GUIDELINES FOR FIELD PROJECT / PROJECT

APPLICABLE FOR STUDENTS OF

B.Com. – DEMGN350 / BCA – DECAP463 / BBA – DEMGN219 /

B.Sc-IT – DECAP463

LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY

 Guidelines for Field Project

The significance of the field project can be appreciated from the fact that it is an opportunity for the
students to put into practice the knowledge gained during the entire first and second year. It will help
to observe how the principles and concepts are practiced in the workplace. Field project (training) will
provide possible opportunities to learn, understand and sharpen the real time technical / managerial
skills required at the job / project and will give exposure to the current technological developments
relevant to the subject area of training.
The experience gained from the field project will be used in classroom discussions. It will also help the
students to identify their areas of interest and various career prospects which will help them to get
prepared accordingly.

Guidelines applicable to students who are currently not working

 The students who are currently not working will identify and approach companies / organizations
on their own wherein they want to pursue their training according to their area of interest.
 It should be noted that the company / organization must not be a family business.
 The university reserves the right to approve or disapprove the company / organization for training.
Hence, students must take prior approval of the same from the Centre for Distance and Online
Education before proceeding on training.

Guidelines applicable to working students

 The students who are working in a company / organization can pursue their training in the same
company / organization, subject to approval of the same by the company / organization where they
are working.
 In case the students' organization is not allowing them to pursue training with them, the students
can pursue their training in any other company / organization if their current company / organization
allows and sanctions leave for the same.
 The students can also opt for remote training, wherein they do the training from home, without
visiting the company / organization physically, subject to the approval of the concerned company /
organization.
 The students, who are unable to secure a Field Project/ Project with any company, can also opt for
any of the courses from Generic Elective Basket-I, II which is not already chosen as Generic Elective
by the student.

Instructions applicable to all students

 The students are required to provide details of the organization (Name of the organization, address,
contact person, contact details) in which they are willing to do summer training (field project,
Project).
 Centre for Distance & Online Education will give a request letter to the students for submitting the
same to company / organization where they want to pursue training. This letter can be downloaded
from e-connect.
 The request / offer letter may be submitted to industries for their willingness for providing the
training. On acceptance of the letter, the company / organization will issue a confirmation letter /
email to the students for pursuing training which should be submitted to the Centre for Distance &
Online Education.
 The company / organization will provide industry mentors to the students. The mentors will
facilitate both the personal and professional growth of the students through knowledge sharing and
the provision of insights learned from years of experience.
 Students will submit the training report to the industry / organization at the end of summer training.
The training report should be as per the guidelines mentioned below.
 Industry / Organization will issue Summer Training Certificate to the students which should also
mention the attendance of the student. The students should submit the training completion certificate
along with training report to Centre for Distance & Online Education.
 The report will be evaluated as per the rubric parameters mentioned below:

Evaluation Parameters

Maximum
Parameter
Marks
On the basis of the project report 50

Submission of the project report as per prescribed format 10

Innovation and applicability of project work 20

Quality of the project work 20

On the basis of Viva-voce of the project report 50

Communication of the student 10

The student is well aware with the latest trends of development in the 10
area of project work
The student is confident and able to answer the queries / questions
20
raised with proper justifications
The student is open to the observations and pertinent suggestions 10
formulated during viva
TOTAL MARKS 100

Duration of the Project

The duration of the summer training will be as per the guidelines of regulatory body. It is a course
of 8 Credits. Hence, the duration of the summer training must be of 8 weeks.

Instructions for formatting of the report

 The report should be prepared on A4 letter size paper.

 The font type should be Times New Roman. The font size should be 14 for headings and 12 for
normal text.
 All the headings and subheadings should be in bold and all the other matters should be normal.
 The text should be justified throughout the report except for headings for figures, tables, schemes
etc.
 The line spacing should be fixed at 1.5 for the entire report.
 The page numbers should be mentioned at bottom middle position.
 The top, bottom and right margins should be 1” each whereas the left margins should be set at 2.5”.
 The chapters should be numbered as Chapter-1, Chapter-2, etc. whereas figures, charts, tables etc.
should be numbered as 1.1, 2.1 etc. For example, figure 1.1 corresponds to first figure in chapter-1.

 The report should be minimum of 40 pages and maximum of 60 pages.

Categorization of chapters
The report should be divided into minimum of 3 chapters. The number of chapters can be increased to
maximum of 7 depending upon the requirement and nature of the work undertaken by the students.The
suggestive guidelines for each chapter are as follows:
 Chapter-1: Chapter-1 should be titled “INTRODUCTION TO THE PROJECT”. It should
include the objectives, importance and applicability, scope, relevance etc. of the proposed work.
This may also include the work plan and the implementation part.
 Chapter-2 or more: Chapter-2 or more chapters can be on the work done by the student during
their Summer Training period and achievement of objectives. Each Chapter must be given
appropriate title. The tables, figures, schemes etc. should appear in the report as and where they are
required with proper labeling.

