Problem centered study Batch 2020-22 (1).ppt

Problem centered

1. Problem centered study (PCS)
MBA 2020-22
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2. Important dates
PCS Start date: 3rd MAY 2022
PCS End date: 2nd July 2022
Viva-voce Exam: 15th July 2022
Note: Certificate should specify above Start/End
dates (mandatory). Ensure 8 weeks duration
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3. PCS Requirements
•Students are permitted to do their problem
centered study in a national or international
organization.
•While selecting the organization students
should make sure that these organizations are
registered with some governmental/quasi-
governmental agency in order to ensure that
the organizations are real and not fictitious.
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4. Type of Organisation
•These organizations may have a general functional
department or more than one functional department
like production, marketing, finance, human
resources, information systems etc.
•Expected to find organisations on your own, on or
before “DATE”
•Finalize organisations and inform OCR & PGP
accordingly.
•Delay in start of project work will disqualify the
candidate to undertake viva-voce
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5. What is expected in a PCS?
•Real application of the research methodology
in identification of a business
problem/research problem.
•Its analysis , findings and suggestions.
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6. How to Begin:
•Select a variable of your interest
•Or Start from Problem given to you
•Look for real reasons behind
•Minimum of two variables required.
Dependent –Focus of study
Independent –for explaining “WHY”

7. Theories -Bridges Between Independent
and Dependent Variables
Independent
Variables
Dependent
Variables

8. Sources:
•Articles published in Journals
•Use databases like EBSCO, QUESTIA;
PROWESS; DELNET; JGATE

9. How to begin?
•search based on “dependent variable” (i.e the
focus of the study)
•Read as many number of articles as possible
•Better to have more than one Indpt. Variable
•Summarize what you have read

10. Eg1: Low conversion rate
•Only 42% of walk-in buy
•Discuss with Decision Makers (DM’s)
•Possible reasons
–Lack of inventory
–Sales force not supportive / Service Quality
–Is it a seasonal issue?
–Too many outlets

11. Eg2:-
on Performance*
Customer Orientation (SOCO)
Service Orientation
(SERV)
Adaptability
(ADAPT)
of insurance advisors
* Measured in actual Rupee value of business obtained

12. The Title for this study could be:
The Influence of Relationship-Oriented
Characteristics of Sales people on Individual
Performance

13. Tool for data collection:
•Adapt tools developed by other researchers
(standardized)
•Sources:
–Articles (Journal) from databases like EBSCO…etc
–Marketing/Finance/HR reference books in scales

14. Definitions:
•Theoretical Definition
–Adapted from ref. books or researches
•Operational definition
–Must be adapted from “tool author”.

15. Sample size & Analysis Design:
•Sample size (Minimum): 175-200
•Use Multivariate statistical tools for analysis

16. Report format
•Introduction
•Review of Literature
•Problem statement
•Significance of the study
•Title and objectives
•Hypotheses
•Theoretical and operational definition

17. Report format (contd…)
•Scope of the study
•Research Design
•Sampling design
•Tool for data collection
•Analysis design
•Analysis and Findings
•Scope for further study
•Suggestion and conclusion
•Plagiarism Report (Maximum similarity
possible –25%)

18. Plagiarism
•Send your PCS report to
[email protected] plagiarism
checking
•The similarity level in ‘turnitinreport’ should
be less than 25%
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19. Should have at least one
Independent and a dependent
variable.
Try avoiding simple percentage analysis.
Refer published (in good journals) as it
brings in minimum quality
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20. Many organisations may give old
student projects for you to
copy..please resist
This is the strongest factor for
student failure
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21. Don’t fudge organisation
certificates
This will lead to sure failure
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22. Structure needed in the report (Mandatory)
•Chapter I –Problem Formulation
•i. Title of the study
•ii. Background of the study (Literature review in detail)
•iii. Statement of the problem (Business problem; Research questions and
research problem)
•iv. Relevance of the study
•Chapter II –Research Process
•v. Objectives of the study
•vi. Significance and Scope of the study
•vii. Research design
•viii. Tools for data collection
•ix. Methods of data collection
•viii. Sampling and Sample size
•Chapter III -Presentation and Analysis of data
•Chapter IV -Interpretation and Conclusions
•Chapter V -Suggestions/Recommendations
•Bibliography/References
•Annexure
•Plagiarism Report (Maximum similarity possible –25%)
•Note: Use any software for referencing, follow APA style
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23. •Structure given here provides broad outline of
the report. You may add more or edit it as per
the directions of your guide.
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24. Duration-8 week full time
8 weeks completion certificate from
company mandatory as part of
report
Area of study-Specialization 1 or
Specialization Area 2
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25. First Draft to Faculty Guide
Refer Slide 1
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26. Requirements (mandatory)
1.Minimum of Eight E-mail based communication with the faculty guide at
the college.
2.Thelearning’s in the specified area of study and doubts (constraints)
need to be reported to the college faculty, with a copy to
[email protected]
3.The faculty -direct the studentas to what is to be done further through
e-mail.
4.Failure to produce proof of e-mail may lead to outright rejection of
project
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27. Submission of Final Report
•Students are required to submit their final project
study report to the PGP office on or before
submission date (refer slide 2 for dates)
•The final report should be hard bound and two such
copiesare to be submitted to the PGP office. One copy
to be retained by the student after getting the
Principal’s signature from PGP office.
•An additional soft copyof the full project report in the
PDF formatin a reasonably good quality CDneed also
be submitted.
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28. Final report Should consist of:
•A title page indicating the names of the student and the company and, the
examination register number and the college emblem (specimen copy available
with the PGP office)
•Certificate (Approval sheet) from the college signed by the Principal and the
faculty guide in the letterhead of Rajagiri College of Social Sciences(specimen copy
available with the PGP office)
•Copy of the certificate from the company and attendance
•Declaration by the student (specimen copy available with the PGP office)
•Acknowledgement
•List of contents (specimen copy attached)
•Executive Summary
•Section I –Profile Study of the Organization (5-10 pages only)
•Section II –Problem Centered Study in the Organization
•Bibliography, if any
•Annexure (questionnaire/interview schedule/checklist/Income statement/Balance
sheet for Finance projects involving Financial analysis mandatory)
•Annexure –plagiarism (similarity) report
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29. Tentative Viva-Voce date
15
th
July 2022
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30. Some FAQ’s
Q: Can more than one students do PCS in same
organization
A: YES, provided you all have different problem
statement/ address different problems
Q: Can we do same study at different branches
of same organization (or conduct same study at
different places)
A: NO, as the problem you address will be same.
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