Internship and Dissertation Guidelines

2023

for
MBA Hospital and Health Management, 2021-23
MBA Pharmaceutical Management, 2021-23
MBA Development Management, 2021-23

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 Important Dates

S. No. Activity Important Date

Internship and Dissertation Period
The Internship period shall commence on Feb
20, 2023 and shall be completed by May 19
1 February 20 – May 19, 2023
2023. The dissertation shall be completed
during this period only.
Submission of Draft Dissertation Students
are required to submit the Draft Dissertation to May 10 -15, 2023
2 the Faculty Guide for his/her
observations/suggestions/inputs
3 Incorporate Feedback
Students are required to incorporate the feedback
received from the Faculty Guide on their May 15- 21, 2023
dissertation
Submission of Final Dissertation Students
are required to submit the Final Version of the
Dissertation to the Faculty Guide for
4 Approval. (on approval, the students will be May 23-27, 2023
allowed for making a presentation for
defending dissertation)
Submission of PowerPoint Presentation (PPT)
Students are required to submit the PowerPoint
5 Presentation for Defending the Dissertation. May 23-31, 2023

Defending the Dissertation:

Make a Presentation on your Dissertation to Panel
6 June 5-9, 2023
Members, as per your scheduled date/time

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1.0 Introduction

On the job training is imperative and critical component for any management programme.
This necessitates students to complete internship and take up allied research as a part of
course curriculum to complete the dissertation. As part of the curriculum, each second-year
student is required to undergo an internship with a reputed organization from February 20,
2023, to May 19, 2023.

The suggested steps to carry out the internship and dissertation are as follows:

▪ Developing Synopsis: Students are required to contact and consult the designated
Faculty Guide to learn and develop a synopsis on a particular research problem of their
area of interests during January 23-February 03, 2023, before joining any
organization for internship/dissertation. This shall give a broad idea to students about
formal protocols for conducting a research work. Students are expected to develop this
initial synopsis by February 03, 2023, and submit it to their respective Faculty Guide
for approval. The synopsis should have the proposed Title of Dissertation and
constitute following items:
(a) Introduction; (b) Review of Literature; (C) Theoretical/Conceptual Framework; (d)
Research Gap; (e) Research Questions; (f) Research Objectives; (g) Methodology; (h)
Plan of Analysis; (i) Tentative Chapter Plan

▪ On Joining the Organization: Student are required to join any reputed organization to
complete their internship and dissertation for a period of February 20 to May 19,
2023. On joining the organization (for internship/dissertation), students are required to
share and discuss the synopsis (as initially approved by your Faculty Guide, before
joining the organization during January 23-February 03, 2023). Students are required
to discuss how well the synopsis align with organization requirements. If required, you
may modify the dissertation topic in consultation with the Preceptor (the authorized
person to whom you would work in the organization during your internship/dissertation
period), as per the organization requirement. After the discussion, students shall
finalize the topic of the dissertation in consultation with the Preceptor. Students are
required to share the revised synopsis (if any changes occurred in the initially approved
synopsis) with the Faculty Guide for necessary approval during February 20 to
March 03, 2023.

▪ Preparing Work Plan: Prepare a work plan for your internship and dissertation period
in consultation with your Preceptor (in the organization). You are required to share
your work plan to your Faculty Guide during February 20 to March 03, 2023.

▪ Work Progress Report: Students are required to submit a progress report on regular
basis (weekly basis) to their Faculty Guide. It would help Faculty Guide to supervise
your dissertation progress especially for developing study tool, data collection
(primary/secondary), data analysis, and writing dissertation.

▪ Completion Certification: Student shall get a completion certificate from the Preceptor
certifying that the student has completed the internship and dissertation during
February 20 – May 19, 2023, at the organization. (Suggested format is given in
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Appendix E).

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2.0 Internship

Internship is an integral part of MBA (Hospital and Health Management), MBA

(Pharmaceutical Management), and MBA (Development Management) programmes.
Every student is expected to come out with his/her internship report and under no
circumstances will same be accepted as combined activity of a group of students.

