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Leather Goods and Accessories Design Department
Footwear Design and Development Institute
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INTRODUCTION
The aim and objective of the project is to nurture the amalgamation of theoretical learning with
practical experience of the students’ learning.
The Project shall provide the student an opportunity to demonstrate expertise in their respective
field of expertise, and must contain “substantial original research component”. Research often
begins with a question (“Problem Statement. With a question/ agenda in mind, students can
begin to look for information relevant to its theoretical framework. They will prepare a synopsis
prior to engaging themselves into actual research and work.
The frame work/ synopsis duly approved by the faculty mentor shall be at the helm of the
project. It must explain their topic, and clear with purpose for their Project Report.
The signatures of the student’s Project Report committee members on the Signature Page signify
their assurance that the final document and the student’s jury/oral examination meet the program
and FDDI standards for excellence and scholarship.
The following guidelines are designed to assist students in preparing their theses, and to ensure
that each Project Report constitutes a clear documentation that represents a standard of quality
appropriate for Footwear Design and Development Institute, and to assist students and their
supervisor in meeting the Project Report format requirements established by the Leather Goods
and Accessories Design Department, Footwear Design and Development Institute, Noida.
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THE PROJECT REPORT
Purpose:
Footwear Design and Development Institute is dedicated to promote and nourish qualitative
research activities in the areas of Leather Goods and Accessory Design and it’s closely
associated other sub-sectors, with higher standards and encouraging academic research activities.
The purpose of engaging students in the project to develop the ability of a ‘Qualitative Literature
Development’ and compiling a structured document OR Project Report – about their own first-
hand experience in the concerned leather goods, accessories and other closely related industrial
and commercial set-ups.
Goals:
A. To encourage a vibrant atmosphere for research and scholarly activity at the FDDI by
making small grants available,
B. To stimulate pursuit of external support for faculty research and scholarly activities, and
C. To promote the FDDI as an excellent place to teach and do research.
Objectives:
A. To involve students in the pursuit of scholarly activities in,
B. To encourage students in the pursuit of new or ongoing research, through their active
intellectual participation, using their academically learned knowledge and academically
earned skill-sets during their full-time stay in Leather Goods and Accessory Design
Department.
C. To encourage students in developing skills and competencies to pursue systematic
research activities, using available external/industrial supports etc. and contribute towards
analytical upgradation/upgradation suggestive in their previous design/ product/ process/
methodology through feasible intervention(s).
Research Supervisor/Guide Qualification:
A. Academic Mentor: A Faculty member from Leather Goods and Accessories Design
Department of the Footwear Design and Development Institute.
B. Industrial Supervisor: A senior level staff member of the concerned
industrial/commercial setup, where the student is pursuing his research/ project work
with not less than a Postgraduate qualification, OR Graduate with at least 10 years of
proven professional experience in concerned sector, in which student is doing
research/work (any or both), OR a “Shilp Guru” (awarded by President of India) in
leather and allied sector’s expert, OR a Master Craftsman/Craftsman (awarded by the
State/Central Government/Any other reputed organization/NGO/Self Help Group) with
proven professional expertise with excellence in leather and allied sectors and able to
articulate his knowledge and experience to student.
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Project Proposal/Synopsis:
Students should develop the Project Proposal/Synopsis in consultation with their Acedemic
mentor. Once the Project Report proposal has been approved by the Project Report Committee,
they may immediately proceed to pursue the Project. A sample of Project Synopsis is available in
Annexure-6. Please may refer.
Project Report should be developed through focused research; the Project Report should be a
student’s contribution to their field of study and interest, preparing them for both their academic
and professional careers. A student can take justifiable pride in the work required of this
capstone experience of professional progress. Projects with clear and demonstrable relationships
to the objectives will consider eligible. Additionally, the Project Report should demonstrate a
student’s:
A. Expertise in his or her field of study and the student’s ability to identify a significant
research problem within his or her field of study,
B. Ability to design and implement inquiries appropriate to the identified problem,
C. Ability to present and synthesize the results of their inquiries,
D. Ability to draw informed conclusions from the Project Report of inquiry results, and
E. Understanding of the relevance of their conclusions to the respective field of study and
implications for future inquiry.
