2.1 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR1 Suggest any suitable motivational theory for IT industry and substantiate yourviews.2. “Attitude determines your Altitude”-Substantiate your views on this quote withrelevant corporate examples.3. “A happy Worker is a productive worker”- Discuss in a behavioural perspective.4. ‘Organisational development involves the development of organization in thelight of its future expansion plan’. Elaborate your views.2.2 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM1. Discuss MIS strategies that companies in the electricity utilities industry couldemploy to achieve a competitive advantage.2. “The best way to reduce systems development costs is to use applicationsoftware packages or fourth-generation tools”. Do you agree or disagree?Substantiate your answer.3. Adopting an enterprise application is a key business decision as well as atechnology decision. Do you agree or disagree? Justify your views.4. Discuss in detail the activities involved in the development of e-commerce basedInformation System in a retail sector.2.3 DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM1. Create an ER diagram for the loan management system of a finance company.Loans are given on the purchase of various items with different interest rates.The company keeps track of defaulters and taken appropriate steps againstthem. Make and state suitable assumption (if any).2. Draw a neat sketch to indicate the architecture of a distributed data base system forcollege administration process with an example. Explain the various forms of datafor fragmentation used in DDB.3. Develop a conceptual data model for a hospital information system and write aPL/SQL program using oracle to perform the following tasks.a) Print the patient – details according to room wise.b) Print the patient – details according to disease wise.c) Print the patient – details according to the doctors attending them.(Assume your own tables and fields)4. Consider the following relational schemaAccount (A/C No., branch name, balance)Loan (Loan No., A/C No.)Depositor (Customer Name, A/C No.)Borrower (Customer Name, Loan No.)Write queries in SQL for the following.a) Find all loan number for loan made at Thanjavur branch.b) Find all customers who have both a loan and an account in the bank at eachbank.c) Find the number of depositors in each branch.32.4 E-COMMERCE1. Give the skeleton of the design of a virtual library system for the UGC.2. E – Commerce is a boom to the corporate world – comment.3. Compare the communication system in traditional business and on-linebusiness.4. Discuss the role of data mining techniques and data visualization in ECommerce.2.5 ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING1. Rank the various ERP packages in the order of their market share. Give suitablesuggestions for your ranking.2. Carrying out a study of EPC as adopted by SAP and show how it complementsthe Generic Modeling Technique.3. Is IRP implementation same as ERP packages implementation? Give reasons foryour answer.4. Discuss briefly about the organization with ERP and organization without ERP.Which type of organization is better? Substantiate your views.2.6 DATA WAREHOUSING AND DATA MINING1. Suppose that a data warehouse for big-university consist of the following fourdimensions: Student, Course, Semester and Instructor, and two measures countand avg_grade. When at the lowest conceptual level (Ex. For a given student,course, semester and instructor combination), the avg_grade measure stores theactual course grade of the student. At higher conceptual level, avg_grade storesthe average grade for the given combination.a. Draw a snowflake schema diagram for the data warehouse.b. Starting with the base cuboid (Student, Course, Semester, Instructor). Whatspecific OLAP operations (eg. Roll-up from Semester to Year) should oneperform in order to list the average grade of MBA courses for each biguniversity students.c. If each dimension has five levels (including all) such asStudent<major<status<university<all, how many cuboids will this cubecontains (including the base).2. Give an example where data mining is crucial to the success of a business. Whatdata mining functions does this business need? Can they be performedalternatively by data query processing or simple statistical analysis?3. Illustrate with an example, each of the following data mining functionalities:(a) Association and Correlation analysis, (b) Classification, (c) Prediction,(d)Clustering and (e)Evolution analysis.4. Describe in detail about the various applications of data mining in finance, biomedical science and retail fields.42.7.1 SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT1. a) How an user can be involved in defining a project? Explain.b) Identify the milestones in a project schedules plan. Discuss the difficulties inpreparing the plan.2. a) Compare the initial and final schedule of a project with an example.b) How weak quality in a project can be anticipated? Justify your answer.3. a) Discuss the relationships that exist among activities. Give examples.b) How to create the activity responsibility matrix? Give its importance.4. a) Discuss the vendor management tools in project.b) Explain the various attributes of successful leader.2.7.2 ADVANCED WEB DESIGN1. Design and develop a website using ASP .NET MVC 4, EF, Knockoutis andBootstrap for an online trading company.2. Design a website on your own and discuss the following for developing yourwebsite:(a) Identify which type of website you will design – personal, organizational orcommercial. Write a brief paragraph describing the website’s overall purposeand its targeted audience. Create a name for your website.