THESIS GUIDELINES BATCH : BCA 10-13 FW

1. THESIS GUIDELINES BATCH : BCA 10-13 FW Department of Thesis *************************************** Level 0, IIPM International Campus, Satbari, Mehrauli-Chattarpur Road , Delhi , India Phone: 91.11.30168408/412 e-mail: projectthesis@iipm.edu; web: www.iipm.edu ***************************************

2. THESIS AND ITS IMPORTANCE The primary objective of THESIS is to gain practical experience sound appreciation and understanding of the theoretical principles learnt in five semesters of BCA. THESIS is oriented towards developing the skills, knowledge and attitudes needed to make an effective start as a member of the computer / IT profession. Some of the many expected advantages to be gained by an BCA graduate from thesis are. • Systematic introduction to the ways of industry and developing talent and attitudes, so that he/ she can enjoy fully, a career in IT industry (as a Software developer/ Trainee/Software Engineer/database administrator etc.) • Recognizing his/her responsibilities as a professional of the future. •Understanding real life situations in industrial organizations and their related environments and accelerating the learning process of how his/her knowledge could be used in a realistic way. •Understanding the formal and informal relationship in an industrial organization so as to promote favorable human relations and teamwork . • Appreciating that IT is an expanding field and that learning has no limitations. • Understanding that the problems encountered in the industry have unique solution and gaining experience to select the optional solution from the many alternatives available.

3. THESIS PROCEDURE • Select a Company (of your choice) • Identify a mentor/ external guide. • Write a rough draft of synopsis • Discuss with the mentor and finalize the synopsis • Submission of Thesis synopsis ( Max 2 pages) in hard/ soft copy along with a consent letter from the external guide has to be submitted to thesis department. • Approval of thesis synopsis by allotment of Alumni ID Number sent through email from the thesis department. • Start working on your thesis report. • Get an Interim valuation of thesis done by your supervising guide. ( You are required to meet the guide atleast 4 times during the process of writing the thesis and have to get your response sheet filled & signed by the supervising guide ) • Submission of Response Sheets • Submission of Final Thesis (It should be between 10000 to 30000 words )

4. MAJOR TYPES OF PROJECT (DOMAIN AREA) • SAMPLE AREAS • The project undertaken may be of various types Viz: • System software / tools development type • Application software development type • Computer networks performance analysis type • Web source development type (Client-Server) • Middle ware technology development type • Mobile computing • Data base Applications • Multimedia development type • Data mining, Network security • E-Governance, E-Learning applications • Image Processing and Soft Computing • E- commerce / E –shopping.

5. THESIS EXTERNAL GUIDE • A student can choose more than one person as his/her External Guide (External Guide has to be necessarily from the industry) • It is advisable to choose one of his/her Guide who is well versed in the area (technical in nature ) one has chosen. • A Guide is expected to counsel the students with respect to his thesis work but not to solve the problems. • THESIS ( GENERAL GUIDELINES) • All the students are required to follow the following instructions: • Each student will have to submit the thesis report in the recommended format. One copy is to be submitted to the Institute by the student individually on or before …………….. .. • Thesis is an individual task. One can not submit the same report as the other student, each report has to be different, even if the company is same. • Students will submit the report to thesis department. • The report should be properly typed. Submitted both in hard copy as well as soft copy. • The report should be original, no photocopies are accepted. • The length of your THESIS Report should not exceed 60 - 70 pages • Use standard formal level of English (no slang or colloquialisms). • Use a good quality white bond paper. • The students those fail to submit the report by the deadline, will automatically be deemed failed and would not qualify for the thesis credits. • Student should adhere to the timings for submission of report. No excuse will be entertained in any case. Note: Delay in submission of thesis report will attract PENALTY. • Students have to collect a certificate from the company after completion of your thesis report (COMPLETION CERTIFICATE) • Every report should have a certification from the employer who had engaged the student for those days in a given firm/company. The visiting card of the concerned authority should be stapled along with the certification and should be added as the second page, just after the covering page.

6. ANNEXURE 1 - THESIS SYNOPSIS BCA 10-13 FW Name: Section: Batch: Phone Number: Email address: Thesis Topic: Specialization Area: Introduction of the organization: Nature of the problem : Project Description :

7. Justification of choosing the topic: Summer training details: Topic Company name : Area of specialization

8. STRUCTURE OF THE REPORT THE PRELIMINARIES • Title Page • Abstract • Thesis Topic approval letter sent over email • Synopsis • Acknowledgments • Table of Contents • List of Figures & Tables GENERAL PROJECT THESIS CONTENT Introduction You will introduce the subject matter of your project here in 1-2 pages. This must describe the topic and the problem. The first thing is your problem statement. Emphasize the problem area and its related effects. State the main objective of your exercise here. Research objectives & Methodology You have to begin with by doing desk based (secondary sources centered) research. Then you have to administer questionnaire / conduct interviews to collect primary data/ responses. If you had chosen either of them, give your justification for doing so, this section is written in past tense. You have to describe new process used, if any. Body of the report : Literature Review, Findings & Analysis Here you will write the main body of your report (25-30 pages). In this section you provide all the details including your findings with particular reference to the problem areas. Undertake and report statistical analysis here. Emphasize areas of conformance /divergence from concepts, assumptions and practices. Conclusions & Recommendations In this section you will highlight the main points of your project report and draw your own conclusion. You may even make suggestions. Consolidate your findings. Do make recommendations towards a better system. Critically analyse your report. Also report limitations like size and quality sample, etc. Bibliography You will quote here all the books, articles and web based sources. Without this listing your report will be rejected immediately. It is of utmost importance that you document all your primary sources and the secondary references while you are researching for your report.