(b.) Main Project Report Section: This is the main body of Project Report. This section
should be sub-divided into 05 different subsections, i.e. Chapters. An indicative
chapterization plan is provided in the table given below. An indicative flow could be- (1.)
Chapter-1: Research Introduction (Purpose Aims Objectives Research Method
Research Questions Surveys, meetings & observation outcomes Problem Statement
Research Plan/design etc…) (2.) Chapter-2, Chapter-3 & Chapter-4: (Different
stages of process, different research activities (include all of your success, failures &
revised attempts in phase-wise ascending sequence), final outcomes etc... (Broadly
include: All “WHYs” in Chapter-2 All “HOWs?” in Chapter-3 Final “Research
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Outcomes” in Chapter-4)) (3) Chapter-5: Student’s learning statement, Limitations
faced during research, future development suggestions, and Conclusion.
(c.) Post-Section: Place this section after concluding the ‘Main Project Report’ section.
This sub-section includes (indicative flow): Bibliography (as per APA 5th edition) and
Credits Product/ Process Modeling (if any) Appendix(s) Student’s Biography
(include your small picture (Passport Quality), professional knowledge, interests,
exposures etc…)
Title Page Chapter-1: Introduction (Purpose, Aims, Objectives, Bibliography (as per APA 5th
Research Abstract Research Method, Research Questions, Surveys, meetings edition) and Credits
& observation outcomes, Problem Statement, Research Appendix(s)
Approval Certificates
Plan/design etc.). Must include start & end dates.
Product/ Process Modeling (if any)
Acknowledgment Chapter-2, Chapter-3 & Chapter-4: Different stages
Student’s Biography, including
List of Contents of process, different research activities (include all of
your success, failures & revised attempts in sequence), professional knowledge, interests,
About FDDI
final outcomes etc... (Broadly include: All “WHYs” in exposures etc.
About Industry Chapter-2; All “HOWs?” in Chapter-3; and, Final
List of Images “Research Outcomes” in Chapter-4)
Chapter-5: Student’s learning statement, Limitations
List of Table
faced during research, future development suggestions,
Research Location Map(s)- and Conclusion.
detailed sketches (scanned)
Preface
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1. Project Title:
2. Name of Student:
3. Batch:
4. Name of Academic Mentor/ guide:
5. Name of Industrial Supervisor:
6. Telephone number of Industrial Supervisor:
7. FDDI Registration no.:
8. Communication address during project:
9. Student’s E-mail:
10. Telephone number:
The second page could be designed as per the requirements of the concerned student.
Technical Specifications:
A. Printable Paper Size: Project Report should be printed over plain, standard A4 size bond
paper (approx. 80 gsm thick).
B. Printable Paper Side: Every page of a Project Report has to be printed single side only.
(Leave the next side of the same paper blank, so that it could be used by yourself or by a
person, who refer your research work to work upon further in future, and wishing to add
any new ‘further knowledge segment’ to enrich you’re your existing set of findings, as
compiled and detailed in such Project Report).
C. Section wise minimum number of printed page counts & page numbering system in
Project Report:
(i.) Project Report Sections Pre-Sections Main Project Report Post Sections Total 3
Sections
D. Fonts: Arial, Times New Roman, Calibri. You may also use your self-designed and
developed fonts to compose your Project Report-if you have any! However, before using
your own designed and developed font(s) for Project Report writing purposes, must take
a written permission from your supervisor.
