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PROJECT GUIDE
Project 1 (CU)
PROJ-GA/MK/AF/HR 20001
Department of Management Studies
BA (Hons) Business Administration
Middle East College
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Table of Contents
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Content
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Introduction
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Attendance Policy
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Student Project Diary
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Roles and Responsibilities of Students
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Policy for Making Group Projects
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Time Management
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Project Development Life Cycle
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Page No.
Project Evaluation
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8.1 Project Schedule
Project Report
9.1 Formatting guidelines
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9.2 Report structure guidelines
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9.3 Specific guidelines
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Plagiarism
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Annexure 1 – Project Diary
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Annexure 2 – Chapter Details
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Annexure 3 – Report Structure
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Annexure 4 – Project Proposal Template
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Annexure 5 – Individual Reflection Template
Annexure 6 – Evaluation Form
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1. Introduction
Bachelor of Arts in Business Administration is a four-year undergraduate course offered in four
different pathways: General Management, Accounting and Finance, Human Resource
Management and Marketing.
This programme develops understanding of business challenges in an enterprise and hone ability
of the graduate to conceive and manage solutions. Students get the opportunity to develop
combination of abilities to understand needs of business and participate actively in problem
solving and managing business. The program aims to produce graduates who, with appropriate
experience, will become hybrid managers ie – managers / business analysts / information system
analysts well versed in complex information systems as well, in a fast-changing world.
Project is the most important aspect during the course of any Degree. The Project should
represent some aspects of the subjects the students have studied in their specialization. A good
project is based on a systematic, well -managed or ‘engineered’ approach with a sound
philosophical foundation. The fundamental principal of carrying out an effective project is to
match the project plan to the resources that are available for its completion. Disruption to the
project can be minimized by setting a realistic time scale for completing the activities and for
presenting the deliverables in a way that takes into account any other commitments.
The key objective of the project is for students to experience areas where research evidence
could make the difference. It also emphasis on the student getting real time work experience
skills set such as teamwork skills and project management skills such as integrating previous
research carried out by authorities, proposing methodology, data analysis, discussion of findings
and recommendations.
The responsibilities of contacting and interacting with the faculty guide for completion of the
project will solely remain with the student.
2. Attendance Regulation
Regular class attendance is expected of all students i.e., each individual team member of the
group attending the class is mandatory. Regular attendance is one among the evaluation criteria.
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3. Student Project Diary
Each student doing a project has to maintain a student project diary as per the format given in
Annexure 1. Each student must submit the project diary through MEC Learn as per the
schedule. The project supervisor will review the submission and will provide his
feedback/comments. The project diaries to be submitted for each individual week without fail
and cannot be submitted together for many weeks.
This is to ensure that the students report/update their progress to their supervisor/guide regularly.
Marks will be awarded for regular and on time submissions.
4. Roles and Responsibilities of Students
The student/group is expected to:
Deliverables
Week
Project Proposal
Week 4
Project Diary 1
Week 5
Chapter 1
Week 6
Project Diary 2
Week 7
Chapter 2
Week 8
Project Diary 3
Week 9
Chapter 3
Week 10
Project Diary 4
Week 11
Chapter 4
Week 12
Project Diary 5
Chapter 5
Week 13
Project Diary 6
Final Project Report
Project Presentation
Week 15
As per the Assessment calendar
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Note:
Ø All Chapters (1 – 5) are to be submitted through Non Turnitin Links.
Ø Project Diaries are to be submitted through Non Turnitin Link.
Ø Project proposal is to be submitted through Turnitin Link.
Ø Final project report soft copy to be submitted through Turnitin Link.
Ø The submission links for All Chapters (1 -5) and Project Diaries would start from Sunday 7:00am and
end Saturday 23:59pm of each submission week.
1) Meet their supervisor regularly and submit the project diary (through MEC Learn) every
week. The chapters need to be submitted in the assignment link and the final submission
should be done through turnitin.
