1.

THE ARRANGEMENT OF PARTS OF THE REPORT

01. COVER PAGE

02. INSIDE COVER PAGE

03. QUOTATIONS (if any)

04. DEDICATION PAGE (if any)

05. CERTIFICATE

06. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

07. ABSTRACT / EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

08. TABLE OF CONTENTS

09. LIST OF TABLES

10. LIST OF FIGURES

11. GLOSSARY (if any)

12. ABBREVIATIONS (if any)

13. NOTATION (if any)

14. CHAPTERS

15. APPENDICES

16. REFERENCES

17. CURRICULUM VITAE

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 2. THE FORMATS FOR VARIOUS HEADINGS ARE GIVEN BELOW :

01. COVER PAGE : See Annexure 1. The fonts and locations of the
various items on this page should be exactly
as shown in Annexure 1.

02. INSIDE COVER RPAGE : Same as cover page.

03. QUOTATIONS : This should not exceed one page.

04. DEDICATION PAGE : This should not exceed one page.

05. CERTIFICATE : See Annexure 2. The fonts and locations of the

various items on the certificate should be exactly
as shown in Annexure 2.

06. ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS : This should not exceed two pages.

07. ABSTRACT : This should not exceed two pages (about 600
words). See Annexure 3.

08. TABLE OF CONTENTS : See Annexure 4.

09. LIST OF TABLES : See Annexure 5.

10. LIST OF FIGURES : Same format as in list of tables.

11. GLOSSARY : See Annexure 6.

12. ABBREVIATIONS : See Annexure 7.

13. NOTATION : See Annexure 8.

14. CHAPTERS : See Annexure 9A and 9B.

15. APPENDICES : Same format as Chapters.

16. REFERENCES : These should be provided immediately after

the concluding chapter in the thesis, or after
the appendices (if any). References should
be complete in all respects. Indicative
examples are provided in Annexure 10.

17. CURRICULUM VITAE : See Annexure 13. If the candidate prefers

so, the class, distinction, or awards/prices
obtained can be indicated. In any case, the
C.V. should not exceed one page.

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 3. STYLE NOTES FOR PROJECT REPORT

3.1 PAPER

Use A4 (210mm X 297mm) bond unruled paper (80 gsm) for all copies submitted. Use
one side of the page only for all printed / typed matter.

3.2 NUMBERING

3.2.1 Pages

Every page in the Report, except the title page, must be accounted for.

The page numbering, starting from acknowledgements and till the beginning of the
introductory Chapter, should be printed in small Roman numbers. i.e., i, ii, iii, iv…..

The page number of the first page of each chapter should not be printed (but must be
accounted for). All page numbers from the second page of each chapter should be
printed using Arabic numerals, i.e., 2, 3, 4, 5,…..

All printed page numbers should be located at the bottom center of the page, 17mm
(2/3”) from the bottom edge, using normal print.

3.2.2 Chapters

Use only Arabic numerals. Chapter numbering should be centered on the top of the page
using large bold print.

Example:
CHAPTER 1

3.2.3 Sections

Use only Arabic numerals with decimals. Section numbering should be left justified
using bold print.

Example: 1.1, 1.2,1.3, etc.

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3.2.4 Subsections

Use only Arabic numerals with two decimals. Subsection numbering should be left
justified using hold print.

Example: 1.1.1, 1.1.2, 1.1.3, etc.

N.B.: Sub-section levels beyond the third level (e.g. 1.2.1.1, 3.2.1.3, etc.) are not
recommended.

3.2.5 Equation(s) / Formula (e)

Use only Arabic numerals with single decimal. Equation numbers should be right
justified using normal print. Mathematical symbols should be printed in italics.

Format (<Chapter number>. <Equation serial number>)

Example:
Μ
(1.1)
Κ = ∑ µΙ
Ι =1

Please note that the equation numbers are flush right in normal print.

3.2.6 References

Use only Arabic numeral serial numbering in alphabetical order of surname or last name
of first author.

Two or more references by same author(s) in the same year should be indicated by small-
case alphabets in italics.

3.3 TEXT

3.3.1 Colour : Black print

3.3.2 Font :

REGULAR TEXT - Times Roman 12 pts. and normal print.

CHAPTER HEADINGS- Times Roman 14 pts. and bold print and
all capitals.
SECTION HEADINGS - Times Roman 12 pts. and bold print and
all capitals.

