Practicum Report Format

Objective of Practicum
• Gaining of Practical Experience by the Intern

• Undertake task on a management problem of the host organization
– Selection of a problem
– Collection and analyses of relevant data/information
– Recommend strategic solution
Format for Practicum Report

The following format has been suggested for the practicum of CBA students.
Prefatory Part (All items of this part will be in roman numbers. )
 Letter of Transmittal
 Acknowledgement
 Student Declaration
 Supervisor’s Declarations
 Executive Summary
 Table of Contents
 List of figures
 List of graphs
 List of exhibits
Part 1: Introductory Part
 Introduction to the Report (not the introduction of the organization)

 Research Aims
 Research Objectives (Broad and Specific)
 Scopes and Limitations
 Ethical Considerations
Part 2: Organizational Part
Organizational part consists in two major areas for analyzing an organization; Strategic
structure and the financial performance.
Strategic Structure contains the following;
 Background of the Organization

 Corporate information of the organization
 Corporate Governance
 Mission and Vision
 Porter’s Five Forces
 SWOT Analysis
 External and Internal Environmental Analysis (IFAS, EFAS etc.)
Financial Performance Evaluation: Includes a comparative analysis for the last five years in the
form of ratio analysis. Most organization has readymade summary of key performance analysis
for last five years. Students need to show those performances in graphs. (ROA, ROE, Net Profit
Margin, Debt-Equity Ratio, Current Ratio Quick Ratio for non bank business, Net Interest
Margin, Loss Ratio for banks etc.)
Part 3: Topic Part According to Major
Topic should be according to your major and actual work area of your organization. Some
common finance and banking topics include;
a. General banking system/operation (for bank only)

b. Deposit schemes analysis
c. Foreign exchange operation
d. Loan management etc.
Some common HRM topics include;
a. Selection and recruitment procedure

b. Compensation management and employee satisfaction
c. Training and development etc.
Some common marketing topics include;
a. Customer satisfaction
b. Merchandising – buyer satisfaction
c. Advertising and promotional activities
Some (un)common accounting topics include;
a. Cash management (cash subsidy)

b. Performance evaluation by using ratios and
c. Overall work experience if worked in CA firm
The topic part can be divided into two parts as follows;
a) General Description; Details of the topic can be described without any analysis or evaluation. It
can be feature, policy or practice of the organization of the relevant function or activities. For
example; Deposit Schemes Analysis of Uttara Bank, Uttara Branch. This part may include the
following; (Note that, most students just describe the following in the entire report part.
Although deposits are two types namely current and savings, but students just describe the
savings deposit.)
i. Types of deposits offered by the bank/branch
ii. Number of deposit schemes available/offered to the customer to be described
iii. Details/features of each scheme (such as, duration, amount, interest rate, and other
conditions etc).
b) Evaluation/Analysis; This part should have an in-depth analysis or evaluation of the chosen
topic. For the same example, students should be able to show the following information.
i. Target of each and total deposit(s) set by the branch for each period/year
ii. Number of depositors for the last 5 years
iii. Amount of total deposits collected for all schemes for the last 5 years
iv. Amount of total deposits collected by each scheme for the last 5 years
v. Number of new schemes offered recently
vi. Number of deposit schemes closed by the management and why
vii. Depositors profile analysis to show the types of depositors
viii. Bank’s focus on deposit collection
ix. Comparative/competitive analysis
x. Rates and deposit correlation analysis
xi. Promotional activities.
If a student work on foreign exchange department or general banking department, then a similar
approach can be taken to prepare the report. One student informed that she has been assigned in the
general banking department but can’t decide what is to be her topic part name. She can use her topic
name as Retail Banking Operation of Uttara Bank, Uttara Branch. For other majors like HRM and
Marketing, each student can choose a topic based on their work area. Please share your thoughts on
this if you have a better understanding in this issue.
Part 4: Actual Task
This section should include the primary and secondary learning. You are to present the actual
tasks you have completed during your internship period. Keep a diary to record everyday
activities and show the supervisor every meeting day. From the diary the intern will prepare the
description of the actual task part. The parts will be divided into following two;
 Primary learning: List of actual tasks performed by you each day. These tasks are the
various functions you will do in your practicum organization.
• Secondary learning: These are the other things that you will learn from your
organization. Such as organizational behavior, culture, rights and rituals.
You must make a detailed description of your observation based on the following
information/aspects.
• The Department/Division/Unit Structure
• Manpower
• Task specification
• Departmental goals
• Departmental achievements
(Supervisor will explain in case student fails to comprehend in this regard)
Part 5: Research Part
 Problem Statement
 Background of the Problem
 Project Timeline
 Budget Information
 Research Methodology
i) Research Approach ( Qualitative or Quantitative)
ii) Research Philosophy
iii) Type of Research
iv) Method of Data Collection
v) Population and Sampling Methods
vi) Research Limitations
 Data Analysis and Interpretation
 Findings and Recommendations
 Conclusion
 References ( Harvard or APA format)
 Appendices
The research part consists of a relevant topic according to the major of the interns where each
intern wants to further study of a problem or issue he/she seems to encounter with.
For example (for Finance Students)
Research topic must be well defined. A clear question must be raised to identify the cause of
the problem and to suggest a solution. For example; “Why deposit pension scheme (DPS) of
xyz bank south end branch is failing to meet its target”? (Refer to the actual task part in
departmental goals and achievements section). And then you can tell in details why it is
problem for a bank. The following implications can be seen as a problem.
Deposit is the biggest source of fund for a bank to be able to make loans or investments (for
Islamic banks).
 If deposits continue to fall, bank will face problem in its earnings.

 Bank will face liquidity problem in operation.
 Bank will not be able to make quality loans to existing and/or new customers.
 Bank may have to borrow to meet its loan demand with a higher cost which
eventually reduces its profit.
 Operational risk/cost will be increased.
 Net interest margin will be decreased.
Research Methodology
The supervisor will suggest an appropriate research methodology based on relevant topic
selected by the student after submitting an acceptable research proposal approved by the
supervisor.
A comprehensive material on research methodology can be found in the following research text
books.
1. Zikmund, W.G., Babin, B.J., Carr, J.C. and Griffin, M., 2013. Business research methods.
Cengage Learning..
2. Saunders, M.N., 2011. Research methods for business students, 5/e. Pearson Education India.
3. Greener, S., 2008. Business research methods. BookBoon.
4. Ranjit, K., 1999. Research methodology.
Appendix
Part of the guideline is prepared from the guideline provided by Dr. M. Alimullah Miyan.

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Objective of Practicum

• Gaining of Practical Experience by the Intern

Format for Practicum Report

Prefatory Part (All items of this part will be in roman numbers. )

Part 1: Introductory Part

 Introduction to the Report (not the introduction of the organization)

Part 2: Organizational Part

Strategic Structure contains the following;

 Background of the Organization

Part 3: Topic Part According to Major

a. General banking system/operation (for bank only)

Some common HRM topics include;

a. Selection and recruitment procedure

Some common marketing topics include;

Some (un)common accounting topics include;

a. Cash management (cash subsidy)

Part 4: Actual Task

Part 5: Research Part

 If deposits continue to fall, bank will face problem in its earnings.

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