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CONTENTS Page No. - PART-1 General Information 1.1 What is a Project? 1.2 Preli

CONTENTS Page No. - PART-1 General Information 1.1 What is a Project? 1.2 Preliminary Information 1.2.1 Project Supervision 1.2.2 Project Proposal 1.3 How Can the Supervisor Help You 1.4 How to Go About Working 1.4.1 Identifying a Theme 1.4.2 Collecting Data 1.4.3 Analysing Data 1.4.4 Writing Your Project 1.4.5 Submission of Project Report 1.5 Evaluation PART- 2 Project Suggestions 2.1 Themes for PTS-4 (Indian Culture : Perspective for Tourism) 2.2 Themes for PTS-5 (Ecology, Environment and Tourism) 2.3 Themes for PTS-6 (Tourism Marketing) PART-3 Annexures Annexure A : Project Proposal Proforma Annexure B : First Page of the Project Report Annexure C : Certificate by the Supervisor October, 2010 (Reprint) Olndira Gandhi National Open University, 2007 AN rights reserved No part ofthb work may be reproduced in any form, by mimeograph or any other means, without permission in writingfiom the Indira Gandhi National Open U n i v e r ~ i ~ Further information on the IndiraGahdhi ~ational Open Universiw courses may be obtainedfiom the UniversiV k Ofice at Maidan Garhi, New Delhi-110068. Printed and Published on behalf of Indira Candhi National Open University New Delhi by Registrar, MPDD, ICNOU, New Delhl. Printed at : Educational Stores :- S-5, Bulandshahar Road Industrial Area, Ghaziabad (U.P.). Phone : 0120- 4109807 PROJECT GUIDE IN TOURISM STUDIES . ART-1: GENERAL INFORMATION This guide has been prepared to assist you in your Project Work and to familiarise you with its various aspects. You are advised to go through the guide before you begin work on the Project. The first part of the booklet i provides general guidelines; the second part suggests broad themes from which you may identify your area of work; and the third part consists of annexures which give you a format in which to supply basic information about the Project. 1.1 WHAT IS A PROJECT A Project is a preliminary form of research. It is an independent investigation. It is very largely your own work and is to be pursued by you all the way from the inception till completion. The purpose of the Project Work is to enable you to gain practical experience. Through the Project you will be expected to put into practice all that you have learnt about that particular theme during your course work in the concerned Elective i.e. TS-4, TS-5 and TS-6. It is a way of applying the knowledge gained through the course to specific situations in Tourism. Your Project Work constitutes four credits. This means that you are expected to spend about 120 study hours in completing your project work. Award of the diploma/degree is subject to a successful completion of your Project. To be able to successfully complete the diplomaldegree you must secure a minimum of 40% of marks (Grade D). We would prefer to receive a typed and bound copy of your Project Work. If, however, you find it difficult to get it typed, make sure that your work is neatly and legibly hand-written on one side of the page only. The format of the front page is given in Annexure B. The length of your Project Work may be between,4000 to 5000 words. Keep both these things (expected study hours and the expected length of your work) in mind while choosing the Project theme. The idea is that you should be able to say all that you want to within this word limit. You are free to write your Project in English or Hindi. 1.2 PRELIMINARY INFORMATION Ideally the Project Work should start soon after you enroll for your diplomatdegree. You are going to receive guidance from your supervisor in the Project Work. Your supervisor is familiar with the, skills of working on such Projects. 1.2.1 Project Supervision Your Project shall be guided by a supervisor recognised by the Indira Gandhi National Open University. All counsellors are recognised as supewisors~for Project. A list of supervisors is available with the Coordinator of your Study Centre. Once you have selected a broad area for your study, please contact your Coordinator who will assign a supervisor to you, suited to your study. The next step is to get in touch with your supervisor and prepare a Project Proposal. 1.2.2 Project Proposal . After identifying the area of study and a proper theme, you should prepare a Project ProposaltSpopsis in not more than 400 words. Your Proposal is essentially a description of what you propose to do and how you intend to go about it. In your Proposal, you should outline the objectives of your study, mention the kind of data that is available and state a work plan that you propose to follow. Proposal should also inciide the issues-y8u are going to raise while conducting your work. You may also discuss your Project Proposal, with your friends and i:!tlleagues, your counsellor and any experts in that field that you know about. You shol.ild choose a theme which is to your liking and one which should sustain your interest. It is very important that you are familiar with the geographical area you wish to base your theme on. It should also be accessible to you. Generally it is a good idea to choose a surrounding which is close by, or within your travelling range. It is a good thing to be close to one's sources. i Prepare two copies of your Proposal (preferably typed), obtain the approval of your supervisor on the format given in Annexure A and send one copy on'the following address : Programme Coordinator (Tourism Studies), School of Social Sciences, Block 5, Indira Gandhi National Open University, Maidan Garhi, New Delhi - 110 068 Remember to : * * Keep a copy of the Proposal with you because we shall not send your copy back. Ensure that your Proposal is accompanied by a letter of approval by your supervisor. Send your Proposal through Registered Post only, so that it reaches us for sure. Do not change your topic or even its wording after you have sent the Proposal to us. In other words, the topic of your Project Work should be the same as in your Proposal. Put the name and code of your course from which you have chosen your Project, your enrolment number, the name of your Study Centre and the Regional Centre on the first page. In other words, fill the proforma given in Annexure A very carefully. 0 Do not wait for our approval of the Project Proposal. The approval of the Supervisor is final. Now is the time for you to start working actively on your Project. In the next section, we give you an idea about the kind of help that you can expect from the IGNOU. - - - - - - 1.3 HOW CAN THE SUPERVISOR HELP YOU The supervisor will : acquaint you with such local groups and agencies as may be relevant to your work ; 0 give you letters of authorization which would enable you to make enquiry and investigations in different offices pertaining to your work; make accessible to you the library at the study centre for consultation purposes; and 0 advise you, to the best of hislher efforts, about your theme, location of your data and general work plan. 1.4 HOW TO GO ABOU-T WORKING? This is an application oriented course and should ideally be pursued at four different levels. Each level is equally imp~rtant and requires you to devote sufficient attention to it. The proportion of time spent at each level, however, may vary depending on the nature of your theme. 1.4.1 Identifying a Theme Do not hurry up with the themeltopic selection lest you regret it later. What specific methodology you are going to adopt will depend on the theme you select. You are expected to select your theme from the courses you have done for your diplomaldegree. Some of the themes that you can choose your t.opic from are given in part 2 of this guide. For example: - In case you have offered the course on Indian Culture : Perspective for Tourism (US-4), you could take up a study of the old monuments in your area and local attitudes towards them, or local crafts, theatre groups, folk music, patterns of urbanization in your town, impact of cinema on local culture etc.. It should be clear that a Pmject on a theme related to culture and attitudes will require, apart from general readings and library work, skills of observation and a constant interaction with'the people in the form of group meetings, interviews, questionnaires etc. If you have offered the course on Etology, Environment and Tourism (US-5), you can pick up as your Project theme a documentation of the flora and fauna of your region, or on sources of water, or on levels and sources of pollution in your town. These projects would require skills of observation and documentation. On the other hand you could pick up issues pertaining to your environment, environmental consciousness among different social groups, attitude of the media towards environment related issues uploads/Litterature/ project-guide 2 .pdf