NORTH SOUTH UNIVERSITY
School of Business and Economics
Alternate project for Term Paper (Due to Covid 19 situation).
Instructor: QTI
Mark distribution: 20% - Group Assignment
Group Formation: Form a group of 5-6 members.
Term Project Details:
As part of their CSR, as a group of 5-6 members, prepare a report on initiatives taken by organizations in home and
abroad. Focus on one specific industry, analyze it, leave a recommendation on how things might be improved. In
response to Covid 19/ Coronavirus, there are many CSR initiatives by pharmaceuticals industry, distilleries/
alcohol-based drink makers, the makeup/perfume industry and many other industries locally and globally.
General Instruction
This is a group report, given the unprecedented situation, reports will be graded with consideration. However I urge
you all to cooperate with team members, communicate with them online and contribute for the report. There will be a
360 peer evaluation and if you did not contribute, you will be penalized. Also, please utilize the time and stay away
from plagiarism. Report must include list of work performed by the individual group members under “contribution
summary”. Please ensure that your written work comply with the following guidelines:
Format of the report:
● White A4 paper
● All Margin 1cm
● Font size 12, style Times new Roman
● Header : Put title of the report in each page
● Footer: Page number in each page
● Line spacing 1.5lines
● Correct Citation and referencing (Follow APA6th/ Harvard Referencing System for referencing, get help from
citethisforme.com)
● Spelling and grammar is correct
● Attach Cover page that includes Group Member ID and Name
● Include title page; executive summary; table of content and reference (This will not contribute towards your
word count)
● Submit a business/visiting card of the HR manager you are interviewing with your report so that the
instructor can contact him/her if needed
Report Outline: Word Limit: 4000 words, approximately 8 to 12 pages! (Excludes title page; executive
summary; table of content and reference towards your word count)
Guidelines:
1. You can get data from visit, internet sources (newspaper, news website, youtube news links, online articles).
2. You can access journals from Google Scholar, JSTOR, Business source premiere, etc to get better data).
3. Marking will be done based on effort, structure, originality, richness of information, use of journals etc.
4. Please be creative, there is no strict format but there could be introduction, conclusion, examples, data, etc.
5. The more credible and specific the amount of data, the better.
NB: Your paper will be rejected right away if any of these occurs: Failure to provide with a bibliography (APA, MLA or
Harvard Style) Less than seven sources Less than 15 pages (cover page and bibliography are not included) If there
is no cover page and table of contents If citations are not provided correctly
Outline
Executive summary: This is about one page. You can talk about the company history, profile, financial success etc.
A good source to find info here is to start with the annual report/booklet of the company. Most of the companies
should have annual reports and you are entitled to get one. So when you visit a company ask for it to the
appropriate person.
Mission statement: Every company, regardless of its size and complexity usually have a mission statement. It is
usually one paragraph. Be little fancy and creative here. Use nice language. Don’t emphasize too much about the
name of your company or the product/service that you offer, rather emphasize how your company relates to the
greater good for the society as a whole.
Organogram Officers of the company (Optional): Here you can make a chart for five/six key executives of the
company. Just write their names, title, and annual salary. If you can’t find the salary, then make up the numbers by
yourself (in case you make numbers just tell me that they are imaginary).
Situation analysis: Here you will talk briefly about the internal and external factors of the company. I hope you know
the difference between external and internal factors.
SWOT analysis: Here you will list few strengths, weakness, opportunities, and threats of the company. Be brief but
precise. Write about a page may be. Please use PESTEL, PORTERS and other tools too.
Management issues: Here you will talk about management issues of your company. Try to find some good things
and some bad things about your company. Explain them; point by point in your language.
Objectives: Here you will list few objectives of your company. You can make up imaginary numbers here. For every
objective there must be a strategy. I hope you know the difference between objectives and strategies.
Recommendation:
Conclusion: Here you will close your case.
All the best!
MISSING DEADLINE AND PLAGISRISM WILL CAUSE PENALTY!