(b) List atleast three general goals for your website. List elements in addition totext – photos, music, animation, and so forth – that you could include onyour general goals.(c) Identify the design tools you expect to use to develop your website.(d) Identify an available domain name and URL for your website. Research tomake sure it is available.3. Design and develop a website for a MNC and describe the following:(a) Identify the element(s) that you could include on your website that wouldconvey to its audience that the website’s content is current.(b) Identify the connectivity tools you will use to encourage users to publish orpromote your content and explain how you will use them.(c) Identify ways you can promote interactivity at your website.(d) Create an appropriate tag line for your website and describe how you willuse it in the website’s design.(e) Describe how you plan to use basic design principles to enhance yourwebsite’s usability.4. Use any one of the search engine to search for websites for network marketingcompanies and describe the following process: (a) Open each website in a differenttab; (b) Review the privacy and data security issues and tools discussed at eachwebsite; and (c) Explain how you would use this information to ensure the privacyof visitors’ information and the security of visitors’ data at your website.
1.1 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT1. Choose one academic administrator and another public administrator andconduct interview and then ask them how their job differs from that of businessmanagers. How do they know how well their department, institution ororganization is performing, Since profit is probably not one of the criteria forassessing effectiveness and efficiency?2. Design a interview schedule and conduct the interview a manager in yourlocality and ask him how many subordinates he has. Are different numbers ofsubordinates supervised at the top, the middle, and the bottom of theorganizational hierarchy? What really determines the span of management inthe organization.3. “There are two notions about relationship between job satisfaction andproductivity: a happy worker is a productivity one; a happy worker is notnecessarily a productive one.” Critically evaluate this statement and bring outthe situations under which each statement is true.4. “Planning is the basis, delegation is the key, information is the guide, and actionis the essence of control of.” Trace the relationship between control and otherfunctions with real life examples.1.2 MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS1. Out of your own experience find out the reasons for failure of businessforecasting even in the experienced companies.2. Take the IT sector as an example for perfect competition and analyse thecharacter.3. Prepare an essay to show the growth of National Income in India afterIndependence4. Explicit the empirical production and explain optimum combination of inputswith diagrams.1.3 ACCOUNTING FOR MANAGERS1. How a financial statement helps the investors and creditors for a service basedcompany and manufacturing company. Give your views by taking any one of thecompany of your choice on both the sector.2. Identify the financial ratio on which Managerial of retail store should focus.Further analyse the various importance of those ratio and give your views. Howit will help the retail store.3. Discuss various applications of the Break Even Chart. Enumerate the variouscriticism usually levelled against Break Even Charts. Differentiate how thisBreak Even chart helps the service sector and manufacturing sector.34.From the following particulars, prepare the Balance Sheet of Sri Mohan Ram.Current Ratio -- 2Working Capital -- Rs. 4,00,000Capital block to Current Assets -- 3:2Fixed Asset to turnover -- 1:3Sales Cash / Credit -- 1:2Stock Velocity -- 2 monthsCreditor’s velocity -- 2 monthsDebtor’s velocity -- 3 monthsCapital block Net Profit -- 10% of turnoverDebentures / Share Capital -- 1:2Gras Profit Ratio -- 25% (to Sales)Reserve -- 2.5% of turnover1.4 MARKETING MANAGEMENT 1. Examine the suitable demographic segmentation variables other than age andsex for the following industry• Two wheeler• Brewery• Insurance2. You have been selected by the ABC Pharmaceutical Company to be a sales forcefor the period of