BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE, PILANI

WORK-INTEGRATED LEARNING PROGRAMMES DIVISION

FIRST SEMESTER 2017-2018
COURSE HANDOUT

MBA ZC623T Project Work

(For students of MBA Consultancy Management / MBA Manufacturing Management / MBA Quality
Management

COURSE INSTRUCTOR: SUPERVISOR OF STUDENT CONCERNED

SCOPE AND OBJECTIVES
Consistent with the students degree programme, professional background and work-
environment, the student will be required to carry out an original, significant research
and/or or development project independently. The chosen topic of work should be non-
trivial, analytical, application-oriented and should involve substantial research and/or
development effort based on a specific theme. Students should choose only topics for which the
work done can be presented, demonstrated, and defended before a panel of examiners at BITS,
Campus. Any attempt at plagiarism or use of unfair means will result in severe
disciplinary action.

The student should preferably select an area of work that is considered vital to the
employing organization. The student, in consultation with his/her Supervisor, identifies
the topic of the Project Work and prepares the detailed Project Work outline.

Each student will also be assigned to one of the BITS faculty identified who will provide
feedback/suggestion on the outline and Mid-Semester Report submitted by student and
participate in conducting the final Viva/evaluation. Further details of this will be communicated to
students later.
The student carries on with the Project Work adhering to the guidelines provided in the course
handout, submitting all the prescribed evaluation components in time. At the end of the
semester, the student should submit a comprehensive Project Work Report to the Institute for
evaluation and defends the Project Work before a panel of faculty examiners from BITS, Pilani.

The student will be evaluated on the basis of the various interim evaluation components,
contents of the report and the final Seminar as a Viva-Voce at the end of the semester. The final
grades for Project Work are Non-Letter grades namely Excellent, Good, Fair and Poor.
Since no grade point are attached with Non-Letter grades so the Non-Letter grades do
not go into CGPA computation.

PROJECT WORK EVALUATION SCHEDULE

S. Evaluation Component Scheduled Last Date for the
No documents to reach BITS,
Pilani
1. # Upload softcopy of Outline Report and Evaluation July 31, 2017
Sheet on Taxila LMS
2. Allotment of Faculty Mentor August 17, 2017
3. BITS faculty provide feedback on the outline August 24, 2017
4. # Upload Soft Copy of Mid-Semester progress report September 20, 2017
and Mid-Semester Evaluation Sheet
5. BITS Faculty provide feedback on the Mid-Semester September 27, 2017
Progress report
6. # Upload softcopy of Final Project Work Report, Pre- October 20, 2017
Final Evaluation Sheet, and Final Presentation (all in
PDF format)
7. Announcement and Students book date for Net Viva* October 24-29, 2017
8. Final Viva (online) November 2017
* Students will be able to select Viva date only if the Final Report has been
submitted (upload Softcopy) by the due date.
# If any portion of the work/report is found to be plagiarized, the student will
be liable to severe disciplinary action.

Note : Requests for extension of deadlines for submission of documents or

evaluation sheets will not be entertained in any case.

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 Important Instructions
1. Soon after Registration, the student must submit the soft copy of the
Project Work Outline document and the Project Work Outline evaluation
sheet. The document must contain the following items:

1.Proposed topic of Project Work

2.Broad Academic Area of Work
3.Background
4.Scope of work
5.Objectives
6.Plan of work (to be done during the semester)
7.Literature references, and
8.Particulars of the Supervisor as well as one Additional Examiner (Name,
Qualification, Designation, Employing Organization, and contact information).

2. The Mentor can be the Supervisor. The Supervisor will act as guide and one of the
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.

3. Students who are currently enrolled in MS SS/MM/CM/QM or M.Phil HHSM cannot

be Supervisors/ Examiners/ Mentors for other BS/MS Students doing Project
Work/Dissertation.

4. The Mid-Semester Evaluation will be based on the progress report describing the
Work Progress and achievement, and the Mid-Semester Seminar/Viva to be
conducted by the Supervisor.

5. The student should submit the Final Project Report (pdf format) to the Supervisor
and Additional Examiner, atleast two weeks before the deadline. The Supervisor
should evaluate the final report and conduct the pre-final seminar and viva-voce for
the student, alongwith the additional examiner. The Supervisor and the
Additional Examiner should jointly complete the pre-final evaluation sheet
and recommend the pre-final grade for the Project Work.