2) Take responsibility for the professional and diligent conduct of their project, and the
evidencing of this.
3) Produce a final project report in compliance with the chapters as above. The format of
the report is given in the pages to follow, from page 10.
4) Submit the softcopy through MEC Learn, plus associated documentation such as the
Questionnaire, raw data used for the analysis, Specimen copies of interviews carried out.
(Chapters 1 -5, etc.) by the specified deadline (at least 2 working days before the final
presentation).
5) Deliver a presentation at the date/time specified to the supervisor and the panel members.
5. Guidelines for group projects
The project is to be a team effort with each team comprising 3-4 students per group. The group
should clearly mention the individual team member’s contribution or role of each student in the
group.
Helpful Tips to a Successful Group Project
Team Members and Team Activities
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Create and share common vision of project with team.
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Select team members who understand the amount of time and dedication required for this class
and project.
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Select team members who have compatible schedules.
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Have regular meetings to discuss the progress made by each team member.
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Encourage team members and work as a team. An effective team will enable you to effectively
complete the project.
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Study for final project presentation together.
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Learn strengths and weaknesses of every team member. Assign duties and responsibilities to
match members’ strengths.
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Handle group conflict fairly and professionally.
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Document regularly the contributions made by each member.
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Plan ahead and set group deadlines before of class deadlines.
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Meet your supervisor on regular basis and get your work reviewed.
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Meetings
A regular meeting time at the same place, time, day is strongly recommended.
Remember that the formal project review meeting is NOT a working session.
The purpose of the formal project review meeting is to give the team an opportunity to
review its progress and adjust the project plan accordingly. In this meeting teams should
plan and assign tasks, responsibility, and deadlines.
Delegate duties and responsibilities to members.
Well-planned formal project review meetings. Assign specific tasks to two to three person
subgroups.
6. Time Management
When a student will understand how to manage the time effectively, they will be able to
prioritize the tasks without compromising the quality of the work. The amount of work involved
in Project 1 is expected to be around 200 hours (20 CP). It is simply not possible to complete an
acceptable project in a few weeks, so you need to start early and maintain a steady pace
according to a realistic plan.
7. Project development life cycle
The Project Development Life Cycle (PDLC) is a conceptual model. This describes the stages
involved in a project from project initiation through background information, Literature Review,
Methodology, Data Analysis and Summary of Findings, Conclusion and Recommendations.
Backgrou
Literatur
Methodo
Data Analysis
Nd
e Review
Logy
Interpretation
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Summary
8. Project Evaluation
The supervisor will provide formative feedback for every chapter submitted by the group
through the MEC Learn. The supervisor will evaluate the performance of the student for each
component at all stages. The Evaluation schedule and the deliverables expected at various stages
are given below:
8.1 Project Schedule
Project Schedule enables students to plan and be aware of the tasks to be followed according to
the project in each week. This will be corresponding with the details on MEC Learn.
WEEK
ACTIVITY
All weeks
Attendance
Week 1
Week 2
MIG and Ice breaking
Project Ideas and Proposal preparation
Week 3
Consultation on project proposal
Week 4
Submission of Proposal
Week 5
Consultation on Introduction chapter
Week 6
Chapter 1 – Introduction
Week 7
Consultation on Literature Review
Week 8
Chapter 2 – Review of Literature
Week 9
Consultation on Methodology
Week 10
Chapter 3 – Research Methodology
Week 11
Consultation on Data Analysis and Interpretation
Week 12
Chapter 4 – Data Analysis and Interpretation
Week 13
Chapter 5 -Summary of Findings, Conclusion and
Recommendations
Week 15
Week 16/17
Final Project Report submission
Presentation of Project
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9. Project Report
A Project Report is a written presentation of the work done by students on a proposed project. It
is essential to bear in mind that even though the project report is submitted only at the end of any
given task, it is a culmination of continuous efforts on the part of the student. The report should
be in the word limit of 5000 to 7000
9.1. Final Project Presentation
At this stage, based on the evaluation components a final project report should be prepared
followed by a presentation.
