Research Process

1. Major research project
On the job training
Summer Internship
Project
BY: UTKARSHA SONI

2. Agenda of today’s session
 To understand importance of MRP/OJT/SIP
 To discuss steps for preparation of synopsis.
 To discuss deadlines for submission

3. MRP/SIP/OJT

4. First Step- Selection of Specialization

5. SYNOPSIS
The synopsis is a brief out line (about four A-4 size pages or 1000 to 1500 words is the maximum
limit) of your future work.

6. Title
 Title should cover the objective of the MRP
 It should contain main variables of study
 It should not be too short or too long

7. SIP
OJT
MRP
Title
Formation
7.A study on the various employee
welfare schemes at Hindustan Unilever
10.Analysis of financial statements of
ICICI Bank for the last 5 Years
1.Walmart Employees Perception
towards Safety, Health and Welfare
facilities
8.Analysis of employee training needs in
in State Bank of India.
A Study on Six Sigma Training Program
with Reference to Selected IT
Companies in Hyderabad
1.Customer Relationship Management
(CRM) Studies of Westside
2.A Study on the Impact of Online
Advertisements
3.Study on Movement of Stock Market
4.Study on HR environment
Prospects
HUL -HR
ICICI- Finance
Walmart- HR
SBI- HR
IT sector- Operations
Westside- Marketing
HR
How to select Title?

8. CONTENTS OF SYNOPSIS
i) Introduction, brief background and Rationale of the topic chosen for the project.
ii) Statement of the problem.
iii) Objectives
iv) Research Methodology:
 Research Design
 Nature and source of data/information to be collected.
 Sample and sampling technique. Rationale of chosen organization and the sample.
 Tools and Techniques to be used for data collection - details of the tools/questionnaire to be used and
its relevance with the objectives of the project.
 Method/s to be used for data collection.
 Statistical tools to be used for analysis. Relevance of statistical tools with the objectives of the
project.
 Hypothesis formulation
v) Limitation of the proposed project, if any.
vi) Future direction for further research (optional).
vii) Any other relevant detail which will help better appreciation and understanding of the project proposal.

9. How to Write Introduction?
•Present your topic and get the reader interested
•Provide background or summarize existing
research
•Position your own approach
•Detail your specific research problem
•Give an overview of the paper’s structure

10. Describe the work done by other
researchers in your literature review
 Sources of existing literature are books, journals, magazine articles, e-journals etc.
 It brings clarity and focus to research problem.
 Improves methodology.
 Broaden the knowledge base on the topic of the research.
 The existing literature is written as :
If the Author is one then write in the following manner:
Malhotra (2012) found that…
If there are two Authors:
Malhotra and Sharma (2012) found that….
If more than two Authors :
Malhotra et al. (2012) found that…..

11. What is to be Included in Rationale of the
Study
1. Why we need this study?
2. What information will study add?
3. Potential utility of findings -- Industry, researchers, customers.
4. What are the implications of the study outcomes

12. How to Write Objectives of the Study
• A research objective is a clear, concise,
declarative statement, which provides
direction to investigate the variables.
• Research objectives are derived from the
purpose of the study.
• Generally, research objective focus on the
ways to measure the variables, such as to
identify or describe them
• Sometime objectives are directed towards
identifying the relationship or difference
between two variables.
A STUDY ON EMPLOYEE ABSENTEEISM
Examples
● To find out various reasons for employee
absenteeism
● To find out the level of satisfaction of the
employees regarding overall management
● To find out whether absenteeism is more
due to social & religious causes than ill
health.
● To find out whether shift system has effect
on absenteeism

13. Research Methodology
 Research Design
 Nature and source of data/information to be collected.
 Sample and sampling technique. Rationale of chosen organization and the
sample.
 Tools and Techniques to be used for data collection - details of the
tools/questionnaire to be used and its relevance with the objectives of the
project.
 Method/s to be used for data collection.
 Statistical tools to be used for analysis. Relevance of statistical tools with the
objectives of the project.

14. 1. Research design is considered a blueprint for conducting a research study.
2. It constitutes the outline for the collection, measurement, and analysis of
data.
3. Here research questions are answered and the research hypotheses are
tested.
4 Major types of Research Designs:
•Descriptive Research Design
•Correlational Research Design
•Experimental Research Design
•Quasi-Experimental or Causal-Comparative Research Design
Research Design

15. Data Collection Methods

16. Sampling
Methods

18. List your hypotheses for your research
project

20. REFERENCES
Examples:
Journal Article-
Malhotra, R., Verma, R. and Sharma, S.(2012), “ A Study of Impact of Capital Adequacy on
on Performance of Indian Banks”,Journal of Banking and Finance,Vol.3,pp.303-21.
Books-
Chand, Ramesh (2008), “ Risk Management”, New Delhi: Prentice Hall of India, pp.202-34.
It gives authoritative sources for your statements, helps the reader gain access to
those sources, and acknowledges the fact that the information used in a paper did not
originate with the writer.