three years. Identify and describe how you would progressthrough the steps in effective selling.3. Select an example of a new product failure in the recent context. Explore andprepare a report highlighting the causes for its failure. Do you think a betterunderstanding of consumer behaviour could have contributed to its success inthe market place? Do you accept or not? Justify your stand.4. Design a questionnaire to determine repeat purchase behaviour and brandloyalty with respect to• Fairness cream• Mobile• Sports shoe• Ready-to-wear garments1.5 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT1. “One reason for implementing global training programmes is the need to avoidbusiness losses due to cultural insensitivity”. What sort of training programmewould you recommend to avoid such cultural insensitivity?2. Bring out some real life examples of how to use interest inventories to improveemployee selection. In doing so, suggest some examples of occupationalinterests that you believe might predict success in various occupations includingProfessor, Accountant and System Analyst.3. Design a graphic rating scale for the below mentioned professions:i. Secretaryii. Engineeriii. Web Designer44. Develop an incentive plan for the following positions:i. Chemical Engineerii. Plant Manageriii. Used car sales forceiv. First-line supervisorExamine the factors that you have to consider in reaching your conclusions.1.6 PRODUCTION AND MATERIALS MANAGEMENT1. Why are some Industries located near the source of raw materials, whereas someother Industries are located near the market? Justify your answer with practicalexam.2. Explain the different types of plant layout? Write the advantages and disadvantagesof each type of layouts with exam.3 Describe the requirements of effective system of production and planning controlin any steel plant.4. Assume that you have been appointed as quality control manager of a textilecompany. How will you control the quality of the products by using variouscontrol charts? Discuss the construction procedure and application of eachchart in maintaining the quality of products.1.7 RESEARCH METHODS FOR MANAGEMENT1. Consider the following research questions:(a) How do the minority groups in a university view the students counsellingprogram?(b) Examine the relationship between intelligence and creativity among thestudents.(i) The type of research that would best answer the question(ii) An appropriate sampling method(iii)The best method of collecting the data.2. Discuss the role of Regression Analysis in business and industry. How areRegression Coefficients helpful in analysing the regression lines?3. The mean weekly sales of soap bars in department stores was 146.3 bars perstore. After an advertising campaign, the mean weekly sales in 22 stores for atypical week was increased to 153.7 and showed a standard deviation of 17.2.Was the advertising campaign successful? Substantiate your views.4. Prepare a questionnaire for the following research problem:“Identify the factors influencing recently married couples striking a divorce”M.B.A- IYR – Assignment
2.1 INTERNATIONAL HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT1. “Do you think Inter-country difference affect Human resource practice” –Substantiate your views.2. “International staffing is as similar as staffing practices done in domestic” –Discuss in detail.3. Give two specific examples of MNC of your choice near you. Compare its HRpractice with any public or private organization of your country.4. How does appraising an expatriate’s performance differ from appraising that of ahome office manager? How would you avoid some of the unique problems ofappraising the expatriate’s performance? Explain.2.2 INTERNATIONAL MARKETING MANAGEMENT1. An Indian company wants to enter into international markets. The companydecided to involve another company in the foreign country. Explain the mode ofentry where the involvement of foreign country is possible and state in whichsituations each of them is suitable.2. Why does direct investment in foreign market attend marketers the greatestdegree of control over international marketing activities? Explain with liveexamples.3. How can an organisation determine its best option for entering an internationaltrade agreement such as NAFTA and international governing organisations suchas WTO have on decisions to expand internationally?4. Formulate competitive market entry strategies that leverage the advantages ofinternational operations.2.3 INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT1. Consider any two Indian Companies of your choice. One Company is manufacturingpetrochemicals in India and sells them in global markets in competition withGerman, American and Japanese firms. The other manufactures and exportspickles and Indian Spices to Europe and Middle East competing with other firms,which either import these products from India or manufacture them in India andsell in the same markets. Which of these two firms faces the more severe