Project Report Guidelines for Post Graduate Certificate in
Management - Cyber Laws
1. Understanding the significance of a Project Report
Many learners underestimate the significance of a project report and make a mistake of thinking that excellent marks can be scored by simply producing a good lay-out. In order to acquire the right balance, a learner should consider the aim behind making a good project report. It provides the opportunity for a learner to practically understand the concepts that have been taught throughout the program and will help the students to gain in depth knowledge of the concepts under Cyber Law.
2. Meaning of a Project A project can be defined as a temporary endeavor undertaken to achieve a particular aim or it is a study of factual information for comprehending and applying the various concepts of the course into practice. In simple words, a project can be understood as mentioned under:
It is a practice of verification or demonstration of concepts or hypotheses or processes learnt.
It is also a technique of self-learning or learning by doing. It has a practical value. The purpose of project is not to generalize but to study the situation with a practical orientation.
3. Application of Research Methodology to Project Work
SCDL allows learners to take up any contemporary issue of their interest in the area of Cyber Laws for project work. SCDL gives liberty to the learner to choose any relevant topic related to various courses offered under the Post Graduate Certificate in Management - Cyber Laws. However, if the learner submits a project, which is not relevant to any of the courses offered under PGCM-CL, it will not be evaluated and the learner will be treated as fail. If the learner submits a project which is not relevant to cyber laws, then the project will not be evaluated and the learner will be treated as fail. SCDL gives the liberty to the student to choose any topic relevant to areas under cyber laws sector.
Learner needs to follow following steps in Research:
Introduction: Gives a brief introduction and background of the topic and identification and formulation of research problem for the study. Student is required to identify the grey area in law and to find a probable conclusion for the problem. Literature Review: Research problem cannot be identified unless the learner reviews the available literature on the topic. Learner is supposed to read at least 7-8 books, journals, magazines or any other available quality literature for the review. Research Questions: Formulating the questions to be researched, based on the literature review. Objective, scope and Significance of study: What is the purpose and scope of this study? What is the grey area in the existing law and how it has to be remedied? What will be the contribution of researcher for enhancement of the existing knowledge? Methodology and Tools of data collection: Research Methodology to be adopted by the learner (doctrinal or non-doctrinal), tools to be adopted for data collection etc. Analysis: Analysis of the collected data. Limitation: Constraints of study. Conclusions, Suggestions & Recommendations: Related to each objective and research question.
4. Citation- Students need to follow the below given link for how to give citation. http://www.ili.ac.in/footnoting12.pdf
5. Technical specifications of the project report
Only softcopy submission
Fonts: Times New Roman, 12 font size, ‘1.5’ spacing Footnotes: Times New Roman, 10 font size, ‘Single’ spacing Margin: Left 35 mm, Right 20mm, Top 35mm, Bottom 20mm First (preliminary) page should have the following information:
i) Top: The Title in BLOCK CAPITALS.
ii) Centre: Full name of the student in Capital letters and Registration Number.
iii) Bottom: Name of the Institute (i.e. SCDL), in Block Capitals, and the Academic year.
6. Instructions for the preparation of the project report.
The title of the project-report should not be the same as the objectives, as there can be more than one objective for a particular study. Each objective will have at least one or more findings and suggestions. Each objective must have relevant question in the questionnaire and/or interview schedule (in case of non-doctrinal research). Each research question should match with the objective of study and should be adequately answered in the conclusion, suggestions and recommendations (both doctrinal/non-doctrinal research). Learner must ensure adequate coverage of the topic in general and objectives in particular. Colored figures/diagrams/graphs/tables will add value to the presentation of the report. Every table and diagrammatic representation should have a serial number and a caption. The Project Report is to be prepared with elaboration on the legal position based on the Statute and Court decisions / Case laws related to the topic. Comparative study of international and Indian perspective shall be encouraged. All Project reports are to be sent by post or delivered personally at the address of SCDL main campus at Pune. Project Report should be of minimum 35-45 pages. Relevant Statute should be attached as an Annexure to the report. (Number of pages of statute should be excluded from the total number of pages of the report). Originality of the report is highly appreciated. Therefore, learner has to ensure that report should not have duplication of any of the existing material submitted to any of the educational or other institution. Data borrowed, if any, has to be mentioned in the references. We strictly follow the anti-plagiarism policy. Therefore, report should not be plagiarized in any manner. The Project Report should be submitted only within the validity period of the program.
