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Important Instructions
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Along with the Registration Card and fees draft, the student must submit the
Dissertation Outline document and the Dissertation Outline evaluation sheet. The
document must contain the following items:
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The Mentor can be the Supervisor. The Supervisor will be the guide and main
examiner for the student. In case the Mentor is not the Supervisor, he/she must be
the Additional Examiner. The chosen Supervisor / Additional Examiner must have
qualification equivalent to that of the Mentor. The Supervisor and Examiner must be
two different individuals. The same person cannot act as both the Supervisor as well
as Examiner for the same student.
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The Mid-Semester Evaluation will be based on Work Progress and achievement, and
the Mid-Semester Seminar/Viva. No mid-semester report required to submitted.
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The student should submit two copies of the word-processed, hardbound Final
Dissertation Report to the Supervisor, atleast two weeks before the deadline. The
Supervisor should evaluate the final report and conduct the final seminar and vivavoce for the student, alongwith the additional examiner. The Supervisor and the
Additional Examiner should jointly complete the final evaluation sheet and
recommend the final grade for the Dissertation.
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One hard bound copy of the final report along with the final evaluation sheet (after
the Report/Seminar/Viva evaluation by the Supervisor and Additional Examiner)
should reach the Dean, DLPD, BITS Pilani 333 031 (Rajasthan) by Speed
Post so as to reach us latest by October 23, 2009.
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We do understand that all BITS DLP students are employed professionals with their
own professional and personal constraints. We expect all students to coordinate with
their Supervisor and Examiner and submit all documents and evaluation sheets as
per schedule given in the handout.
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The students must submit the Outline, Mid-Semester Progress Evaluation Sheet and
Final Report in the specified format by the specified deadlines, even if the evaluation
by the Supervisor/Examiner is not available by the deadline. The evaluation sheets
duly signed by the Supervisor and Examiner can be submitted separately within two
weeks from the specified deadlines or brought in person when the student comes to
Pilani for Viva.
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10. The Cover Page, Title Page, Abstract and the Certificate from the Supervisor must
be prepared in the same format (with appropriate page fonts and layout) as given in
annexures to this course handout.
11. The report should be properly organized and neatly formatted with all the elements
required for a technical report. It should be adequately descriptive and elaborate
and should be self-contained with respect to the chosen topic. Each chapter should
start from a fresh page. Each chapter should be atleast two pages. The report
should be neatly word-processed in A4 Size paper, printed on one side of the sheet
and presented in a Portrait layout (and NOT in Landscape layout). Printouts of
Powerpoint presentations or product documentation (like program code
listing or user manual) are not acceptable as a written report.
12. In addition to the final evaluation done by the Supervisor and Examiner,
the student must be prepared to come to BITS, Pilani on the chosen date
during October-November, 2009 to present and defend the Dissertation
before a panel of independent examiners at BITS, Pilani. The final grade in
Dissertation would be based on the Supervisors evaluation as well as the
independent evaluation by BITS Faculty.
13. During the Viva each student will be required to make a technical presentation for
about 20 minutes using Microsoft PowerPoint. The presentation will be followed by
viva-voce for about 10 minutes. Students doing software development projects
must be prepared to demonstrate their software product during their presentation.
Wherever possible, the students should bring a laptop/ notebook computer with
their presentation and demonstration, if any.
14. The dates for the final viva-voce in person at BITS Pilani will be announced through
the BITS DLP website by the second week of August 2009. Only those students,
whose hard copy outline received by the specified deadline, will be eligible to
choose their dates for the final viva-voce.
15. Most of the Viva dates will be during weekdays (Tuesdays through Thursdays only)
in November 2009. Likely dates for viva in November 2009 are :
3,4,5,10,11,12,17,18,19 November 2009. Students who wish to present their viva
earlier, on a mutually convenient weekday in October 2009 can mail their request
to kvenkat.dlpd@gmail.com specifying the reasons. They can submit the report
earlier. Likely dates for viva in October 2009 are : 6,7,8,13,14,15,20,21, 22 October
2009
16. Students who are unable to travel to Pilani during October-November 2009 due to
genuine exigencies (either located abroad on official work or having a serious
medical condition preventing travel to Pilani) can send an email request to Prof. K.
Venkatasubramanian, Assistant Dean, DLPD at kvenkat.dlpd@gmail.com after
October 24, 2009 for permission to present their viva-voce through web-based
desktop video conferencing (ONLINE VIVA) on a mutually convenient date. All
requests must be supported by hard copies of the relevant official / medical
documents, duly forwarded by the employer, which should be sent alongwith the
Final Report. The dates for ONLINE VIVA will be announced after November 02,
2009.
17. Any student who fails to submit the Outline, Mid-Semester Evaluation or
the Final Report by the stipulated deadline, and/or fails to appear for vivavoce at BITS, Pilani, might be declared as Required to Register Again (RRA)
in Dissertation.
Dean, DLPD
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Work of the organization towards Certification of Quality Management (like ISO, CMM) should
not be included. This will be viewed as organizations effort.
You routine work cannot be submitted as it is.
The work undertaken by you should be clearly visible and should pertain to that work
accomplished during the current semester.
The work should not result in mere compilation of information pertaining to
organization/project handled. It should be adequately described.
For more details on guidelines for topic selection, Click Here (http://discovery.bitspilani.ac.in/dlpd/courses/handouts/dissguide.pdf 19 Pages)
Broad Areas for Dissertation of M.S. (Quality Management)
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Marketing Management
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Project Management
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Strategic Management
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Dissertation Title
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Students Name
Id No.