6. Student should upload the soft copy of the final report, Pre-final Evaluation
Sheet and final presentation (pdf format) latest by October 20, 2017
7. We do understand that all BITS WILP 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.

8. The students must submit the Outline, Mid-Semester Progress Report and
Final Report in the specified format (Check the instruction on E-learn Portal
for the same) by the specified deadlines, even if the evaluation by the
Supervisor/Examiner is not available by the deadline. The scanned copy of
the evaluation sheets duly signed by the Supervisor and Examiner can be submitted
online separately within one week from the specified deadline, but before the
scheduled final viva date.

9. Requests for extension of deadlines for submission of documents or

evaluation sheets will not be entertained irrespective of the reasons.

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10. The Cover Page, Title Page, Abstract and the Certificate from the Supervisor must
be prepared in the Prescribed 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. The title should be
adequately descriptive, precise and must reflect scope of the actual work done.
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 pre-final evaluation done by the Supervisor and
Examiner, the student must be prepared to appear for an online Viva
(through WebEx) on the chosen date during November 2017 to present and
defend the Project Work before a panel of independent examiners. The final
grade in Project Work 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.

14. The dates for the final viva-voce will be announced through the BITS WILP website
by October 24-29, 2017. Only those students, whose soft copy of Final Report
& Pre-Final Evaluation Sheet and Presentation duly signed and graded by the
Supervisor and Additional Examiner is uploaded by the specified deadline, will be
eligible to choose dates for the final viva-voce.

15. 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 viva-
voce might be reported as Required to Register Again (RRA) in
Dissertation.
16. Under the following conditions, students who appear for their final viva voce may
also be reported RRA (Required to Register Again) after evaluation, under the
o
following conditions:
a. Student is unable to technically present/defend the work done.
b. Technical knowledge/competence of the student is inadequate.
c. The work report submitted is inadequate or incomplete.
d. The work/report is found to be plagiarized.

17. If any portion of the work/report is found to be plagiarized, the student

will be liable to severe disciplinary action.

Dean, WILPD

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Guidelines for choosing topics for Project Work
Each student should work independently on a chosen topic. Two or more students should not do
any project jointly. The chosen topic of work should be non-trivial, analytical, application-oriented
and should involve substantial original research and/or development effort based on a specific
theme. Any attempt at plagiarism or use of unfair means will result in severe disciplinary action.
Students should choose only topics for which the work done can be presented, demonstrated, and
defended before a panel of examiners. Students may note that in cases where no demonstration is perceived
to be possible by the student / employer, due to technical or professional reasons, a letter on the official
letterhead of the employer clearly stating this infeasibility, duly signed by the Project Manager of the student
(or equivalent officer or higher) and to be uploaded by the students by the due date for upload the final report.
However, BITS-Pilani reserves the right to examine the validity of claims made and insist on a live
demonstration in presence of its nominees.
Mere configuration, installation, testing and routine maintenance, support or management of
systems or equipments will not be considered adequate for a Project Work. Trivial, Small projects
which are commonly done as assignments in courses are not acceptable as Project Work. Mere
survey of literature/data collection would also not be acceptable as a Project Work.
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 the 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.

Broad Areas for Project of MBA (Consultancy Management)

1. Financial & Management Accounting 10. Financial Management
2. Managerial Economics 11. Operations Management
3. Quantitative Methods 12. Consultancy Practices
4. Managing People and Organization 13. Enterprise Resource Planning
5. Consultancy & People Skills 14. Leadership and Managing Change
6. Strategic Change Management 15. Supply Chain Management
7. Project Management 16. Management Information & Decision Support
8. Business Process Analysis Systems
9. Marketing

Broad Areas for Project of MBA (Manufacturing Management)

1. Financial & Management Accounting 10. Strategic Management & Business Policy
2. Managerial Economics 11. Operations Management
3. Quantitative Methods 12. Enterprise Resource Planning
4. Managing People and Organization 13. Leadership and Managing Change
5. Total Quality Management 14. Supply Chain Management
6. Supply Chain Management 15. Management Information & Decision Support
7. Lean Manufacturing Systems
8. Financial Management 16. Project Management
9. Marketing

Broad Areas for Project of MBA (Quality Management)

