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General Guidelines for preparing for Training project report

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All MHROD students (Semester III) are required to follow the guidelines given below for
preparing the summer training project report:

Guidelines:

Size: International standard paper size A4 (297x210mm) should be used.

Page number: Page should be numbered consecutively and clearly. From declaration to list of
abbreviation Roman numbers (e.g. i. ii…) should be used. From main text to end of report
Arabic numerals (1, 2…) should be used. All the page numbering should be done at the bottom
centre of the paper.

Margin: Top 1.0”, Bottom 1.0” Left 1.5” Right 1.0”

Line spacing: 1.5
Font: Times new roman, size 12 for text, larger fonts may be used for headings & subheadings.
All text should be properly given in justified format.
Format of the Project: As enclosed
Title cover page and Declaration format: As enclosed
In- Text Citations: Any information derived from an external source of information - quotes,
paraphrases, data, statistics, images, etc.- must be cited within the text of the paper.

Bibliography/ References style: APA style as enclosed

CD-ROM: All report should include soft copy on CD-ROM accompanied with thesis/report in
packet pasted inside, on the back cover.
Text: Before producing the final copies of a project report the candidate should ensure that all
the spelling, grammar, punctuation and bibliography is complete and exact.

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 Declaration

This is to certify that the report titled “…………………………”which is submitted by me in

partial fulfillment of the requirement for the award of “Master of Human Resource and

Organisational Development” from “Department of Commerce, Faculty of

Commerce and Business, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi,

Delhi” comprises only my original work and has not been submitted in part or full for any other

degree or diploma of any university.

Signature

Name of Candidate

Signature

Name of Faculty

Guidelines for Preparation of Training Project-MHROD

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PREAMBLE

While utmost attention must be paid to the content of the Training project, which is being
submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the “Master of Human Resource and
Organisational Development” from “Department of Commerce, Faculty of Commerce and
Business, Delhi School of Economics, University of Delhi, Delhi,” it is imperative that a
standard format be prescribed. The same format shall be followed in preparation of the final soft
and hard copies to be submitted to the Institute.

1. Organization of the Training Project

This dissertation shall be presented in a number of chapters, starting with Introduction and
ending with Summary and Conclusions. Each of the other chapters will have precise title
reflecting the contents of the chapter. A chapter can be subdivided into sections, sub- sections
and sub-sub-section so as to present the content discretely and with due emphasis. When the
work comprises two or more mutually independent investigations, the Training project may be
divided into two or more parts, each with an appropriate title.

Sequence of items in Training Report

The following sequence may be followed in the preparation of the final Training
report :

1. Cover Page (On cover of the spiral bound report)

2. Declaration by candidate
3. Certificate from the Supervisor (External)
4. Certificate from the Supervisor (Internal if any)
5. Acknowledgements
6. (Detailed) Table of Contents (with page numbers).
7. List of Figures (with figure number, figure titles, and page numbers)
8. List of Tables with table number, table title and page number, List of abbreviations
9. Scheme of Chapters (The chapter title may differ as per the requirements of the Project)

Chapter 1: Introduction (Page No.1 should start with Chapter 1)

Background

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 Problem statement
Research Objectives
Research Methodology
Sampling Design
Research Design
Data Collection
Data Analysis Techniques to be used
Limitations of the study

Chapter 2: Review of Literature

It includes critical appraisal of the previous work published in the literature pertaining to
the topic of the investigation

Chapter 3: Data Analysis and Results

While important derivations/formulae should normally be presented in the text of these

chapters, extensive and long treatments and information, detailed results in tabular and
graphical forms may be presented in Appendices.

Chapter 4: Findings, conclusion and recommendations

It shall include a thorough evaluation of the investigation carried out and bring out the
contributions/findings from the study followed by a brief report of the work carried out.
Conclusions derived from the logical analysis presented in the Results and Discussions
Chapter shall be presented and clearly enumerated, each point stated separately.

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 Appendices (Detailed information, lengthy derivations, raw experimental

observations, etc., are to be presented in the separate appendices, which
shall be numbered in Roman Capitals (e.g. Appendix IV), case study.)
 Questionnaire
Bibliography/References