During the internship, the student will work under the guidance of Preceptor to assist in day-
to-day operations of the organization. Through this process student is expected to gain
practical knowledge and skills to handle managerial issues in the organization. During this
period, the students may be asked by the organization for specific responsibilities and
complete the tasks according to specific timeline under the supervision of Preceptor. During
internship period, the students are required to learn working with co-workers, working in
team, supporting leaders, organization culture, documentation skills, analytical skills, and
work with high integrity.

Students are required to submit an Internship Report on completion. The Internship Report
is NOT the Dissertation. The Internship Report will include the following heads:

• Introduction
• Objectives of Internship
• Organizational Profile
• Services Provided by Organization
• Key Activities/ Projects Undertaken Other than Dissertation
• Key Learnings from Internship

It may be noted that Internship report will not be clubbed with the dissertation as both
are different activities and deliverables.

3.0 Dissertation

The submission of the dissertation is in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award
of MBA degree. For the dissertation, every student is required to identify a scientific problem
from their area of interests, collect and analyze data, discuss the results, and suggest
appropriate evidence-based recommendations to improve the system in the organization.
The identified scientific problem may from any area such as human resource management,
quality assurance, information system, operations, marketing, supply chain, logistics,
monitoring and evaluation, feasibility and planning, community participation, financial
management, insurance, TPA, risk management etc.). This activity is envisaged as a
problem-solving exercise by which the student is expected to diagnose scientific problems,
provide solutions and recommendations, and if possible, design a plan to carry out the most
feasible solutions. Broadly, the dissertation will include the following contents:

Chapter 1: Introduction / Background

Chapter 2: Review of Literature
Chapter 3: Methodology
Chapter 4: Results and Discussions
Chapter 5: Recommendations

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4.0 Dissertation Submission and Presentation

▪ Submitting Draft Dissertation: Dissertation is required to be approved by respective

Faculty Guide. Students are required to submit draft dissertation to Faculty Guide for
inputs/comments/suggestion during May 10 -15, 2023.

▪ Incorporating Feedback from Faculty Guide: Based on the inputs/observations

received from Faculty Guide, students are required to incorporate these
inputs/comments to further improve the dissertation during May 15- 21, 2023.

▪ Submitting Final Dissertation: After incorporating the suggestions/inputs, the

students are required to submit the Final dissertation for approval to Faculty Guide
during May 23-27, 2023.

▪ Submitting Final Presentation: Based on the Final and approved dissertation, students
are required to submit the Presentation to Faculty Guide during May 23-31, 2023.

▪ Defending Dissertation: After approval of dissertation by respective Faculty Guide,

students are required to make a presentation on their dissertation to a panel as per the
scheduled date/time, during June 5-9, 2023.

5.0 Guide to Preparation of Dissertation

The guide to the preparation of the dissertation is given in subsequent pages as Appendix
A. To maintain uniformity, these guidelines are mandatory and binding on all students. All
students are requested to ensure that the above are followed. Approval of dissertation will
be accorded only after ensuring that guidelines have been followed.

6.0 Plagiarism

Ethics and honesty constitute the basic requirements of the academic activities in teaching
or research - based upon extremely high moral values. There cannot be any room for
claiming credit for the work one has not undertaken. However, it has been observed that
some researchers/academicians, knowingly or unknowingly, publish or present others’
work as their own. Such acts affect the academic environment which harms the credibility
and reputation of the academic institutions as well as the individual.

The IIHMR University has zero-tolerance for such malpractices. To avoid academic
misconduct, the IIHMR University has in place a strong policy on plagiarism. The
plagiarism policy is given in Appendix H.

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Appendices

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Appendices

Appendix A: Guide to Preparation of a Dissertation

1. Introduction

The University has taken the initiative to provide general guidelines for the submission of
dissertation. These guidelines will help students meet the minimal format requirements set
by the University to complete and submit the dissertation.

2. Order of Contents

The structure of the dissertation is based on a standard format which contains the
following:

Initial Pages

▪ Cover page as per Appendix B

▪ Title Page as per Appendix C
▪ Declaration by Student as per Appendix D
▪ Certificate of Completion as per Appendix E
▪ Certificate from the Faculty Guide and School Dean as per Appendix F

Abstract

Generally, the abstract is written after the completion of the text of the dissertation. The
abstract should briefly state (in 500 world) the study objectives, methodology, key results
and conclusion. At the end, the abstract should include the key world (4-5).

