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Project Guidelines OU

The document outlines the requirements and guidelines for a business management project at OU. It explains that the project aims to test a student's ability to independently identify, define, and analyze business problems and issues. It provides guidance on choosing a topic, conducting research, analyzing data, and structuring the final report, which should follow the specified sequence of sections. The project involves in-depth study of a practical business problem and recommendations based on applied research and investigation of an organization's operations.

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Project Guidelines OU

The document outlines the requirements and guidelines for a business management project at OU. It explains that the project aims to test a student's ability to independently identify, define, and analyze business problems and issues. It provides guidance on choosing a topic, conducting research, analyzing data, and structuring the final report, which should follow the specified sequence of sections. The project involves in-depth study of a practical business problem and recommendations based on applied research and investigation of an organization's operations.

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Department of Business Management, OU

The aim of the Project is to give you an


opportunity to learn independently and show that
you can identify, define and analyze problems and
issues and integrate knowledge in a business
context
It tests your ability to understand and apply the
theory, the concepts and the tools of analysis to a
specific problem situation

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 It should be an ordered critical exposition, which affords
evidence of reasoning power and knowledge of relevant
literature in an approved field falling within the subject
matter of “Management” program
 Emphasis should be on applied research and the
investigation of some practical problem or issue related to
the situation in which an organization or system operates

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 Project is a practical, in-depth study of a
problem, issue, opportunity, technique or
procedure or some combination of these
aspects of business (about 24000 words)
 Steps include
 Define an area of investigation
 Carve out research design
 Assemble relevant data
 Analyze the data
 Draw conclusions
 Make recommendations

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Choice of topic is up to you, with guidance from
your supervisor
Most project ideas come from
 Personal experience of employment
 Observation of events
 Issues of current interest
Whatever the source of your project idea,
familiarity with the area is imperative for the
successful completion of the project

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 Exploratory
It is the study of original research to meet organization's
continual need for new information for forward decision
making
 Explanatory
It is the study of relationships between different variables
like a cause & effect relationship study
 Descriptive
It is the study of in-depth portrayal of accurate profile of
events or situations from the business environment

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 The supervisor’s role is to appraise your ideas and work
 Providing advice and pointing out possible problems that
may arise
 You must take overall responsibility for both the content of
your project and its management
 It includes selection of an appropriate subject area
 Setting up meetings with your supervisor
 Devising and keeping to a work schedule
 Providing supervisor with samples of your work

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 Final report should be presented in the
following sequence
 Title page
 Student’s Declaration
 Supervisor’s Certificate
 Abstract
 Acknowledgements
 Table of contents
 List of tables
 List of figures
 List of Appendices

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 Chapter 1: Introduction
 Chapter 2: Literature Review
 Chapter 3: The Company/Organization/System
 Chapters 4 & 5: Present your data analysis and
inferences
 Chapter 6: Summary & Conclusions
 Appendices
 Bibliography

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 Choose a topic or an issue in which you are
interested
 Get organized, give yourself time to think about
your project
 Visit the library
 Structure your project with the help of your
project supervisor
 Organize your time
 Make & maintain contact with your supervisor
 Work steadily

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