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MBA & MHRM III Semester - April-May 2012 What does the University Curriculum says? MBA:
Every student has to undergo a placement work and produce a report on an organization centered study based on an organization to which he/she is deputed. This work and its report will be treated as full course carrying 100 marks. The internal marks will be awarded by means of seminar presentation cum viva-voce conducted by a board appointed for this purpose from among the faculty. Students are permitted to do their organization study only in a nationally or internationally reputed business organization for a period of not less than 8 weeks. While selecting the organization students should make sure those four functional areas such as production, marketing, finance and HR are available there.
Objectives
To provide the students an opportunity to be in the organizational ambience and to obtain information and insights about the systems, processes, procedures and practices in real time To gain hands-on experience of encountering the intricacies of an actual business or organizational issue/problem and attempting a plausible solution To provide an opportunity for final placement
- Financial institutions/Banks/Insurance firms - Service - IT/ITES/Outsourcing firms (BPOs or KPOs) - Hotels/Hospitals/NPOs & NGOs - Consulting firms (Organizations having the four major functional areas)
manufacturing process, products, services, brands, organizational structure, functional departments, HR department in special, roles and duties of managers, management systems, strategies, innovative (HR) practices and a SWOT analysis Part II - Project (on a specific HR mgmt issue) Shall choose a relevant topic of HR concern, finalize the title of the study, identify properly the project problem, set the objectives, finalize the tools for data collection, identify the sources of data, collect data, analyze the data, draw conclusions and make recommendations
Less than that of a dissertation Project shall be of the nature field research, problem centric or primary/secondary data based and not library projects Projects shall be approved by the organization and the faculty supervisor Specific academic issues to be discussed with the faculty supervisor Cue: Projects of interest to the organisation get greater support from the organization
A study of SAP R/3 generated sales reports at PepsiCo Setting up IT infrastructure and improving the ERP of Bevel Gears India A study on IT service desk at Info Tech Enterprises Ltd.
Priority to the organizations instructions e.g. Organization wants one to do a special study Caution: it should satisfy ones academic requirement In case of doubt contact faculty supervisor
The problem centered study may run into another 25 to 30 pages making a total of 50 to 60 pages for the entire report.
Evaluation Factors
Internal evaluation (40 Marks) - (1) the evaluation done by the supervisor at the organization (feedback forms from the manager to be collected before proceeding back) (2) timeliness and quality of weekly reports (3)evaluation of final report by faculty supervisor (4) internal viva External (University) evaluation (60 Marks) - overall quality of the project Total: 100 Marks
General Guidelines
1. The students are required to identify the organizations by themselves for the summer project. However, they are free to take help from faculty members/placement cell for this purpose 2. No two students shall do the project in the same unit/plant/office of an organization 3. Each student will be allotted a faculty guide. Students are required to contact their respective faculty supervisors and seek guidance before leaving for the project 4. Students are also required to collect the mailing address/e-mail id of the respective faculty guides before leaving for the project work
5. Students are required to submit their address for communication, e-mail id and mobile number to the PGP office before proceeding for study 6. Students are required to collect the (confirmation) letter from the company regarding granting of permission and send to the PGP office within one week of starting the project (if not already given) 7. Students are required to collect the mailing (postal) address, e-mail id and other contact details of their respective company supervisors and send to the PGP office 8. The company supervisor (reporting manager) may act as a co-guide for the project 9. Students are required to send the report of their study to the respective faculty guides every week (weekly updates) 10. Even though each student is allocated a faculty guide, it does not restrict him/her from approaching other faculty members for any clarification regarding the project study. However, all permissions / approvals shall be obtained only from the allotted guide 11. The students are required to submit the certificate from the organization (in the company letter head), clearly indicating the period of study and the project topic 12. The students shall also get the project evaluation form completed by the supervisor in the organization and bring it back in a sealed envelope 13. All documents supplementing the project work, like the data collection tools, questionnaires, master charts etc. need to be submitted along with the project draft report. The students shall make arrangements to get those items released from the company on completion of the project work 14. The students have to strictly stick to the schedule of events listed, failing which may lead to severe disciplinary action to the extend of cancellation of the project work done 15. Faculty representatives might visit the students at their organizations, the details of which shall be mailed to them on a later date
