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MSC Project Report Guidelines

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The project report should be 60 to 80 pages

Blue color binding

GUIDELINES FOR THE PREPARATION OF PROJECT REPORTS


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TABLE OF CONTENTS
1. Introduction
a. Project Overview (Aim)
b. Project Scope (Functions)

2. System Analysis
a. Need for the system
b. Proposed system
c. Feasibility study
d. Software requirement specification
i. Introduction
- Purpose, Document conversion, intended users, product scope,
benefits / objectives, goals etc.,
ii. Overall Description
- Product perspectives, Functions, User Class and Classification
- Operating system details
- Hardware requirement
- Design and Implementation
- User Documentation

3. System design
Your project work details along with
Dataflow diagram
Database design

4. Input and output Screens


5. Testing
6. Conclusion
7. Glossary
References

1. Project reports should be typed on one side of the paper with 1½ line spacing on a a-4
size bond paper. The margins should be as follows: Left = 4 cms; Right = 2.5 cms; Top
and Bottom = 3 cms. The project Report should be hardbound.
2. The minimum number of copies of reports required will be Two(2), as follows:
(a) 1 copy to guide, KSOU/Mysore
(b) Student copy
3. The organization of the Project Report should be as follows:
(a) Title Page
(b) Certificate
(c) Acknowledgement
(d) Table of Contents
(e) Introduction
(f) Main Project – Chapter wise
(g) Summary of the Project work
(h) List of References

(a) Title Page


See appendix – 1 for format of Title Page.
(b) Certificate
See Appendix – II for format to Certificate.
(c) Acknowledgement
The inclusion of a page of Acknowledgement is a traditional practice in the write up of
the Project work. This permits the candidate to write a brief preface and acknowledge the
help received from persons and organizations.
(d) Table of Contents
The Table of contents possesses the greater utility to the reader as they indicate the pages
in which to locate the needed topics.
(e) Introduction
In Introduction, you need to briefly indicate the topic, its scope and importance as well as
relation to previous work and the present development. A brief mention of the
methodology adopted for the project work may also be made.
(f) The Main Project
The main project work should be divided into various chapters with sections and sub-
sections in each chapter. For example, chapter 3, Sections 3.1, 3.2, etc., and sub-sections
3.2.1, 3.2.2 etc.
(g) Summary of the Project Work.
After the last chapter, a summary of the project work carried and should be giver
including contributions, if along with utility of the project work as well as scope for
further work.
(h) List of References
References should be numbered serially in the order of their occurrence in the project
work and their numbers should be indicated in square brackets, for e.g.[3]. The section on
the Reference should list them in serial order in the following format:
For text books:
Authors’ name (alphabetically).Title, Publisher, year of publishing.
For Research papers:
Authors’ name, Title of the paper, name of Journal, volume and year.
For Websites:
Title of the article, Book etc., and address of website.

4. Chapter heading may be centered with letters in font size 18. sections and sub-sections
along with their heading must be left justified in font size 16. the body of the text of the
project should have font size 12.
5. The figures and Tables must be numbered chapter wise. For e.g. Fig. 3.1 (Name),
Table 3.1 (Name), etc.

6. The Project work should be brief and include descriptions of work carried out by
others only to the minimum extent necessary. Where short excerpts from published work
are desired to be included, they should be within quotation marks and appropriately
identified and given under references.

7. Proper attention should be paid not only to the technical contents but also to the
organization and write-up of the report including correct language, clarity of expression.
Care should also be taken to avoid spelling mistakes and typing errors. The student
should note that project report write-up forms an important component in the overall
evaluation of the project.

8. Students are also requested to prepare a virus-free disc of the project report and take it
to the final university examination.

9. Students are strictly warned against Plagiarism of project reports. Such an act
may not only lead to failure in the examination but also to further disciplinary
action.

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