TIMSR

Guidelines for
Industry Oriented Dissertation
Project
MFM, MMM, MIM & MHRDM
Sem V (Batch 2019-22)
Schedule of Activities

Sr.
No. Activity Dates
Topic Finalization in consultation with faculty guide & Submission of
1 25th July to 8th Aug 2021
Synopsis Soft Copy

3 Last Date of Submission of Synopsis 22nd Aug 2021

4 Project Work & Report Preparation 25th July to 24th Oct 2021

5 1st Review with Faculty Guide As per Schedule

6 2nd Review with Faculty Guide As per Schedule

7 3rd Review with Faculty Guide As per Schedule

8 Final Review with Faculty Guide As per Schedule

Last date for Submission of Final Project Report (Black Book) 1 hard copy
9 24th Oct 2021
and 1 soft copy

10 VIVA 14th Nov 2021

Report Format

Index/ Content List:

 Front Page and second page in a 

Introduction
specified format


 Literature Review
 Certificate:  Research Design
 Research Objectives
 Organization Certificate (if you  Hypothesis / Variables
have)  Methodology of Study
 Data Analysis
 Certificate of individual guide and
 Findings
HOI
 Recommendations & Conclusion
 Acknowledgement  Learning Outcome
 Contribution to the organization
 Executive Summary  (In case you have done the project in some outside
organization)
 List of Tables  References
 List of Abbreviations  Plagiarism Report
Research Objectives

 Without being clear about what you are going to research, it is difficult to
plan how you are going to research it.
 Research Objectives is a starting point of your research project.
 The research objectives decided act as a guide to the researcher and help
him in maintaining a focus on the whole research project.
 The objectives decided should be specific, concise, measurable and also
attainable.
 The objectives are directly related to the problem defined by the researcher.
Literature Review

 It is an account of what has been published on a topic by accredited scholars

and researchers.
 It discusses published information in a particular subject area, and sometimes
information in a particular subject area within a certain time period.
 It combines both summary and synthesis.
 A summary is a recap of the important information of the source.
 A synthesis is a re-organization, or a reshuffling, of that information.
Literature Review

 It might give a new interpretation of old material or combine new with old
interpretations.
 It might trace the intellectual progression of the field, including major
debates.
 The focus of a literature review, however, is to summarize and synthesize the
arguments and ideas of others without adding new contributions.
Literature Review

 A literature review is a piece of discursive prose, not a list describing or

summarizing one piece of literature after another.
 It's usually a bad sign to see every paragraph beginning with the name of a
researcher.
 Instead, organize the literature review into sections that present themes or
identify trends, including relevant theory.
 You are not trying to list all the material published, but to synthesize and
evaluate it according to the guiding concept of your research question.
Literature Review (Secondary Data)
(Contd.)
 You can do a review of-
 Minimum 30 research articles from journals of high repute
 Minimum 3 books
 A literature review should-
 be organized around and related directly to the research problem you are
developing
 synthesize results into a summary of what is and is not known
 identify areas of controversy in the literature
 formulate questions that need further research
 Cite substantial current and good quality literature
Methodology of Study

 The Methodology is the general research strategy that outlines the way in which a
research project is to be undertaken and, among other things, identifies the
methods to be used in it.
 “Methodology” implies more than simply the methods you intend to use to collect
data.
 When you describe your methods it is necessary to state how you have addressed
the research problem.
 Every stage should be explained and justified with clear reasons for the choice of
your particular methods and materials.
 It should be articulated using technical terms indicating all steps and tools
 There should be clarity in Research Methodology.
 Clearly write about the benchmarks used / Assumptions made.
Four main aspects of the research
methodology
 Design
 Sampling
 Data collection
 Data analysis
Research Design

 Exploratory Study / Confirmatory Study

Sampling

 Mainly applicable when survey method is used.

 Sample size can be of around 40 respondents.
Data Collection

 Primary Sources
 Interview
 Survey (Questionnaire based)
 Secondary Sources
 Books
 Journals
 Newspapers
 Magazines
 Reports
Questionnaire

 Should comprise of only necessary information.