Students have to submit their final project report through MEC Learn.
Turnitin is used to check report similarity. Allotted time for final project presentation will be 60
minutes. Students will be informed of the project presentation schedule. Students are required to
prepare slides for the presentation and submit the slides (PPT) in the MEC Learn. A student that
is not present during the group presentation will be awarded an F (Fail) grade for the project.
The project presentation should include:
1. Project title
2. Abstract
3. Statement of the research problem
4. Research objectives
5. Research questions
6. Research methodology
7. Data analysis and results
8. Recommendations and conclusion
9. Future research
10. References
There will be a question/answer session.
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9.2 Formatting Guidelines
1. The color
MAROON.
of front
cover
binding
for the
project
report
should
be
2. The text running on front cover should be GOLD in color.
3. The front cover of the report should be in printed form along with the
MEC logo. The required print spacing on front cover page is as follows:
Top: 1.0”, Left: 1.5”, Right: 1.0”, Bottom: 1.0”
4. Only one side of the page should be printed. The other side should be left blank.
5. The font used should be “Times New Roman”, 18 points for chapter title and number, 16
points for sections, 14 points for subsections and 12 points for the running text with 1.5”
spacing between two consecutive lines. Footnotes shall be single spaced typing.
6. Use “Justify” alignment for the running text or body of the text.
7. Use “Center” alignment for chapter headings.
8. Use “Left” alignment for Section heading / sub -section headings.
9. The page number should be in footer at middle.
9.3 Report Structure Guidelines
The overall structure of the project report should be as follows.
a) COVER PAGE (Refer annexure 3)
i . Project title
ii . Name of the group members with roll numbers
iii . Name of the supervisor
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iv. MEC logo
v. Complete name of MEC at the bottom
vi . Submission month and year
b) TITLE PAGE (Refer annexure 3)
i . Project title
ii . Names of the group members with roll number
iii . Submission month and year
c) DECLARATION FORM (Refer annexure 3)
i . Names of the students
ii . Names of the students with roll numbers and their signature
d) APPROVAL FORM (Refer annexure 3)
i . Project title
ii . Names of the students with roll numbers
iii . Project supervisor name
iv . Project examiner name
e) ACKNOW LEDGEMENT (Refer annexure 3)
It is useful to acknowledge your supervisor (and other faculty members, if any) and help
given by technical support staff and others as appropriate at the start of your report.
f) ABSTRACT (Refer annexure 3)
A short summary (100 -200 words) distilled from an introduction, objectives,
methodology adopted and recommendations of your project after the report is written.
g) TABLE OF CONTENTS (Refer annexure 3)
i.“Table of Contents” in bold upper case size 16 font in the middle of page (center).
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ii . Acknowledgments, abstract, list of figures, list of tables must be in upper case
without bold and use Roman numerals to number their pages.
iii . All chapter topics should be written in upper case without bold.
iv . Subtopics written in each chapter should be numbered using Arabic numerals and
indented one tab as shown below.
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
1.1 Background of the Study
1.2 Statement of the Problem
1.3 Objectives of the Study
1.4 Research Questions
1.5 Research Hypothesis
1.6 Scope of the study.
1.7 limitations of the study.
1.8 Significance of the study.
1.9 Definition of Terms.……
v . Last chapter should be conclusions and future recommendations in upper case, not in
bold.
h) LIST OF FIGURES
i. Upper case “List of Figures” with bold size 16 fonts in the middle of page (centered).
ii . Figure must be shown as Figure 1.1, Figure 1.2 and so on
i) LIST OF TABLES
j) MAIN BODY
Chapters from 1 to 5
k) REFERENCES (Refer annexure 3)
All references should follow APA referencing style 7th edition.
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l) APPENDICES
Appendix 1: Individual Reflection
Appendix 2: Project diaries.
