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Special Studies

MBA students in IME department, IIT Kanpur are required to do two special studies courses

during their final year. The courses are spread over two semesters one course per semester.

!"#ecti$es

!pecial studies offer students an opportunity to engage in meaningful and productive self"

study under the mentorship of a faculty. The mentor can #e from the IME department or any

other department in the Institute. $%&' provides appropriate guidelines on the matter of

choosing a mentor.

Through special studies, learners are e(pected to acquire, upgrade and enhance their formal

communication s)ills, develop independence of thought, sharpen creative decision ma)ing,

application of tools * techniques and appreciate the meaning of achievement.

!tudents should plan their special studies to meet one or more of the following o#+ectives

-. To plug gaps/ in e(isting su#stantive course contents

0. To advance )nowledge in specific areas of management

1. To apply )nowledge acquired through compulsory and elective courses to practical

pro#lems.

%o& to Meet t'e !"#ecti$es

!pecial studies can involve reviews of pu#lished materials on recent and developing #usinessrelated topics, data acquisition primary and2or secondary data primary data can #e o#tained

it through surveys, e(periments, interviews and other methods of data collection secondary

data can #e o#tained from credi#le sources/ and analysis, development of cases, and real"time

study of industrial processes. Emphasis on conceptual understanding, methodological

scientific/ approach, and clarity and precision in report writing and presentation will provide

an edge.

Some ips for Selecting a opic

!tudents should e(plore and identity some options in areas of interest for special studiessometime during the preceding semester. The specific topic and delimitation can #e done in

consultation with the mentoring faculty at or #efore the #eginning of the appropriate

semester. Individual mentors have different e(pectations which the student should understand

and meet. These e(pectations can #e different from the general e(pectations as a course

requirement.


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E$aluation

%erformance in special studies will #e evaluated #y a committee as formed #y the $%&'. In

general, evaluation will #e #ased on two components a written report su#mitted #y the

deadline as announced #y the $%&' which will generally #e two wee)s #efore the end"semester e(amination/ and presentation.

As in other courses, there will #e continuous evaluation. A mid"term presentation will #e

evaluated to provide feed#ac) to the student as required. The mid"term evaluation will have

can we decide a faculty meeting weight towards the final evaluation. The weights for the

different components and the mid"term evaluation will #e as announced #y the $%&'.

In addition, the evaluation done #y the committee, instructors may choose to evaluate

students in their personal capacity and provide the necessary feed#ac) to the committee. In

general, any such evaluation will #e #ased on a written report presentation and response to

some questions an individual instructor may decide to as) the student.

'larity of o#+ects

E(tent of analysis

%resentation of results * discussion thereof

3eview of e(hi#it

4ritten reports includes the contents, forwarding proper editing.

Guidelines for *ritten Report and Presentation

to #e developed some templates appear #elow/

5ow to identify a topics

-. Identify -"0 areas of your interest which need further e(ploration, in depth and2or new

topics not convert electives in the courses.

0. 3ead relevant list to understand recent development and )ey issues related to the

topic.1. $iscuss there all the mentor2prospectus.

6. It is li)ely that a mentor may have identified a num#er of topics to #e offered ss.

There follow step to prepare yourself for further advise all the matter.


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Guidelines for Reporting ,ase nal.sis (emplate at IME &e"site)

/ 'e ,ontents of t'e Report

The written report will have four ma+or sections The cover page, preliminary pages

including the ta#le of contents, e(ecutive summary and ac)nowledgements/, the #odyand appendi(es.

'e ,o$er Page

Title of the case centre +ustified, font si7e -8, #old/ Add the claimer in parentheses

immediately #elow the title 9MBA:16 'onsumer Behavior;, font si7e -:/

&roup num#er,


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lternati$es:?ist the alternatives all solutions2courses of action to the main

pro#lem/, discuss2evaluate each alternative pros and cons/ to identify2arrive at the

chosen alternative.

Recommendations:@or the chosen alternative product, price, distri#ution,

promotion/

,onclusion:A summary of and reiteration of the case with learning points

Referencesinclude only if used in the te(t of the report follow the style used in

ournal of Mar)eting/

ppendi2espagination as A- , B- , etc, depending on the num#er of appendi(es/

!ome information notes, ta#les, graphs/ which does not directly contri#ute to the

flow of information in the te(t, #ut is otherwise relevant as a #ac)ground

4/ 'e 6ormat and St.le

Typewrite and print using Times


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Guidelines for Researc' Report: 6ormat for reporting pro#ects

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Topic

AuthorFs/ names/

$ate of su#mission

E(ecutive !ummary2A#stract2!ynopsis

%reface2Ac)nowledgements

?ist of 'ontents

A##reviations used in the report/

?ist of ta#les Ta#le num#ers with captions/

?ist of figures @igure num#ers with captions/

!ections2'hapters

3eference


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Researc' Report

6ormat for reporting re$ie&s

@or a classroom course only/

Topic2AuthorFs


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M4: ,ourse ;ame

,lass Pro#ect: Pro#ect Report 6ormat

-. 'over %age

Title, &roup


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" !u#mission though Gwww.turnitin.comH. The respective instructor will create a

su#mission profile for each course. @or special studies, 'onvener $%&' will do

the needful. The file needs to #e uploaded only in the R.docR format.

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