PROJECT WORK : Guidelines
1. Pr oject Based Lear ning is the application of the compr ehensive methodology to inculcate the spir it of str ategizing industr y oper ations in a r eal- time envir onment.
2. The pr oject wor k aims to foster students with an oppor tunity to develop conceptual, analytical, communication and inter per sonal skills.
[Link] of Pr oject wor k Topic
The choice of topic for the project work and the approach to be adopted needs to be based on the field of specialization.
It is important to distinguish between ‘project work topic’ and ‘project work title’. The topic is the specific area that you wish to investigate. The title may not be decided until the project work has been written so as to
reflect its content properly.
[Link] pr oject topic should confor m to the following:
Relevant to business or technology, defined broadly;
Related to one or more of the subjects or areas of study within the core programand specialization;
Clearly focused so as to facilitate in- depth study, subject to the availability of adequate sources of information and to your own knowledge;
Of value and interest to you and your personal and professional development.
[Link] the Pr oject wor k
Selecting an original and relevant topic for investigation.
Establishing the precise focus of your study by deciding on the aims and objectives of the project work, formulating questions to be investigated, deciding the sampling techniques and statistical techniques to sumup
the findings of the study. Consider very carefully what is worth investigating and its feasibility.
Drawing up initial project work outlines considering the aims and objectives of the project work. Workout various stages of project work
[Link] tant instr uctions and infor mation on Pr oject Submission:
The title of the project should not be more than 12 words in length. The complete Project Work should be submitted in 15000- 30000 words. You are supposed to submit project work along with an
extended abstract and project guide resume simultaneously.
You must be careful about Originality and Relevance of Project Topic to avoid Project Rejection at a later stage. Therefore, you are required to submit a plagiarismreport acknowledging 85% originality
Project Guide must be Post Graduate with a minimumof 10 years of work experience Ensure to include signed & scanned copies of following essential certificates
FromProject Guide: Certifying bonafides of project work carried out under his/her supervision
Froma student: Certifying that submitted project work is an original piece of work and has not been submitted earlier
You will receive an intimation through a registered email address, on successful uploading of project work report
Viva Questions will be accessible after uploading Project Work.
Project submission will be accepted only after the Project file is uploaded and Viva questions are answered Generally, it takes four to six weeks to complete the process of evaluation of project work.
Wr iting the Pr oject Wor k:
(a) The abstr act for 500- 1000 wor ds
An abst r act is an over view or a br ief summar y of pr oject wor k, which helps t he r eader
t o ascer t ain t he pur pose of car r ying t he pr oject wor k. It act s as a st and- alone ent it y for
t he complet e pr oject wor k.
(b) The study hypotheses(null or alter native hypotheses, if applicable)
(c) Liter atur e Review
Lit er at ur e r eview(secondar y sour ces) is t he evaluat ion of subst ant ive findings and
t heor et ical and met hodological cont r ibut ion t o a par t icular t opic. It is a cr it ical analysis
of t he pr evious r esear ch conduct ed in a par t icular ar ea.
(d) Resear ch methodology adopted
Resear ch met hodology is t he implement at ion of met hods or t echniques t o efficient ly solve
a r esear ch pr oblem, which helps t he r eader t o assess t he validit y and r eliabilit y of t he
st udy.
Resear ch met hodology const it ut es of:
Resear ch Design: Descr ipt ive, Conclusive, Causal or
Explor at or y Sampling Technique: Pr obabilit y or Non-
Pr obabilit y
Dat a Collect ion: Tools used for dat a collect ion( for eg: quest ionnair e,
sur vey, et c) Dat a Pr epar at ion: Classificat ion and Tabulat ion of dat a
Dat a Analysis: Hypot heses Test ing
(e) Results(theor etical or empir ical)
The findings of t he st udy ar e t o be summar ized as:
Dat a int er pr et at ion: Int er pr et and elabor at e findings of t he r esear ch
Recommendat ion: Suggest ions based on cr it ical analysis of t he r esult s
(f) Implications of theor y and pr actice
● The total size of the pr oject document should not exceed 2MB. Por table document for mat (.pdf) only.
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Figur es,Amer ican Psychological Association (APA) Style guide, 7th edition.
● Mention the sour ces of any images, tables, figur es cited or pr esented
● Include a page header known as “r unning head at the top of ever y page
● Use Font: Times New Roman; Font size: 12; Double- spaced; 1- inch (2.5cm) mar gin all ar ound
● Use Amer ican spellings( ‘pr ogr am’ not ‘pr ogr amme’; ‘center ’ and not ‘centr e’
● Use “z” spellings instead of “s” spellings(r ecognize, or ganize, summar ize)
7. Pr oject Submission:
Complet e Pr oject submission includes t hr ee st ages:
(i) Abstr act along with Guide Resume
(ii) Pr oject Repor t Submission along with Plagiar ism Repor t
(iii) Answer Viva Questions
[Link] Submission:
Viva will be conducted in two par ts. It is mandator y for the student to attempt both the par ts:
Par t 1: To be submit t ed along wit h t he pr oject r epor t .
Viva Quest ions will include 5 descr ipt ive quest ions r elat ed t o your specific
pr oject . Viva quest ions ar e mandat or y for t he final pr oject submission.
Par t 2. Acing Your Int er view
To be at t empt ed on LMS under your major pr oject /disser t at ion cour se page
(Please r efer t o t he scr eenshot at t ached t o ident ify)
Following st eps need t o be followed by t he st udent for complet ing Viva par t 2:
1. Click on the link under the Acing your inter view section (Once you click on the link, you will be r edir ected to a new page).
2. After Login, the following page will appear :
3) Click on my cour ses:
4) Click on Acing your Int er view:
5) Wat ch all t he videos under cont ent s sect ion:
6) Aft er complet ing all t he videos , go back t o dashboar d and click on “ EXAMS”
7) Exam page will open as below:
8) Click on at t empt :
9) At t empt your exam and submit :
[Link] Scheme:
Pr oject Repor t 70
Viva 30 (Par t 1: 20 mar ks, Par t 2: 10 mar ks)
TOTAL of 100
IMPORTANT NOTE
Students must submit all Project Components (Abstract, Guide Resume, Project Report, PlagiarismReport, and Viva Answers).
In case of incomplete details, students will be asked to resubmit all project documents which would lead to delinquency in Academic Completion and Extension Fee.
Plagiarismcheck would be conducted before evaluation, for all the Project Report submissions. If any report exceeds 15% plagiarism, the same would be rejected and the student will undergo the process of resubmission
as per rules. the process of plagiarismchecking it will be rejected for resubmission.