 Final Chapter: The final chapter should be titled as “CONCLUSION”. This chapter may include
the summary of the findings and key observations during the Summer Training to attain the
objectives mentioned in Chapter-1. This chapter should also discuss the future scope and
applicability of the outcome of the Summer Training.
Guidelines for writing references
 The references should be written in the last section of the report.
 American Psychological Association (APA)’s 7th edition should be followed to write the citations.
 While writing the reference of a research paper / book / articles / book chapter, following
order should be followed
a) Surname of the authors and then initials of first and middle names
b) year of publication after name
 c) Title of books, journals, magazines, and newspapers in italic format
d) Do not italicize article and chapter titles
e) Volume or edition or issue,
f) Page numbers (First page-last page)

For example-
1. Book with subtitle
Triumph, C. (2017). Prairie fires: The Australian dreams of Ingalls Wilder. Metropolitan Books.
2. Journal article
Francis, G. E. (1986). The paradoxical double in Le Guin’sA Wizard of EarthSea. Extrapolation,
27(4), 326-333.
3. Book Chapter
Gale, D. (2008). Innocence abroad. In L.F. Baum (Ed.), The way home (pp. 27-43). Cyclone Press.
4. While writing the reference of a web link, the exact web link is to be mentioned along with
the date of assessing the web link.
For example: https://www.sunpharma.com(Accessed on 12th Sept 2020).

Work-flow of Summer Training

 The students will provide details of the organization in which they are willing to do Summer
Training.
 Centre for Distance and Online Education will issue request letter to the students.
 The students will submit organization’s confirmation letter / e-mail to Centre for Distance and
Online Education.
 The students will report to the organization.
 As per the directions of the HR cell of the organization, they will get acclimatized to the
organization's environment.
 The students will get a project allocated with an associated industrial mentor.
 The students will conduct the project under the supervision of an industrial mentor.
 After completion, the students will prepare and submit the report to the organization and
university.
Contents of Report
1. Cover page – as per Annexure - I
2. Declaration by student (as per Annexure – II)
3. Training completion certificate from organization / Company (as per Annexure – III)
4. Acknowledgement (if any)
5. List of Tables (if any)
6. List of Figures / Charts (if any)
7. List of abbreviations (if any)
8. Chapter - 1 INTRODUCTION TO THE PROJECT
9. Chapter - 2, 3, 4 etc. (if any)
10. Final Chapter - CONCLUSION
11. Reference
 Annexure 1
Title Page

Title of the Project

Font size 18, Line Spacing 1.5

Name of the Organization / Company / Project

A Field Project Report

Submitted in partial fulfilment of the requirements for the

Award of the degree of

(in Times New Roman, ˂font size14˃)

“Name of the Programme”

Fontsize16

By
Student Name
(˂in Times New Roman font size 14˃ bold)

(Enter Registration Number Here)

(in Times New Roman, ˂font size 14˃ bold)

Centre for Distance and Online Education

LOVELY PROFESSIONAL UNIVERSITY

PHAGWARA, PUNJAB
Year
(In Times New Roman ˂fontsize16> bold)
 Annexure - II:
Student Declaration

To whom so ever it may concern

I, Name of the student, Registration Number of the student, hereby declare that the work done
by me on “Topic of the work” from DD/MM/YYYY to DD/MM/YYYY, is a record of original
work for the partial fulfillment of the requirements for the award of the degree, degree name.

Name of the Student (Registration Number)

Signature of the student

Dated:
 Annexure-III

Certification by the Organization regarding the Field Project

(On the letter head of the Organization)

This is to certify that Mr. / Ms. has completed Summer Training

titled under the
supervision of from DD/MM/YYYY to _
DD/MM/YYYY in our organization. His / her contribution during this summer training has
been_______________________ .

____________________
(Authorized Signatory)
 INTRODUCTION TO THE PROJECT

Objectives of the work undertaken

Scope of the Work

Importance and Applicability

Role and profile of student

 INTRODUCTION OF THE COMPANY / WORK

Company’s Vision and Mission

Origin and growth of the company

Various departments and their functions

Organization chart of the company

 BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF WORK DONE

 Position of Training and roles

 Activities / equipment handled

 Challenges faced and how those were tackled

 Learning outcomes

 Data analysis
CONCLUSION
REFERENCES