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Assignment schedule and guideline plan for your Dissertation Semester (B.Plan students),

Detailed assignment schedule and guideline plan for your Dissertation Semester (B.Plan students), with expanded explanation, timelines, and deliverables:

📘 Dissertation Semester Assignment Plan

Assignment 1: Review of Literature

  • Task: Collect and analyze existing research, theories, and frameworks related to your dissertation topic.
  • What to include:
    • Define your topic clearly.
    • Collect at least 25–30 research papers, reports, and books.
    • Summarize key concepts, methods, and findings.
    • Identify research gaps relevant to your dissertation.
  • Output:
    • Report: 20 pages (typed, printed, bound).
    • PPT: 10–15 slides highlighting sources, findings, and gaps.
  • Duration: Weeks 1–2

Assignment 2: Review of Policies

  • Task: Study policies, schemes, and regulations (global, national, state, local) related to your topic.
  • What to include:
    • Key Acts, Government Orders, and Policies.
    • Policy objectives, strategies, and implementation.
    • Gaps, strengths, and limitations in existing policies.
    • Use policy analysis frameworks (e.g., SWOT, stakeholder mapping).
  • Output:
    • Report: 20 pages with tables, flowcharts, and policy summaries.
    • PPT: 10–15 slides showing policy highlights and relevance to your topic.
  • Duration: Weeks 3–4

Assignment 3: Best Practices (Case Study – Global & Indian)

  • Task: Identify and analyze 2–3 global and 2–3 Indian case studies connected to your dissertation topic.
  • What to include:
    • Project background.
    • Stakeholders involved.
    • Strategies adopted.
    • Success factors & challenges.
    • Lessons learned & applicability to Indian context.
  • Output:
    • Report: 20 pages with maps, images, graphs, and tables.
    • PPT: 10–15 slides summarizing key insights.
  • Duration: Weeks 5–6

Assignment 4: Synopsis

  • Task: Prepare a synopsis (research proposal) for your dissertation.
  • What to include:
    • Title & Introduction.
    • Problem Statement.
    • Objectives.
    • Research Questions/Hypotheses.
    • Literature support (brief).
    • Policy context (brief).
    • Methodology (sampling, tools, data collection, analysis).
    • Expected outcomes.
    • Timeline.
  • Output:
    • Report: 20 pages (final draft synopsis for approval).
    • PPT: 10–15 slides for presentation to faculty panel.
  • Duration: Weeks 7–8

📅 Suggested Timeline (16 Weeks = 4 Months)

Weeks Assignment Deliverables 1–2 Review of Literature Printed Report + PPT Presentation 3–4 Review of Policies Printed Report + PPT Presentation 5–6 Best Practices Case Study Printed Report + PPT Presentation 7–8 Synopsis Printed Report + PPT Presentation

📌 Instructions for All Assignments

  • Reports:
    • Font: Times New Roman, 12 pt, 1.5 spacing.
    • Minimum 20 pages (excluding annexures, references).
    • Printed and spiral-bound/hard-bound.
  • Presentations:
    • 10–15 slides, concise, use visuals/graphs/maps.
    • To be presented individually using projector.
  • Evaluation: Based on depth of research, analysis, structure, presentation, and originality.

👉 Each student completes four independent assignments in 8 weeks, building a strong base for the dissertation.

Expected outcome at the end of semester 100 pages dissertation report.