9. Final Thesis Format The Manuscript consists of three main parts The Preliminaries The Content or the text The References The Preliminaries •Title Page •Abstract •Certificate of Originality •Thesis Topic approval letter sent over email •Acknowledgments •Table of Contents •List of Figures & Tables •Synopsis Note: Preliminary pages Numbering should be in lower case Roman numerals; Centered at the bottom of the page; Numbers at least ½ inch from bottom edge Title Page •Institute logo Name and place; •Name of the Title Student and Guide; Batch and Alumni No •It should contain all capital letters ; Counted, but not numbered ; Abstract •This should include the problem under investigation; the research methodology and theoretical orientation; and the expected out comes and implications of the research •Not to exceed 350 words Certificate of Originality •It should include original signature of the Guide. •It indicates that the guide has approved the thesis as a complete and final work requiring no further alterations. This signatory format is completely different from the format when submitted at the time of synopsis. Acknowledgments: •It should generally include acknowledgment of assistance received from various persons. •Center the heading “ACKNOWLEDGMENTS” Table of Contents: •Lists all sections with page numbers; Double space between entries; Single space within entries List of Figures: •Required if figures appear in thesis •Non-text items; Numbered consecutively throughout List of Tables: •Required if tables appear in the thesis •Tables should be numbered consecutively throughout. Synopsis: •Original synopsis (without any alternations) should be attached.

10. Final Thesis Format The Manuscript consists of three main parts The Preliminaries The Content or the text The References The Layout Requirements • Spacing • Font • Header and Footer • Margins • Paper • Overall Appearance • Submission of Final Thesis in Soft-Copy & hard Copy Spacing 1.5 Inch space or Double space throughout Exceptions: Title page and approval page, Table of contents, Captions, table or figure headings, Extensive quotations, Footnotes or endnotes, Entries in reference section, Appendices. Font Any standard font is acceptable; Use the same font throughout; Use font size 12 Exceptions: Captions (not smaller than 9 point), Headings (not larger than 20 point) Header and Footer The Header should include the Institute’s Logo with Name (extreme left) The footer should include the Student’s Batch (Extreme left) and Thesis Alumni Id Number (Extreme Right) Margins Pages must have at least 1.5 inch left margin; 1 inch top, bottom, and right margins Exceptions: pg no’s must have at least ½ inch clearance from each edge Overall Appearance All corrections should be made before final copy is printed Unacceptable: Overstrikes or cross-outs ,Handwritten additions or corrections, Lines, dots or shading from paste-ups . Soft Copy & Hard Copy of Final Thesis Portrait format; One side only; Every content of the thesis should be in New Page Thesis Front Page should include following – Institute Logo, Name and Place, Thesis Title, Student Name, Alumni No, Batch, Thesis Supervising Guide. The References Bibliography • It should include all works which are referred to in the thesis. • May be placed at the end of the main text. • Use any standard manual. If one is not using a style manual, single space within each entry and double space between the entries. Appendices • Inclusions: Articles, Questionnaire format, Old forms or reports, Sample filled questionnaires with Business cards attached. • Exclusions: Case study, Power point slides Response Sheets • All thesis should contain all the Response Sheets in the prescribed format

11. Annex 2 : Thesis Response sheet Response sheet number:________________________________________________________________ Thesis Topic:____________________________________________________________________________ Date:___________________________________________________________________________________ Details of the student (Name ,Batch ,Alumni Id ,Phone No and Email Id ) _________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________ Thesis synopsis (Attach thesis synopsis [ if response sheets are emailed] with every response sheet ) Date when the guide was consulted: _____________________________________________________ Progress of the work : (Students are required to give a gist of the literature review, data collection, analysis and recommendations etc... however; the questionnaire (if it is part of the methodology) has to be complete (use a separate sheet if required). ________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ _________________________________________________________________________________________________ ________________________________________________________________________________________________ Comments from the Supervising guide:_________________________________________________ _______________________________________________________________________________________ Signature of the Supervising guide: Signature of the Student: _________________________________________________________________________________________________ Note: -Whenever a student emails his/her response sheet, he/she has to send all the previous response sheets too. Response sheets should be emailed to the thesis coordinator. Signature of the guide is not mandatory if the student send through email.

12. Annex 3: Thesis Submission Acceptance Format STUDENT INFORMATION: ( To be filled in capital letters) Student Name: As THESIS MENTOR for the student named above, I certify by signing below that I have read this student’s final thesis draft, have approved changes required by me, and recommend the Thesis for acceptance Supervision Guide’s Name : _____________________________ Sign :____________________________Date :_________________

13. THESIS DEADLINES • Thesis report is an individual task and student has to submit a report individually. Students should ensure that Annexure 1,2,3 are present in the thesis along with the topic approval email sent from the thesis department at time of final submission. • Synopsis submission to Thesis department • Submission of Thesis synopsis in Hard / soft copy ( Due Date: 2nd – 8th April ’ 2013 ) • Submission of at least four response sheets before submission of final thesis (Every time the guide is consulted) Thesis submission to Thesis department • Submission of Final Thesis ( Due Date: 1st – 8th July ’ 2013 One Hard copy + One soft copy) Note : Please adhere to the timelines strictly as delay in submission of final thesis will attract penalty and also disqualify the student for convocation.

14. Contact Thesis Department For all thesis related queries: projectthesis@gmail.com Department of Thesis *************************************** Level 0, IIPM International Campus, Satbari, Mehrauli-Chattarpur Road , Delhi , India Phone: 91.11.30168408 e-mail: projecthesis@gmail.com; web: www.iipm.edu *************************************** Best of Luck !!!