Appendix 3: Questionnaire/interview questions.
Appendix 4: Certificate of ethical approval.
Appendix 5: NDA/letter from the organisation.
Appendix 6: Student Declaration for Coursework
m) GLOSSARY
List of technical words used in the report with a brief explanation of each.
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9.4 Specific Guidelines
Students have to apply strategies according to their specialization.
Refer Chapter 4 from Annexure 2, for more details.
10. ACADEMIC INTEGRITY VIOLATION
Although materials from the Internet, published books and articles are a good source of
information; students should be extremely vigilant against plagiarism when they write their
reports. Text and figures should be properly referenced when taken from other sources.
Normally it is also unacceptable, even if proper references are given, to copy textually from
other sources, unless textual reproduction is necessary. Plagiarism can be easily detected with
the submitted electronic copy of report. Plagiarism will lead to the failure of the project and
may result in disciplinary action against the student.
Malpractice/Ghostwriting/Collusion:
If
a
student
is
caught
in
an
act
of
Malpractice/Ghostwriting/Collusion for an assessment component irrespective of coursework or
end semester, the student shall fail the module and shall be required to re-register the module
Tips to avoid Plagiarism
If you wish to paraphrase or comment on another author’s work, appropriate referencing should
be done.
Include the full address of the web page with referenced date.
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Give references of Books and Journals (for more information please refer to page no.)
If a direct quote (i.e. the use of another author’s exact words) is made; this should be placed
in quotation marks and references with the page number on which they appear in the source
document.
Long quotations should be used sparingly and only when they are particularly relevant.
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Annexure – 1
Project Diary
Module Name
Module Code
Project 1
PROJ 20001-AF PROJ 20001-HR PROJ 20001-GM PROJ 20001-MK
Programme
Name
BABA (CU)
Name of Student and ID:
Week:
Name of Supervisor:
Project Title:
Date/ Day:
Time:
Venue:
Tasks as per project plan
Actual tasks taken up / completed
Comments / observations / remarks by the Student
Remarks / Comments by the Supervisor
Signature of Student:
Signature of Supervisor:
Date:
Date:
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Annexure 2
Chapter Details
Chapter 1
1. Introduction
1.1 Background of the study
This section helps to bring attention to the issues around the research problem. This section
should be short and captivating and inform the reader of the reasons for doing the research. It
should be a short section, brief rather than expansive.
1.2 Statement of the Research problem
This is the section where the researcher defines the research problem. A Research problem
refers to a need which is capable of being resolved by information from a scientific enquiry. .
1.3 Objectives of the study.
This section tells us what the study intends to achieve. To find out, to determine, to verify, to
ascertain, to examine, to establish, etc. The objective section of a proposal is typically very brief,
usually half a page at most. This is because the rationale for each objective will already have been
established in the previous section, while the ways of achieving the objectives should be explained
in the methodology section. The general objective provides a short statement of the development
goal being pursued by the research. The specific objectives are operational in nature. These are the
objectives against which the success of the project will be judged.
1.4 Research Questions
Research Questions are short and precise statements of knowledge requirements to be
answered by the investigation. The research questions constitute the heartbeat of the research
problem.
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1.5 The scope of the study.
This refers to the boundaries of the study. To delimit a study is to define its scope. It could be in
terms of Geography, Time, Subject matter, population of interest and the sample.
1.6 The relevance and Significance of the study
Relevance. Does the study make a contribution to knowledge? Significance the importance or
magnitude of the contribution that the study will make.
1.7 Expected Outcome
The outcomes are statements of what you hope your research will achieve.
1.8 Definition of Terms
(Proportion of word count, approximately 10% of 7000)
Structure of the chapters
Chapter 2
2
LITERATURE REVIEW
2.1.1 Introduction
. The process of reading, analyzing, evaluating, and summarizing scholarly materials about a
specific topic related to your work. It discusses relevant research carried out on the same
topic or similar topics.