Please Note: Duly signed scanned copies of all the applicable certificate to be attached with the project report.
7. No Objection Certificate If the project is carried out in an organization/firm/company, a certificate of the CEO or any other authorized person of the organization/firm/company is necessary, mentioning that it has no objection in publishing the findings of the project study. The certificate should bear the name of the authority with signature and company stamp. Alternatively, the certificate should be given on the company/firm/organization’s letterhead, signed by the company’s authorized person. 8 (a) For Employed Learners SPECIMEN NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE This is to certify that ……….. (Learner’s name) is an employee of this institute/organization for the past …………month / years. We have no objection for him / her to carry out a project work titled “………………………………………………………………………” in our organization and for submitting the same to the Director, SCDL as a part of fulfillment of the….....................Program. We wish him / her all the success. Seal of the company Signature of the competent authority of the Institute / Organization
Place: Date:
8 (b) For Non-Employed Learners
SPECIMEN NO OBJECTION CERTIFICATE This is to certify that …………………………….. (Learner’s name) is permitted to use relevant data / information of this organization for his / her project in fulfillment of the ……………..Program. We wish him / her all the success. Seal of the company Signature of the competent authority of the Institute / Organization Place: Date:
CERTIFICATE / DECLARATION REGARDING ORIGINALITY
This is to be given by the learner indicating that this project work is original and submitted for the first time.
8 (c) Declarations by the Learner
SPECIMEN This is to declare that I have carried out this project work myself in part fulfillment of the Post Graduate Certificate in Cyber Laws of SCDL. The work is original, has not been copied from anywhere else and has not been submitted to any other University/Institute for an award of any degree / diploma. The information provided in the declaration is true to the best of my knowledge and belief. I am aware that, the information provided in the declaration, if found wrong, shall result in a disciplinary action against me, by SCDL. Date: Signature: Place: Name:
9. Chronological Order of the Report:
The following sequence should be followed while submitting the project report.
Particulars Page Number
Preliminary page should have the following information: i
Top: The Title in BLOCK letters Centre: Full name of the student in BLOCK letters and Registration Number Bottom: Name of the Institute (SCDL) in BLOCK letters and Academic year
No Objection Certificate ii
Plagiarism Report (refer Important instructions on last page)/ iii
Certificate/Declaration regarding Originality/ Declaration by the Learner
List of Abbreviations iv Introduction 1 Literature Review
Research Questions
Objective, scope and Significance of study
Methodology and tools of data collection
Theoretical perspective, Analysis and Inferences
Limitations
Conclusion, suggestions and Recommendations
Summary of the project 40-50
ANNEXURES (if any) I
I) Bibliography II) List of Cases referred III) List of Statutes referred IV) List of Figures, Charts, Diagrams, if any V) List of Tables, if any