operatingexposure to exchange rates? Discuss in detail.2. In the absence of a common currency throughout the world, a series of problemsmay arise in International Cash Management.” What are those problems? Howcan those problems are overcome.3. An export company wants to raise capital from international markets. What arethe basic considerations the firm should take into account while making thisinternational financing decision? Discuss.4. A country’s current account balance is equal to its private savings surplus minus itsgovernment budget deficit. Assume that a country has a current account surplus of$ 10,000, a government budget deficit of $ 1,500, and private savings of $ 12,000.What is the country’s investment? Is the country saving more or less than is neededto finance its investment and budget deficit? Explain in detail.32.4 LOGISTICS AND SUPPLY CHAIN MANAGEMENT1. You are assigned the position of Chief Manager in a logistics company located atMumbai. You have customer all over India. Your responsibility is to collect thegoods from various sources and export it from the nearest port. How do you dothe operation, and explain the problems you may face during the logisticaloperations?2. Assume that you are a warehouse designer. Mr. Adithya has decided toconstruct a warehouse in the central part of the state. Counsel Mr. Adithya indesigning the warehouse with different sizes and shapes and explain itsrelationship with material-handling system. Suggest the reason for constructingsquare design warehouse and rectangular design warehouse.3. A Multinational FMCG company is going to enter India, next year which has itsnetwork in more than 20 countries across the world. The company is planningto have its business throughout India. You are appointed as logistics manager ofthat company. As a Logistic manager, how do you support the company inachieving customer satisfaction which is one of the key objectives of thecompany? You can quote strategies from currently operating FMCG companies.4. Since tough competition is going on in the market in all the fields, devicestrategies to face competition of chain of Pharmacies. Explain your views basedon logistics management.2.5 GLOBAL STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT1. Several CEO’s of larger Corporations in recent times are forced to resign whenthey are unable to deliver Superior performance. Discuss this in the light ofnuances of strategy execution.2. How MC Kinsey’s 7s frameworks can be used to evaluate the fit betweenorganizational strategies during implementation?3. “Social audit is defined as it is a systematic study about an organization’sperformance with regard to the society or environment and to be distinguishedfrom the economic benefits derived out of its performance” – What will be thereason for social audit needed under Global management system or process?4. What have been DELL competitive advantages in the Global industry? Howtransferable are those competitive advantages across boards?42.6 INTERNATIONAL TRADE POLICIES AND DOCUMENTATION1. What are the various measures taken by the Global organization like UnitedNations organization in the matter of (a) Trade & Commerce (b) peace andTranquility in the world (c) Nuclear disarmament (d) Disaster management(e) poverty eradication (f) Terrorism (g) Literacy with particular reference toCountry level is functions with functionaries.2. What are our foreign policies with USA & UK and how they different from otherEuropean Countries and neighboring countries in Asia.3. What are the various alternatives available to an expected from the view point ofrealizing export proceeds? Arrange than in order of safety. What are the risksassociated with each of these alternatives?4. Elaborate on the various regulatory and commercial documents used in export?Highlight the functions of these documents.2.7.1 INTERNATIONAL MARKETING RESEARCH AND CONSUMER BEHAVIOUR1. “Observational studies in which the subjects are not first informed that theirbehavior is being observed are unethical.” – Comment2. Sweet cookies are planning to launch a new line of cookies and want to assessthe market size. The cookies have a mixed Chocolate-Pineapple flavor and will betargeted at the premium end of the market. Discuss the six W’s of a descriptiveresearch design that may be adopted.3. Coca Cola is considering introducing very small bottles of its product to Brazil.These would cost less than bottled water. Discuss whether or not the companyshould do so.4. A college student has just purchased a new Apple iPad. What factors mightcause the student to experience post-purchase dissonance? How might thestudent try to overcome it? How can the retailer who sold the computer helpreduce the student is dissonance? How can the computer’s manufacturer help?2.7.2 EXPORT AND IMPORT FINANCE1. “India has adequate institutional infrastructure available for exports”. Justifythe statement explain2. Analyse India’s current foreign trade. What are the suggestive measures provided inthe current export import policy 2009-2015 to improve the foreign trade?3. Suppose you are a manager of an Export – Import firm. Develop an EDI plan foryour organization.4. Super Chip Company is a manufacturer of computer chips that are used incomputer aided manufacturing equipment. Super chip products are the bestavailable and in many cases the only product that meets certain specifications.Therefore, the demand for its components is high. The company has been inbusiness for more than ten years and has established an excellent reputation foron-time delivery. What method of payment would you expect is most often usedby buyers of super chip company products? Justify your response.
