Dear,

This is with reference to the directions received from the Executive Director, in the captioned matter. We are been advised to inform you to submit "Dissertation". The dissertation should be strictly as per the norms stated in the email communication in this regard, sent from the 'Executive Director's office', the details whereof, appended below for your ready reference. Please note, you are required to submit "Dissertation" to the 'Examination Dept' within 55 days from the date of this communication enclosing a copy of this email. In the event of non-submission, in the stipulated time, you may attract penalties and concurrently your request could not be considered. Therefore, you are advised to take due cognizance of the matter and take needful action. Thanks and regards. Prakash Karkar ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Dear All, Congratulations on your new jobs! And I hope you all are adding value to your organizations and keeping the Indira flag flying high! I am sending, with this mail, the instructions for submission of dissertation to those who had to leave ISCS before the commencement of IV semester / Level-B Part-II. Your academic assessment for IVth semester / Level-B Part-II will be based on the dissertation. Please take some time to go through the instructions carefully. IMPORTANT NOTE: THE DISSERTATION OPTION FOR IVTH SEMESTER / LEVEL-B PART-II IS APPLICABLE ONLY FOR STUDENTS WHO HAVE CLEARED ALL THE PAPERS IN THE FIRST YEAR & PLACED and Joined BEFORE 15th December, 2011. THE OTHERS WILL HAVE TO APPROACH EXECUTIVE DIRECTOR (ISCS) FOR HIS DECISION ON A CASE BY CASE BASIS.

The dissertation shall be based on the company you are working for and your role. It shall be structured as follows.

Front Page of the dissertation shall contain only your Name, Division, Roll No (1st Year / 2nd Year) Course, Batch, Major, Minor, E-mail ID & Contact No. Table of Contents with page numbers

Company profile o Nature of business, size of the business, market share, Key Executives, Type of Organization Structure at HQ and in the field (Not more than 9 pages) SWOT analysis of your company (Not more than 4 pages) How is your company positioned vis a vis the competitors and what are the competitive strategies adopted by it? (Not more than 3 pages)

Your role in the company

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Nature of your work, process that you follow, interface with the other departments, how does your work fit into the over all goal of the company (Not more than 6 pages)

Performance Management System practiced in your company (Not more than 5 pages) Use of IT as a productivity enhancer in your organization. (Please do not write about IT being used for word processing and excel spreadsheets.) The focus should be on how IT is used for
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transaction processing, decision making, performance tracking etc. (Not more than 6 pages)

Any lacuna or area for improvement you have observed at your work place / organization and your suggestions for improving it ( Not more than 3 pages)

Your learning experience on the job split into

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Personal o Professional (Not more than 4 pages) NOTE: THE DISSERTATION SHALL BE TYPE WRITTEN, SPIRAL BOUND AND SIGNED BY YOU.

Please do not copy the dissertation nor share it with someone else. If two dissertations are found to be exactly the same, both (the original and copy) will not evaluated and needs to be resubmitted again. This is one instance where helping your friend with your dissertation may not be a good idea after all! The last date for receipt of Level-B / Part-II dissertation is 15th March 2012. Therefore, send your dissertations by 15th March 12 latest to allow for courier delivery. This deadline is NON NEGOTIABLE. Dissertations received after this deadline will not be considered. Please start your preparations for writing the dissertations right away as you have to combine it with your day jobs. If the dissertation is not as per the format specified above, it will not be graded Some of the dissertations of the Senior batch have not been graded because of issues such as copying, non proper format etc. Certificates are yet to be issued to those.

Kindly confirm with us whether couriered dissertation has been reached or not through telephone.

Dissertation can be submitted or couriered to Mr. Prakash Karkar (Exam Coordinator), Indira School of Career Studies, 89/2 A, Tathawade, New Mumbai Pune Highway , Near Wakad Police Chowky, Pune 411 033. Tel: 020 66759402 With best wishes

P K Divakaran Executive Director - ISCS