Project Guidelines for Sixth Semester

of BBA course curriculum

Introduction:
This guide will provide you all the information you need to know for
developing a project dissertation. As the Project work is very important part
of BBA course curriculum, it has been marked for four credits.

The objectives of the BBA course curriculum Project work are:

1) To enable students to develop further the skills and knowledge gained on
the course by applying them to the analysis of a specific business
problem or issue, via a substantial piece of independent work carried out
over an extended period.
2) Students should demonstrate proficiency in the design of a research
project, application of appropriate research methods, collection and
analysis of data, and presentation of results.

Criteria’s for selecting the topic and organization:

a) Elective subject: Project can be undertaken in any of the following
subject areas:
· Human Resource management
· Information Technology
· Finance
· Marketing
b) Originality: Your project work must be carried out by yourself and
original. You can certainly take ideas from else where, but be sure that
you evolve them in the unique way to suit your project requirements.

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c) Company specific: the project work should be undertaken in a business
organization. The outcome of the project work should be useful to the
organization or establishment.
d) You must consult your internal guide or external guide in selection of the
topic.
e) You can do the Project in the organization where you are working / have
worked / intend to work.
f) It is good idea to link your project to your future plans. This will be a
useful for your future job prospects and it will also demonstrate to your
potential employers about your enthusiasm and knowledge.
g) Remember that you have constraints of resources like time, monetary,
infrastructure, so, it is necessary to complete your project within the
specified constraints.

Suggested titles for BBA course curriculum Project work:

1. A study of Job Satisfaction amongst employee at XYZ organization.

2. Comparative study of Insurance plans of two different financial

organizations.

3. Role of Software agents as Collaborative tools-Ecommerce

4. Performance appraisal system in an Organization

5. Distribution mapping and dealer satisfaction survey.

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Format of report for the submission:
1. The full content of the report must be hard bound together so that the
pages cannot be removed or replaced.
2. The cover of the report must contain, title, name of the candidate, the
award and the year of submission. (Refer annexure A).
3. Text pages should be printed on one side of the paper, preferably with
1.5 line spacing, and page numbers at the bottom of the each page.
Margins should be 2” on the left and 1” on the right. Use Times New
roman font of size 12 for body and 14 for headings.
4. Please use separate index sheets for all chapters each chapter should start
from a new page.
5. The declaration must be duly signed by the student ( Refer annexure B)
6. The project report must be about 50-60 pages.
7. Report must contain all the necessary documents such as Certificate from
the viva-voce panel (refer annexure C), Certificate of the University
study centre (Refer annexure D), Company certificate,
acknowledgements etc.
8. One copy of the project report along with CD, must be submitted to the
UNIVERSITY.

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TABLE OF CONTENTS Page No.
Executive summary (a brief of Part I and Part II points and should not
exceed more than three pages.)

Part I
Understanding the industry and company
i) Brief Introduction of a Industry (size, characteristics, market share and
outlook)
ii) Brief introduction to company (history, milestones, product profile and
SWOT analysis).

PART II
Project overview
i) Introduction
ii) Objective
iii) Methodology
iv) Analysis
v) conclusions
vi) Recommendations

Part III
i) Appendix
ii) Bibliography
Note: This is only suggestive but not exhaustive.

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 Annexure A (cover page)
Emblem
University centre address and code No:

Title of project report

By
(Your name)

A project report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the

degree of BBA in Retail operation of Sikkim Manipal University, INDIA

Sikkim-Manipal university of Health, Medical and technological sciences

Distance education wing
Syndicate house
Manipal – 576 104

Annexure B (student declaration)

I here by declare that the project report entitled
(Title)
Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of BBA
retail operation to Sikkim-Manipal University, India, is my original work and
not submitted for the award of any other degree, diploma, fellowship, or any
other similar title or prizes

Place: (Name of candidate)

Date: Reg. No:

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 Annexure C (Examiner’s certification)

The project report of

(Your name)
Title
is approved and is acceptable in quality and form

Internal Examiner External

Examiners
(Name, qualification and designation) (Name,
qualification)

Annexure D (University study centre certificate)

This is to certify that the project report entitled

(Title)

Submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the degree of BBA in

RETAIL OPERATION of Sikkim-Manipal University of Health, Medical
and technological sciences

(Student Name)

has worked under my supervision and guidance and that no part of this report
has been submitted for the award of any other degree, Diploma, Fellowship
or other similar titles or prizes and that the work has not been published in
any journal or Magazine.
(Reg. No) Certified
(Guide’s Name and Qualification)

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