1. Financial & Management Accounting 10. Strategic Management & Business Policy
2. Managerial Economics 11. Operations Management
3. Quantitative Methods 12. Leadership and Managing Change
4. Managing People and Organization 13. Software Quality Management
5. Total Quality Management 14. Management Information & Decision Support
6. Quality Management Systems Systems
7. Statistic Quality Control 15. Project Management
8. Marketing
9. Financial Management
8. Financial Management
1. Production, Planning and Control 9. Maintenance & Safety
2. Quality Management Systems 10. Just In Time Manufacturing
3. Materials Science & Engineering 11. Environmental Management Systems
4. Nano Technology 12. Human Resource Management
5. Quality Control Assurance and Reliability 13. Project Management
6. Marketing Management 14. Quality Through Measurement Systems
7. Strategic Management and Business Policy 15. Statistical Process Control
16. Total Quality Management
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Annexure A- Sample Format of Cover Page of the Project Work

<Project Title>

MBA ZG623T: Project Work

by

<Students Name>

<Id No.>

Project Work work carried out at

<Name of the Employing Organization, Location>

BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE

PILANI (RAJASTHAN)

November 2017

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Annexure B- Sample Format of Title Page of the Project Work

<Project Title>

MBA ZG623T: Project Work

by

<Students Name>

<ID No.>

Project Work work carried out at

<Name of the Employing Organization, Location>

Submitted in partial fulfillment of MBA Manufacturing Management/

Quality Management/ Consultancy Management degree programme

Under the Supervision of

<Name and Designation of Supervisor,
Employing Organization, Location>

BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE

PILANI (RAJASTHAN)

November 2017
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Annexure C: Format Certificate from the Supervisor

CERTIFICATE

This is to certify that the Project Work entitled <Title of the Project

Work> and submitted by <Name of the student> having ID-No. <BITS

Id Number of the Student> for the partial fulfillment of the requirements

of MBA. <Name of the degree> degree of BITS, embodies the bonafide

work done by him/her under my supervision.

______________________

Signature of the Supervisor

Place : ____________________

Date : ____________________ _____________________________

Name, Designation & Organization &Location

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Sequence of items in the Report

The following sequence may be followed in the preparation of the Mid-

Semester Progress Report and document the work done till the Mid-Semester
submission date. Same Report will culminate into the Final Report.

1. Cover Page (On the hardbound cover)

2. Title Page (Inner Cover Page)
3. Certificate from the Supervisor
4. Abstract
5. Acknowledgements
6. (Detailed) Table of Contents (with page numbers).
7. List of Figures (with figure number, figure titles and page numbers)
8. List of Tables with table number, table title and page number.
9. Chapter 1: Introduction (Page No.1 should start with Chapter 1)
10. Chapter 2, 3, etc.
11. Summary
12. Conclusions and Recommendations (if any)
13. Directions for future work (if any)
14. Bibliography (if any) (Please refer to the sample format given below)
15. References (if any) ((Please refer to the sample format given below)
16. Appendices (if any)
17. Checklist for the items in the report

Note: Please do not include any header or footer in any page of the report. Only page
numbers should be mentioned at the bottom center of each page. For guidelines
regarding preparation of the report, please consult your textbook for the course on
Technical Report Writing / Technical Communication.

Format for giving Bibliography or References

Bibliography or References can be included in the report according to the format given in
the following examples. References should be cited properly inside the text of the report.

1. BOOK

Author. Title of Book. City of Publication: Publisher, Year.

One Author Example: Brinkley, Alan. The Unfinished Nation. New York: Knopf, 1993.
Two or More Authors Example: Rowe, Richard, and Larry Jeffus. The Essential
Welder: Gas Metal Arc Welding Classroom Manual. Albany: Delmar, 2000.

2. SCHOLARLY JOURNAL ARTICLES

Author. "Title of Article." Title of Journal Volume number (Year): Page(s).

Example: Davis, William D., Thomas Cleary, Michelle Donnelly, and Samuel Hellerman.
"Using Sensor Signals to Analyze Fires." Fire Technology 39 (2003): 295-308.

3. CONFERENCE PROCEEDINGS

Editor names(s). Title of publication/conference. Name of conference. Dates and place of

conference. Place of publication, publisher, and date of publication.

