GUIDELINES FOR SUMMER TRAINING (ST) PROJECT REPORT FRONT PAGES 1) The Summer Training Project report must

be hard bound only in black binding 2) Pages The top of the report must have the title page embossed in white colour in the format attached with these guidelines (Annexure A) The title page (front cover) and the first page within the report should be absolutely similar / same The second page is Acknowledgement page (Annexure B) The third page is Certificate of Originality (Annexure C) The fourth page is Certification by the Industry Mentor / Company regarding completion of summer training The fifth page is Executive Summary The next page following the Executive Summary page is the Contents page 3) All the above mentioned pages must be numbered in Roman numbering, viz. (i), (ii), etc. from page first to contents page 4) All reports will have pages numbered from the introduction page onwards in Anglo-Saxon (English) numbers, viz. 1, 2, 3, etc.

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Annexure A (Format for Title Page and Hard Cover)

TITLE OF SUMMER TRAINING PROJECT

(in capital font size, minimum 20 of Times New Roman)

Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM)

By Name of Student Class of 2010

Bharatiya Vidya Bhavans Usha & Lakshmi Mittal Institute of Management Copernicus Lane, Kasturba Gandhi Marg New Delhi

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July 2011

Annexure B

(use font 12 in Times New Roman)

Acknowledgement

It is not necessary to acknowledge members of staff unless you wish to do so. However, assistance from individuals and organisations outside the Institute should be acknowledged

Student Name --------------------------

Signature--------------------------Date --------------------------------

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Annexure C

(use font 12 in Times New Roman)

Certificate of Originality (To be filled in by the student in his / her handwriting)

I --------------------------------------------------- Roll No -------------- Class of 2008, a full time bonefide student of first year of Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) Programme of Bharatiya Vidya Bhavans Usha and Lakshmi Mittal Institute of Management, New Delhi hereby certify that this project work carried out by me at ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- and the report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements of the programme is an original work of mine under the guidance of the industry mentor faculty ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------and mentor------------------------------------------------------------------------------, and is not based or reproduced from any existing work of any other person or on any earlier work undertaken at any other time or for any other purpose, and has not been submitted anywhere else at any time

(Students Signature) Date: July 01, 2011

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(Faculty Mentors Signature) Date: July 01, 2011

PGDM Term-3 (Class of 2009) SUMMER TRAINING PROJECT REPORT PRESENTATION

For the Students Instructions 1. Length Maximum of 10,000-15,000 words double-spaced A4 pages of text excluding front pages up till contents page and references but including tables and figures. 2. Title Page (Annexure A) The following information should be presented in this order with all text centered: (a) (b) The title (not more than ten words) and subtitle, if any The name of the author Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the Post Graduate Diploma in Management (PGDM) Name of the Institute The month and year of submission

(c)
(d) (e) 3.

Acknowledgement (Annexure B) It is not necessary to acknowledge members of staff unless you wish to do so. However, assistance from individuals and organisations outside the Institute should be acknowledged

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Certificate of Originality (Annexure C) Certification by the Industry Mentor / Company regarding completion of ST Synopsis of Executive Summary A summary of the project, of approximately 120 words, is required. This should briefly state the main aims and conclusions, and the type of training adopted EXECUTIVE SUMMARY (maximum 120 words) (Times New Roman 11pt regular, single line spacing) PAPER TEXT - (Times New Roman 11pt regular)

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List of Contents

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This should list in sequence, with page numbers, all sections of the project from Objectives to Appendices. Use a section numbering system viz. 3.0 An analysis of major competitors 24 (page no)

3.1 Methods of Analysis ...24 (page no)

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List of Tables and Figures The list of tables and figures (diagrams, graphics, and illustrations) should follow the list of contents and each has its own numbering sequence

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Objective A clear and concise statement of the major objectives of the work

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Introduction Discuss the theory, concept, techniques or issues on which the project is based. This should include a review of the literature on the topic, the development of your position and the development of the hypothesis that you plan to test

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Methodology Give a clear and concise sequential statement of the methods that have been used to test the hypothesis, i.e. the methods used for the collection and analysis of relevant data / information.