Acknowledgements

Most dissertations have a subsection to convey gratitude and appreciation to those who
have been involved / helpful in the study.

Table of Contents

The Table of Contents lists the chapters, topics and sub-topics together with their page
numbers. Sub-topics and topics should be labeled according to the chapter -, for example,
the first topic in Chapter 1 should be marked 1.1 and the first sub-topic, 1.1.1. The use of
letters in brackets for example, (a), (b), (c) is appropriate as a means of differentiating sub-
topics of the same topic. This numbering system provides a clear picture of the relationship
between chapters and topics and shows how they are connected.

List of Figures

This list contains the figure titles, numbers figures, and page numbers, which are listed in
the text. For example, figures in Chapter 3 are numbered sequentially: Figure 3.1, Figure
3.2. etc. In the index, the list of tables will appear as,

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“Figure X: Distribution of study participants, 2021.......................................................pg. no.”

List of Tables

This list contains the titles of tables, together with their page numbers, which are listed in
the text. The numbering system is according to the chapter, for example: tables in Chapter
3 are numbered sequentially: Table 3.1, Table 3.2 etc. In the index, the tables would be
similar to the list of figures.

Abbreviations

The abbreviations must be provided with their meaning.

Chapter Scheme

Chapter 1: Introduction

This chapter contains the purpose of research, the problem being investigated, context and
importance of the problem and the aims and objectives of the study.

Chapter 2: Review of Literature

This chapter includes previous studies that are relevant to the research topic. The literature
review should be comprehensive and should include recent publications. It should be
presented in tabular form including authors (year), study location, sample size, sampling
techniques, salient features.

Chapter 3: Methodology

This chapter explains the research methodology and hypothesis used in the study. The sub-
topics for this chapter include the key research questions, research design, study setting,
study population, research procedures/approaches (quantitative assessment, qualitative
assessment or both the quantitative and qualitative assessments) used in the study. It may
also, wherever appropriate, study approach indicate sample size calculation, sampling
techniques, study instruments, operational definition, statistical methods and qualitative
methods, employed. This section also includes ethical considerations such as informed
written consent, voluntary participation data security, and confidentiality.

Chapter 4: Results

This chapter presents the results of the study conducted. Results are commonly presented
in the form of text, figures and tables, complete with data analysis.

Chapter 5: Discussion

This chapter contains the interpretation of the results. The research findings should be
compared other relevant studies undertaken by other researchers. This section should also

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include the limitation and strength of the study. The purpose of this chapter is to discuss the
findings of the research.

Chapter 7: Conclusion

In this section, the findings are summarized, and their implications are discussed. This
chapter also include recommendations.

References

All works or studies referred to, in the dissertation in the form of quotations or citations
must be included in the References. The references should be written consistently in the
format approved by the faculty. Each reference should be written in single spacing
format and a double space should be left between references.

Annexures

Specific items that were not included in the main body of the text should be put in this
annexure section. Typically, this section should include the following: Institutional Ethics
Committee, Informed Consent, Study Tools, Plagiarism Report

3. Format of Submission

After the Dissertation and the Presentation have been approved by the Faculty Guide, a soft
copy of the dissertation in PDF format only must be submitted by the student. The name of
the file shall follow the below naming:

The file name should be saved as Roll No._Batch_Dissertation Report_Stream Name.pdf

Example:
001_2021-23_ Dissertation_Health Management.pdf
101_2021-23_ Dissertation_Hospital Management.pdf
211_2021-23_ Dissertation_Pharmaceutical Management.pdf
351_2021-23_ Dissertation_Development Management.pdf

Length

The maximum length (excluding footnotes, appendices, tables and prefaces) for a
submission for evaluation: Dissertation Length: 60-80 pages (10,000 - 15,000 words), file
size: maximum 25 MB. Students are encouraged to work with their faculty guide to
publish their research work. Due acknowledgement to the University must be made in all
such papers.

Line Spacing

The body of the text should be typed in Times New Roman font size 12 with 1.5-line
spacing. Single spacing is only permitted in tables, long quotations, footnotes, citation and
in the references.

