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Research Project
Methodology and Report writing
Reji Meprathe MBA Dept.

Make a Reliable Report

If your report doesnt make the information easy to understand, believable and actionable.......................... It is likely that management wont value your work.
Nancy Bunn, Director, Corporate Communications, Burke Inc.

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Milestones
28th January 2012- Project Date Begins 2nd Feb 2012- Questionnaire to be approved by the Guide. 10th Feb 2012- Synopsis Submission at College 15th Feb- Synopsis to be sent to University. 15th March 2012- Project Finishes 23rd March 2012- Project Printout to be submitted to the guide for approval. 28th March- Hard Bound Copies to be submitted to the Guide for final Signatures and sending to the University.
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Important Points
Only Dissertation Projects to be done. (Desktop Projects) Guides & Topics to be chosen and finalized by the students today(28.1.12) itself. Students to send email to the guide every Friday about the proceedings for the week. In case on non sending of email the guide will not sign the project report. Students will get Saturday as Project Field Work Day till March 13th . Regular Class will go on the weekdays. March 13th onwards Saturdays will have regular class hours.
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MOST IMPORTANT
YOUR STATISTICAL TOOL FOR DATA ANALYSIS SHOULD BE EITHER
REGRESSION ANALYSIS ANNOVA CHI SQUARE TEST

NO PERCENTILE ANALYSIS WILL BE ACCEPTED ANYMORE

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YOUR GUIDES AND STREAMS

Prof. Bharti N Prof Kalyan Sundaram Ms. Shivakami Rajan Ms. Reshma Sibichan Mr. Shayan Pal Mr. Sheka Dr. Shagufta Dr. Shuba Chandra Dr. Thomson Ms. Nagadipa Mr. Reji Meprathe
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Finance Mktg/HR Mktg/System Finance/Mktg Finance HR Mktg/HR HR HR Systems Mktg

Marks allotment
OBJECTIV E MARKS 10 STATE OF PROBLEM 10 MARKS DESIGN DATA COLL &METH 10 MARKS 40 MARKS ANA OF INTER OF DATA DATA 40 MARKS 40 MARKS RECOMM 50 MARKS TOTAL 200 MARKS

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Viva

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200

50
Minimum for Pass

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Important to Note
Make your objective very clear Studies Research, Solution to the problems, etc. 10 marks Statement of the problem reader should not search for what your trying to put forth. 10 marks Methodology How well quality data can be collected, analyzed, interpreted and make suitable alternatives for solution. 40 marks Data collection primary and secondary. 10 marks Analysis of data Use SPSS - 40 marks Interpretation of results - 40 marks Suggestions and Recommendations 50 marks

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Types of Research:
[Link] research [Link] research Descriptive & Experimental [Link] research
Refer the books
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Research Process
[Link] the research problem. [Link] / value of information. [Link] of data-collection method. [Link] of the Sample 5. Selection of the method of analysis [Link]-time / finance/ personnel [Link] Research proposal -Synopsis 8. Data collection 9. Data Analysis 10. Reporting

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The Basics Reports must be presented in Executive Bond Sheets of A4 Size (210 X 297 mm) Must be typed in Times New Roman, 12 Fond size. Spacing 1.5 lines Margin 1.5 on the left, 1 at the top, bottom and right.

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Structure of the Report

Pre-Factory Items Body of the Report Terminal Items

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Pre-Factory Items
Cover Page Certificate from the college Certificate from the guide Certificate from the company Declaration of the student Acknowledgements Table of contents List of Tables List of Graphs

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Certificate from the Guide, Coordinator and The Principal

I hereby certify that the thesis work entitled (TITLE OF THE THESIS) is a original study carried out by (NAME OF THE STUDENT) under my guidance. The study does not form a part of any other work submitted to any other institution or university for the award of any other degree, diploma, associateship or other similar title. ( signature of the Guide) (Signature of the Director) (Signature of the Principal) Refer the word document
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Declaration of the student

I, ________________________, hereby declare that the thesis work entitled (TITLE OF THE THESIS) is a original study carried out by me, under the guidance of (NAME OF THE GUIDE). The Thesis does not form a part of any other work submitted to any other institution or university for the award of any other degree, diploma, associateship or other similar title.

( signature of the Student)

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Executive Summary Executive Summary brief introduction of the topic, objectives of the study, scope of the study, limitations of the study, methodology, findings and conclusions, suggestions or recommendation (Maximum 4 - 5 pages)

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Chapter 1. Introduction Topic, objectives, scope, Limitations. 2. Research Design methodology, data collection, type of research, statistical tools, justification of the methodology. 3. Industry Profile, Company Profile, Product profile. 4. Contextual definitions (optional) 5. Analysis of data and Interpretation 6. Testing of Hypothesis (optional) 7. Summary of Findings 8. Conclusions 9. Suggestions
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1. Introduction
Must provide a theoretical background of the topic under consideration. (This is to equip the reader who is not well versed with the area, for understanding the research work. Must elaborate enough, but not very lengthy. Foot Notes: For citing books: cooper, R. Ronald, and schindier, S. Pamela, Business Research Methods. Tata Mc Graw Hill, 2004, 9th Edition, P 27 For Citing Journals: Drucker, Peter F., What Business can Learn from Non-profits, Harvard Business Review, 4, July-Aug 1989, pp 88-93
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Foot Notes. Contd..

