OM KOTHARI INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH, KOTA MBA SEMSTER-II (BATCH 2014-16) INSTRUCTIONS & GUIDELINES FOR PREPRATION OF SEMINAR ON CONTEMPORARY ISSUES* (M-209) LAST DATE OF SUBMISSION 24-May-2015 (Hand Written Spiral Binded Hard Copy of Report on Contemporary Issue) Note: All copies submitted after the last date will be marked as Late Submission
*Contemporary Issues concerning with Indian Corporate sector like, merger & acquisition, current economic issues, global interface, stock market developments, new HR initiatives, recent trends in marketing trends etc, 1. Get Approval of the topic for the Seminar on Contemporary Issues from the Institute before 28.02.2015.(Take reference of old topics taken by MBA passed students from Library) 2. Student must keep record of data collected from any source. (Information regarding name of the Book, Journals or Address of Internet page visited) 3. Student must retain all the Photostat/Prints of Articles or any Internet page used in the final report for future reference. 4. Collection and compilation of Data should be strictly according to Guidelines or as per the Instructions/Guidelines of Allotted Internal Guide only and should be completed on before 04.05.2015. 5. Report of the Seminar on Contemporary issues must be Spiral bind and deposited in three (3) copies on or before 24.05.2015 i.e. before proceeding toward 8- weeks Summer Training. 6. Student will have to present the PPT Presentation of the report submitted of the Seminar on Contemporary Issues during External Evaluation and therefore must understand the seriousness of the Paper. 7. Student must show punctuality, sincerity and commitment during the collection of Secondary Data/Literature Review.
A Report On ------------------- (Title of the Contemporary Issue) ---------------- Submitted in partial fulfillment for the Award of degree of Master of Business Administration (Affiliated to Rajasthan Technical University, Kota) 2014-2016 Submitted By: - Submitted To:- Student s Name Faculty Name 2014-16 ( & Designation, if any) OM KOTHARI INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH, KOTA
OM KOTHARI INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH (Affiliated to Rajasthan Technical University, Kota, Approved by All-India Council for Technical Education-Government of India and Sponsored by Om Kothari Foundation, Kota) INTERNAL GUIDE CERTIFICATE This is to certify that (Name of the Student) student of MBA I Year (2014-16) at Om Kothari Institute of Management and Research has completed Report of Seminar on Contemporary Issue entitled. (Title of Contemporary Issue). The Report has been completed under the guidance of (Name of Guide) (Designation of Guide) of OKIMR and is as per norms and guidelines provided. Dr. Amit Singh Rathore (Full name of the Guide ) Director Academic Guide Kota Date: A-1, Special I.P.I.A. Jhalawar Road, Kota-324005 : 0744-2490878, 2490402, E-mail: okimr@rediffmail.com Fax: 0744-2438069 WebSite : www.okedu.in
OM KOTHARI INSTITUTE OF MANAGEMENT & RESEARCH (Affiliated to Rajasthan Technical University, Kota, Approved by All-India Council for Technical Education-Government of India and Sponsored by Om Kothari Foundation, Kota) EXTERNAL EXAMINER CERTIFICATE This is to certify that (Name of the Student) student of MBA I Year (2014-16) at Om Kothari Institute of Management and Research has completed Report of Seminar on Contemporary Issue entitled. (Title of Contemporary Issue). The Report has been evaluated and viva-voce conducted by the undersigned panel of examiners. The report and seminar have been found satisfactory and is recommended for acceptance. Prof. Internal Examiner Prof. External Examiner Kota Date: A-1, Special I.P.I.A. Jhalawar Road, Kota-324005 : 0744-2490878, 2490402, E-mail: okimr@rediffmail.com Fax: 0744-2438069 WebSite : www.okedu.in