10. Scheme of Assessment and Evaluation of Project
Sr. No. Criterion for Assessment
1. Area of topic selected for the Project Report
2. Need of the project topic and statement of objectives of the project work
3. Methodology and procedure of the project work
4. Tools of data collection
5. Presentation of data collection, tabulation, diagrams, graphs etc.in a concise form, if
any
6. Analysis of data (Legal Provisions and Case Laws)
7. Comparative study of international perspective
8. Findings, Critical and Innovative thinking, inferences, implications and
recommendations
9. Preliminary pages of the project report, Plagiarism report, Certificates etc.
10. Overall impression about the project work and presentation (typing formatting and get-up of the report)
If the project has any relevance to the existing job profile, a learner has to furnish a feedback from his/her immediate superior as to why/how the particular topic has been chosen by the concerned learner and what value it would add in general or in particular. 11. Selection of Project Topic The project can be selected in various ways like Discuss with your faculty concerned, before making a choice of your subject/topic. Consult experts in the field to make a right choice of the topic. Study various articles / news items etc. published in dailies, weekly, monthly magazines to select the topic. Watch current developments in the area on electronic media. Discussions with the relevant firm may help select a proper topic. A critical eye can help you spot the right topic for your project.
12. RULES OF FOOTNOTING
ILI RULES OF FOOTNOTING
The Institute has formulated a set pattern of footnoting, which is followed in The Journal of Indian Law Institute, Annual Survey of Indian Law and various other publications of the Institute. Contributors of articles, notes and comments and essays are required to follow this pattern.
Part I
MODE OF CITATION FOR BOOKS
A. FOR AN AUTHORED BOOK
(i) By a single author:
Name of the author, Title of the book p.no. (if referring to specific page or pages) (Publisher, Place of publication, edition/year of publication).
E.g. M.P. Jain, Indian Constitutional Law 98 (Kamal Law House, Calcutta, 5th edn., 1998).
(ii) By two authors:
Name of the authors, Title of the book p.no. (if referring to specific page or pages) (Publisher, Place of publication, edition/year of publication).
E.g. M.P.Jain and S.N. Jain, Principles of Administrative Law 38 (Wadhawa, Nagpur, 2001)
(iii) By multiple authors (more than two):
Name of the first two authors, et.al., Title of the book p.no. (if referring to specific page or pages) (Publisher, Place of publication, edition/year of publication). E.g. Jerry L. Mashaw, Richard A. Merrill, et.al., The American Public Law System – Cases and Materials 50 (West Group, St. Paul, MN, 1992).
B. FOR EDITED BOOKS
(i) By a single editor:
Name of the editor (ed.), Title of the book p.no. (if referring to specific page or pages) (Publisher, Place of publication, edn/year).
E.g. Nilendra Kumar (ed.), Nana Palkhivala: A Tribute (Universal Publishers, Delhi, 2004).
(ii) By two editors:
Name of the editors (eds.), Title of the book p.no. (if referring to specific page or pages) (Publisher, Place of publication, edn/year).
E.g. S.K. Verma and Raman Mittal (eds.), Intellectual Property Rights: A Global Vision 38-42 (ILI, Delhi, 2004).
(iii) By more than two editors:
Name of the editors, the first two only, et.al. (eds.), Title of the book p.no. (if referring to specific page or pages) (Publisher, Place of publication, edn/year).
E.g. Chatrapati Singh, P.K. Coudhary, et.al. (eds.), Towards Energy Conservation Law 78 (ILI, Delhi, 1989).
(iv) By, or an auspices of, an organization/institution:
Indian Law Institute, Index to Indian Legal Periodicals (ILI, Delhi, 2002)
Part II
MODE OF CITATION FOR ARTICLES/ESSAYS
(i) Citation of a paper published in a journal/periodical:
Name of author of the article, title of the essay within inverted commas, volume number of journal, Name of the journal in abbreviation & page number (year).
E.g. K. Madhusudhana Rao, “Authority to Recommend President’s Rule under Article 356 of the Constitution” 46 JILI 125 (2004).
(ii) Citation of a paper published in a case reporter:
P.K. Thakur, “Permissibility of Probation in Offences Punishable with Minimum Imprisonment” 2 SCJ 26-38 (2002).
(iii) Citation of an essay published in a book edited:
Name of author of the essay, title of the essay within inverted commas, in Name of the editor(s), title of the edited book page number (publisher, edition/year).
