MS -100

IIIANAGEIVIENT PROGRAMME

GUIDELINESFOR PROJECTCOURSE(N{S-100)

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. Indire GandhlNetionalOpenUniversity
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An rtgta rwrd- No oan.o{this.work may be rc?duced in ar.y-form, hy tArwography o, any
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 noR pR(ItEcTcouRsE (MS-100)
GLIDELTNES
ffi Gr EI(euDPloiecteq*-ty a{cr regi*edngfor M$l to Ms-l I andMS-gscourses-.
i";'ur#i-ilil;;tJ*io In cascof MBA (Banking
*.mAUH*,1$*Ht ***'. i.i"casone
course,
and
rirereeii
A ObJcAvc
thcstudenr
develop
rbilitvtoepptv
muttidisciprinary
concep*,
rools
*.SlfiXlmruf,t*:dp andrechnrqucs
2) rWof prcJed
Thc prcjectmry bGfrom rny onc of tbe following
tlges andprefcnbty from your erer of spccialisationi
i)ffitrstudy(coverirrgsinghorganisatiory'muttifunctiona|areiproblemformu|atton.anatysisand

ii) study airncdat intcr'organisationrlconprrison/validation

of theory/surveyof managemenr
ffitt-tional
iii) Ficld rrrdy (enpiricat study).
il*l srrdclbofMJrr' (Benklng& Flnrncc)Progrrmnrcrbouldprrcfcrrbly'db
&wlcc. Scctor thclrprufcctr.orr ln Brnking/Finirnchl

?RO,tEcT PROPOSAL(SYNOPSIS)
t) ProposelFormalatbn

rn with the supewisorand be sentio TI|E Co_oRDINATOR

ltei$anGarhi,New Dcthi-l 1006g.Thcsynopsis
snouHcicarty
toccdprojcerro bc rindertaken. rt shourdhaverurro.rriiirtr,.
rnn endfuturc directionsfor firrthcr resertrh
etc.
l) EWUI hojcct Supcmisor

nrStudies).
: havingrelevantcxperience.
echingexpcrience/ professionatshordingMastcrs,
dccrccrn
m of 5 yean of cxpeqiencein rhe releveit il.
eernd 5 yearsof relcvrnr erperiancc no--"-'
^y rf* U.

snrdcntsere-advised
to sendtheir projectsynopsiimd bi+date of
the supcrvisor(in cescof (ii) and(iii) .rbovc.
H,tffi:H"3tr$"yffif,'fri,ed"-c;;;(hojects)'i.i;l;ii;.*scrnenrStudies,

h cd.. of irdemic counscltors'

it shouldbecherlyrnentioned rs royrrif
rincerfrcn' rtoqwith thenrmcurd
iro* stuayccntc,iJr. i, rtachcd1'"-t .""*".irrn is counsering for.rnd
r o&cnhononriumorns'rory''uy nc ""a. *in. rrr. pr"recrsup€wisor wi, bcpaid
unive'ty forguidi.i t d;-i# fo,Ta|L*,.d"n
At'y 3rvcrpcht of trm r ..p.ryr,or ""c-,. B'r is encrosed)
c-! ma 3ddo imrc thu nvc arudcntr
Nrlc : srda.!
T {1g{ to relccttrPcrvboEwholrr actlvcprofcslonrlsIn thc rclcvrntlrea of thcsetecred
itlc. Le f otc toPlch In thc rrcr of Flirrcc. lbc rupcrvtrorrhonldbc e rpectrllrt In Flnrnccrnd soon. projcct
Slrrlr[ en rbo rdvbcdto rrrtrlct tcldkit prcfcrt la thclr oor.crpqcfulbltlonrrcr only.
5) Project Proposal Submissioi edd Appoval

6) Commanication of Apprbvel
A witten comrnunication
regarding
tirdapprovrUnon-rpprovrl
of ttr projcttrdste'*arh rDcnrfaC rl ctf rGda
ofthe reccipt ofrhe proposal in the School.