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Dissertation Title
CERTIFICATE
______________________
Signature of the Supervisor
Place : ____________________
Date : ____________________
_____________________________
Name, Designation & Organization &Location
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5. A Private Communication
Wonham W.m. (1982) Private Communication.
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BITS ID No.
: ____________________________________
: ____________________________________
EMAIL ADDRESS
: ____________________________________
STUDENTS EMPLOYING
ORGANIZATION & LOCATION
: ____________________________________
SUPERVISORS NAME
: ____________________________________
SUPERVISORS EMPLOYING
ORGANIZATION & LOCATION
: ____________________________________
DISSERTATION TITLE
:_____________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
ABSTRACT : (Should be neatly word processed; should not exceed one page)
Broad Academic Area of Work: (Specify one from the area listed in the guidelines)
Key words (Specify the technical keywords of the Project in alphabetical order)
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Signature of the Student
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Signature of the Supervisor
Name: ______________
Name: ________________
Date:
Date:
Place:
Place:
Note: Attach a separate document including the details in the format given above.
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: ____________________________________
: ____________________________________
EMAIL ADDRESS
: ____________________________________
STUDENTS EMPLOYING
ORGANIZATION & LOCATION
: ____________________________________
SUPERVISORS NAME
: ____________________________________
SUPERVISORS EMPLOYING
ORGANIZATION & LOCATION
: ____________________________________
Student must enclose the Dissertation Outline document in proper format (as given on the next
page) containing details of proposed topic of Dissertation Work, background, scope of work,
objectives, plan of work, literature references and particulars of the Supervisor as well as one
additional examiner in terms of Name, Designation, Qualification and contact information. The
students Mentor should either be the Supervisor or the Additional Examiner. The Supervisor and
Additional Examiner should verify and sign at the end of the Dissertation Outline document.
DISSERTATION OUTLINE EVALUATION
Component
Dissertation Outline
Excellent
Supervisor
Good
Fair
Poor
Additional Examiner
Name
Qualification
Designation
Employing Orgn
and Location
Phone No.
(with STD Code)
Email Address
Signature
Date
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Format of outline
ID No.
: ____________________________________
: ____________________________________
EMAIL ADDRESS
: ____________________________________
STUDENTS EMPLOYING
ORGANIZATION & LOCATION
: ____________________________________
SUPERVISORS NAME
: ____________________________________
SUPERVISORS EMPLOYING
ORGANIZATION & LOCATION
: ____________________________________
DISSERTATION TITLE
: ____________________________________
______________________________________________________________________
Please prepare the outline as a separate document with the following sections
alongwith the above identification information.
1. Cover Page with ID No., Name, Course Number,
Dissertation Title, Broad Academic Area of Work:
Course
Title
and
3. Objectives
4. Scope of Work (to be done by the student independently)
5. Plan of Work (Work to be done during the semester)
6. Literature References
7. Particulars of the Supervisor and Examiner
Signature of Student
Date:
Place:
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: ________________________________________
: ________________________________________
EMAIL ADDRESS
: ________________________________________
SUPERVISORS NAME
: ________________________________________
DISSERTATION TITLE
: ________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________
Details of work done till date
(with reference to Outline)
EVALUATION
Component
Dissertation Outline
Work Progress & Achievements
Initiative and Originality
Documentation & Expression
Excellent
Supervisor
Good
Fair
Additional Examiner
Name
Qualification
Designation
Employing Orgn
and Location
Phone No.
(with STD Code)
Email Address
Signature
Date
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Poor
ID No.
: ______________________________________
: ______________________________________
EMAIL ADDRESS
: ______________________________________
: ______________________________________
DISSERTATION TITLE
: ______________________________________
_________________________________________________________________
Dissertation Final Evaluation (Please put a tick (a ) mark in the appropriate box)
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Evaluation Component
Final Dissertation Report
Final Seminar and Viva-Voce
Evaluation Criteria
Technical/Professional Competence
Work Progress and Achievements
Documentation and expression
Initiative and Originality
Research & Innovation
Relevance to the work environment
Excellent
Excellent
Good
Good
Fair
Poor
Fair
Poor
Please ENCIRCLE the Recommended Final Grade: Excellent / Good / Fair / Poor
Supervisor
Additional Examiner
Name
Qualification
Designation
Employing
Organization &
Location
Phone Number
Mobile Number
Email Address
Signature
Place & Date
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Yes / No
Yes / No
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Yes / No
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Yes / No
Yes / No
Is the Abstract included in the report properly written within one page?
Yes / No
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Yes / No
Yes / No
descriptive, precise and must reflect scope of the actual work done.
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Yes / No
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(iii).
Yes / No
Yes / No
Yes / No
Are the Tables numbered properly? (Table Numbers and Table Titles
should be at the top of the tables)
Yes / No
(iv).
Yes / No
(v).
Yes / No
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Yes / No
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Yes / No
Have the References been cited properly inside the text of the Report?
Yes / No
Is the report format and content according to the guidelines? The report
Yes / No
Yes / No
Note: Softcopy of Final Report and Copy of Final Presentation (in PDF Format) to
be uploaded on BITS VU by October 28, 2009. No CD is to be enclosed in
the report.
Declaration by Student:
I certify that I have properly verified all the items in this checklist and ensure that the
report is in proper format as specified in the course handout.
Place: ________________________
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Signature of the Student
Date: _________________________
Name: ___________________________
ID No.: ___________________________
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