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Margins

The text should have the following margins:

Top : 2.0 cm
Right : 2.0 cm
Left : 4.0 cm
Bottom : 2.0 cm

Additional guidelines need to be followed:

• Do not type more than one sentence after the bottom margin. If it is necessary to do
so, it should only be for a footnote or the completion of the last sentence of the
chapter, topic or sub-topic or information in a figure.
• All tables and figures must be placed within the specified margins.
• The last paragraph of the page should contain at least two sentences. If it does not,
the paragraph should begin on the next page.
• Normally the following punctuations are used in English. As a rule, no space is left
between punctuation and the preceding word, however a space is left after
punctuation mark. However, there are few exceptions like the bracket where a space
is provided between the word and opening bracket and no space is provided between
the bracket and word succeeding it.

The period (or full stop in British English).

The comma
The exclamation mark
The question mark
The colon
The semicolon
The quotation mark
The apostrophe
The hyphen and the dash
Parentheses and brackets

Page Numbering

All page numbers should be printed 1.0 cm from the bottom margin and placed at the right-
hand side without any punctuation.

• Font size eight recommended for numbers.

• Roman numerals (i, ii, iii, etc.) should be used in the Preface section. Although the
Title Page is the first page of the Preface, no number is printed on it. Numbering
begins on the second page with (ii).
• Arabic numerals (1, 2, 3) are used on the pages of the text (starting with the
introduction page) and supplementary sections.

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Tables

Tables should be printed within the body of the text at the center of the frame and labeled
according to the chapter in which they appear. For example, tables in Chapter 3 are
numbered sequentially: Table 3.1, Table 3.2.

The label should be placed above the table itself and has the following format:
Table 3.1: (Short Title)

If the table occupies more than one page, the following page’s continued table should
indicate that it is a continuation: ‘Table 3.7 continued’. If the table contains a citation, the
source of the reference should be placed below the table.

Figures

Figures, like tables are printed within the body of the text at the center of the frame and
labeled according to the chapter in which they appear. For example, figures in Chapter 3
are numbered sequentially: Figure 3.1, Figure 3.2. Figures, unlike text or tables, contain
graphs, illustrations or photographs and their labels are placed at the bottom of the figure
and not at the top (using the same format used for tables). If the figure occupies more than
one page, the continued figure on the following page should indicate that it is a
continuation: for example: ‘Figure 3.7 continued’.

If the figure contains a citation, the source of the reference should be placed at the bottom,
after the label.

References and Bibliography

The Vancouver style of referencing must be used for citation in reference. All sources cited
should be properly referenced according to the Vancouver Style of reference. Failure to do
so is plagiarism and is a serious academic offense. Proper references are a reflection of
professionalism and respect for other scholars and practitioners. A reference of Vancouver
style of referencing is given in Appendix G.

Units of Measurement

The International System of Units (ISI) must be used for all scientific and laboratory data.
If other units of measurement are used, they need to be converted to ISI units and placed in
paren.

Research Ethics

Research Ethics involve all the moral and professional issues relating to research. The most
serious breach of ethical standards in writing dissertation is the offence of plagiarism: the
expropriation of the intellectual property of another. Plagiarism is defined as the use of
original work, ideas or actual texts created by others, without acknowledging the original
source. Such acknowledgement should be made by: including the source in the
bibliography; and/or including the citation by acknowledging the source in the text.

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 Appendix B: Cover Page

<TITLE OF THE DISSERTATION (In BLOCK Alphabets)>

Dissertation Submitted to

The IIHMR University, Jaipur

for the partial fulfillment for the award of the degree of

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

in
Hospital and Health Management/Pharmaceutical
Management/Development Management
by

<Name of the Student>

Under the Supervision and Guidance of

<Name of Faculty Guide>

2023

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 Appendix C: Title Page

<TITLE OF THE DISSERTATION (In BLOCK Alphabets)>

Dissertation Submitted to

The IIHMR University, Jaipur

for the partial fulfillment for the award of the degree of

Master of Business Administration (MBA)

in
Hospital and Health Management/Pharmaceutical
Management/Development Management
by

<Name of the Student>

Under the Supervision and Guidance of

<Name of Faculty Guide>

2023

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 Appendix D: Declaration by Student

DECLARATION BY STUDENT

I hereby declare that this dissertation titled ……is the bonafide record of my original research
work. I declare that it has not been submitted to any other university or institution for the
award of any degree or diploma. Information derived from the published or unpublished work
of others has been duly acknowledged in the text.

