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BANGLADESH INSTITUTE OF GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Rules of Term Paper Preparation- 2016-17

No……. Date

NOTICE to 10th

and 11th

Batch

It is hereby notified that students of 10

th and 11

th batch have to follow the “Rules of Term Paper

Preparation-2017” while preparing their Term papers. The various datelines mentioned in the

Rule need to be strictly followed. BIGM will not take any responsibility for non-compliance of

the Rule.

Director

Bangladesh Institute of Governance and Management

Copy Circulated:

All students of 10th

and 11th

Batch

All concerned faculty

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BANGLADESH INSTITUTE OF GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

Rules of Term Paper Preparation 2017

1. The topic of Term paper should be relevant to student’s respective programme of studies

(for example Governance and Public Policy (GPP), International Economic Relations

(IER) and Human Resource Management (HRM).

2. The students have to choose a specific topic from the broader list approved by BIGM (

list provided in BIGM website). Topics outside the list can also be chosen with prior

permission of the Institute ( Dr.Mohammad Tareque / Dr. Chowdhury Saleh Ahmed)

3. Term paper has to be prepared in accordance to BIGM Term Paper Guidelines (enclosed

and also can be seen in BIGM website).

a) The decision to take either Thesis or Term paper has to be finalized within the

first month of the start of 3rd

semester of each batch. (Relaxed up to 3 months of

the start of 3rd

semester for 10th

batch).

b) Student opting for Term paper has to select a specific topic and submit the draft

proposal within the 3rd

semester. (Relaxed up to 1st month of the start of 4

th

semester for 10th

batch).

c) Students may discuss with concerned BIGM faculty regarding the selection of

topic and writing of the proposal.

4. BIGM will appoint Guide/ Mentor for each of the Term paper writer. The Guide/Mentor

and the student will indulge in regular discussions during the Term paper preparation

time.

a) The list of Guide/Mentor for 10th

batch is provided below:

BIGM REGULAR BIGM ADJUNCT

Dr. Mohammad Tareque Prof. Mohammad Mohabbat Khan

Dr. Chowdhury Saleh Ahmed Prof. M. Anisuzzaman

Dr. Mohammad Golam Sarwar Dr. M. Afsarul Qader

Prof. Kamrul Arefin

Prof. Abul Mansur Ahmed

Prof. Arshed Ali Matubber

Dr. Md. Khairuzzaman Mazumder

b) Guide/ Mentor will press the student for quality and timely delivery.

c) Name of Guide/ Mentor will be mentioned in the Term paper.

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5. The student will have to submit final draft (2 spiral bound copies) of the Term paper (after

taking approval of the respective Guide/Mentor) to BIGM before start of the Final

examination of 4th

semester without fail.

a) BIGM will form Term Paper Evaluation Committee comprising of two faculties

(with exclusion of respective Guide/Mentor) to evaluate and grade the each of the

term paper.

b) BIGM will evaluate, grade and submit result of Term paper along with results of

other course works of the semester.

6. After obtaining consent of the Term paper examination committee, the student has to

submit 3 bound copies of Term paper to the Institute (prepared in accordance to BIGM

approved Guideline enclosed herewith and available in BIGM website ) within 1 week.

7. BIGM will not take any responsibility for any consequence of delayed or no submission of

Term paper.

8. Plagiarism in term paper writing will be strictly dealt with and may result in expulsion of

the student from the Institute.

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Annex-1 LIST OF BROAD AREAS OF RESEARCH

Governance and Public Policy1

1. Government Plans, Policies and Program (National SDG Goals, National

Perspective Plan, 7th

Five Year Plan, National Water Policy, National

Food Policy or any other Government policy)

2. Governance Issues (Sustainable Development Goals, poverty alleviation,

educational programmes, climate change, gender development)

3. Budgetary Issues ( Taxation, Resource mobilization, Resource allocation

to sectors)

4. Local Government (institutional issues, fund channeling, monitoring and

evaluation)

5. NGO Policies and Programs (accountability, governance and transparency

issues)

6. Climate Change ( negotiation capacity, governance issues, innovative

adaptations, emerging areas of climate change adaptations and

mitigations)

7. Education formal and non-formal (fiduciary risks, efficiency improvement

etc.)

8. Poverty Alleviation (governance issues, multi-dimensionality,

Mainstreaming)

8. Ethics and Anticorruption (corruption and poverty reduction)

9. Environnent Issues (industrial pollution, leather industry pollution)

10. Project Development and Management (specific mega project)

11. Human Rights and Social Justice (relevant topic for Bangladesh)

12. E-governance (Improving quality of public data)

13. Negotiation (case of collective bargaining and contract negotiation)

14. Corporate Governance (major constraints and their consequences)

15. Disaster Management (innovative and emerging areas)

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16. Gender Issues (developmental impacts)

17. Ecology and Bio-diversity (impacts of Climate Change)

18. Natural Resource Management (blue economy, management of soil, water

and aquatic resources)

19. Regional Connectivity (major governance issues)

20. Any other topic with prior approval

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International Economic Relations2

1. Review and assessment of Economic policies (Export-Import policy

and Monetary policy or any other economic policy)

2. Poverty alleviation measures and their relative success and failures

3. Public Private Partnerships ( constraints, Issues arising from past

experience, way forward)

4. Issues in Globalization and economic development (prospects and

achievements)

5. International Trade (trade and non-trade barriers facing Bangladeshi

exports, distribution aspects in Bangladesh)

6. Macro-economic setting for achievements of SDGs in Bangladesh

7. Financial Management for organizational efficiency (fund

management, investment analysis, risk management)

8. Climate Change (negotiation capacity building, innovative

adaptations, emerging areas of climate change adaptations and

mitigations)

9. Project Development and Management (critical factors for success

and economic issues in reference to recent experience)

10. Human Rights and Social Justice (public service and human rights in

Bangladesh)

11. Negotiation ( experience in the light of existing bi-lateral and multi-

lateral agreements)

12. Budgeting and Management of Public Resources ( Bangladesh

experience with regard to MTBF)

13. Disaster Management (Comparative analysis of disaster management

- past and present)

14. Gender Issues ( economics of mainstreaming and empowerment)

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regional or global context.

