Midwestern University

Faculty of Management
Mid-Western University (MWU) is an autonomous and public institution of higher learning with
the mission to serve the people of Nepal and enrich the global learning community by extending
the advantages of higher education. Established by the Government of Nepal with a Parliament
Act on June 17, 2010 A. D. under the concept of multi-university system, Mid-Western
University is a state supported institution, founded on land donated by the Government of Nepal.
The constituent campuses of the University and the Central Administration Office are located in
Birendranagar Municipality, in the District of Surkhet, Nepal.

The faculty of Management (FOM) of Mid-Western University offers variety of courses in

management. The aim of FOM is to train professionals in the respective field, prepare socially
responsible and creative entrepreneurs, provide innovative, practice oriented and industry related
management programs to produce efficient human resource required in national as well as global
business world.

Bachelor of Travel and Tourism Management (BTTM)

Bachelor of Travel and Tourism Management (BTTM) program is a four years full time semester
system program which aims to produce professional human resource to meet the need of ever
growing tourism industry nationally and globally.

DETAIL OF THE PROGRAM

Bachelor of Travel and Tourism Management (BTTM)

Upon the completion of the programe, graduates will be able to work as technical middle level
managers in tourism industry. It is also designed to create professional for tourism related
organizations like airline services, trekking agencies, travel agencies to meet the current need of
industry.

Objectives of Proposed Programme:

The objective of the program is to enable the students to work as competent middle level
managers and to meet the demand of Tourism Industry. They also should be able to function as a
supervisor in other areas such as business, industry and government and non-government sectors.
o equiped the student with required conceptual knowledge to manage the tourism
industry
o prepare middle level managers for the tourism and hospitality areas
o enhance knowledge and skill of tourism and hospitality environment in national
and global perspective particularly in the tourism sector
o encourage entrepreneurial capabilities in students to make them effective change
agent in Tourism sector

Curriculum Structure
The BTTM course program recognizes the knowledge and skills required for various jobs in
tourism and hospitality industry. The course structure is classified as follows:

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1. Foundation course 45 Credit hours
The foundation courses are designed to provide the students with sound knowledge on
foundation subject for the basic and managerial work. Following are the foundation
subjects:
Principles of Management
English
Principles of Marketing
Tourism Economics
Computer & Information Technology
Business Communication
Business Finance
Entrepreneurship Development in Travel and Tourism
Tourism Law
Tourism Policy, Planning and Development
Human Resource Management for Travel and Tourism
Marketing for Travel and Tourism
Organizational Behaviour for Travel and Tourism
Strategic Management for Tourism
Statistics and Research Methodology

2. Core Course 66 credit hours

The core courses are focused on the functional areas of tourism industry operation
management. Technical knowledge of all functional area is required for every students so
that they can handle the functional area of work. The following subjects are under core
course:
Fundamentals of Tourism
Introduction to Hospitality Management
Travel Service Operation Management I
Language I (Chinese/French/Spanish)
Travel Service Operation Management II
Adventure Tourism
Language II (Chinese/French/ Spanish)
Managerial Accounting for Travel and Tourism
Sustainable Tourism Development
Tourism Products Development
Culture and Heritage Tourism in Nepal
Tourism and Environment
Tourism Geography
GDS (Global Distribution System) Ticketing
E-Tourism
Tour Guiding
Air Cargo Management
Event Management
Peace Tourism

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 Destination Management
Crisis and Disaster Management in Tourism
Airlines Operation Management

3. Project Report 3 credit hours

Students are required to acquire the knowledge to write a project report so that they can
prepare a report on a specific problem they are interested in the tourism and hospitality
sector.

4. Industrial Exposure 12 credit hours

Students are required to gain the actual work experience through six months of structured
practical training as industrial exposure in the Eighth semester. The objective of the
industrial training is to bridge the gap between theoretical input and the real life work
experience.