(Signature)
Name of Student
Date

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 Appendix E: Completion Certification

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that (Name of Student) in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award
of the degree of MBA (Hospital and Health Management)/MBA (Pharmaceutical
Management)/MBA (Development Management) from the IIHMR University, Jaipur has
successfully completed her/his internship at (name of the organization) during February 20-
May 19, 2023.

Place: Preceptor/Head of the Organization

Date: Name of the organization

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 Appendix F: Certificate from Faculty Guide and School Dean

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that dissertation titled ............................................... is a record of the research

work undertaken by (Name of Student) in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award
of the degree of MBA (Hospital and Health Management)/MBA (Pharmaceutical
Management)/MBA (Development Management) from the IIHMR University, Jaipur under
my guidance and supervision and his/her approach to the research study has been sincere,
scientific, and analytical.

Faculty Guide School Dean

IIHMR University, Jaipur IIHMR University, Jaipur
Date Date

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Appendix G: Vancouver Citation Style

The Vancouver Style is the citation style used by many scientific journals. It came
out of a meeting of medical journal editors in 1978, held in Vancouver, BC, and is
maintained by the International Committee of Medical Journal Editors (ICMJE). It
is also known as the Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts Submitted to
Biomedical Journals.

All sources used should be properly referenced according to the following

guidelines. Proper citations are a reflection of your professionalism and respect for
other scholars and practitioners. Failure to do so is plagiarism and is a serious
academic offense.

Additional Resources on the Vancouver Style

For the complete guide to the Vancouver Style, please consult this online book:

Citing Medicine, 2nd ed.

http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/bv.fcgi?rid=citmed.TOC&amp;depth=2

This book provides very detailed examples for almost any type and variation of resource:
conference papers, wikis, journal articles with a supplement, etc.

Uniform Requirements for Manuscripts (URM) Sample References can be found at:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/bsd/uniform_requirements.html

Using Vancouver Style

Vancouver Style uses in-text citations and a Reference List at the end of your
document.

• Citations within the text of your paper are identified with a number in round
brackets.

Example: Jones (8) has argued that…

• References are numbered consecutively in the order they are first used in the
text. The full citations will be included in the Reference List at the end of your
document, with matching numbers identifying each reference.

• When multiple references are cited together, use a hyphen to indicate a series
of inclusive numbers. Use commas to indicate a series of non-inclusive
numbers. A citation with these references (4, 5, 6, 7, 14, 19) is abbreviated to
(4-7, 14, 19). Example: Multiple clinical trials (4-6, 9) show…
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• The original number used for a reference is reused each time the reference is
cited.

Example: “…the theory was first put forward by Lee (7) in 1999, but there
was disagreement (3, 5, 8) over its
importance.”

• Include the page number for any direct quotes or specific ideas.
Example: “…has been proven demonstrably false.” (4, p23)

• The citation in brackets is placed after any commas and periods, and before any
colons and semi-colons.
Example: …a new definition. (13, p111-2)

…this option is preferred (11);

Indirect Citations

An indirect source is when one author is quoted in the text of another author. These types of
citations are generally not accepted in Vancouver Style, so seek permission from your
instructor. Include the author and date of the original source in the text. Use “as cited in” or
“as discussed in” to say where you found the quotation and provide the citation to that
reference.
Example: James Wallace (2001) argued (cited by 5, p26), that…

Reference List

Provide full citations in your Reference List, included starting as a new page at
the end of your document. Follow the examples included in this guide for
different types of resources:

• Books
• Articles in Journals
• Websites
• Other Resources
• Personal Communication

Standard Format for Books:

Author Surname Initials. Title: subtitle. Edition (if not the first). Place of
publication: Publisher; Year.

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Book with One Author or Editor

1. Mason J. Concepts in dental public health. Philadelphia: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins;
2005.

2. Ireland R, editor. Clinical textbook of dental hygiene and therapy. Oxford: Blackwell
Munksgaard; 2006.

Two-Six Authors/Editors

3. Miles DA, Van Dis ML, Williamson GF, Jensen CW. Radiographic imaging for the dental
team. 4th ed. St. Louis: Saunders Elsevier; 2009.