7) of Projectproposal
Resubmission
In caseof non-approrht
of theproposat
thccommenrgsuggestions
for refonnutrtilufrc pmjcaaril bc-d r
thestudent.In suchcasitherevisedprojectsyndpsis
strouro
besubmirred wirhrwi$d e6j.iifr;iffi-d.
i|:3|,::l*"Tfffi:il:U*3'.ffii:ffiffi,T.H"tr"T,T:tthecomrnentsor*;inturto.n
,
Pf,OJECT REPORT
'Formulation
8)
i) The lcngth-of-therePortmay be atoy15-0to 60 doublespacd tpid pagerr.ror
erecoding lq00o
ords(excludingappendicesandcxhibits).Howcverlf/cvariationone-ithcrdr|ctecrrrllrii[u.
ii) Eachprojectrcportmustrdcquatclycxpleinthcrscerch rrdhodohgy rdoptcd1rd th dirccrirn fc frre
sctr.
iii) The projcct rcport shoutddso conrrin 6c fottowing:
a) Copyof the projcct proposelprofomremd synopsis
b) Certificateof originalityduly signcdby thc studcnrandthesupcwisor

9) Submission of Projea Repott

9ry typ"a c.opyof thc projcct rcportii to bc submittcdto theDirccor (SR& E), tcNollM.ifu Grti Ncr Dcl-ll0
!68' As soon ai y-o1sylrnilttre ProjectRppon e P.R No. woutd bc iuotr"c ia*r *ir$ cmsi*d b yc. yan
shouldquorcthis P.R.No.whilc conespondingwith SR &E Divirioo rcgfrdirtg prj*,-i{.p*

froject Reporrcanbe submittedanytimc thrcughoutthc par.

Note: l) If a Pro.iec_t
Reportis submittcdbcnveen-laDecenrbcr!o 3lr Mry d|cn thc nrult rill b &cLrd
alongwith JuneTerm+ndexaninations
2) If a projectReportis submittedbctweenrr Juneto i0'h Novcnrbcr0rcnfic'ranrlt ?in
bc dcchrql
alongwithDecembcrTcrm-endexaminations.

10) Viva-Voce
A srudentmay be askedto aPPcarfor a Viva-Voce,if rheevaluatorso recomnrnds.
ln thrl crcc,tlrdcnt will bc
intimated
aboutit.

I I) Enquiries
['nquiriesregardingthe approvalof Projcctsynopsisshouldbc addresbdro Thc
C,oordinbror thojefls). Schoolof
Managemenr Studics.IGNou. MaidanGarhi.NewDeihi-t i0068andregerdingprojcctn
ofr.. iiri*i'Ji;il;; .
the 1SR& E) |CNOU.Maidan Carhi.NewDclhi-tt006g.

I2) List of Topics

Anillustrativelistof:opicsisencloscdtogivelrouanideaastowhatkindoftopicrcqrHbcdafdfc,
ts however.advisedthatthesrudents F*rfELIl
selecttheirropicsrrrtsidethis list.Tte sru-dcnrr
rn advLcdlo rvoid'1;6{ rc of,
thetopicslike. Performancc
AppraisatSystem,FeasibitititySrudieserc.unlersrlrcrr is obruarid r* hr bd-.
 soME IMPORTANTNOTESWRILE PREPARINGTIIE PROJECT'PROPOSAL
you'
r) Sendonly onecopyof thc Projea Proposal,andrctaina copywith
to: The coordinator(Projecs)'
*MS-100'should be writen prominentlyon the envelopcand should-beaddressed
2) -
S;ir;"j;M;.i"r*nt Studiei,IGNOU,MaidanGarhi,New Delhi I1006E.

3) Ensurethe inclusionof thefollowingwtrilesubmittingtheProposal:

a) proformafor Approvalof n.1.., Proposalduly filled andsignedby both,thestudentandthe supervisor'
guldc rhould includc biilher
b) DetailedBiqdata of *e supervisorduly signedby hiny'trer.(Biodete of thc
detriled officc eddrcsswith phonc numbcn).
c) ofttre Project
Synopsis

Thesynopsisof your Projea Proposalshouldincludethe following:

a) Rationalfor thestudY
b) Objectives.ofthestudY
c) Research to be usedfor carryingout the study(detailingnatureof datq datasourccs,collection
tr,leth6dology
methods,toolsandtechniques of analysis,samplingetc')
d) The expected contributionfrom thestudy
e) Limitations,if any,andthedirectionfor futureresearch.