5. The course cycle

The BTTM program is spread over a period of 8 semesters gaining 126 credit hours. The
following is the course cycle for eight semesters with evaluation scheme:

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 YEAR 4: Semester 8
Code Subject Credit hr.
BTTM 381 Industrial attachment/ Internship Report 12
BTTM 382 Project Report 3
Total 15

Midwestern University
Industry Attachment and Internship Report
Evaluation Guidelines
For
Bachelor of Travel and Tourism Management (BTTM)

BTTM 381 Industrial attachment/ Internship Report 12

Industrial exposure is the practical approach of study where the students will learn about the real
business world. It is very essential part of the study to cope up with the industry environment in
their respective field. It provides students an opportunity to undertake hands on experience in the
real world of the tourism industry. Students will undergo 22 weeks training as an internee in any
of the tourism and hospitality organizations in eighth semester.
There is compulsory industrial exposure module on the program that carries 12 credit hours. The
main objective of Industrial Attachment is to expose the students to the professional working
environment of tourism and hospitality related organizations. It will also help to fulfill the gap
between theoretical knowledge and the real working situation.

The Bachelor of Travel and Tourism Management comprises of four years (eight semesters), has
eighth semester industrial exposure Midwestern University under the faculty of management.

The Bachelor of Travel and Tourism Management (BTTM) course focuses on the development
of theoretical knowledge and practical skills that are very important to develop the career in the
tourism and hospitality industry.
The course aims to acquire basic operational, technical and social skills required for professional
handling of tourism industry.

The industrial attachments for students are closely monitored and evaluated by the college and
the university.
Students are encouraged to discuss their problems they have faced with their faculties during the
follow-up meetings arranged by the college. Faculties frequently visit the organizations to know
the working progress of the students.
At the end of the internship, students submit an industrial attachment report to the college along
with the evaluation form filled up by the organization where the student has done internship. The
report will be evaluated through presentation. The evaluation will be jointly conducted by
organizations, campus and the Faculty of Management of Midwestern University.
The evaluation of 25% of total marks will be done by the organization where the students
undergo for internship on the basis of the assigned task performed by the students and the 25 %
of the total marks will be done on the basis of industrial report presentation in the college. The

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evaluation of remaining 50% marks will be done by Faculty of Management, Midwestern
University on the basis of industrial report submitted by students.

The Evaluation Form will be submitted to university.

Faculty of Management
Midwestern University
Office of the Dean
Birendranagar, Surkhet, Nepal

Format of the Internship by Organizations

Name of the Student:

Exam Roll No.:
College:
Duration of Internship: From ……………………to………………………
Criteria for Evaluation
Regularity/punctuality Highly Regular /5/ /4/ /3/ /2/ /1/ Highly Irregular
Performance of the Student Highly Satisfactory /5/ /4/ /3/ /2/ /1/ Highly Unsatisfactory
Skills to handle the work Excellent /5/ /4/ /3/ /2/ /1/ Very Poor
Cooperation Excellent /5/ /4/ /3/ /2/ /1/ Very Poor
Overall impression Excellent /5/ /4/ /3/ /2/ /1/ Very Poor

Signature of the Evaluator:…………………………….…

Name of the Evaluator:………………………………….
Position:………………………………………………...
Name of the Organization:…………………………….…
Date:

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 Format of Internship Report
1. Title and Cover page
2. Bonafide certificate form supervisor (s), counter signed by the Head of Department/ Campus
Chief
3. Copy of certificate received from internship organization
4. Acknowledgements
5. Table of contents
6. List of tables and figures
7. List of Abbreviations and Acronyms

CHAPTER ONE
INTRODUCTION
1.1 Introduction of Report

1.2 Objectives of Internship Program

1.3 Methodology

1.3.1 Organization Selection

1.3.2 Placement
1.3.3 Duration
1.3.4 Activities

CHAPTER TWO
INDUSTRY INTRODUCTION

2.1 Brief introduction of the industry

(Tourism and Hospitality industry with sectors analysis)

CHAPTER THREE
ORGANIZATIONAL ANALYSIS

3.1 Brief introduction of the organization (internship organization)

3.1.1. Nature of organization (type of products/ services, trend, growth and potentiality)
3.1.1. Location (including name and location map)
3.1.2. Ownership/ Legal Status
3.1.3. History
3.1.4. Departments
3.1.5. Functions
3.1.6. SWOT Analysis

CHAPTER FOUR
ACTIVITIES ANALYSIS

4.1 Activity Analysis

4.1.1 Observation

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 4.1.2. Experience
4.1.3 Description of work
4.1.4. Performance of assigned task
(Department wise, Section wise, Shift wise)
4.1.5 Problem faced and Ways of Solution
4.1.6. Learning Outcomes
4.1.7. Result and discussion

CHAPTER FIVE
SUMMARY AND CONCLUSION
5.1 Summary
5.2 Conclusion
5.3 Suggestions ( for industry, college)

References
Appendix (If any).