4. Dionne RA, Phero JC, Becker DE, editors. Management of pain and anxiety in the dental
office. Philadelphia: WB Saunders; 2002.

More than Six Authors/Editors

5. Fauci AS, Braunwald E, Kasper DL, Hauser SL, Longo DL, Jameson JL, et al., editors.
Harrison’s principles of internal medicine. 17th ed. New York: McGraw Hill; 2008.

Organization as Author

6. Canadian Dental Hygienists Association. Dental hygiene: definition and scope.

Ottawa: Canadian Dental Hygienists Association; 1995.

No Author/Editor

7. Scott’s Canadian dental directory 2008. 9th ed. Toronto: Scott’s Directories; 2007.

Government Document

8. Canada. Environmental Health Directorate. Radiation protection in dentistry: recommended

safety procedures for the use of dental x-ray equipment. Safety Code 30. Ottawa: Ministry
of Health; 2000.

Chapter in a book

9. Alexander RG. Considerations in creating a beautiful smile. In: Romano R, editor. The art
of the smile. London: Quintessence Publishing; 2005. p. 187-210.

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E-book

10. Irfan A. Protocols for predictable aesthetic dental restorations [Internet]. Oxford:
Blackwell Munksgaard; 2006 [cited 2009 May 21]. Available from Netlibrary:
http://cclsw2.vcc.ca:2048/login?url=http://www.netLibrary.com/urlapi.asp?action
=summary& v=1&bookid=181691

Multiple Authors

Cite authors in the same way for all types of resources: articles, websites, videos, etc.

List up to the first 6 authors/editors, and use “et al.” for any additional authors.

Articles in Journals

Journal articles can be accessed in three different ways: (1) from the print (paper) copy; (2)
from the journal’s website; or (3) from an online article database like Medline. You will
cite the article differently depending on how you accessed it.

Standard Format for Journal Articles:

Author Surname Initials. Title of article. Title of journal, abbreviated. Date of Publication:
Volume Number (Issue Number): Page Numbers.

Finding the Journal Abbreviation

Vancouver Style does not use the full journal name, only the commonly-used abbreviation: “New
England Journal of Medicine” is cited as “N Engl J Med”.

If the abbreviation is not stated, use the PubMed Journals Database to find your journal:
http://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/sites/entrez?db=journals. The correct abbreviation will be listed.

Journal Article in Print

11. Haas AN, de Castro GD, Moreno T, Susin C, Albandar JM, Oppermann RV, et al.
Azithromycin as a adjunctive treatment of aggressive periodontitis: 12-months randomized
clinical trial. J Clin Periodontol. 2008 Aug; 35(8):696-704.

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Journal Article from a Website

12. Tasdemir T, Yesilyurt C, Ceyhanli KT, Celik D, Er K. Evaluation of apical filling after
root canal filling by 2 different techniques. J Can Dent Assoc [Internet]. 2009 Apr [cited
2009 Jun 14];75(3):[about 5pp.]. Available from: http://www.cda-adc.ca/jcda/vol-
75/issue-3/201.html

Creating Small URLs

If the URL of an article is long, go to:

www.tinyurl.com

Create a working link to a website that is shorter.

Journal Article from an Online Database

13. Erasmus S, Luiters S, Brijlal P. Oral hygiene and dental student’s knowledge, attitude and
behaviour in managing HIV/AIDS patients. Int J Dent Hyg [Internet]. 2005 Nov [cited 2009
Jun 16];3(4):213-7. Available from Medline:

http://cclsw2.vcc.ca:2048/login?url=http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct
=true&db= cmedm&AN=16451310&site=ehost-live

14. Monajem S. Integration of oral health into primary health care: the role of dental hygienists
and the WHO stewardship. Int J Dent Hyg [Internet]. 2006 Feb [cited 2009 Jun 21];4(1): 47-
52. Available from CINAHL with Full Text: http://tinyurl.com/kudbxw

Websites

Standard Format for Websites:

Author Surname Initials (if available). Title of Website [Internet]. Place of publication: Publisher;
Date of First Publication [Date of last update; cited date]. Available from: URL

Publication Information Online

Publication information is often unavailable on websites and is not standardized like books or
journals.