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G. Page Layout:
(i.) Margin: Leave 1 inch space all across,
(ii.) Page Orientation: Portrait,
(iii.) Page Border: Not required,
(iv.) Page Watermark: Not required,
(v.) Page Color: No Color (White background, without any shade)
I. Images:
(i.) This is highly appreciable, if a student only uses the images of their own originally
developed sketches, drawings, photo-shoots, photographs etc. and its re-compositions in
his or her own Project Report;
(ii.) Use high visual quality images, drawings and other visuals in your Project Report;
(iii.) Must not distort any image placed in Project Report by squeeze or stretch any
Image, drawing or any other visuals used in your Project Report. However, you may crop
it and recompose it as more logically effective visual composition;
(iv.) Avoid any unnecessary visual stylization;
(v.) Strictly avoid using any “pre-copyrighted visual and textual contents” from internet
or any other source. Please be aware, majority of the contents available at internet are
pre-copyrighted;
(vi.) In the event of using a few “non-pre-copyrighted visual and textual contents” from
any open source (under creative commons only) – must specify the name, online link,
date on which you referred such database etc. and give ‘proper citation’ to the original
creator of such visual content;
(vii.) Must avoid hazy and unclear images etc.
K. Image, Table & Graph Annotations (at content bottom, with center alignment):
(i.) All images, tables and graphs used in Project Report should compulsorily
supplemented with a “bottom-write-up” which should explain such image’s, table’s and
graph’s ‘context to use’ and/or ‘importance’ and must be in relevance with the concerned
paragraph text in nut-shell.
(ii.) These components (Image, Table & Graph) are enhancing the quality of a Project
Report, so should be provided at the same place, where the relevant-paragraph-text has
been discussed. May be placed before starting the text paragraph; OR at the mid of such
paragraph OR at the end of such paragraph only. Please refer, following examples of the
page layout options:
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Page Layout Option-1 Page Layout Option-2 Page Layout Option-3
Placed before starting the text paragraph Place at the mid of such paragraph Place at the end of such paragraph
Leather Goods and Accessories Design Department is an academic Leather Goods and Accessories Design Department is an academic
department working towards the development of different leather department working towards the development of different leather
goods and allied products. Here in Noida, we have a capacity to goods and allied products. Here in Noida, we have a capacity to
teach approximately 60 students every year at B.Des level. This is a teach approximately 60 students every year at B.Des level. This is a
04 year’s full time duration academic program, designed for a 10+2 04 year’s full time duration academic program, designed for a 10+2
qualified student. qualified student.
Further, due to high demand from the different leather goods sector,
this department has expended its geographical reach and now the
Footwear Design and Development Institute is running this program
not only in Noida, but also in Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad,
Fursatganj, Banur and Rohtak campuses.
Further, due to high demand from the different leather goods sector, Further, due to high demand from the different leather goods sector,
this department has expended its geographical reach and now the this department has expended its geographical reach and now the
Footwear Design and Development Institute is running this program Footwear Design and Development Institute is running this program
not only in Noida, but also in Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad, not only in Noida, but also in Kolkata, Chennai, Hyderabad,
Fursatganj, Banur and Rohtak campuses. Fursatganj, Banur and Rohtak campuses.
(iii.) The Bottom-Text Size should be in 08pt size; Text Style should be bold; and Text
Justification should be “Centre” (Ctrl+E) and “I”-Italics. Please refer, following examples
of the page layout options:
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request in advance. An external member could be invited in Jury/Examination. The Academic
mentor/ guide could be a Jury member.
Uses of Software
Uses of different valid, paid and/or open source globally standard software for the purposes of
word-processing, image-processing, spreadsheet, re-editable charts are allowed to use. FDDI
students may explore their originally clicked photographs; scanned drawings, sketches,
illustrations and/or any other creative expressions to alter, distort, reedit, and reproduce in any
legally and ethically acceptable manner, without harming anyone else, to enhance the quality of
their academic research work logically.
As the project is an academic activity in the Footwear Design and Development Institute, and
treated as a necessary academic component for awarding a qualification to the concerned
student; so, the copyright ownership over the entire Project Report contents (complete and/or
partial) shall remain with the Footwear Design and Development Institute. As per requirement,
FDDI may publish its complete and/or partial contents as it is or in its edited format, through any
media. However, the concerned student and Industry may use such works for any further
academic and non-commercial professional purposes, under proper citation to the Leather Goods
and Accessories Design Department, Footwear Design and Development Institute.