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Subsection Headings - Times Roman 12 pts. and bold print and leading capitals.
i.e., only first letter in each word to be in capital
Special Text - Italics / Subscript / Special symbols, etc., as per necessity.
Special text may include footnotes, endnotes, physical or
chemical symbols, mathematical notations, etc.
References - Same font as regular text. Serial number and all authors’
names to be in bold print. Journal names and book titles
in italics. For format see Annexure 10.

3.3.3 Spacing : Use 1.5 line spacing between the lines.

Use triple spacing between paragraphs.

All paragraphs in the report should be left justified completely, from the
first line to the last line.

Use 1.5 line spacing between the regular text and quotations.

Provide three spaces between:

(a) Chapter title and first sentence of a Chapter.

(b) Last line of a section/sub-section and the title of the next section/sub-
section.
(c) Paragraphs.

Use single spacing:

(a) In footnotes and endnotes for text,

(b) In explanatory notes for tables and figures,
(c) In text corresponding to bullets, listings, and quotations in the main
body of the thesis.

See Annexure 9A and 9B for examples.

Use single space in references and double space between references.

Justification: The text should be fully justified.

Hyphenation should be avoided as far as possible.

Text corresponding to bullets, and listings should be indented.

Quotations from other research work must be indented on the left and the
right, if they are longer than two lines. Shorter quotations can be included
as a part of the regular text.

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Widows & At the bottom of a page, a paragraph should have at least two lines.
Orphans: Similarly at the top of a page, a paragraph should end with at least two
lines.

3.4 MARGINS

The margins for the regular text are as follows :

LEFT = 25.4mm (1”) RIGHT = 25.4mm (1”)

TOP = 25.4mm (1”) BOTTOM = 25.4mm (1”)

Please note that the bottom of the page numbers should be 25.4mm (one inch) above the
bottom edge of the numbered pages.

3.5 TABLES

A sample for tables is provided in Annexure 12.

All tables should have sharp lines, drawn in black ink, to separate rows / columns as and
when necessary.

Tables should follow immediately after they are referred to for the first time in the text.
Splitting of paragraphs, for including tables on a page, should be avoided. Provide three
spaces on the top and the bottom of all tables to separate them from the regular text,
wherever applicable. See Annexure 9B for an example.

The last line of the title of any table should be 10 mm to 15 mm above the top-most
horizontal line of the table, and the title should be centered with respect to the table. The
titles must be in the same font as the regular text and should be single-spaced. The title
format is given below :

Table<blank><chapter number> <Serial number><left indent><table title>

Example (of a small table which is sought to be placed within the text):

Table 2.1 Percentage of samples with discretized

priority vector rankings different from
original priority vector rankings:
results of the simulation experiment.

The contents of the table will be within the surrounding

Double line (which indicates the top-most, left-most,
right-most, and bottom-most boundaries of the table).

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Wherever a table exceeds one page present the full title of the table on the first page and
in the following pages provide the table number and state “(contd.)” after it.

Example: (notice the left justification)

Table 5.7 (contd.)

Wherever explanatory notes are used for clarifying any information presented inside the
tables, print them after leaving a single space immediately below the tables.

All tables in landscape format must be placed such that their top portions are near the
binding of the thesis and their bottom portions near the outer edge.

3.6 FIGURES

A Sample of figures is provided in Annexure 13.

All figures, drawings, and graphs should be drawn in black ink with sharp lines and
adequate contrast between different plots if more than one plot is present in the same
graph.

Figures should follow immediately after they are referred to for the first time in the text.
Splitting of paragraphs, for including figures on a page, should be avoided. Provide three
spaces on the top and the bottom of all figures to separate them from the regular text,
wherever applicable. See Annexure 9B for an example.

The first line of the title for figures, drawings, graphs and photos should be between 10
mm and 1.5mm below the bottom and they should be centered with respect to the figure.
The titles must be in the same font as the regular text and should be single-spaced. The
title format is given below:

Figure<blank><chapter number> <serial number><left indent><figure title>.

Example
Figure. 6.2 Life against Maximum Stress Range based on
Maximum Stroke of a corrugation.

Wherever a figure exceeds one pager (as in the case of large flow charts for computer
programs) present the full title of the figure on the first page and in the following pages
provide the figure number and state “(contd.)” after it.

Example: (notice the left justification)

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Fig. 4.23 (contd.)

When there are many plots in a single graph or figure, the lettering, labeling or
numbering of each plot for its identification should be of a size such that even after size
reduction in the thesis, the identification should be clearly legible.

All figures in landscape format must be placed such that their top portions are near the
binding of the thesis and their bottom portions near the outer edge.

3.7 PHOTOS

Use color photos only if they are necessary. Remember that the thesis may have to be
photocopied. In case color photos are used, all copies of the thesis must contain only
color photos.