1.1 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT1. Choose one academic administrator and another public administrator andconduct interview and then ask them how their job differs from that of businessmanagers. How do they know how well their department, institution ororganization is performing, Since profit is probably not one of the criteria forassessing effectiveness and efficiency?2. Design a interview schedule and conduct the interview a manager in yourlocality and ask him how many subordinates he has. Are different numbers ofsubordinates supervised at the top, the middle, and the bottom of theorganizational hierarchy? What really determines the span of management inthe organization.3. “There are two notions about relationship between job satisfaction andproductivity: a happy worker is a productivity one; a happy worker is notnecessarily a productive one. Critically evaluate this statement and bring out thesituations under which each statement is true”.4. “Planning is the basis, delegation is the key, information is the guide, and actionis the essence of control of.” Trace the relationship between control and otherfunctions with real life examples.1.2 INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING1. Make out a trial balance with imaginary figures. Draw the profit and LossAccount and Balance sheets from in trial balance which you have constituted.2. Price differences in different geographic segments make international accountinga challenging Endeavour. How experts overcome this challenge?3. Analyze the recent trends in harmonizing financial reporting efforts taken bysuper national organizations.4. Internationalization of accounting profession is the need for the hour –Substantiate your answer with examples.1.3 INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS1. ‘Negative balance of trade creates so many problems in developing countries'.Examine these statements on India’s point of view with suitable examples.2. Export from India is helpful to correct the disequilibrium in the balance ofpayments position in India, give your views and justify with examples.3. “The changes in both supply and demand conditions influence a country’sinternational terms of trade and volume of trade”. Justify it with suitableexamples.4. Illustrate how the tariffs, quotas and subsidies affect domestic markets, and alsoidentify the winners, losers and net country welfare effects of protection.31.4 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT1. Define international business environment how does the home countryenvironment influence foreign business operation of a firm? Explain?2. There is a view that the future of world trade is going to be one of trade amongtrade blocks rather than trade among nations. Give reasons for your answer.3. Imagine that you are an engineer who has been offered a job as the CEO of alarge American MNC based in Dubai. What are the important cross culturalissues you are likely to face and how would you resolve them?4. Why are Japanese businesses worried about the EU-South Korea free tradeagreement? Why are Japanese Policy markers trying to sign a similar deal withthe EU? Discuss in the detail.1.5 FOREIGN POLICY OF INDIA1. “Major global powers influenced the foreign policy of India-Now India isgradually gaining momentum to influence the foreign polices of major powers”.Elucidate.2. Explain the association between India and UNO. How can India play a vital rolein the policy formulation mechanism of the UNO?3. Assume that you are Fidel Castro, What kind of trade relationship with theUnited States would be in your interest? What type would be willing to accept?4. What are some of the major factors that have influenced the yen/ dollarexchange rate in the past decade? Have different factors become more importantat different times? If so, which ones?1.6 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND E-COMMERCE1. Ethical dimensions of IT are often neglected, which lead to complications inbusinesses. Explain in brief, the ethical and social dimensions of IT.2. Assume that you are the design engineer of a retail company. The companywants to automate the payment system. What are the factors that you wouldconsider while designing the electronic payment system?3. Innovation in Information Technology has changed the way people