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A-10/A, Sector-24, Noida-201301, India
Phone: 0091-0120-4500100
ANNEXURE-1
Of
In
At
By
Student Name
FDDI Enrolment Number
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Month and Year of Submission (Month, YYYY)
ANNEXURE-2
in
Leather Goods & Accessories Design/ Other
TITLED
OF
PRESENTED ON
(Insert 4 lines between signatures, all signatures must be in black, permanent ink. Be sure to
use proper official names of Project Report committee members.)
________________________________________________
Aaaaa Bbbbb Ccccc, Jury Chairperson
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________________________________________________
Aaaaa Bbbbb Ccccc, Jury Member-1
________________________________________________
Aaaaa Bbbbb Ccccc, Jury Member-2
________________________________________________
Aaaaa Bbbbb Ccccc, Jury Member-3
________________________________________________
Aaaaa Bbbbb Ccccc, Jury Member-4
ANNEXURE-3
By
Your Name
At
The Leather Goods and Accessories Design Department,
Footwear Design and Development Institute, Noida
The abstract summarizes the original work, and includes a brief statement of problem and its
significance, a brief description of design of the study, and the main point of summary and
conclusions. The abstract should not include comments, interpretations, or evaluations that do
not appear in the Project Report itself. It must follow the exact order of the content of the Project
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Report, and it must retain the person, tense, and number used in the Project Report. The abstract
should appear in the hard-bound Project Report immediately following the approval page.
ANNEXURE-4
Please also write a few professional (unbiased) qualities and potentials observed by you
(Industrial Guide) in concerned student….
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Best Regards,
ANNEXURE-5
To,
………………………(Name of the Academic Mentor/ Guide)
The Academic Mentor/Guide,
Leather Goods And Accessories Design Department,
Footwear Design and Development Institute
A-10/A, Sector-24, Noida-201301, INDIA
Dear Sir/Madam,
Please find the following Industrial Performance Report of your student, detailed below:
Mr./Ms.: ………………………,
Son/daughter of: Mr./Mrs.: ………………………,
FDDI Registration No: ………………
Academic Session: ……yyyy…… to ……yyyy……
Project Duration: dd.mm.yyyy (start date) to dd.mm.yyyy (end date)
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Sir/Madam,
……Please write about our student’s significant contributions (futuristic intervention/idea/plan
and/or its relevant/diversified applications - one or more) as applicable directly to your industry
(Organization/ Commercial Establishment/ Industry/ Workshop/ NGO/ Self Help Group) or to
any of your client (if designated by you).
Please write about a few professional limitations - as you observed to be improvise by the
student - as his/her Industrial Guide…
Please write a few professional qualities and potentials observed by you (Industrial Guide) in
concerned student…
Best Regards,
(Please may use both sides of the Same Letter Head Page)
ANNEXURE-6
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introduction part will include the brief introduction
about the project to be developed, technology used, field
of project (if specialized one), any special technical
terms about the project. PROJECT TITLE (24pt. bold)
2. Feasibility Study (should not exceed 2 page): This
will describe the very first step of software engineering PROJECT SYNOPSIS (14pt. bold)
i.e. feasibility study of the project that includes the for
PROJECT NAME (12pt.)
feasibility, need and significance of the project.
3. Methodology/ Plan of work (should not exceed 2 B.Sc LGAD (14 Pt. bold)
in
page): Methodology will include the steps to be LEATHER GOODS AND ACCESSORIES DESIGN (16pt.)
Notes:
1. Total proposal/synopsis documents size may be of 10-20 pages (including all pages and contents).
2. Must be submitted and approved by the departmental project committee before proceeding for project.
3. Should be prepared in consultation with the academic mentor/ guide.
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