. SOME IMPORTANT NOTES WHILE PREPARINGTHE PROJECT BEPORT

in a boundvolume
l) The projectWork shoutdbe subminedin originalin A-4 size,(29x20cm)typedin doublespace,
insuredpost.
to the Registrar(SR & E) of the Universityby Registered
Z) Beforebindingthe ProjectReportthestudentshouldensurethat it containsthefollowingir Ori3inal'
i) Proforma
ApprovedProjectProposal
ii) ApprovedSynopsisalongwiththe Biodata of theguide,and
iii) An originalitycertificateduly signedby theStudentandSupervisor(Proformaenclosed)

for compliance
of theabove,thesamewill retumedto thestudents
lf anyprojectReportis receivedin theabsence

*pRoJEcr REPORT-MP".This will facilitatesortingout Project

3) Kindly mentionedon rhe top of the envelope
Reports in SR& E Divisionfor variousProgrammes'
received
studenl
4) Studentshouldkeepa copyof theProjectReportwith them,astheProjectReportwill notbe retumedto the
 OF OruGINALITY
CERTTFICATE

This r to certify that the Projcct titlc'd:

' b ra ciginl rofr of thc Stu&lt iod

of rhc Mrget's DcgFGb Busi*lts Adnbi*rui: d

rstcing subminedin partid , fulfillmcnllsrrthc awSrd
Dotbecnsubrnittcdcrrlicr citbcr ro tris unirrrsiry c o
lndin GcndhiNrtioner opcn univcrsity. This rcporthrs
rcquiremcil of r corrrscof mdy'
enyothcrunivcrsity/lrstitution for thc fulfrllrmnt of thc