 Write the questions in short and in a lucid manner.
 As far as possible the questions should not be too descriptive.
 Use Likert type questions so that their analysis will be easy
 Number of questions should be limited
Data Analysis

Can be done using:

 Averages
 Ratios
 Charts
 Diagrams
 Statistical tests
 Interpretation of the data Analysis must be there.
 Will encourage you to use Hypothesis and Analysis
Findings

 Present your findings

 It should contain interpretation of results , justification and validity of the
results presented.
Recommendations & Conclusion

 The interpretation of the data analysis forms part of the recommendations

and conclusion.
 You can also add the scope for further research in the given field.
Learning Outcome

 Skills learnt/knowledge gained during the conduct of project

 Research methodology
 Report Writing Skills
 Time Management
 Application of theoretical knowledge etc.
Contribution to the Organisation
(In case you have done the project in some outside
Organisation)

 Contribution made by you to the organization like problem solved, value

additions or any monetary gains done by you
How to write a Bibliography?

 It should be given at the end of your project report.

 It should be given in respect of:
 Primary Sources (Questionnaires/ Interviews)
 Secondary sources:
 Books/newspapers/ journals/reports/other published data
 Name of author/year of publication/Title/ Other information of publication
 E.g.
 M Saraswathy, June 24, 2014, Banks as brokers may not be on FinMin to-do
list, Business Standard, Mumbai 
 Page nos. can also be given after the name of publication.
How to write a Bibliography?

 Should cite substantial current and good quality literature

 References should be arranged alphabetically.
 After giving references of published secondary data, references of websites
can also be given (In APA format)
 All should be in APA-6 format
Guide’s assessment of project progress
of student
 Based on your-
 Timeliness
 Efforts
 Accuracy
 Authenticity
 Information sources
VIVA

 To be conducted by the external VIVA examiner.

 Evaluation will depend upon the overall presentation of the report.
Other Instructions
Font: Times New Roman
Font Size: 12
Spacing: 1.5
Number of Pages: 80 – 100 (Approx.)
Total Copies: Hard and Soft Copy

 TIMSR logo should be there on first page.

 Give reference number to each of your data summary and figures.
 You can give table of figures/ data with reference numbers and page
numbers if more number of such items are there.

 Colors of the Project report books: Black

Plagiarism

Plagiarism should be below 15 %.

Students need to include the
plagiarism report as a part of final
report.
Report on Plagiarism check

 Write the final report on YOUR OWN WORDs. In case you need to quote
another author, you can do so by writing in “ “. DO NOT CUT-PASTE parts of
any text either from another paper or from the net. This is Plagiarism.

 The soft copy of the project will be checked for plagiarism and the output
report should be attached to the hard copy & soft copy of the project report.
This will have to be done before the submission to the Faculty guide for
approval.

 Your Report should reflect original work. Do not unnecessarily download stuff
and fill pages. You can and should read as much as possible – but rewrite
relevant comments in your own words.
Databases available at theTIMSR library

 Pro Quest:
http://search.proquest.com/business/index

 ACE Equity:
http://acekp.in

 e-research database:
http://eresearch.co.in/login.php
 Evaluation Criteria

IODP Marks Heads Criteria Marks

Choice of Project 5
Definition of objectives of the study, scope of the study 10

Methodology including Literature review primary data and

10
secondary data search questionnaire design
A. 60 Marks-Project Report (by Faculty guide)
Field Work 10
Analysis of the data report writing Language 10
Recommendations, Suggestion, bibliography 10
Applicability of the study 5
TOTAL (A) 60
Ability to discuss the key challenges taken up. Objective and
10
scope of the study
Ability to discuss the report methodology & literature 10
B. 40 Marks- VIVA ( by Faculty +External Examiner)
Ability to discuss data analysis , interpretation of results and
15
recommendation
Overall communication and language 5
TOTAL (B) 40
     
  TOTAL MARKS (A+B) 100
Thanks