14. Obtain the feedback form from the supervising manager and the project completion certificate once the project is over 15. Report back at the college on 4th June 2012 16. Submit draft reports to the PGP office on or before 11th of June 2012 17. Project viva-voce (internal) from 18th to 20th of June 2012 18. Incorporate corrections/modifications and submit the second draft on or before 30th June 2012 19. Submission of final bound report to the PGP office on or before 20th July, 2012
The profile study may run into 25 to 30 pages. The data presented shall be factually correct. Section II Problem Centered Study of the Organization Report on the problem centered study may include: Title of the study Elaboration of the problem/issue Relevance of the study in relation to the firm or industry Objectives set out Methods of gathering data Tools for data collection questionnaire/checklists Sampling and sample size Presentation and analysis of data relevant tables, graphs etc. Interpretation and conclusions Suggestions/Recommendations The problem centered study may run into another 25 to 30 pages making a total of 50 to 60 pages for the entire report. Draft Report The report shall be neatly typed and presented. Last date for submission of draft reports to the guides: 11 June, 2012 Viva-Voce Examination The draft report, preferably a spiral bound one, after incorporating the corrections as suggested by the faculty guide and getting his/her signature need to be presented for the viva. The students shall hand over the certificates of project completion and the confidential feedback forms from the company to the viva panel. The students can receive back their draft reports after the viva. Viva-Voce Dates MHRM : 18 June, 2012 MBA Batch A : 19 June, 2012 MBA Batch B : 20 June, 2012 Submission of Final Report
Students are required to submit their final organization study reports to the PGP office after incorporating corrections as suggested by the viva panels on or before 20th July 2012. The final report shall be hard bound and two such copies (one copy to be retained by the student after getting the Principals signature) are to be submitted to the PGP office. An additional soft copy of the full project report in the PDF format in a reasonably good quality CD (Sony, Moserbaer etc,) need also be submitted. The final report shall consist of:
A title page indicating the names of the student and the company and, the examination register number and the college emblem (specimen copy available with PGP office) Certificate (Approval sheet) from the college signed by the Principal and the faculty guide in the letterhead of Rajagiri College of Social Sciences (specimen copy available with the PGP office) Copy of the certificate from the company Declaration by the student (specimen copy available with the PGP office) Acknowledgement List of contents (specimen copy attached) Executive Summary Section I Profile Study of the Organization Section II Problem Centered Study of the Organization Bibliography, if any Annexure (questionnaire/interview schedule/checklist)
List of Contents
Page No. Executive Summary Section I Profile Study of the Organization 1. Industry profile 2. Incorporation and history of the organization 3. Vision/mission statements 4. Corporate office/head quarters, number of units 5. Capital structure, initial investments, shares 6. Business turn over, profit/loss details, market share 7. Organizational structure/hierarchy, employee strength 8. Products/services 9. Production process/business & service operations 10. Customers/Clients 11. Functional departments, their organization and activities 12. Innovative management practices 13. Future plans & business strategy/expansion/diversification 14. SWOT analysis 15. Observations Section II Problem Centered Study of the Organization Chapter I Problem Formulation i. Title of the study ii. Background of the study iii. Statement of the problem iv. Relevance of the study Chapter II Research Process v. Objectives of the study vi. Scope of the study vii. Research design viii. Tools for data collection ix. Methods of data collection viii.Sampling and Sample size Chapter III - Presentation and Analysis of data Chapter IV - Interpretation and Conclusions Chapter V - Suggestions/Recommendations Bibliography Annexure