K J Somaiya Institute of Management Studies and Research

PGDM (IB) 2011- 13, VI Trimester

End Term Project Guidelines

1) All the PGDM-IB students, VI trimester, need to undertake a comprehensive project in

International Business and submit the End Term Project Report personally to Mr. Mane in the
office by 4 P.M, 20th March 2013.

2) The project should preferably be a live company project in International Business and must
involve field work. The end term project carries 100 marks.

3) All students are required to submit the Project Proposal personally, intermediate reports and final
report as per the following schedule. Marks for each submission / activity are mentioned against
the same:

a. Submission of Project Proposal to Program Coordinator PGDM (IB): 4.00 P.M, 4 th

February 2013 10 %
Revised proposal submission (if required) 4:00 P.M, 7th February 2013.

b. Faculty Guide will be allocated based on the topic chosen within International Business.

c. Submission of Proposed Methodology / Literature Review / Past Research studies/

Questionnaire 4.00 P.M. 15th February 2013 20 %
(to be submitted personally to Mr. Mane in the office)

d. Submission of raw Research Findings / data / filled in questionnaires 4.00 P.M. 1st
March 2013 10 %
(to be submitted personally to the Guide)

e. Submission of Final Report 4.00 P.M. 20th March 2013 30 %

(to be submitted personally to Mr. Mane in the office)

f. Viva by Guides and another faculty chosen by the Guide. 21 st & 22nd March 2013 30 %

4) The Project Proposal should include the following

Title of the project

Company / organization for whom the project is being undertaken
Need for the Project & Justification
Objectives
Proposed Methodology
Time frame for each step
Expected outcomes

The proposal should be typed in, not more than three pages, single spacing, Times New Roman,
12 font size. The proposal will be reviewed by Program Coordinator PGDM (IB) for clarity of the
topic, scope, proposed methodology and the expected outcome. The final proposal should be
submitted in duplicate, one copy duly approved by the guide will be retained by the guide and the
other copy duly signed by the guide will be returned to the student.
Further details on the project are as under:

The End Term Project is a comprehensive capstone project and must involve fieldwork. It tests the application of aggregate
learning of the management subjects, especially in the various facets of International Business. It aims at helping the students
develop skills in information planning, gathering, compiling, analysis, interpretation and application to the live situation in a
company. As part of this project, students are expected to select a live problem of a company and apply their learning to suggest
implementable solutions.

1. An end term project should contain

1. Introduction
b. Context (Statement of the problem/issue)
c. purpose of the study and justification
d. Issues under study - questions / objectives / hypotheses
e. Definition of terms
f. Significance of study
2. Review of the literature / past work done in the area by the company / other researchers(Brief)
3. Methodology
b. Research design
c. Sample, population
d. Instrumentation and material
e. Variables in the study
f. Data collection and analysis
4. Results
5. Implications of the study
6. Conclusions and recommendations

Length and Other Formatting Specifications for all submissions

1. The final document for the End Term Project should not exceed 15 pages (1.5 spacing, 12 font size in times new roman
font, one inch margins on all sides). Appendices, graphs, brochures, data sheets, questionnaires, and Bibliography are not
included in the page limit.

Evaluation Criteria

The criteria to be used for evaluation include the following:

1. Appropriateness (including clarity and precision) in the specification of issue selected for being examined / resolved
2. Appropriateness of literature /research review in terms of the relevance and comprehensiveness of the literature base /
researches covered
3. Appropriateness of evaluation and integration of the substantive contents covered in the literature review /
4. Selection of methods and data analysis tools where relevant
5. Use of academic concepts
6. Innovative / out of box thinking
7. Implementability
8. Reporting of results / conclusions
9. Recommendations
10. Appropriate use of language tools such as grammar, spell check and quality of report formatting.

Academic Integrity

1. This course looks for high standard of academic integrity from students. Improper referencing / copying directly from any
source / non acknowledgement of source will incur strict penalty.
2. Students may approach any faculty for clarification regarding referencing / acknowledgement issues.

Prof C.P. Joshi

Program Coordinator PGDM-IB
24 th January, 2013