Carrying Out and Understanding MBA Students' Summer Project - A Practical Guide

Abstract

The aim of this article was to provide an outline for academic community and initiating a broader discussion on the issue of MBA students project work. As part of the curriculum, the second year MBA students [usually during their fourth semester] will have to undergo a mandatory project in their area of specialization for a period of around 2 months between January and March of respective academic year. The students' summer project consists of six important phases viz., synthesis, sharing, serving, searching, scrutiny, and submission of the report. The role of the company guide, project coordinator and project supervisor is also important in shaping the research work. The research work provides six levels of benefit, if properly carried out, by the fulfilling the academic requirement, to the organization, to the educational institution, to the individual student-research getting a job, as a brand building exercise and as a industry and institute collaboration for the betterment of society.