E.g. R.K. Nayak, “Evolving Global Drugs Law for the 21 st Century” in D.C. Jayasuriya, R.K. Nayak et.al.(eds.), Global Drugs Law 70 (1997).
(iv) Citation of an essay published as a part of a Survey of Law (e.g.
Annual Survey of Indian Law – [an annual publication of the Indian Law Institute, New Delhi]:
Name of author of the essay, title of the essay within inverted commas, volume number name of the survey, page number (year).
(v) Citation of a write-up published in a newspaper/periodical:
Name of the writer, Title of the write-up within inverted commas, Name of the newspape,r date.
Robert I. Freidman, “India’s Shame: Sexual Slavery and Political Corruption are Leading to an AIDS Catastrophe” The Nation, Apr. 8, 1996.
(vi) Citation of an editorial from a newspaper:
Editorial, Title of the Editorial within inverted commas Name of the newspaper, date.
Editorial, “Short-circuited” The Times of India, Aug. 2, 2004.
(vii) Citing a reference form Encyclopedia:
Edwin R.A. Seligman (ed.), XV Encyclopedia of the Social Sciences (The Macmillan Co., NY, 1957).
Part III
WEBSITES
If the websites gives information as to when it was last modified, the must be cited, if not one must cite the date of visiting the website. (i) Information Technology Act 2000, India, available at:
http://www.mit.gov.in/it-bill.asp (Last Modified July 29, 2003).
(ii) Information Technology Act 2000, India, available at:
http://www.mit.gov.in/it- bill.asp (Visited on July 29, 2003).
Part IV
UNPUBLISHED WORKS
i. Unpublished Research Work (E. g., Dissertation/Thesis):
Name of the Researcher, Title of the dissertation/thesis (Year) (Unpublished Ph.D. thesis, Name of the University/organization). Raman Mittal, xyz (2004) (Unpublished Ph.D. dissertation, Punjab University).
ii. Interviews:
Interview with M. Veerappa Moily, Law Minister, The Hindu, July 25, 2004.
iii. Forthcoming publication of a book:
G. Gann Xu, Information for Corporate IP Management (In Press, 2004).
iv. Forthcoming publication of an article:
Shabistan Aquil,, “Classification of Human Rights””, in S.K. Verma, Shabistan Aquill, et. al. (eds.), Human Rights: Cases and Material (In Press, 2004).
Part V
MODE OF CITATION OF CASE LAW
(a) All India Reporter (AIR)
(i) If the case name and citation together are to be written in the text of the article itself [Note: This format is not allowed in JILI):
Kesavananda Bharati v. State of Kerala (AIR 1962 SC 933).
(ii) If the name and citation are to be written in the footnote itself:
Kesavnanda Bharati v. State of Kerala, AIR 1962 SC 933.
(iii) Where the case title is written in the body of the text, only the name of the case shall be in the text e.g. Kesavananda Bharathi v. State of Kerala and the citation is written in the footnote as AIR 1973 SC 1461.
(b) Supreme Court Cases (SCC)
(i) If the case name and citation together are to be written in the text of the article itself [Note: This format is not allowed in JILI]:
Jassa Singh v. State of Haryana [(2002) 2 SCC 481]
(ii) If the name and citation are to be written in the footnote itself:
(Jassa Singh v. State of Haryana (2002) 2 SCC 481.
(iii) If the case title is to be written in the body of the research paper, only the name of the case shall be written e.g., Jassa Singh v. State of Haryana then the citation would be written in the footnote as (2002) 2 SCC 481.
(c) Criminal Law Journal (Cr.L.J)
Lakhwinder Singh & Ors. v. State of Punjab, 2003 Cri LJ 3058 (SC).
Ujjagar Singh v. State of Haryana, 2003 Cri LJ 1691 (P&H).
(d) All England Reports (All ER)
Wilcox v. Jeffery [1951] 1 All ER 464.
(e) If parties to a case are numerous, for e.g.