Acknowledgement I express my sincere thanks to my Report Guide, Mr/Dr./Ms./Mrs., Designation, Department, for guiding me right form the inception till the successful completion of the report. I sincerely acknowledge him/her/them for extending their valuable guidance, support for literature, critical reviews of this report and above all for the moral support he/she/they provided me at all stages.. I would also like to thank the supporting staff, for their help and cooperation throughout my report. (Signature of Student) Name of the Student
Executive Summary (To be prepared at the end of the completion of the report but to be put at the beginning of the report) Minimum one Page of the following: 1. Background 2. About Topic 3. Research Methodology 4. Challenges/Issues/Trends
GUIDELINES FOR REPORT OF SEMINAR ON CONTEMPORARY ISSUES Formatting Style For The Report On Contemporary Issue (M-209) Report should be ligibly Hand Written and can insert print of Certificate/Acknowledgement/Content Table/PPT presentation or any important diagram/photo. BINDING : SPIRIAL [Three (3) Copies] Color : Light Blue Only A report should be of Minimum 20 pages and it should cover the following sections (Tentative Suggestion*): (Note: Page numbers will be inserted from Introduction of the Topic till Bibliography but do not write report in form of chapters) Cover Page [as per the format on the notice board] Certificate from the Internal guide [as per the format on the notice board] External Examiner Certificate [as per the format on the notice board] Acknowledgement [as per the format on the notice board] Executive Summary [1-2 pages, Summary of your work ] Introduction of the Topic/Concept[5-6 pages] a) Overview b) Definition c) Concept d) Highlights/Importance Characteristic Features/Application and Uses[2-3 pages]
SWOT Analysis (if applicable or necessary) [1-2 pages] Advantages/Disadvantages [2-3 pages] Challenges and Issues/Future Trends/New Developments[4-5 pages] Conclusions [1-2 pages] Bibliography[1-2 pages] Print out of PPT presentation prepared on Report prepared. Sample of Bibliography (Strength of the report will also be judged on the basis of strength of the bibliography submitted) : Book:- Kotler, P & Armstrong G., (1996). Designing Products: Products, Brands, Packaging & Services. Principles of Marketing, 7 th edition, Prentice-Hall India, Ch no.7, page no. 283-289. Business Magazine: B-School Survey, 2002, Business-India, 2002, Vol.7, Oct. 14-27, p.60-127. Journal: Rao, Akshai R., and Monroe, Kert B., Year 2000, The effect of Price, Brand Name & store Name on Buyers Perceptions of Product Quality: An Integrative Review, Journal of Marketing Research, Vol. No 8. pp. 351-357. Web site Sample: Reddy Y.K., Paper on current banking scenario www.yahoo.com search, the site first visited on 12 June 2002 at 11.00 a.m. News Paper: Kotler, P. & Armstrong G., (2000). Designing Products: Paper Products, Brands, Packaging & Services. The Economic Times, Oct. 14 th pp. 4 th. Bibliography should be given in respect of (i) Books (ii) Journals (iii) Reports, Separately, all in Alphabetical order and numbered. * Internal Guide has the final authority to final the structure of report based on the above mentioned suggestive structure.
GUIDELINES* FOR POWER POINT PRESENTATION OF REPORT PREPAREDOF SEMINAR ON CONTEMPORARY ISSUES: [Minimum 7 slides] Overview of Contemporary Issue selected Concept involved in the Issue Highlights/Importance of Issue Characteristic Features/Application and Uses of Issue Advantages/Disadvantages of Issue discussed Challenges and Issues/Future Trends/New Developments related to Issue discussed Conclusions *The above guidelines are not exhaustive and only for reference only.
(TO BE INSERTED AFTER EXECUTIVE SUMMARY) INDEX Certificate from the Internal Guide External Examiner Certificate Acknowledgement Executive Summary Title of the Chapter Introduction of the Topic/Concept Characteristic, Features/Application and Uses SWOT Analysis (if applicable or necessary) Advantages/Disadvantages Challenges and Issues/Future Trends/New Developments Conclusions Bibliography Page Number!!! ALL THE BEST & PREPARE YOUR ORIGINAL SEMINAR ON THE CONTEMPORARY ISSUE!!!