think. Listout the major features of this innovation and how these features can be used todevelop a marketing strategy for the target market.4. Whilst e-commerce related activities have grown substantially over the last fewyears, some consumers are still unwilling to accept the on-line self service ecommerce business model. Explain why such a reluctance to accept it.41.7 COMMUNICATION FOR GLOBAL MANAGERS1. Assuming you are a Chief Personnel Manager of a leading MNC, draft a lettercalling a candidate for an interview in reply to his application for the position ofChief Financial Executive.2. Assume yourself as a Customer Relationship manager of a bank. You havereceived a letter from your customers who have complained to you about therude behaviour of a computer clerk. Since the customer is an important person,write a letter to convince the customer.3. Define Agenda. Prepare an agenda for a newly started public organization andexplain the basic components of an agenda.4. “You have recently joined a branch of a company as its manager. Write a reportto the head office on the defects in the routine work of the branch in detail”?1.8 ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR1. Suggest any suitable motivational theory for IT industry and substantiate yourviews.2. “Attitude determines your Altitude”-Substantiate your views on this quote withrelevant corporate examples.3. “A happy Worker is a productive worker”- Discuss in a behavioral perspective.4. “Organisational development involves the development of organization in thelight of its future expansion plan”. Elaborate your views.
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2.1 E-COMMERCE1. Give the skeleton of the design of a virtual library system for the UGC.2. “E-commerce is a boom to the corporate world” – Comment.3. Compare the communication system in traditional business and on-line business.4. Discuss the role of data mining techniques and data visualization in E-Commerce.2.2 E-COMMERCE: APPLICATION AND SECURITIES1. Elucidate the management challenges and issues in online Banking.2. Outline the various needs of security in E-Commerce Industry.3. Narrate the characteristics of supply chain management in E-Commerce and itsapplication in software.4. Elaborate the various forces influencing the growth of E-Commerce.2.3 INTERNET AND JAVA PROGRAMMING1. Write a java program for college admission system with AWT packages andhandle its events using their modules.2. Discuss the java database connectivity. Write an AWT program to explain JDBCconnectivity for employee payroll calculation.3. Explain in detail the Applet life cycle. Write a program to show the working ofevery function in Applet. Discuss how Applets are virus free.4. What are exceptions? Discuss various types of exceptions in JAVA programming.How can you handle them? Write JAVA code to handle your own exception.2.4 ADVANCED WEB DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN TOOLS1. Design and develop a website using ASP .NET MVC 4, EF, Knockoutis andBootstrap for an online trading company.2. Design a website on your own and discuss the following for developing yourwebsite:(a) Identify which type of website you will design – personal, organizational orcommercial. Write a brief paragraph describing the website’s overall purposeand its targeted audience. Create a name for your website.(b) List at least three general goals for your website. List elements in addition totext – photos, music, animation, and so forth – that you could include onyour general goals.(c) Identify the design tools you expect to use to develop your website.(d) Identify an available domain name and URL for your website. Research tomake sure it is available.33. Design and develop a website for a MNC and describe the following:(a) Identify the element(s) that you could include on your website that wouldconvey to its audience that the website’s content is current.(b) Identify the connectivity tools you will use to encourage users to publish orpromote your content and explain how you will use them.(c) Identify ways you can promote interactivity at your website.(d) Create an appropriate tag line for your website and describe how youwill use it in the website’s design.(e) Describe how you plan to use basic design principles to enhance yourwebsite’s usability.4. Use any one of the search engine to search for websites for network marketingcompanies and describe the following process: (a) Open each website in adifferent tab; (b) Review the privacy and data security issues and tools discussedat each website; and (c) Explain how you would use this information to ensurethe privacy of visitors’ information and the security of visitors’ data at yourwebsite.2.5 ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING1. Rank the various ERP packages in the order of their market share. Give suitablesuggestions for your ranking.2. Carry out a study of EPC as adopted by SAP and show how it complements theGeneric Modeling Technique.3. Is IRP implementation