Evaluation Sheet (College)

Industrial Attachment Report Presentation
Bachelor Travel and Tourism Management
S. Rol Name Introduction Organizational Activity Presentation Total
No. l. (Background, 5 Analysis 5 (25
No. Objective 10 Marks)
Methodology)
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 BTTM 382 Project Report 3

At end of eighth semester students shall have to submit the Project Report to the college/campus.
The Project report is a research oriented tasks which provides the professional and academic
insight to the students.Project work provides the opportunity to the student to apply the
knowledge and skills during the BTTM program to the resolution of significant managerial and
operational problems.
Students shall have to prepare a project proposal consulting with subject area teacher, and get
formal approval from the campus research committee after approved by the committee. It means
the topic of the project work will have to be approved by the college. The topic assigned to the
student for project work will provide a basis for significant academic study and a report of
important practical value. In case students desire to change the scope of approved project work,
they will have to obtain a formal approval from supervisor and the research committee prior to
make any change for project report.
The project work assessment will be based on a fieldwork and observation. In the project work,
the student shall have to collect data and other information using relevant research instruments.
The information thus collected must then be tabulated, analyzed, synthesized and presented in
the form of a report in the format prescribed by Faculty of Management (FOM), Midwestern
University.
Every college shall have to adhere to this procedure and format requirements for project work
report formatting, including documentation style, limits on length, and other standard elements
of projecting writing. For this thecollege shall have to organize the workshop on research and
project work methodology to orient students on research and project work methods and styles of
report writing.
The students shall have to submit the initial drafts of their project reports to their assigned
supervisor for supervision and research committee chair, who will review the draft and make
corrections for improvement. Students shall have to correct and incorporate the suggested
changes to project work reports and submit to the research committee. After the acceptance of
project report, the college will have to organize the presentation/viva for evaluation with
consultation of Faculty of Management of Midwestern University. The evaluation of the project
report shall be conducted through two examiners appointed by the Dean, Faculty of
Management, Midwestern University.The evaluation of project work shall be based on the
project report (50%) and presentation/viva (50%).

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 Project Report Writing
Guidelines for Bachelor of Travel and Tourism Management (BTTM)
Faculty of Management
Midwestern University
Birendranagar, Surkhet, Nepal

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 A Project Report
on
"TITLE OF PROJECT REPORT"

Submitted by
Students Name
Semester
Exam Roll. No.
Midwestern University Registration No.

Submitted to
Faculty of Management
Midwestern University
"month, year of completion"

In partial fulfillment of the requirements for the Bachelor’s Degree of Travel and Tourism
Management

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 DECLARATION

I,name of student, hereby declare that the project work “TITLE OF THE PROJECT WORK”
submitted to the Faculty of Management, Midwestern University, Surkhet submitted herein is
genuine work done originally by me in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of
the Bachelor of Travel and Tourism Management (BTTM) under the supervision of Prof./Dr./
Mr. name of supervisor, faculty member, name of campus and place and has not been
published or submitted elsewhere for the requirement of a degree programme. The literature,
data, or works done by others and cited within this report has been given due acknowledgement
and listed in the reference section.

__________________________________
Student name
Name of College
Faculty of Management
Midwestern University
Date:

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 CERTIFICATION

Letter Head of College

We hereby endorse the project work report entitled TITLE OF THE PROJECT WORK
submitted by NAME OF STUDENT OF COLLEGE NAME AND PLACE OF COLLEGE,
in partial fulfillment of the requirements for award of the Bachelor of Travel and Tourism
Management (BTTM) for external evaluation.

Signature: Signature:
Name of Chairperson: Name of Campus Chief:
Research Committee Name of Campus:
Date: Date:

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 Format of Project Report
CHAPTE Page No.
R
Declaration by Student i
Approval/Signature of Supervisor, External and ii
HOD
Acknowledgements iii
Table of Content iv
Lists of Tables v
List of Graphs vi
List of Abbreviations, if any vii
List of Acronyms, if any viii
Abstract ix
ONE INTRODUCTION Approx no. of pages 6-8
1.1 Background of Study
1.2 Statement of Problem (optional)
1.3 Objectives of Study
1.4 Significance of Study
1.5 Limitations of Study
TWO REVIEW OF LITERATURE Approx no. of pages 8-15
2.1 Conceptual Framework
2.2 Books
2.3 Journals/ Articles
2.4 Previous Studies
THREE RESEARCH METHODOLOGY Approx No. of pages 3-6
3.1 Research Design
3.2 Primary Data
3.3 Secondary Data
3.4 Sample Design
3.5 Population
3.6 Samples Size
3.7 Instruments for Data Collection
3.8 Data Analysis Techniques/Tools
FOUR DATA PRESENTATION AND ANALYSIS Approx No. of pages 10-15
4.1 Data Presentation
4.2 Data Analysis
4.3 Findings
4.5 Discussion
FIVE SUMMARY, CONCLUSIONS AND Approx No. of pages 3-4
SUGGESTIONS
5.1 Summary