Photos should be printed on glossy paper, and should be mounted with white casein (e.g.
Elmer’s glue), glue sick, dry mounting tissue, or any good adhesive. Do not use rubber
cement or cello tape.

Each photo should be numbered and referred to as a figure. Photo titles should be similar
to those provided for figures.

3.8 DRAWINGS

Drawings, which are larger than A4 size, are not encouraged. If larger drawings are
absolutely necessary they may be suitably folded to A4 size in the thesis. Take care to
reduce the sizes when the final A5 form of the thesis is prepared.

Each drawing should be numbered and referred to as a figure. Drawing titles should be
similar to those provided for figures.

3.9 FOOTNOTES

In presenting footnotes and references, use a consistent form acceptable in your

discipline. See Annexure 9A for a sample.

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 ANNEXURE 1

ENERGY RESOURCE ALLOCATION

TO URBAN HOUSEHOLDS:
AN INTEGRATED
GOAL PROGRAMMING – AHP MODEL

FINAL PROJECT

Submitted by

<NAME>

For the award of the

EXECUTIVE POSTGRADUATE DIPLOMA IN BUSINESS MANAGEMENT

LOYOLA INSTITUTE OF BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

LOYOLA COLLEGE, CHENNAI

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 ANNEXURE 2

BONAFIDE CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the Final Dissertation entitled STUDY ON STRESS

MANAGEMENT AMONG DIFFERENT LEVEL OF EXECUTIVES IB< title (use

bold print; main title all capitals and subtitle with leading capitals)> submitted by

<Candidate’s Name (use bold print with leading capitals)> to LIBA, LOYOLA

COLLEGE, CHENNAI for the award of the diploma of Post Graduate Diploma in

Business Management is a bonafide record of research work carried out by him (her)

under my (our) supervision. To the best of my knowledge, the contents of this report in

full or in parts have not been submitted to any other Institute or University for the award

of any degree or diploma.

The project work has been carried out at < name of organization/institution >

Chennai - 600 034

Research Guide(s)
Date :

Research Co-ordinator *

* External Guide at the organization

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 ANNEXURE 3

EXECUTIVE SUMMARY

Construction projects involve large capital investments and in view of the limited
availability of resources, the control of cost, execution time and quality of these projects
is very important. Construction managers should aim for efficient utilization of resources
to achieve a project’s objectives and for effective project management. In construction
projects multiple resources have to be dynamically allocated to different activities, which
are simultaneously, carried out in different project sites while keeping in mind multiple
objectives. The present work is perhaps one of the earliest attempts to take up this
challenge, with a focus on practical realities.

A questionnaire-based survey was undertaken in order to find out, the level of awareness
among professionals in the Indian construction industry on the various project
management techniques, the extent of use of computers in planning and implementation
of construction projects, and the importance attached to the multi-objective, multiple
resources scheduling problem in practice. The results of the survey indicated that
construction managers at various levels are beginning to show increasing interest in
modern project resource scheduling techniques.

Construction managers have to balance conflicting multiple objectives such as

maximizing profit, minimizing cost and time overruns, maximizing utilization of
resources, etc. Multiple resource scheduling models, available in the research literature
dealing with Production scheduling cannot be applied directly to construction projects.
Viable multiple objective resource scheduling models are yet to be developed for
application in construction projects. A single objective resource-scheduling model has
been developed to perform resource leveling (NIRLEM) and allocation (NIRAM). It
has been compared with other existing models and shown to be superior. This model
serves as the basis for the development of a multi-objective model.

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A multi-objective goal-programming model (GOPRELA) has been developed here. It
considers conflicting objectives of the owner (minimizing project completion time), the
project manager (minimizing variation in resource deployment and maximizing resource
utilization), and the contractor (minimizing cash flow deviations) to get a satisfying (best
compromise) solution. This has been applied to small and large single projects involving
multiple resources, and its solution has been evaluated.

However, goal programming is not suitable for solving the problem of multiple resources
in large projects with multiple objectives as the problem tends to become NP-complete.
Hence, simulation has been resorted to for solving the problem and has also been
validated. The simulation model has been extended to the case of scheduling multiple
resources across multiple projects with multiple objectives. The extended simulation
model can be used in practice.

The limitations and scope for further work are also discussed.