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15. Ecology and Bio-diversity ( sea-level rise and impact on economy)

16. Natural Resource Management (economic potential through co-

riparian country negotiation)

17. SMEs ( major drivers of its efficiency and profitability)

18. Micro-credit (poverty alleviation impacts and role in situation of

climate change)

19. Regional Connectivity (economic benefits in South Asia)

20. Any other topic with prior approval

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Human Resource Development3

1. Experience of Job Analysis

2. Personnel Planning

3. Problems of Capacity Building and Employee-Retaining

4. Employee Performance Evaluation experience and firm performance

5. Managing Employees in Changing Environment

6. Conflict and Stress Management etc.

7. Organization's Mission, Vision and Objectives and firm performance

8. Human resource management and business performance

9. Strategic HR management and industrial relations

10. Managing individual performance and development

11. Managing employee voice in unionized and non-unionized firms

12. E-Learning and Use of Technology in Training

13. Special Issues in Training and Employee Development

14. Careers and Career Management

15. Ethics and corporate responsibility

16. Human resource development for Social business

17. Business and community responsibility

18. Innovative corporate governance practices in Bangladesh

19. Appropriate information technology in Bangladesh

20. Any other topic with prior approval

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BANGLADESH INSTITUTE OF GOVERNANCE AND

MANAGEMENT

Guidelines of Term Paper

The style of writing in the Term paper is mentioned in Annex-1.

Term Paper should contain the following:

Title Title should be chosen in a way so that it matches with the main theme/subject matter of the term paper Preface

List of Abbreviation

Table of Contents

Abstract Essence or gist to be mentioned here in maximum of 1 page.

Chapters

Chapter: Introduction to the subject

Brief description of the phenomenon being studied in the term paper

Justification of the study

Objective of the Term paper

Chapter 2: Review of Literature

At least 2/3 relevant contemporary literatures need to be reviewed to understand

frontiers of knowledge in the field.

Chapter 3: Methodology

Theoretical background, sampling procedure, sources of information, etc.

Chapter 4: Data Collection

Primary data/secondary data collection techniques- retrieval process,

updating/modifications, validation.

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Chapter 5: Analyses and Syntheses

Application of Statistical tools and methods, Presentation of data, tabular, graphical etc.

presentations.

Chapter 6: Findings of the Study/ Lessons Learnt

Findings e.g., information and knowledge obtained from the analyses and synthesis.

Chapter 7: Policy Recommendation

Suggesting policy formulation

Chapter 8: Summary and Conclusion

Summarizing and Concluding/ Way forward etc.

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Annex-1

STYLE OF WRITING TO BE FOLLOWED (CHICAGO STYLE)

Chapter Heading

CHAPTER I

INTRODUCTION

Sections and Sub-sections headings

1. Introduction

1.1 Background

1.1.1 Social

1.1.2 Anthropological

1.2 Plan of the

Referencing

Book with one author

• Don A. Dillman, Industrial Surveys, 2nd

ed, (New York, John Wiley and

Sons, Inc. 2000), 245

• Author name: Straight letters,

• Book name: Italic letters, edition number,

• (Place, Name and Year of Publication),Page number

Book with more than one author

• Don A. Dillman, Paul Knight, and James H. Manson Industrial Surveys, 2nd

ed, (New York, John Wiley and Sons, Inc. 2001), 245

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Book with an editor

• Don A. Dillman, ed., Industrial Surveys, 2nd

ed, (New York, John Wiley and

Sons, Inc. 2002), 245

• ed.,

• Book name italicized

Consultancy and Research Reports

• Same referencing style as book.

• However, organization and address in place of

publishing house

Journal and Magazine Article

• Don A. Dillman, “ Marketing in the Tropics” Journal of Development

Studies Vol…,No… (June- July 2009)

• Author and Article name in straight letters

• Journal name in Inverted commas

• Italicized

• Vo, No and Year

Newspaper Articles

• Don A. Dillman, “ Pushing Back on Y2k” The Sunday Times, 10 August

2011 sec.., p…,

Internet Source

• Don A. Dillman, “ Pushing Back on Y2k”

• http://www.thestandard.com/article/1151, 17125,00 html

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(Example of Cover page (Black Color) of the final Thesis/ Term Paper)

BANGLASESH INSTITUTE OF GOVERNANCE AND MANAGEMENT

(Affiliated to University of Dhaka)

Thesis/Term Paper

(Title of the Thesis/ Term Paper)

Prepared by

(Name of the student)

(ID No-……..)

(Session…….)

Submitted in partial fulfillment

of the requirements for the degree of

Masters of …….. (2016-2017)