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5.2 Conclusion
5.3 Suggestions
References
Appendices/Annexure
A Questionnaire/s
B
C

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Left margin
(1.25")
Right margin
(0.75")

Bottom margin (1")

Guidelines for layout and format of project report

1. Paper size: A4 white paper
2. Preliminary pages should be numbered: i, ii, iii, iv, v, vi, etc. A page number should not be
shown on the title page even though it is counted as i.
3. Margins should be maintained on all pages as follows:
i. Left margin = 1.25" (wider for binding)
ii. Top margin = 1"
iii. Right margin 0.75"
iv. Bottom margin = 1"
4. Page number should be placed at the bottom, center or bottom, right of page.
5. For labeling of Chapters and Sections follow the systematic order:
a. Chapter 1
i. Section 1
1. Sub-section 1
2. Sub-section 2, etc.
ii. Section 2
iii. Section 3, etc.
b. Chapter 2
c. Chapter 3,
d. Chapter 4,
e. Chapter 5

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6. Use 1.5 line spacing for all text in the main body of the report.
7. Use Times New Roman (12 point size), or Arial (11 point size) fonts, for text.
8. Chapter heading 16, sub-heading 14 (bold)
9. Label Appendices or Annexes as: A, B, C, etc.; and give name (title) to each.
10. Label figure captions at bottom of the figure and according to the Chapter it appears in such
as, Figure 1.1, Figure 1.2, Figure 2.1, Figure 2.2, Figure 3.1, etc.
11. Label table headings at the top of the table and according to the chapter it appears in, similar
to the figures, e.g., Table 1.1, Table 1.2, Table 2.1 table 2.2, etc.
12. Cite references in the text of project report according to the convention:
a. "author's last name (date)" -- in case there is only one author
b. "last name of first author" and "last name of second author" (date) -- in case of two
authors
c. "last name of first author" et al. (date) -- in case of multiple authors
13. List references alphabetically and using correct citations for books, journal articles and
conference/seminar proceedings as shown in the examples (following pages).
14. If more than one reference of the same author exists then the references with the same author
should be listed chronologically according to publishing date (year).
14. If more than one of the same author's publications exist in the same year (date), then use
suffixes a, b, c, etc., after the publication year {e.g., 1998a; 1998b; etc.)

For example:
Book by single author
Bhatia, A. K. (2010), Tourism Development: Principles and Practice. New Delhi: Sterling
Publishers Private Limited
Pant, P. R. (2009). Social science research and thesis writing, Kathmandu: Buddaha Academic
Publishers and Distributors Pvt. Ltd.

Book by two authors

Boniface, B.G. and Cooper, C.P. (1987), The Geography of Travel and Tourism.London:
Heinemann
Rithie, B. W., Burns, P., Palmer, C., (eds.) (2005) Tourism research methods integrating theory
Lillicrap, D. & Cousins,(2014) J. Food and Beverage Service.London:ELBS publishers.
with practice, USA: CABI Publishing
Book by more than two authors
Okumus, F., Altinay, L. and Chotholth, P. K. (eds.). (2010). Strategic Management for
Hospitality and Tourism, British: Butterworth-Heinemann
Corporate Author
CBS, (2011). Statistical Year Book of Nepal 2011. Kathmandu: CBS

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 Evaluation Sheet
Project Report
Bachelor in Travel and Tourism Management (BTTM)

S. Roll. Name Topic Methodology Data Conclusion Present Total

No. No. selection 5% 10% presentation and and ation/ 50%
(5 marks) (10 marks) Analysis 15% recommendat Viva 15 (50mark
(15 marks) ion % s)
5% (15mar
(5 marks) ks)

50% will be evaluated by Faculty of Management, Midwestern University on the basis of Project

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