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SSN SCHOOL OF MANAGEMENT

FINAL SEMESTER PROJECT-INTERNSHIP IN THE MBA PROGRAM:

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The objective of this communication is to seek Final Project-Internship opportunities for our MBA students

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THE PROJECT

This is part of the curriculum requirements in the MBA program of Anna University.

The final semester of the program is mostly devoted to the project-internship. It must be carried out in a business organization on a full-time basis.

The semester also involved 3 courses which will done in parallel with minimal interruption to the project

The project must ideally address a real time issue in the organization which enables the student to apply the knowledge acquired during the first three semesters of the program.

Ideally, primary research would be involved. The project must adhere to a rigorous research methodology right from the problem formulation stage.

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DURATION OF PROJECT INTERNSHIP

Duration : 16 weeks

Start date : 2nd Feb 2015

End date : 31st May 2015 (tentative)

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PROCESS & OUTCOME

Process:

• Identification of problem area by the company

• Converting to a research problem

• A faculty guide to mentor students and ensure academic rigor

• Periodic review & presentations to a faculty panel (milestone based)

Outcome:

• Project report in conformity with University requirements (to be shared with company)• Final valuation of the project through a viva-voce by an external examiner appointed by the University.

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DOCUMENTATION FROM COMPANY

1. A confirmation letter that the student is being offered a Project-Internship with details of project area, name & contact details of the company guide.

2. Project completion certificate that student has done an internship for 16 weeks and has completed the project.

3. A feedback on the performance of the student

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PROJECT GUIDES

It is ideal that the company assigns a guide to ensure that organizational objectives are met.

The students are also assigned to faculty members who guide the student throughout the project.

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CORE COURSES

Semester I• Principles of

Management• Statistics for

Management• Economic Analysis• Total Quality of

Management• Organizational Behavior• Written Communications• Accounting for

Management• Legal Aspects of

Business

Semester II• Operations Management• Financial Management• Marketing Management• Human Resource

Management• Management Information

System• Applied OR for Management• Business Research Methods• Business Application

Software

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CORE COURSES

Semester III• Strategic Management• Enterprises Resource

Planning

Semester IV• International Business

Management• Corporate Ethics and CSR• Creativity & Innovation

(Seminar)• Project Internchip

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ELECTIVES

Marketing• Integrated Marketing

Communications• Strategic Brand

Management• Services Marketing• Customer Relationship

Management

Human Resources:• Strategic HRM• Industrial Relations and

Labour Welfare

• Organizational Theory, Design and Development

 Finance:• Corporate Finance• Securities Analysis and Portfolio Management• Merchant Banking and Financial Services

Operations:• Project Management• Supply Chain and Logistics

Management• Services Operations Management

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PROJECT TOPICS

Some of the topics on which our last Batch students worked: • Optimizing the Website Traffic on a Cloud Platform• Influence of product attributes in consumers purchase decisions• Credit appraisal of loans for construction equipments• Financial Statement Analysis and Working Capital Management• GAP Analysis of Inbound Logistics Operations• Design of Inventory management System for Spare parts• Equipment Maintenance System• Software Development Project on HRMS• Evaluating the trainee's perception on training program• Analyzing the effectiveness of the Performance Appraisal System• Identifying the factors causing attrition• Optimization of existing marketing channels• A study on measuring and increasing awareness of the brand• Analysis of financial statement using Dupont model• Software Development Project

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COMPANIES WHERE STUDENTS HAVE DONE PROJECTS

• Zoho Corp• Kotak Securities• Sundaram Finance• Cavin Kare• Shriram Capital• World Bank• Berger Paints• Rane NSK Steering• Cormandel Engineering• HCL Technologies• Cholamandalam

Investments• Coca-Cola• TVS Logistics• Nielsen

• Carborundum Universal• HDFC Bank• Titan Industries• TI Diamond• Ramco Systems• India Cements• Sun Direct• Mahindra & Mahindra• Big Bazzar• Bharat Heavy Electrical

Ltd• Indian Oil Corporation

Limited• Reliance

Communication Limited• Asian Paints

• ICF• Ashok Leyland• BHEL India• Canara Bank• Lenova• Hyundai India• TI Cycles• THE HINDU• Hatsun Agro

Products• Polaris• Kaleesuwari• ITC Limited• Chennai Port

Trust

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STIPEND

It is not mandatory. The Company may consider paying a nominal stipend/ transport allowance to the student depending upon the work entrusted to him.

Thank You

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