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Results This will carry presentation and analysis of the salient information that has been gathered in order to test the hypothesis. This section will vary considerably in both length and content depending on the nature of the topic. It may include models or systems constructed by the author as a result of the investigation. Significant features of the results must be clearly indicated. Raw data, if appropriate, should be presented in appendices.

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Discussion of results, conclusions and recommendations Evaluation of the material presented in the result section. Comparison of result and conclusion with those of previous authors Reassessment of the hypothesis (if any) and discussion of the broader implications for management, industry, government organisations or other appropriate bodies This section should also include your conclusions, recommendations and suggestions for further development. Where you have extended recommendations (this may be the case with a practical organisation based project) you may wish to cover recommendations in a separate chapter.

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References

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List all references used in the text in alphabetical order by the authors surnames according to the convention detailed below: Reference Format The Harvard style of referencing should be used, using the form (Jones, 1997: 7) to indicate the author, year of publication and page number in text. References should be listed alphabetically at the end of the paper

Citations The Harvard style of citation should be used, using the form 1982: 7 to denote year of publication and page numbers. Multiple referencing of one author or group of authors with the same year of publication will be identified by the addition of small letters (a, b, c etc) after the year. However the authors name must be repeated. It is acceptable to use et al for subsequent citations after the initial citation provides the full author list. Quotations of four lines or more should be indented and in single space. Shorter quotations should be included in the text using quotation marks. Where quotations are used, page number(s) must be included so that the exact source is obtained. All Journal titles should be cited in full.

Bibliography References should be set out alphabetically, by authors family name, following the body of the paper. Books Freeman, RB and Medoff, JL (1984) What Do Unions Do? New York: Basic Books Articles in books Muller, B (1980) Bureaucracy, Job Control and Militancy: the Case of Telecom in Frenkel, SJ (ed) Industrial Action: Patterns of Labour Conflict Sydney: Allen and Unwin pp 103131 Articles in journals Petridis, A (1988) Wages Policy and Wage Determination in 1987 Journal of Industrial Relations Vol 30 No 1 pp 155162 15. Appendices These are to be used sparingly. Separate appendices are to be used for different sets of detailed information that would not be appropriate to include in the main text of the dissertation. For instance: Reproduction of a questionnaire used Details of a population sampled List of organisations sampled Relevant extracts from standard tables (with acknowledgement of source) Raw or gross data from surveys summarised in the text

Appendixes MUST NOT include brochures, pamphlets, etc. obtained from organisations. The only unlikely exception would be where you are investigating specifically the design of the brochures themselves. Similarly, extracts from other articles, etc. must not be reproduced GENERAL GUIDELINES ON PRESENTATION OF REPORT

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Pagination All pages, including tables etc and appendices should be numbered consecutively throughout the project. Page numbers start with Objectives as page one and should be at the bottom center of the page

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Section Heading It is often used to use section headway within a chapter such as the Introduction. The hierarchy and system of numbering chapter and section headings should be consistent Headings Heading 1 (main sections) 12 point bold upper case, left alignment HEADING ONE (SAMPLE) Heading 2 (sub sections) 11 point bold italic, title case, left alignment Heading Two (Sample) Heading 3 (sub sub sections) 10 point bold sentence case, left alignment Heading three (sample) Paragraphs Leave one and a half line spacing between paragraphs

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Tables and Figures Where they are used they should, as far as possible be given the same margins as a text (of) page and bound in the project as near as possible to the relevant passage. Materials that cannot be bound in this way should be contained in a pocket inside the back cover. Tables and figures should be numbered separately in the order of their presentation.

Typographical details, binding and cover 1. Paper A4 size paper should be used 2. Type Projects should be in MS Word format and print copies must be produced by laser printer or inkjet printer 3. Layout The margins at the binding (left hand) edge should be not less than 1.25 inches and other margins like right hand, top and bottom should not be less than 1 inch. Type should be double line spacing, except for indented quotations or footnotes, where single line spacing should be used. Typing should be one side of the paper only 4. Binding All copies should be bound

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Cover title: the outside front cover shall bear the title of the work in capitals 20 font The lettering shall read from top to bottom.

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