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Create headings that are aligned with project title and research objectives.
(Proportion of word count, approximately 40% of 7000)
2.3 Team communication plan
Describe the role of each member in the group towards the project.
How are they planning to communicate and meet among themselves and also with their supervisor
and client?
[Attach the evidences of communication, e. g., email to/from supervisor, external guide, client, in
Appendix]
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Chapter 3
The purpose of this chapter is to justify the research methodology chosen by the student as
following accepted academic convention.
To do this successfully the student should:
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Support and substantiate his/her claims throughout with reference to appropriate research
methodology literature.
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Justify the research strategy chosen.
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Ensure the strategy is consistent with his/her identified research approach (qualitative or
quantitative for example).
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Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of the type of research approach chosen and the
data collection methods employed.
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Identify the limitations of the research.
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Social, Ethical and Legal Issues
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Discussion of Ethical, Social, and Legal Issues and Contribution to the Society.
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Summaries the chapter and introduce the next chapter.
Outlines for chapter 3
3.1 Introduction
3.2 Research Design
3.3 Population of the Study
3.4 Sampling Technique and Sample Size
3.5 Research Instruments and Validity and Reliability Testing
3.6 Data Collection Techniques
3.8 Data Analysis Technique
3.9 Legal, Ethical and Social Issues
(Proportion of word count, approximately 15% of 7000)
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Chapter 4
.
4. Data Analysis and presentation
The researcher must state whether the data would be analyzed qualitatively and quantitatively.
The research must state the methods used in the data collection process and the size of the data to
be analyzed. The type of data analysis or modelling exercises that will be carried out.
To do this successfully the student should:
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Ensure relevance by using the research questions as sub-headings, at least in the draft stage.
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Present the data in a clear and coherent manner, using tables, graphs etc. as he/she sees fit.
•
Critically discuss the findings in relation to the literature in chapter two, identifying areas of
agreement and disagreement, and give some thought as to why the results he/she obtained were so.
•
Identify any results that were puzzling or unexpected and consider why this was so.
(Proportion of word count, approximately 25% of 7000)
Chapter 5
5. Summary of Findings, Conclusion and Recommendations
The principal outcomes of a research project. What the project suggested, revealed or indicated. This
usually refers to the totality of outcomes, rather than
The conclusions or recommendations drawn from them
Conclusion shows readers the value of your completely developed argument or thoroughly answered
questions. Recommendations arise from the preceding
Outlines for Chapter 5:
5.1
Introduction
5.2
Summary of Findings
5.3
Conclusion
5.4
Recommendations
5.5
Future research
Section in terms of the implication of the findings.
(Proportion of word count, approximately 10% of 7000)
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References
o All references should follow APA 7th edition referencing style.
Appendices
o Can include interview / questionnaire samples, testing templates, poster feedback, user
manual and so on.
Glossary
o List of technical words used in the report with a brief explanation of each.
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Annexure 3
Report structure
Sample Cover page
A PROJECT REPORT
ON
(Title of the Project in BLOCK LETTERS)
By
(Name of the student(s), ID)
Guided by
(Name of the Supervisor)
A project report submitted in partial fulfillment of the requirements
for the award of Diploma in
Business Administration in (Marketing, General Management,
Human Resources, Accounting and Finance)
Middle East College
Knowledge Oasis Muscat, Oman
Month, Year
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Sample Title page
A PROJECT REPORT
ON
(Title of the Project in BLOCK LETTERS)
By
(Name of the student(s), ID)
Month, Year
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Sample Declaration
DECLARATION
We, “name(s) of students”, hereby declare that the work presented herein is genuine and has not been
copied in part or in whole from any other source except where duly acknowledged. As such, all use of
previously published work (from books, journals, magazines, internet, etc.) has been acknowledged with the
main report to an item in the references or bibliography lists.
Copyright Acknowledgement
We acknowledge that the copyright of this project and report belongs to MEC.