Vancouver Style requires the “Place of Publication”, the “Publisher” and the “Original
Publication Date” as part of the citation. If these pieces of information are not given, use: [place
unknown], [publisher unknown] or [date unknown].

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 Website with Author

15. Fehrenbach MJ. Dental hygiene education [Internet]. [Place unknown]: Fehrenbach and
Associates; 2000 [updated 2009 May 2; cited 2009 Jun 15]. Available from:
http://www.dhed.net/Main.html

Website without Author

16. American Dental Hygienists’ Association [Internet]. Chicago: American Dental ygienists’
Association; 2009 [cited 2009 May 30]. Available from: http://www.adha.org/

Part / Article within a Website

17. Medline Plus [Internet]. Bethesda (MD): U.S. National Library of Medicine; c2009. Dental
health; 2009 May 06 [cited 2009 Jun 16]; [about 7 screens]. Available from:
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/dentalhealth.html

Blog

18. Skariah H. The tooth booth dental blog [Internet]. Mississauga (ON): Hans Skariah; 2004
- [cited 2009 Jun 20]. Available from: http://dentaldude.blogspot.com/

An Entry / Article within a Blog

19. Skariah H. The tooth booth dental blog [Internet]. Mississauga (ON): Hans Skariah; 2004 -
.Dental did you know: breastfeeding duration and non-nutritive sucking habits; 2009 May 18
[cited 2009 Jun 20]; [about 1 screen]. Available from:
http://dentaldude.blogspot.com/2009/05/dental-did-you-know- breastfeeding.html

Image on the Internet

20. McCourtie SD, World Bank. SDM-LK-179 [image on the Internet]. 2009 Apr 29 [cited 2009
Jun 14]. Available from: http://www.flickr.com/photos/worldbank/3486672699/

Other Resources

Newspaper Articles
Like journals, newspapers are cited differently depending on how the article was accessed.

Include a working “permanent link” to any article accessed online.

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21. Fayerman P. Women must now wait to 40 for publicly paid amnio test. Vancouver Sun.
2009 Jun 9; Sect. A:5.

22. Health Canada issues warning over fake toothbrushes. The Globe and Mail [Internet]. 2009
April 10 [cited 2009 Jun 23]. Available from:
http://www.theglobeandmail.com/news/national/health-canada-issues-warning- over-
faketoothbrushes/article973190/

23. Waldman D. Mouth is ‘window on the rest of the body’: oral health, dental hygiene is linked
to more than teeth, gums. The National Post [Internet]. 2009 Apr 14 [cited 2009 Jun 22].
Available from Canadian Newsstand:
http://cclsw2.vcc.ca:2048/login?url=http://proquest.umi.com/pqdweb?did=16803
06071&sid=1&Fmt=3&clientId=6965&RQT=309&VName=PQD

Video recordings

24. Dental dam: still the best dry-field technique [DVD]. Provo (UT): Practical Clinical
Courses; 2007.

25. Cuaron A, director; Abraham M, producer. Children of men [DVD]. Universal City
(CA): Universal; 2006.

Dictionary, Encyclopedia or Similar Reference Book

Entries in reference books are either signed or unsigned. The author will be listed at the start or
end of the individual entry. An editor(s) will usually be listed at the front of the book but the
editor is not included in the citation for reference works.

Unsigned

26. Mosby’s dental dictionary. 2nd ed. St. Louis: Mosby Elsevier; 2008. Frenotomy; p.
273.

Signed (and Online)

27. Murchison DF. Dental emergencies. In: Merck Manual of Diagnosis and Therapy
[Internet]. 18th ed. Whitehouse Station (NJ): Merck; 2009 [last modified 2009 Mar;
cited 2009 Jun 23].
Available from:
http://www.merck.com/mmpe/sec08/ch096/ch096a.html?qt=dental&alt=sh

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Personal Communications

Personal Letters and Conversations

Personal communication (with the exception of email) should not be included in the
Reference List, as they are unpublished and cannot be easily traced by the reader. Instead,
acknowledge personal conversations and letters within the text in parentheses.

Conversation

“…in conversation with a fellow student from the Dental Hygiene program (Affleck, Ben.
Conversation with: Matt Damon. 2008 Sept 07.).”