SIGT{ATUREOf SfUDDT{il
OF SUPERVISOR
SIGTTATUNE

Pls:
Pbcl:
Drte:
r
Illutrrtvc Llrt of Toplc
l) Sreagic Plrnningfor r Pro.lccrConsulancyqrgroi$fu.
2l Arscs:ingMr*aDppgronity fc tluo&rcing -llrrSh OpticelDisk Codlprt€n" to 0rc IndianMarker.
3) &dgeting Systco in r mrrteting Ceopc,ntiveOrylir.tim.
a) PricingScrviccsrt Intcnutionel Airporu in Indh - trnrci rnd hnctice.
5) A shdy of Divi&nd Practiccrin SclcctcdC,onprniesof r burhcssGrq.
6) Muugernentof Cbrngcin rn lmdution.
7, ManrgcmcntContol System- . crsc rnidy of 'tl organisrtiou
E) EvrluatingPerf,ormrnce of PublicEncrpriscs: A Casc.Study.
9) Survcyto Asscssthc Effcctivcoatsof Adycrtiscnrns of XYZ Ld.,.
l0) ConsnrrrsrB€brvirr rnd CoocJ4im Pruernsof Ecpbfacc of Kothrgud.m - ra Anrlysis.
tl) PcrsonrclPolicicsin Agiric||lo|lrl RcscerchScrybe : lssncr& Pncticcs.
12) Performem Evrhretkn & Prrctls in r hofcssiooaily Mnegcd EitLrFhc & r Frmily Run Enteryrisc- A
Cqrntirc Study.
13) TQM- An In:crgntd Approrch to BeromeWorld Classwith Sp.Rc&cncc b XYZ. Ltd.
14) Imp.ct of MarlcctingSratcgieson DetergcntCrnsumption.
15) Mutaing Strtegi8of HousingFinanceCorupanies.
16) MangerncntConnolof Prgcctsin Construction lndustry.
l7) Cosunrcr Survey For Cadbury's DrinkingChocobrc.
t8) OrgenisatiogalEffectivenesrThroughHRD irt thc libcraliscdcn : A Cuc Study.
19) Dcsignof HR InformationSystemfor anOrganisrtion.
201 SressAuditofExecutivcs.
2I ) Approaches to'SolvelnventoryProblcnrsin Engineering Industy.
221 -
ConsumerBehaviourAnd Life StylcAnalysis A CrseStudyof CawalShirgMr*et.
231 Monitoringof lndusrial Sickness - A C$€ Sndy.
24) Effecttvenebsof FinancialandNon-finenciallrrccntive rs rrbtivatorsfor SalcsPcrsonnel.
251 ProblemsEncourteredin Larmchinga Ncry PC in thc lndirn Mrrket.
261 JobSatisfactionand MentalHcdth of Bsuk Officcrr in IDdi..
27) MarketingStrategies for EPABX.
zBl EntrepreneurialConpercrrcers detcrmineteof Eocprcnanirl Succcss- ldirn conlcxt.
igl DividendPolicicsendPnchccs- A C$e Snrdyof rchctedCocpaniesh Tcxtilelndustry.
30) Rewardsystem- A Tml For PrornotingDcsir€dfttlnisrtioo.l Performrncee Critical Analysis- A CaseStud
3I ) FunctronalAnalysb ud Cqantive Sudy of IDBI with othci DFt.
32, Prontability Desiguof r Bankbremh fuough Brcel EvcnArdFil .
33) Sick SSIunitsCauscsandRcvival.:Bmteds View.
34) Studyof Factorsaffectingorganisatitnalstucture in e FastGrrowing
c.ouprny.
35) TheRole& Conuibutionof thewholetimc Directorin StrategicDecisionMrling : An Erperience.
36) TradeCreditManagerr.ent - CaseStudyof FourCompanres.
37)' UoiB - pitfallsandactionfor futurc.
PolicyandExport-Oricnted
,Governrnent
3E) An Endeavourto diagonose
andinprove theperformance of StateElectricityBoards.
39) Finan.:eto Women Entreprcteun: A cascstudy of CanaraBank'
40) HRD Strategicsand lndustrial Relations:A CascStudy'
4l ) StratcgicHRlvf: SectoralExperienccS'
421 Airlines DemandAnalysis and DemandForcasting'Casc Study of rn Airline:
43) Role of Banks in TurnaroqndStrategy& Effecdvc Managemenlof Rchabilitatedunits. CaseStudyof Automobile
Industry.
441 Training as a H.R.D Tool with referenceto XYZ Ltd. : A Critical Evaluation.
45 ) planningand identifying HI{D intenention for solving organisationalpoblems: A CaseStudy.
461 OrganisationRestructuring: Strategtesand Action'Case Snrdics.
471 StrategicOrganisationalResrurcruringfor Turn-around:CascStudies.
4S) Planningand imptementingBehavrourallnterventionfor Revivalof a Sick lndrstry: A CaseStudy.
49) Roleof ChangeAgent (ExternaUlnternal)
in an organisation.
50) Rolc of HRD in TQM : CaseStudies.
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INTDIRAGANDIII' NATIONAL O?tsN{JNIVERSITY

Mrtdra Grrll' Ncl t)clhl - ll0 06t
pRoFoRMA FOn,A??ROVALOl IROJECT ?IOFOSAL (MS-100)

EnrokncntNo. StrrdyCa*re

Rcaionrl Ccnrc

Nrnc rad Addres of thc Studcnt'

Title of thc p,roict :

SubjectArce: HR'M&oB/Accourtin3&Financc/opcrrtionrMrnagement&Information
Syrrcrn/lrhrtaia3/Co4ona Mmrgcrnent/Any Other (Specify)

Nrmc rnd Addresr of thc SrPervisor:

Yca No
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of Menrgemcnt Plo3nrnme of IGNOU?

If Ycr, Nrmc rnd Codc of StrldY :

Centre rnd thc courscr hclrhc ir
counrclling for rnd riocc whco

No. of thc Sndfins currillY rvortin3 :

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2. NAMEOFST'PERVTSOR

3. RESIDENTIALADDRESS

4. DESIGNATTON

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