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PGDM SECOND SEMESTER

PF 208: Minor Project (Research Paper Writing)

Guidelines for preparing minor project (PF-208) of PGDM II semester

All the students of PGDM II semester are required to follow the guidelines given below

for preparing the project report.

Guidelines:

Size: International standard paper size A4 (297x210mm) should be used.

Page number: Page should be numbered consecutively and clearly. From declaration to list ofabbreviation Roman numbers (e.g. i. ii) should be used. From main text to end of report

Arabic numerals (1, 2) should be used.

Margin: Top 1.0, Bottom 1.0 Left 1.5 Right 1.0Line spacing: Single

Font: Times new roman, size 10/12 for text, larger fonts may be used for headings &

subheadings.

Format of the Project: As enclosed

Title cover page and Declaration format: As enclosed

In- Text Citations: Any information derives from an external source of information - quotes,paraphrases, data, statistics, images, etc.- must be cited within the text of the paper.

Bibliography/ References style: As per format given below.

Books -Chakraborty, S.K. (1987), Managerial Effectiveness and Quality of Worklife: Indian

Insights, New Delhi, TataMcGraw-Hill Publishing Co. Ltd.

Article - Chakraborty, S.K. (1983), .The Giving Model and Corporate Excellence: A FieldReport. Decision, Vol.20, No.2(Oct.), pp.219-224.

Website - Complete Address, i.e., URL, along with date of accessing the website.

www.shtr.org/dbr.html, July 2002.

CD-ROM: All report should include soft copy on CD-ROM accompanied with thesis/report in

pocket pasted on inside of back cover.

Text: Before producing the final copies of a project report the candidate should ensure that allthe spelling, grammar, punctuation and bibliography is complete and exact.

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The Format of a Research Project

Title page

I) PRELIMINARY PAGES Page no.y Declaration iy Acknowledgements iiy Contents iiiy List of tables & figures ivy List of Abbreviations v

II)MAIN TEXTy Introduction

Background 1 Review of research studies 2 Problem statement Research Objectives Hypotheses of study Research Methodology

Sampling DesignResearch DesignData CollectionData Analysis Techniques to be used

Limitations of the studyy Data analysis and resultsy Findings, conclusion, recommendations, and areas of future research

III) End Appendices Questionnaire Bibliography/References

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Sample of Title Page

Title of the Report

Report submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirement

for the award of the degree of PGDM

Submitted By:

Candidate name

PGDM Semester II

Under the Guidance of:

XYZ

Faculty, DSPSR

Delhi School of Professional Studies and Research

(Approved by AICTE, Ministry of HRD, Govt. of India, New Delhi, India)

Enroll. No. Month, Year

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Sample format of Declaration

This is to certify that Report entitled which is submitted by me in

partial fulfilment of the requirement for the award of PGDM to Delhi School of Professional

Studies and Research, Delhi comprises only my original work and has not been submitted in part

or full for any other degree or diploma of any university. If any material has been taken from an

external source of information then it has been properly cited in text and duly acknowledged

under references.

(ABC)

(XYZ)Supervisor