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 ANNEXURE 4

TABLE OF CONTENTS
Page

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS …………………………………………………….. i

ABSTRACT …………………………………………………………………….. ii

LIST OF FIGURES……………………………………………………………… vii

GLOSSARY……………………………………………………………………… x

ABBREVIATIONS……………………………………………………………… xii

NOTATION……………………………………………………………………… xiv

CHAPTER 1 ISSUES IN ADVERTISING

1.1 Introduction……………………………………………………………… 1
1.2 Institutions of Advertising………………………………………………... 2
1.3 Models and Model-building in Advertising……………………………… 3
1.4 Decision-making in Advertising………………………………………….. 5
1.4.1 Objective setting and budget allocation…………………………………... 6
1.4.2 Copy decisions……………………………………………………………. 7
1.4.3 Media decisions…………………………………………………………... 8
1.5 Uncertainty in Advertising Decision – making…………………………… 9
1.6 Scope of the Present Work………………………………………...……... 10

CHAPTER 2 OVERVIEW OF LITERATURE

2.1 Introduction……………………………………………………………… 12
2.2 Media Vehicle Selection and Scheduling Models………………………. 14
2.3 Net Reach and Exposure Distribution Models………………………….. 20
2.4 Advertising Budget Allocation and Sales Response Models…….……… 27
2.5 The Indian Scene………………………………………………………… 35

(Please Note: The above is only a sample)

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LIST OF TABLES

Table Title Page

1.1 Frequency of Applications of Various Methodologies

in Energy Policy Analysis (1973-1992 A.D.)…………………………………… 12

1.2 Percentage Share of Energy Consumption by

Household (Rural and Urban) Sector in India…………………………………… 27

2.1 Percentage Composition of Household (Rural and Urban)

Energy Consumption in India…………………………………………………… 34

2.2 Annual Energy Consumption : Different End-Users in

Urban Indian Households………………………………………………………. 40

(Please Note: The above is only a sample)

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GLOSSARY

The following are some of the commonly used terms in this thesis:
Biogas-Electricity This refers to the electricity generated by feeding biogas in a
duel-fuel mode.
Criterion This refers to the yardstick on which the performance of different
alternatives is evaluated.
Combination When an energy resource is employed for satisfying the demands
of a specific energy end-use, it becomes a combination. For
example, coal-cooking is a combination. Such combinations form
the decision alternatives in this thesis.

(Please Note: The above is only a sample)

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ABBREVIATIONS

The research scholar must take utmost care in the use of technical abbreviations.
For example. "KM" stands for "Kelvin Mega" and not kilometer (which should be
abbreviated as km) and "gms" stands for "grain meter second" and not "grams" (which
should be abbreviated as g). In addition, abbreviations pertaining to any specific
discipline should be listed in alphabetical order as shown below :

AHP The Analytic Hierarchy Process

BC Benefit/Cost ratio

EP Expected Priority

ERA Energy Resource Allocation

(Please Note: The above is only a sample)

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NOTATION

The research scholar must explain the meaning of special symbols and notations used in
the thesis. Define English symbols. Greek symbols, and Miscellaneous symbols
separately. Some examples are presented below.

English Symbols (in alphabetical order)

a the mean radius of the Earth = 6.37 x 106 m

Greek Symbols

σ (x) the standard deviation of x

Miscellaneous Symbols

x  absolute value of x

%o per thousand

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 ANNEXURE 9A

CHAPTER 1

ENERGY POLICY: ISSUES, MODELS AND METHODOLOGIES

The indispensable role of energy in national development has been aptly demonstrated, in
the last two decades, by the rapid rise in energy prices, the effects of energy shortages
and disruptions, and the resultant problems in trade balances and reduced economic
growth (Commoner, 1976; Fisher, 1974). The energy sector is capital-intensive
accounting for about 30% of the Union budget in India (Economic Survey, 1992). Being
the largest service sector, any policy changes made in it such as price changes,
investment pattern, research and development etc., affect the entire economy. Energy has
exclusive linkages with other sectors of the economy and hence it should not be viewed
in isolation but as a subsystem of the overall energy-economic-environmental system
(Sonenblum, 1978; Odum and Odum, 1981). Energy has been recognized as a factor of
production similar to land, labor and capital (Grivoyannis, 1983). Often, energy recovery
and conversion processes account for a significant portion of environmental problems
such as air and water pollution, land use, and generation of solid wastes. Planning and
policy specification in the energy sector should reflect these linkages to serve national
objectives. Energy policy should also consider economic, environmental and societal
issues such as equity, poverty, energy conservation, long term availability of resources,
technological excellence, employment generation, self reliance, environmental
protection, etc. (Cohen, 1978; Maillet, 1987).