Example: Vivian VL, editor. Child abuse and neglect: a medical community response.
First AMA National Conference on Child Abuse and Neglect; 1984 Mar 30-31; Chicago.
Chicago: American Medical Association; 1985.

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4. PROJECT WORK AND THESES

Author name. Full title of the report. Publication type. Location and name of institution.
Date of publication.

Project Work Example: Youssef NM. School adjustment of children with congenital
heart disease [Project Work]. Pittsburgh (PA): University of Pittsburgh; 1988.

Thesis Example: Devins GM. Helplessness, depression, and mood in end-stage renal
disease [masters thesis]. Montreal, Quebec: McGill University;1981.

5. A Private Communication

Wonham W.m. (1982) Private Communication.

6. Format for Citation of References within the Report

Example of citing a journal paper listed in references, inside the text of the report:
.. These results have been presented by Kalman and Pucy [2] .

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Annexure D : Sample Format & Template of Abstract

Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani

Work-Integrated Learning Programmes Division

First Semester 2017-2018

MBA ZG623T: Project Work

ABSTRACT

BITS ID No. : ____________________________________

NAME OF THE STUDENT : ____________________________________

EMAIL ADDRESS : ____________________________________

STUDENTS EMPLOYING : ____________________________________

ORGANIZATION & LOCATION

SUPERVISORS NAME : ____________________________________

SUPERVISORS EMPLOYING : ____________________________________

ORGANIZATION & LOCATION

SUPERVISORS EMAIL ADDRESS: ____________________________________

PROJECT WORK TITLE :_____________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

ABSTRACT : (Should be neatly word processed; should not exceed one page)

Broad Academic Area of Work: (Specify one from the areas listed in the guidelines)

Key words (Specify the technical keywords of the Project in alphabetical order)
____________________ ______________________
Signature of the Student Signature of the Supervisor

Name: ______________
Name: ________________
Date:
Date:
Place: Place:
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 BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE, PILANI
WORK-INTEGRATED LEARNING PROGRAMMES DIVISION
First Semester 2017-2018

MBA ZG623T: Project Work EC-1: Project Work Outline Evaluation Sheet

Upload Softcopy of Outline Report and Evaluation Sheet on on BITS LMS Taxila
July 31, 2017

ID No. : ____________________________________

NAME OF THE STUDENT : ____________________________________

EMAIL ADDRESS : ____________________________________

STUDENTS EMPLOYING : ____________________________________

ORGANIZATION & LOCATION

SUPERVISORS NAME : ____________________________________

SUPERVISORS EMPLOYING : ____________________________________

ORGANIZATION & LOCATION

PROPOSED PROJECT TITLE : ____________________________________

______________________________________________________________________

Student must enclose the Project Work Outline document in proper format (as given on the next
page) containing details of proposed topic of Project Work 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 Project Work Outline document.

PROJECT WORK OUTLINE EVALUATION

(Please put a tick ( ) mark in the appropriate box)

EC No. Component Excellent Good Fair Poor

1. Project Work Outline

Supervisor 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
Birla Institute of Technology & Science, Pilani
Work-Integrated Learning Programmes Division
First Semester 2017-2018

MBA ZG623T Project Work Outline

ID No. : ____________________________________

NAME OF THE STUDENT : ____________________________________

EMAIL ADDRESS : ____________________________________

STUDENTS EMPLOYING : ____________________________________

ORGANIZATION & LOCATION

SUPERVISORS NAME : ____________________________________

SUPERVISORS EMPLOYING : ____________________________________

ORGANIZATION & LOCATION

SUPERVISORS EMAIL ADDRESS : ____________________________________

PROJECT WORK 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, Course Title and Project Work Title,
Broad Academic Area of Work:

2. Background (Relevance of the project to the current work environment in the

employing organization)

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

8. Remarks of the Supervisor

Signature of Student Signature of Supervisor Signature of Additional Examiner

Name________________ Name _______________ Name _____________________

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 BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE, PILANI
WORK-INTEGRATED LEARNING PROGRAMMES DIVISION
First Semester 2017-2018

MBA ZG623T : Project Work Mid-Semester Progress Evaluation Sheet

Upload Softcopy of Mid-Semester Progress Report and Mid-Semester Evaluation Sheet by

September 20, 2017

ID No. : ________________________________________

NAME OF THE STUDENT : ________________________________________

EMAIL ADDRESS : ________________________________________

SUPERVISORS NAME : ________________________________________

PROJECT WORK TITLE : ________________________________________

_________________________________________________________________________

Details of work done till date : Attach a separate word processed document,
(with reference to Outline) giving brief details of work done.

