altexil sai) esl ws INTERNATIONAL ISLAMIC ISLAMABAD FACULTY OF MANAGEM TENC! RESEARCH PROJECT GUIDELINES Dear Students, This is to direct your attention towards your Research Project to be carried out by you during final semester. The rationale behind this practical work is to ‘© Expose you to the various operational and practical aspects of business ‘+ Help you to apply the concepts learnt in your coursework. ‘© Sharpen your professional skills. How to go about Project Work? Considering the importance of Project Work for a MBA / BBA program the Faculty of ‘Management Sciences has drawn the following guidelines © The Project should be carried out under a Project supervisor. ‘© Research Project could be © AField Survey oA Comprehensive Case study on the functioning of a business unit’ organization (covering Management, HR, Marketing or finance related problem /Application of one or more methods for identifying/analyzing/ implementing /Evaluating any specific problem and to provide practical suggestions to overcome such problem) © Economic, finance, Management, HR or Marketing related Problems which affected firms, society, financial institutions or financial markets. © Problems should be related to the field of specializations. Visits the selected organization & Collect information either through structured questionnaire / interview schedule and present the certificate of attendance from the host organization if required. '* Collection of information/ data needs to be done in consultation with your Project supervisor. © The MBA / BBA project work must be submitted at the predetermined time © It is mandatory for all MBA / BBA students to prepare project report in their specializing subjects. © Notwo student groups can s omit a project report on same topic or same firm. Project Guidelines Prepared by Dean Office for all academic departments to be followed from Spring 2021, dated: 29” January 29, 2021. Page 1 of 4 bs"‘* Students can seek the supervision of the in-house teacher and the teacher can give an official document to the effect that the students has executed his/her responsibilities effectively under her/his supervision + The report must carry an acknowledgement proof by the supervisor representing the authentic presentation of assignment by the student ‘+ A genuine proof of work submitted by the student is autonomously executed by him, ‘© Plagiarism Report must be attached with the report preferably first 5 pages of report signed by the student and his supervisor, ‘© Attendance proof is must for weekly meetings with the project supervisor as per the time table slot. The.attendance sheet has to be submitted with the report. Record file will maintained in admin office that students must sign whenever they visit their supervisor. ‘+ The students will present their project work in front of the panel which consists of the expert faculty members in the domain. The evaluation will be done by each individual panel member and then an average grade will be assigned to each student on the basis of aggregate evaluation. © The chairperson will furnish an official letter for the host organization to the successful synopsis. PROJECT PROPOSAL (SYNOPSI: PROPOSAL FORMULATION Synopsis of the project should be prepared in consultation with the respective supervisor and after approval from the panel may be sent to The Chairman, Department of Management Sciences for notification. The synopsis should clearly state the problem analyzed, objectives of the study, scope of the study, tools to be employed for data collection, methodology and chapter scheme of the proposed project to be undertaken. It should cover adequate details of rationale of the study, sampling method, data collection, statistical tools and limitations of the study. The size of the synopsis may be 5 to 7 pages. COMMUNICATION OF APPROVAL A Written communication regarding the approval/non-approval of the project proposal will be sent to the student concerned within two days of the Proposal presentation to the panel by the Head of Department Project Guidelines Prepared by Dean Office for all academic departments to be followed from Spring 2021, dated: 29" January 29, 2021, Page 2 of 4 pivRESUBMISSION OF PROJECT PROPOSAL In case of non-approval of the proposal, comments / suggestions for reformulating the project will be communicated to you by the supervisor. In such cases, the revised project synopsis should be submitted with (i) revised project proposal and (ii) a copy of the rejected synopsis bearing the comments of the evaluator within one week from the date student receive the intimation about non-approval. THE PROJECT REPORT After collecting the necessary information from primary and secondary sources, students are advised to discuss with the Project Guide for interpretation of the data and report preparation. Compliance with the following format may enrich the quality of the Report. Chapter I : Introduetion and the Design of the study This Chapter may contain a brief background of the problem and contemporary developments thereof. Brief Review of Literature, Objectives of the study, Methodology and Sample selection, Research Design, Period of the study, sources of data, tools of data collection, Statistical analysis, broad hypotheses, limitations, etc. on the chosen topic establishing the need for the study on a scientific basis is desirable. Chapter II: Profile of the Study Unit This Chapter should contain the profile of the Company! Industry relating to the topic of the Project. Chapter III: Empirical Results / Data analysis & Discussion relating to Objectives Logical presentation of the results of the study presented in tables, graphs and figures, if any, along with necessary interpretation forms part of this chapter. It can be given in two chapters also. Chapter IV: Summary and Conclusion The focus of this chapter is on broad observations made by the student against each objective specified in Chapter 1, along with major conclusions drawn by the study. Appropriate suggestions for the policy makers / managers on future course of action are appreciated. Bibliography Every Project work should contain a list of books consulted for the topic studied. Research Reports, list of published research articles! papers und popular books in the field of study may be documented in standard pattern, Whenever information /data is drawn from internet sources, please give the websites referred. Annexure Every Project Report should contain necessary annexure such as Proforma of Questionnaire/ Interview Schedule. Project Guidelines Prepared by Dean Office for all academic departments to be followed feom Spring 2021, dated: 29" January 29, 2021. Page 30f4 vaSample “Table of Contents” Table of Contents Acknowledgements No. Executive Summary List of Tables List of Figures I. Introduction and Design of the study 1.1 Concept Introduction 1.2 Problem of Study 1.3 Scope and Significance 1.4 Brief Review of Studies 1.5 Objectives of the Study 1.6 Research Design 1.7 Chapter Plan IL, Profile of the Study Unit IL. Analysis relating to Objective 1 IV, Analysis relating to Objective II V. Summary of Findings and Conclusion Appendices Bibliography Questionnaire Schedules Page Project Guidelines Prepared by Dean Office for all academic departments to be followed from Spring 2021, dated: 29 January 29, 2021. Page 4 of 4