In addition, energy can play a vital role in solving problems peculiar to developing
economics such as India's, viz., the rural-urban dichotomy, balanced economic
development, foreign exchange requirements, and others (Reuter and Voss, 1990).

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• The finding and eliminating of special cause variation is the responsibility of

those working in the process. It is the responsibility of those managing the
process of find and eliminate the common cause to bring about an improvement
in process (Table 2.1). Lack of understanding of these concepts by management
will lead to misinterpretation of the patterns of variation.

Table 2.1 Responsibility for Variation (Adapted from Francis and Gerwels, 1989)

Type of Frequency of Characteristic Action needed Responsibility

variation Occurrence
Common High (>90%) Fault of the Fundamental Management
cause system system change
Special Low (<10%) Traceable to an Find the source Local work
cause assignable cause and take force
preventive action

When a process has only common causes affecting the outcomes, it is called a stable
process and is said to be in a state of statistical control. A stable process does not
necessarily mean that the product produced or service provided is meeting specifications
or is satisfactory. It only means that the cause system for variation remains constant over
time and the outcome is predictable. It an unstable process the magnitude of variation
from one period to the next is unpredictable. Some of the advantages of a stable process
are (Deming, 1986):

UCLy = E(y) + 3σ y (2.1)

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REFERENCES

For papers by single author :

<S.No.>. Saaty, T.L. (1986a). Exploring optimization through hierarchies and ratio
scales. Socio-Economic Planning Sciences, 20, 335-360.

<S.No.>. Saaty, T.L. (1986b). Axiomatic foundations of the Analytic Hierarchy

Process. Management Science, 32, 841-855.

For papers by two authors :

<S.No.>. Triantaphyllou, E, and S.H. Mann (1990). An evaluation of the

eigenvalue approach for determining the membership values in fuzzy sets.
Fuzzy Sets and Systems, 35, 295-301.

For papers with more than two authors :

<S.No.>. Stehr-Green, P.A.,J.Farrar, V. Burse, W. Royce, and J. Wohlleb

(1988). A survey of measured levels and dietary sources of selected
organochlorine pesticide residues and metabolites in human sera from a
rural population, Journal of Public Health, 78, 828-830.

Note: Indicate the names of all authors, if feasible, and avoid the use of et al (to indicate
the presence of two or more co-authors) after the first author’s name.

For books :

<S.No.>. Dubois, D. and H. Prade Fuzzy Sets and Systems: Theory and
Applications, Academic Press, New York, 1981.

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For articles in edited books/volumes :

<S.No.>. Pimental, D. Energy Flow in agroecosystems. pp. 121-132. In R.

Lowrance, B.R. Stinner, and G.J. Horse (eds.) Agricultural ecosystems.
John Wiley, Somerset, New Jersey, 1984.

For papers presented at Conferences :

<S.No.>. Young, E.F. and H.I. Miller (1988). “Old” biotechnology to “new”
biotechnology: Continuum or disjunction? Proceedings of International
Biosymposium for Advancement of Biotechnology, Tokyo, October, 63-85.

For Article from www :

<S.No.>. http://homepage.mac.com/cpcguide/qmp/qaqm.html. “Applying the

principles to quality assurance and quality management” by Kuster
Forsberg

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TABLES AND FIGURES SHOULD BE SELF-EXPLANATORY AS FAR AS POSSIBLE

Table 7.1 Percentage of Samples with Discretized Priority Vector Rankings Different
from Original Priority Vector Rankings. Results of the Simulation
Experiment.

Size of the matrix Simulation Simulation Simulation

experiment results experiment results experiment results
using Saaty’s scale using Saaty’s scale using Saaty’s scale
with in-between with in-between
values 1, 1.5, 2 values 1, 1.25, 1.5
so on so on
2 35.17 21.05 12.09
3 42.62 28.12 16.86
4 51.24 34.24 20.68
5 59.62 41.04 24.83
6 66.21 46.20 29.10
7 71.81 51.53 32.98
8 76.72 56.62 37.10
9 80.60 61.36 40.83

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The comments given below discuss the kinds of mistakes and errors that
can creep in while presenting figures.

Fig. 3.1 Comparative Analysis of Different Scales

35

30

25 Jan
Feb
20 Mar

15 Apr
May
10 Jun
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Food Gas Motel

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CURRICULUM VITAE

1. NAME : R. Vijay Kumar

2. DATE OF BIRTH : 21 June 1966

3. EDUCATIONAL QUALFICATIONS

1988 Bachelor of Engineering (B.E.)

Institution : Andhra University, Visakhapatnam

Specialization : Civil Engineering

4. WORK EXPERIENCE

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