Personal Letter

“…this information was later confirmed in a letter (Hepburn, Katherine. Letter to: Spencer
Tracy. 2005 Mar 03. 4 pages.).”

Email

Email correspondence is included in the Reference List as emails are easily traceable and
dated.

28. Bloom, Orlando. Searching Medline for dental hygiene articles [Internet].
Message to: Johnny Depp. 2008 Nov 11 [cited 2009 Jun 22]. [3 paragraphs].

Permission

When citing any personal communication, you must have written permission from the cited
person(s) to use that communication.

Acknowledge the permission in a footnote or in a “Notes” section at the end of the text.

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Appendix H: Policy on Prevention of Plagiarism

1 Preamble

Ethics and honesty are the two most important and integrated components of the academic
activities in teaching or research, which are founded upon extremely high moral values.
There cannot be any room for claiming credit for the work one has not undertaken.
However, it has been observed that some researchers/academics, knowingly or
unknowingly, publish or present others’ work as their own. Such acts affect academic
environment which harms the credibility and reputation of the academic institutions as well
as the individual. The IIHMR University has zero tolerance for such malpractices. In order
to avoid academic misconduct, the IIHMR University has in place a strong policy on
plagiarism.

As plagiarism and steps to prevent it are important, equally important is to educate students
and academic community about the dangers of plagiarism. IIHMR University provides
appropriate support to strengthen the moral of students and academic community, so as to
ensure zero plagiarism.

2 Definition of Plagiarism

• Claiming someone else's work as one’s own;

• Copying words or ideas from someone else, without giving credit to the original
work;
• Failing to put a quotation in quotation marks advertently with the intention of not
acknowledging the original source with page number(s);
• Re/paraphrasing text without providing the original source;
• Giving incorrect information about the source of a quotation;
• Manipulation or misinterpretation of others’ work (published or un-published) as
her/his own by modifying numerical values in figures, tables and illustrations.

3 How to Detect

All MBA dissertations must pass the scrutiny for plagiarism by the appropriate software
tools used by the IIHMR to ensure originality of academic work. (Currently, Turnitin
software is used for detecting plagiarism). Additionally, if the IIHMR University receives
a written complaint for plagiarism against any MBA student from within and outside the
university with proper identity of the complainant established, the dissertation work of the
said student will be scrutinized by an expert committee for their originality before they are
considered suitable for submission.

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4 Compliance Statement

As per UGC guidelines, the dissertation shall have an undertaking from the research scholar
and a certificate from the research supervisor attesting to the originality of the work,
vouching that there is no plagiarism, and that the work has not been submitted for the award
of any other degree from IIHMR University or any other institution/university.

5 MBA dissertation submission guidelines for plagiarism check for MBA students
and supervisors to consider:

a) Dissertation covering all the chapters, from introduction to bibliography/references

shall be in a single file excluding preliminary pages: namely declaration,
acknowledgement, abstract, list of charts and abbreviations, tables of contents, etc.;
and succeeding pages: glossary, index, questionnaire, etc.

b) It may so happen that the software tools detect the content used by the MBA
students with due credit to the original source (for example, quotes/text used in the
literature review) as plagiarized. This, however, cannot be beyond the permitted
limit which is pegged at 10 per cent. But in cases such as these the researchers
have to take appropriate measures under the supervision of their guides so as to
ensure originality of research output.

c) The researchers must acknowledge accurately the right authors and sources
providing the text within quotes. Uniformity and consistency be maintained in
rendering bibliographic references. An accepted standard format has to be followed
for rendering references.

d) At the time of dissertation submission, MBA students ought to submit the

compliance certificates, as described earlier.

6 Procedure for Handling Alleged Plagiarism

The University is committed to address the alleged plagiarism in accordance with the
principles of procedural fairness, including the right to:

a) Be informed of the allegations against them in sufficient detail for enabling to

understand the precise nature of the allegations and to properly address it;
b) Have a reasonable period of time within which to respond to the allegations against
them;
c) Have the matter resolved in a timely manner;
d) Impartiality in any investigation process; and
e) An absence of bias in any decision making.
7 Punishment

Depending on the severity of crime, the punishment can be withdrawal of the alleged
degree.

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