State of Punjab v. Union of India
This case is to be cited as:
State of Punjab v. Union of India (1977) 3 SCC 592.
Part VI
ACTS
The Information Technology Act, 2000 (Act 21 of 2000).
Part VII REPORTS
(i) Law Commission of India, 144 th Report on Conflicting Judicial Decisions Pertaining to the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 (April, 1992).
(ii)Government of India, Report: Committee on Reforms of Criminal Justice System (Ministry of
Home Affairs, 2003).
Important instructions Any queries pertaining to Evaluation of Project Report:-
The students are requested to contact SCDL within 8 -10 working days after the project report marks are reflected in performance sheet. The queries on Project report evaluation received after above said timeline will not take into consideration.
Students are encouraged to submit the project online (in soft copy) through login Students must retain one copy of the Project for future reference. Please note Plagiarism check is mandatory for following chapters (as per section 09) before submitting the final soft copy of project to SCDL for evaluation. Analysis of Data Limitations, Findings, Inferences and Recommendations Conclusion and your suggestions for improvement in the organisation In simple terms, plagiarism is copy-paste. Students can use the Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) available online for checking the same (For e.g. http://plagiarisma.net/) as per the UGC guidelines, similarity index should be less than 10%. The plagiarism report should be attached with the project report. Please note that, the plagiarism report is mandatory and the project will be considered for evaluation only after the specific criteria of less than 10% is met by the learner.
Students are required to submit the Project Report online with applicable Project Submission Fee. The fees can be paid online through Project online payment link or by Demand Draft. The D/D should be in favor of “The Director SCDL, Pune” payable at Pune and attached the D/D with duly filled Service Request Form on following address.
Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning
Symbiosis Bhavan, 1065 B, Gokhale Cross Road, Model Colony, Pune – 411 016 The online payment link is available under the project option in your student centre.
Project report is to be typed and should not be handwritten. Handwritten Project Report will not be considered for evaluation.
The student are required to submit individual Project Report as per the guidelines given. The preparation of Project Report as Group activity or copied shall be avoided and found if any will not be considered for further evaluation which please may be noted
********************************************************************* Important instructions: Please note Plagiarism check is mandatory before submitting the final soft copy of project to SCDL for evaluation. In simple terms, plagiarism is copy-paste. Students can use the Free and Open Source Software (FOSS) available online for checking the same (For e.g. http://plagiarisma.net/). As per the UGC guidelines, similarity index should be less than 10%. The plagiarism report should be attached with the project report without which the project report will not be evaluated.
Student has to submit the soft copy of the complete project online i.e. using Project Submission Link available in Student Centre.
compress the multiple project and other relevant files, if any, in .zip or .rar folder and upload the single folder in your student’s login
The students are requested to contact SCDL within 8 -10 working days after the submissions marks are reflected in performance sheet. The queries on submissions evaluation received after above said timeline will not take into consideration.
The Project Report once submitted at SCDL will not be mailed back to the student. Students must retain a copy of the Report for future reference.
Students are required to submit the Softcopy of Project Report with applicable Project Fee. The fees can be paid through online payment or by Demand Draft. The D/D should be in favor of “The Director SCDL, Pune” payable at Pune and attached the D/D with duly filled Service Request Form on following address.
Symbiosis Centre for Distance Learning
Symbiosis Bhavan, 1065 B, Gokhale Cross Road, Model Colony, Pune – 411 016
The online payment link is available under the project option in your student centre.
If the student fails to obtain minimum passing marks in the submission, the student needs to resubmit the relevant copy of the project only after payment of the applicable resubmission fees, within program registration validity period. It is required that student must complete the enrolled Course/Program and applicable Project Report with fees, within Course/Program registration validity period. Handwritten Project Report will not be considered for evaluation. The student are required to upload individual Project Report as per the guidelines given. The preparation of Project Report as Group activity or copied shall be avoided and found if any will not be considered for further evaluation which please may be noted *********************************************************************