Student Name
Student ID
Signature
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Sample approval form
APPROVAL FORM
The project report entitled _________PROJECT TITLE __________ submitted by
_____STUDENT NAME, ID _____ is approved in partial fulfillment of the requirements for diploma in
Business Administration SPECIALIZATION GA/MK/AF/HR
____________________
Supervisor
Full name:
Department:
Date:
Signature:
____________________
Examiner
Full name:
Department:
Date:
Signature:
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Sample acknowledgement
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT
The writer desires to express his/her most sincere appreciation and thanks to everyone who helps him for his
encouragement and advice through the course of this study and for his help in the preparation and writing of
this report.
Thanks go to the faculty member of Department of Computing and to the Head, Faculty of Department for
supplying the source of information for this work.
Thanks are also due to supervisor for reading, checking the format of this report and providing timely
formative feedback.
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Sample abstract
ABSTRACT
A half page short description of the project has to be written. Use present tense while writing the abstract, e
. g, “this project focuses on designing and evaluating HRIS for XYZ Company”. The aim is that any reader
should get an idea of the project without having to read all chapters.
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Sample table of content
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ACKNOWLEDGMENTS
iv
ABSTRACT
v
LIST OF FIGURES
vi
LIST OF TABLES
vii
LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS
viii
LIST OF SYMBOLS
ix
CHAPTER 1 INTRODUCTION
Chapter 1 – Introduction
1
Chapter 2 – Review of Literature
Consultation on Methodology
Chapter 3 – Research Methodology
Consultation on Data Analysis and Interpretation
Chapter 4 – Data Analysis and Interpretation
Consultation on Findings, Conclusion and
Recommendations
Chapter 5 – Findings, Suggestion an Conclusion
Final Report submission
REFRENCES
APPENDICES ………………………….
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Sample reference
REFERENCES
Examples of Printed Journal Article or Magazine Article referencing:
Give the author’s surname and initials then the year in brackets then put the title of the article within single
quotation marks, followed by a full stop. Give the title of the journal in italics then the volume number
followed by the issue number in brackets if there is one, then the pages in between which the article is found
after a comma. Articles in magazines that have issues numbers may be references in the exact same way as
articles in journals.
[1] Maiers, J., and Sherif, Y. S. (1985) ‘Application of Fuzzy Set Theory’. IEEE Transactions on Systems,
Man, and Cybernetics (15), 41-48.
Example of Book referencing:
Give the authors surname and initials then the year in brackets, then the title in italics followed up by a full
stop. Finally, give the place of publication followed by a colon then the publisher.
If there are multiple authors then for each author put the surname first followed by the initials. Put a comma
between each author. E.g.
[2] Doebelin, E., Amborse, A., and Baker, C. (1985) Control System Principles and Design. New York:
John Wiley.
When there are only two authors, separate them by ‘and’. E.g.
[3] Doebelin, E. and Baker, C. (1985) Control System Principles and Design. New York: John Wiley.
Example of referencing of a conference paper:
[4] Akìn, H., Levent P. and Tamper T. (1991) ‘Nuclear Reactor Control Using Back propagation Neural
Networks’. Proceedings of the Sixth International Symposium on Computer and Information Sciences. held
30 Oct.- 2 Nov. 1991 at Side-Antalya. Amsterdam: Elsevier, 8-20.
Example of referencing of a Web Site (or other online media):
Give the author’s surname and initials or the name of the organization that produced the website as a corporate
author. Give the year it was created or last updated in brackets. Give the title in italics (you may need to make up
an appropriate title), then write ‘online’ in square brackets. Write ‘available from’ and give the full web site
address starting with < and ending with > then write the date of access in square brackets. e.g
[5] Centre for academic writing (2006) The list of references illustrated [online] available
from [20 July 2011].
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Final Project Presentation
At this stage, based on the evaluation components a final project report should be prepared followed by a
presentation. Students have to submit their final project report through MEC Learn. Turnitin is used to check
report similarity. Allotted time for final project presentation will be 60 minutes.
