submit a project-report especially in the area of their specialization. The students of MBA are required to prepare the project-report in tune with the following. 1) They should identify a topic in the area of their specialization. The topic should be in the form of a specific problem relating to an organisation. General/ vague topic should not be taken. 2) The student should select an organization / company of their choice for the project work; a request letter/permission letter would be provided by the Department if needed. 3) The student should also select an internal guide before commencing a project. The topic should be clearly approved by both Internal Guide and External Guide. 4) Internal Guide should be an academician working in the University or a P.G.College affiliated to University with 5 years of experience in the University and 10 years experience in the affiliated degree colleges. Application of the student whose internal guide does not qualify with the above specification would be summarily rejected. The Internal guide shall be teaching Management/Commerce, Engineering or Economic faculties can be taken for relevant Project Topic. 5) External guide should not be less than a rank of a manager working in the Industry/Organisation where the candidate intends to take-up the project work. (In a senior position Head of the Finance, HR, Production, Marketing, etc., in a company) The student should select an external guide working in the selected organization / company. 6) No fee shall be paid by the candidate to any guide, as the guidance is considered as the holy one. 7) The teachers in the Department of Studies and Research in Management of the KSOU are also guiding the MBA projects, not exceeding 5 candidates per teacher. The students are advised them to contact the concerned teachers to guide them. 8) The proposal of the project shall contain: a. Request letter of the candidate on a plain paper written/typed indicating 3 topics from the same organisation to the Chairman, Department of Studies and Research in Management, KSOU, Mysore. b. Approval to carryout the project by the company in the company letterhead. c. Consent Letter and Curriculum Vitae (CV) of Internal Guide (Teaching Faculty) duly signed by the guide. d. Consent Letter of External Guide (HR/Head) and organisation in the company letterhead. Note: Incomplete proposal will be summarily rejected.
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9) Candidates shall submit the proposal containing three different topics to the Chairman, Department of Studies in Management, KSOU, Mysore on or before 31 st of July 2014 for approval. The chairman in turn will accord approval on any one of the three topics, and the same will be intimated to the students immediately. If nothing is heard from the Department even by the end of 31 st of August 2014 they should contact the department either in person or over telephone and get the problem solved. 10) The students should not carryout the project without obtaining the approval from the Department. Important Note: Students are hereby informed to take Project Permission Letter from the Department In-Person duly signed by the Chairman, Department of Management, KSOU, without fail before starting the project. 11) The topics should be designed meticulously. It can be designed like Employee Welfare Measures A study with reference _______________________________company. 12) The volume of the project-report should be ranging from 80-120 pages. 13) The report should be prepared keeping in view the chapters. Generally every report contains five chapters, for example: 1. Introduction, 2. Profile of the organization/company, 3. conceptual frame work, 4. survey, Analysis and Interpretation, 5. Findings, Suggestion and Conclusion. 14) Students shall work on the project for a minimum period of three months. 15) Students shall bring a final synoptic note to the Department for verification on or before 15 th of November 2014. You may please note that final synoptic note shall be prepared only after the completion of project work. 16) Registrar (Evaluation) KSOU will communicate officially to the students about the submission of the project report which will be normally in the month of December 2014, and Date of Viva-Voce immediately after the 4 th Semester Examination. 17) Students shall submit the project report duly signed by the candidate him/herself, internal guide and external guide. Further they shall get the certificate from the chairperson. Sample Format of Project Report Cover Page and Project Certificate will be hosted on the website www.karnatakastateopenuniversity.in in the month of October. 18) Students project report shall consider the project certificate duly signed by the Chairperson, also with their approval letter compulsory included without fail. 19) Choose the best topic and carryout a qualitative Project Work under the able guidance of both Internal & External guides. For more details the students may refer prospectus or else contact the department. 20) Piracy and Plagiarism is discouraged at all stages. If such cases are detected during the viva-voce / valuation of the project report, such candidates will be considered as fail in project work and they shall take up new project and resubmit during next academic year. 21) Candidates are directed to take-up the project viva-voce during the year of submission of project report only. The viva-voce shall be conducted after 4 th
semester examination, for further details refer prospectus. 22) Candidates shall submit his/her project report at the end of fourth semester and appear for viva-voce together in single appearance. Candidates shall secure minimum for pass of 40 marks in project work and 20 marks in viva- voce for maximum of both 100 and 50 marks respectively. With Good Wishes
Sd/- Dr.C.Mahadeva Murthy Chairman DOS&R in Management