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CENTRE FOR DISTANCE EDUCATIONMIT STUDY CENTREANNA UNIVERSITY, CHENNAIAttention to the Project studentsThe project students of MBA IV semesters with project status 1 are requested to present their work on 31.5.2015 (Sunday) from 9.00 am onwards.Submit a Project Review Report-I as per the following format (guide signature is necessary) before the committee and present your work in the order of review report.The students with project status 2 or 3 or 4 or 5 are also requested to present their new proposal / topic (as per the action to be taken by the student) before the review committee such way that it gets approval from the review committee. Study centre will send the progress to the University depending upon the presentation for updating the status.

StatusDescriptionAction to be taken by the student

2The project topic is approved, however, objective has to be redefinedThe student has to redefine the problem in consultation with the guide and resubmit the proposal.

3The project topic is approved; however, the permission letter for the company is required.Permission letter from the company is to be submitted.

4The project topic has to be refined in line with the objective.The student has to redefine the topic in line with the objective and submit the proposal after consulting the guide.

5The project topic and proposal are not approved. The student has to redefine and submit a new proposal after consulting the guide

They are also requested to go through Guidelines to undertake the final semester MBA project and Steps to undertake the final semester MBA project which are available in the CDE website.

All students who are doing their project in an organisation must provide a permission letter from the organisation at the start of the project and a certificate confirming your successful completion of the project at the end of your project.

This is applicable even if the student is employed in the same organisation. Your work will be evaluated by the Project Monitoring Committee (PMC) in the following manner.a. Problem Definition: 10%b. Literature Review: 30%c. Methodology: 30%d. Guide Marks: 30%

Co-ordinatorTITLE OF THE PROJECT

A first review report

(Submitted by Candidates Name, Roll No: _____________: Reg. No: __________ )

1 NEED FOR THE STUDYWhy this study has been undertaken

2 REVIEW OF LITERATUREThe LR must be from management journals and must be completed before the first review.

Please refer to the guidelines regarding the format of literature review report.Based on the reviewed literature the objectives of the study are defined

3.1 PRIMARY OBJECTIVEAn expansion of the title of the project which defines the aim of the study

3.2 SECONDARY OBJECTIVESBreak down of the primary objectives. The achieving of the secondary objectives would result in the achieving of the primary

4 METHODOLOGYThe methodology must speak of the data requirement, research instrument for data collection, the sampling framework, the sample size and the tools to be used.

5WORK DONE SO FARWork completed till the first review must be highlighted.

6 WORK TO BE DONEWork to be completed further must be listed with a time frame.

7 LIMITATIONSThe limitations of the study must be listed. Refer guidelines.

8 EXPECTED DELIVERABLESThe expected outcome of the study must be mentioned here

REFERENCESThe list of journal papers reviewed must be documented as per the format sent in the guidelines earlier.

(Signature of Student) (Signature of Guide)