Students will be informed of the project presentation schedule. Students are required to prepare slides for the
presentation and submit the slides (PPT) in the MEC Learn. The project presentation should include:
1. Project title
2. Abstract
3. Statement of the research problem
4. Research objectives
5. Research questions
6. Research methodology
7. Data analysis and results
8. Recommendations and conclusion
9. Future research
10. References
There will be question/answer session.
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Annexure 4
Project Proposal Form
Section One
Student Name:
Student ID:
Supervisor Name:
Section Two
Proposal Outline
Please provide a short working title (click onto and write in box below).
Background, Aims, Objectives, Research Questions and Significance of the Project
Please write a brief outline (write in box below) of your proposed research in terms of context (the sector for
example) background, aims, objectives, research questions and significance of the project. This outline should be
around 300 words in length (click onto and write in box below).
Methodology
Please write a brief outline (write in box below) of your proposed research methodology. What we mean here is the
broad approach you will take to answer your research questions and the methods of data collection you will
employ. For example, will your research questions be answered using a qualitative approach using nominal data
such as interviews, open-ended questionnaires/surveys (primary data)? Alternatively, will you take a quantitative
approach using numerical data such as fixed surveys with closed questions (yes/no responses and Likert scale style
questions ((primary data)), secondary data analysis (secondary data)? On the other hand, will you take a mixed
methods approach? (If you are unclear as to the meaning of any of these areas please refer to any of the current
research methods books held in the library and seek assistance from your supervisor). This section should be
around 200 words in length (click onto and write in box below).
Brief Literature Review
Outline how your work fits into existing published work by showing how your study aligns with what has been
previously published. You can do this by critically review at least 4 refereed journal articles which underpin your
proposed study. All of the literature references must be academic publications. This section should be around 450500 words (click onto and write in box below).
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Research Ethics
Any research needs to be considered from an ethical perspective and you are to demonstrate you have given due
attention to this in terms of your research. This should be around 100 to 200 words for this section. Read research
ethics and biosafety policy and research ethics and biosafety approval form available on the SIS before completing
this section (click onto and write is in box below).
Timeline
Please provide a project schedule (Gantt chart) which incorporates the phases of your project and activities to
undertake, duration, start and end dates, any milestones/ deliverables.
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Annexure 5
PROJ 20001 – Individual Reflection Submission Template
Student Name:
Student Number:
Supervisor Name:
This section carries 10 marks contributing to the total mark of the project. Students are expected to write a
report for about 500 words which should cover all the below points in form of paragraphs:
–
Your individual contribution in the project (100words)
{2 mark}
– Give a reflection on your campus learning experiences (100 words)
{2 marks}
–
Identify the challenges and opportunities (citing specific examples) from the modules that you
encountered during this semester & how did you overcome the same (100 words)
{2 marks}
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recommend strategies/approaches that can be adopted in the collaborative engagement in
professional work environments (100 words)
{2 marks}
– Your learnings from this research & how will you implement it in the future (100 words)
{2 marks}
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Project Guide-Version 2.2
Annexure 6
This report will be submitted along with final project copy in both hard copy & soft copy forma
Module Name
Module Code
PROJECT 1 (Diploma Level)
PROJ 20001-AF PROJ 20001-HR PROJ 20001-GA PROJ 20001-MK
Programme
Name
BA (Hons) Business Administration (CU)
PROJECT TITLE: …………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………………..
Student ID
Supervisor
Student Name
Second Marker
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A. Project Proposal (10%) (To be evaluated by supervisor)
Criteria
Total Marks
Awarded Marks
Proposal
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Project title.
Research objectives and research questions.
Relevant literature review.
Appropriate research method and data collection.
Appreciation for research ethics.
Quality of work and referencing.
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Supervisor comments:
B. Report (80%) Project Report (To be evaluated by supervisor and second ma