Minor Project - II

T/P-4, Credits 6 Objective: The primary objective of this course is to enable the students apply the knowledge acquired so far in the course to either study a business system and perform a critical analysis of the same or to study, analyse and design a solution for a business problem.

Course Contents:

The Minor research project report is required to be prepared in the prescribed format and shall be evaluated both by an internal supervisor as well as a University appointed external examiner.

Each student would be required to select a topic for the Minor Project. A synopsis is required to be submitted by each student on the topic of the project.

The School would allocate the Internal supervisor on the basis of the subject area. The topic selection must be completed by the second week of the semester. The progress of the Minor Project shall be assessed by the Internal Supervisor on a periodic basis through presentations, discussions and other means to arrive at a final assessment.

Suggested Contents of Synopsis: The project synopsis or proposal must give information on the

following items:

1.

Descriptive title of the study 2.

Nature of the study o Problem to be examined o Significance and need for the study o Background information available o Scope of the study – extent and limitations o To whom will it be useful?

3.

Hypothesis, if any, to be tested 4.

Data Sources and Collection procedure 5.

Methodology for data analysis 6.

Schedule – target dates for completing o Review of Literature (Library/Internet research) o Primary research o Data organization and analysis o Outlining the report o First draft o Final draft 7.

Bibliography THIRD SEMESTER