For Citing Newspaper Article: Jha, Urvashi, Strong, Re: Hotels Rethink on dual tariff policy., Economic Times (Bangalore), 2nd August, 2007, p 6. For Citing Seminar paper: Kumar, Rajesh .V, Measurement of ROI for Education and Training Departments in Indian Service Sector Companies. (Paper presented at XXIX All India Accounting Conference on Accounting Education and Research. New Delhi, December, 2006.

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ABBREVIATIONS
Anon. Ante Art. , arts, Bk, bks, Ch. Col,, cols., Edn Et al Anonymous Before Article Book, books, Chapter Column, columns Edition And others

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ABBREVIATIONS
E.g. Et. Seq. Ibid Idem i.e. [Link]. [Link]. supra Exampli gratia Et seqens: Ibidiem Same person That is Loco citato Opera citato above

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Chapter 2 RESEARCH DESIGN

Introduction Review of literature Statement of the problem (need for the study) Objectives of the study Hypotheses Operational definition of concepts Methodology Limitations of the study Chapter Scheme

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Methodology Type of Study Type of data Sources of data Method of collecting primary data Type of survey Method of sampling and sample size Tool for data collection Techniques of Analysis
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Chapter 4 DATA ANALYSIS

Title of this chapter same as Title of the project Must start with a brief write-up on statement of problem, objectives, methodology adopted. The details must ideally end with. the data collected has been analyzed in this chapter. Must be presented in the order of the objectives of the study. Every table must have a theoretical construct, table number, title, table with clear captions and stubs, Footnotes, Source Note, Explanation, inference and analysis (i.e. reasoning), if any. Should not be restricted to percentage analysis. Testing of hypotheses can be a part of this chapter.
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Chapter 5: SUMMARY OF FINDINGS

Summary of Findings must be compiled from the inferences drawn through analysis of data.

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Chapter 6: CONCLUSIONS Conclusions must be presented in the order of objectives and an overall conclusion offering solutions for the problems must also be specified.

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Chapter 7: SUGGESTIONS

Suggestions must be practical and realistic. Constructive suggestions to the company. Scope for further research.

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Terminal Items

Bibliography Annexure Any documentary evidences.

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Bibliography
Must be arranged in the following order: Books Magazines Journals Newspapers Websites Any other resources Must be expressed in the order specified by American Psychological Association. Must be presented in alphabetic order under each category.
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Examples 1. Book
Kirkpatrick, James D, (2006) Evaluating Training Programs: The four levels third edition, San Francisco, CA, Berrett Koehler. Strother, Judith (April 2002), An Assessment of the effectiveness of learning in Corporate Training Programs, International Review in Open and Distance Learning. Vol 3, Issue No. 1

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II.

JOURNALS

Harvard Business Review Paperback on Work and life balance, Edition/Issue June 05, 2000 Business Week, Edition/Issue March 27, 2009, The baggage we bring to work each day by Ben Dattner The ethics of work-life balance by The staff of the Corporate Executive Board, The increasing call for work-life balance by Bruce Weinstein

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III.

WEBSITES

[Link] [Link]

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SOME OTHER TIPS

Overload of data must be avoided. Pages must be properly numbered. Clear indexing of chapter paragraphs and tables. Use of Pictures must be reduced and if possible avoided. Spell check. Spill over Chapter Separators Foot notes Hardbound. No gaudy cover page Preferably Blue Colour.
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Tips for Oral Presentation

Make a Power Point Presentation Minimize the number of slides. Present the following; Need for the study. Statement of the problem. Objectives of the study. Hypotheses. Methodology adopted. Summary of findings, conclusions and suggestions.

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Tips
Systematic Management Information System (MIS) Hard work Collect Minute details if important Analyze the data carefully (Use of SPSS) value the result in your findings. Present it Attractively graphs, tables. Suggest measures which are reliable, applicable, easily understandable. Your project will be a symbol of your attitude and aptitude of your career.
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Synopsis

a brief or condensed statement giving a general view of some subject. a compendium of heads or short paragraphs giving a view of the whole. a brief summary of the plot of a novel, motion picture, play, etc.
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How to write a research synopsis?

To write a research synopsis you will need to know a little bit about writing reports. You will also need to know the topic that you are writing about.

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Synopsis may contain following topics

A. Introduction - Details about the topic, industry, competitive companies and products, need of study and some history about the same etc. b. Problem Identification and Problem Formulation Core area of problem and other related problems and their brief solutions. Same problem if studied prior to students study and its findings and results. c. Objective of Study - Objectives of the study shall be mentioned point wise. Student can also divide the broader and narrow areas of their objectives. The objectives of study must be near to the solution of the problem. d. Hypothesis - Student shall mention the various assumptions to be tested in their Research Study.
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Synopsis may contain following topics

e. Scope of Study - Student can also mention the scope of study. They can limit the companies, industry, time period and target group for their study. f. Data Collection - Data to be used for the Research Study can be primary or secondary. Data sources must be defined properly. g. Research Tools Applied - Student shall mention the tools and techniques applied to the study including the statistical tools, techniques and packages to be used to measure the efficiency, volatility, liquidity and marketability. h. Rationale of study. i. Organization of Study - The chapter wise categorization of study can be given under this topic. j. References and Bibliography - Details about source of material, reference books, articles, web resources etc. used for your research study.

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Reji Meprathe Reader MBA Department Garden City College

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