Major Project

Dr.K.Santi Swarup Coordinator Distance MBA Programme

Major Project
Application of skills and competencies acquired to

a practical business situations. Independently conducted research Define problem, undertake a detailed review of literature, collect data, analyze and conclude your findings.

Assessment
Synopsis

25

Report

50 Internal Presentation 1 35 Internal Presentation 2 40 External (end semester) Presentation

50

Synopsis
Title of the project

Brief literature review

Objectives Methodology and techniques Resources* Brief and precise summary indicating relevance &

significance to the business.

Major Issues in Project

Topic for study

From your own workplace,
Talk to people in the industry, Interact with seniors (alumni), facilitators, news papers, magazines identify an area and collect journal papers in that

area to identify gaps in research Trends in the industry from management updates

Data Collection
Primary (own resources)\

Secondary (suggested sites are given)

Some useful sites (suggestive)

Link.springer.com

http://online.sagepub.com/
http://www.academia.edu/ http://j-gate.informindia.co.in/ http://www.doaj.org/doaj?func=subject&cpid=18&

uiLanguage=en

List of resouces
http://onlineqda.hud.ac.uk/resources.php#Analyti

c_Induction http://knowledge.wharton.upenn.edu/ http://www.mckinsey.com/ http://www.managementparadise.com/article.php ?article_id=5030&_m=3n%2e00cj%2e23%2eez0 aofobxv%2ef1 http://www.cbsnews.com/moneywatch/ http://www148.ibm.com/tela/webmail/Newsletter/9001514/5 0523 National HRD network ssrn.com

Analysis
Tables, charts are usually used

Hypothesis testing can be done at a second level

Simulation and model building can be done at

level 3 Software : trial versions can be used Considerable time has to be spent

Managing Time
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Benjamin Franklin
An investment in knowledge pays the best

interest.

Thank you