15 Common Mistakes to be Avoided in Doing Your Final Year MBA Project

As part of MBA programme, students must submit their final MBA project report during the last Semester. MBA Project is a practical learning experience, and student will be expected to take initiative in planning and executing the project under the guidance of a dedicated Guide from industry with specialist knowledge of their area of interest. The MBA project binds together academic concepts learned during academic programme by students in their specialized functional domain, enabling them to apply academic theory and principles to handle the real managerial issues. Students needs to conduct an in-depth study into a particular organization or business area using the knowledge and skills they developed through the academic programme.

This article comprises of following 15 common mistakes students should avoid in doing their Final year MBA Project. Today, through this article, MBA students will get highlighted on those 15 common mistakes and how to avoid those mistakes while doing their final year MBA Project report.

Take a glimpse:

1. Non-submission of approved synopsis with your final MBA Project report
2. Non-availability of signed certificate of your MBA Project guide in the project report.
3. The synopsis is approved with modification and student has not incorporated the modification in the project report as suggested in the synopsis comments.
4. Avoid very old data for analysis. Time period of data used for analysis must be carefully chosen; for primary data the period of data collection should be between start and end of project, while secondary data should not be older than five years from project study period.
5. Improper format of the report, for example, report submitted in PPT form.
6. Improper chapter plan or absence of adequate Chaptarization.
7. Submission of a completely theoretical report without incorporation of any analysis/practical aspect /trend/statistics etc.
8. Data and analysis not related to the topic of the study.
9. Improper or unsuitable research methodology.
10. Lack of cohesion in report, that is, no link or association between title, objectives, methods, and findings of the study.
11. The submitted project report is different from the approved synopsis.
12. Plagiarism: Unethical copying or using some other person's ideas and information from published reports/case studies/websites etc. without acknowledging that specific person as the source. The submitted project report would be checked on anti-plagiarism software and reports with similarity index of 40% or above would be outrightly rejected. The reports must be submitted in PDF text format and any report submitted in image format would be rejected.
13. The project topic is not relevant to today’s business or technology.
14. Guide or Supervisor for your MBA Project is not an expert in the subject/area of the project.
15. Selecting your MBA Project topic which is not original and not relevant for some investigation.

Final year MBA students must read this entire article on these 15 common mistakes and how to avoid those mistakes in doing Final year Project, may be in Finance or Marketing or Human Resource.

Introduction:

As part of the curriculum during the last Semester, students are required to take up project work in their area of specialization for the successful completion of the MBA Program. This project will be assessed by the university experts.

What is an MBA Project Work?

With an intensive study on a topic, students would explore the subject in detail, gather information and explain the same, seek challenges if any after investigation, the methods used to solve the problem, the results of the investigation and the conclusions inferred and a set of recommendations that can be implemented. The project can be descriptive with existing systems/ prevailing conditions of the topic under Research. In exploratory study we explore the area of study, by introducing new augments to the existing system and draw inferences and projections. Our expert faculties have prepared a list of 15 common mistakes and how to avoid those mistakes in doing Final year MBA Project, which the students should keep those in mind during their MBA project work, may be in the area of Marketing Management, Human Resources, Finance, Operations Management etc.

15 common mistakes and how to avoid those mistakes in doing Final year MBA Project

1. Non-submission of approved synopsis with your final MBA Project report
   Your university approved synopsis duly signed by the University Evaluator should be a part of your MBA project report. MBA Project report submitted without the approved synopsis will be rejected by the University.
2. Non-availability of signed certificate of your MBA Project guide in the project report.
   Your MBA Project guidemust sign in the MBA Project Synopsis as well as in final MBA Project report. In many universities MBA Project guide must also attach his Biodata duly signed along with MBA Project Synopsis, other wise it will be returned by the university.
3. The synopsis is approved with modification and student has not incorporated the modification in the project report as suggested in the synopsis comments.
   In case your MBA Project synopsis is approved with modification, you should incorporate the comments and carry out all the modifications in the project report as suggested in the synopsis. You should be sure that you have incorporated all the observations of the evaluator as mentioned in the approved synopsis. 
4. Avoid very old data for analysis.
   Time period of data used for analysis must be carefully chosen; for primary data the period of data collection should be between start and end of project, while secondary data should not be older than five years from project study period.
5. Improper format of the report, for example, report submitted in PPT form.
   Complete MBA Project should be as per the university format only, including font sizes, spacing, paragraphs etc etc.
6. Improper chapter plan or absence of adequate Chaptarization.
   The main report should follow the chapter scheme which has been indicated in your synopsis. Generally, the sequential presentation should be as follows:
   Theoretical Perspective
   Methodology
   Data Analysis and Interpretations
   Conclusions and Recommendations
   Bibliography and
   Annexure etc
7. Submission of a completely theoretical report without incorporation of any analysis/practical aspect /trend/statistics etc.
   MBA Project report without any analysis/practical aspect /trend/statistics etc and based on theory only will be rejected.
8. Data and analysis not related to the topic of the study.
   Students must submit data and analysis which are related to the MBA Project work only otherwise it will be rejected. 
9. Improper or unsuitable research methodology.
   Research Methodology of MBA project should briefly explain the planning and proposed investigation followed by analysis that the student would undertake for completion of his/her MBA project study. Without proper tools, techniques and steps for MBA project study, it will be rejected.
10. Lack of cohesion in MBA project report
    MBA Project will be rejected if there is no link or association between Project title, objectives of the study, methods carried out, and findings of the study.
11. The submitted project report is different from the approved synopsis.
12. Plagiarism: Unethical copying or using some other person's ideas and information from published reports/case studies/websites etc.
    Without acknowledging that specific person as the source. The submitted project report would be checked on anti-plagiarism software and reports with similarity index of 40% or above would be outrightly rejected. The reports must be submitted in PDF text format and any report submitted in image format would be rejected.
13. The project topic is not relevant to today’s business or technology.
    The title of your project is not suitable for an MBA level study and not relevant to today’s business or industry, then it will be rejected.
14. Guide or Supervisor for your MBA Project is not an expert in the subject/area of the project.
    Select a Guide or Supervisor for your MBA Project who has relevant experience in academics or industry in the subject of the MBA Project. Otherwise, the university will not approve the guide for your or your synopsis will be rejected.
15. Selecting your MBA Project topic which is not original and not relevant for some investigation.
    Your MBA Project topic should be unique and original, useful to the industry otherwise theoretical project report may be rejected.  

Therefore, the students are advised to take utmost care in submission of their final project report avoiding the common mistakes by students which may lead to rejection of their report. Students should take note of the points mentioned above to understand the common reasons for rejection of project report.

Summary

Select relevant topic, keep in mind the time constraint and take help from experienced MBA Guide/ faculty/teachers once required.

In addition to the above mentioned 15 Common mistakes to be avoided in doing your Final year MBA Project, there are still many issues and it is our collective responsibility to ensure the encouraging, transparent, friendly, disciplined and learning environment. Please feel free to contact madembaezy for any support for your MBA Project work and our expert faculty are associated with many Indian Universities, they can extend all support/ can become a guide for MBA projects.