Plan of work yet to be done : Attach a separate word processed document,

specifying the milestones & deliverables.
EVALUATION

PROJECT WORK PROGRESS EVALUATION (Please put a tick ( ) mark in the appropriate box)

EC No. Component Excellent Good Fair Poor

1. Project Work Outline
2. Work Progress & Achievements
3. Initiative and Originality
4. Documentation & Expression
5. Research & Innovation
6. Relevance to the work environment

Supervisor Additional Examiner

Name

Qualification

Designation
Employing Orgn
and Location
Phone No.
(with STD Code)

Email Address
Signature

Date

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 BIRLA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY & SCIENCE, PILANI
WORK-INTEGRATED LEARNING PROGRAMMES DIVISION
First Semester 2017-2018

MBA ZG623T Project Work EC-3 Pre-Final Evaluation Sheet

Upload Softcopy of Final Dissertation Report, Pre-Final Evaluation Sheet, and Final Presentation
by October 20, 2017

ID No. : ______________________________________

NAME OF THE STUDENT : ______________________________________

EMAIL ADDRESS : ______________________________________

NAME OF THE SUPERVISOR : ______________________________________

PROJECT WORK TITLE : ______________________________________

_________________________________________________________________

Project Work Final Evaluation (Please put a tick ( ) mark in the appropriate box)

S No. Evaluation Component Excellent Good Fair Poor

1. Final Project Work Report
2. Final Seminar and Viva-Voce

S.No. Evaluation Criteria Excellent Good Fair Poor

1 Technical/Professional Competence
2 Work Progress and Achievements
3 Documentation and expression
4 Initiative and Originality
5 Research & Innovation
6 Relevance to the work environment

Please ENCIRCLE the Recommended Final Grade: Excellent / Good / Fair / Poor

Remarks of the Supervisor:

Supervisor Additional Examiner

Name

Qualification
Designation
Employing
Organization &
Location
Phone Number
Mobile Number
Email Address
Signature

Place & Date

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 Checklist of items for the Final Project Work Report
This checklist is to be attached as the last page of the report.
This checklist is to be duly completed, verified and signed by the student.
1. Is the final report neatly formatted with all the elements required Yes / No
for a technical Report?
2. Is the Cover page in proper format as given in Annexure A? Yes / No
3. Is the Title page (Inner cover page) in proper format? Yes / No
4. (a) Is the Certificate from the Supervisor in proper format? Yes / No
(b) Has it been signed by the Supervisor? Yes / No
5. Is the Abstract included in the report properly written within one page? Yes / No
Have the technical keywords been specified properly?
Yes / No
6. Is the title of your report appropriate? The title should be adequately Yes / No
descriptive, precise and must reflect scope of the actual work done.
Uncommon abbreviations / Acronyms should not be used in the title
7. Have you included the List of abbreviations / Acronyms? Yes / No
8. Does the Report contain a summary of the literature survey? Yes / No
9. Does the Table of Contents include page numbers? Yes / No
(i). Are the Pages numbered properly? (Ch. 1 should start on Page # 1) Yes / No
(ii). Are the Figures numbered properly? (Figure Numbers and Figure
Titles should be at the bottom of the figures) Yes / No
(iii). Are the Tables numbered properly? (Table Numbers and Table Titles
should be at the top of the tables) Yes / No
(iv). Are the Captions for the Figures and Tables proper? Yes / No
(v). Are the Appendices numbered properly? Are their titles appropriate Yes / No
10. Is the conclusion of the Report based on discussion of the work? Yes / No
11. Are References or Bibliography given at the end of the Report? Yes / No
Have the References been cited properly inside the text of the Report?
Yes / No
Are all the references cited in the body of the report
Yes / No
12. Is the report format and content according to the guidelines? The report Yes / No
should not be a mere printout of a Power Point Presentation, or a user
manual. Source code of software need not be included 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: ________________________ Signature of the Student

Date: _________________________ Name: ___________________________

ID No.: ___________________________

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