same as ERP packages implementation? Give reasons foryour answer with suitable example.4. Discuss about the organization with ERP and organization without ERP. Whichtype of organization is better? Substantiate your views.2.6 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT1. Trace the path taken from organizational resources and organizational behaviorto the development of strategic advantage.2. In what way can timing and competitor reaction be crucial for a strategic choice?Discuss.3. Congruence and co-ordination among strategies should take place throughvertical and horizontal fit. Explain.4. Companies should evaluate performance on the basis of a combination ofquantitative and qualitative criteria. Why? Discuss.42.7.1 GLOBAL MARKETING1. Discuss the euro dollar market with international liquidity and role of SDRS.2. Explain the different positioning strategies consider any four home applianceitems and discuss the positioning strategies adopted by the global marketers.3. An international company is planning to introduce an ultra modern luxury car.How will you develop this new product? Explain.4. Discuss the cultures and ethical issues that affect the global trade with suitableexample.2.7.2 STRUCTURED SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN1. How can CASE tools be used to support requirements determination? Whichtypes of CASE tools are appropriate for use during requirements determination?Explain.2. With examples, explain how interfaces and dialogues are designed.3. Elaborate the essential phases of system development life cycle. For each phase,describe its purpose, inputs and outputs.4. What are the various ways of process modeling done to software system design?Explain with illustration. M.B.A. – 2ND YEAR – Assign
1.1 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT1. Choose one academic administrator and another public administrator and conductinterview and then ask them how their job differs from that of business managers.How do they know how well their department, institution or organization isperforming, since profit is probably not one of the criteria for assessing effectivenessand efficiency?2. Design a interview schedule and conduct the interview a manager in your locality andask him how many subordinates he has. Are different numbers of subordinatessupervised at the top, the middle, and the bottom of the organizational hierarchy?What really determines the span of management in the organization?3. “There are two notions about relationship between job satisfaction and productivity: ahappy worker is a productivity one; a happy worker is not necessarily a productiveone. Critically evaluate this statement and bring out the situations under which eachstatement is true”.4. “Planning is the basis, delegation is the key, information is the guide, and action isthe essence of control of.” Trace the relationship between control and other functionswith real life examples.1.2 MARKETING MANAGEMENT1. Examine the suitable demographic segmentation variables other than age andsex for the following industry• Two wheeler• Brewery• Insurance2. You have been selected by the ABC pharmaceutical company to be a sales forcefor the period of three years. Identify and describe how you would progressthrough the steps in effective selling.3. Select an example of a new product failure in the recent context. Explore andprepare a report highlighting the causes for its failure. Do you think a betterunderstanding of consumer behaviour could have contributed to its success inthe market place? Do you accept or not? Justify your stand.4. Design a questionnaire to determine repeat purchase behaviour and brandloyalty with respect to• Fairness cream• Mobile• Sports shoe• Ready-to-wear garments1.3 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT1. Design an appropriate capital structure which yields more profitability of aservice industry of your choice. Illustrate your answer with the help of a EBITEPS analysis.2. The finance manager should take an account of the time value of money in orderto take a correct financial decision. Elucidate the statement with the help ofsuitable illustration.3. The goal of capital management is the maximisation of long run earning topresent share holders. – Comment4. You are a finance manager in a manufacturing organization. You came to knowthe sales are very low when compared to the last year. So you have decided to docredit sales. Draft a proposal highlighting the decision areas to be concentratedto avoid non-payment.31.4 DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM1. Create an ER diagram for the loan management system of a finance company.Loans are given on the purchase of various items with different interest rates.The company keeps track of defaulters and taken appropriate steps againstthem. Make and state suitable assumption (if any).2. Draw a net sketch to indicate the architecture of a distributed data base system forcollege administration process with an example. Explain the various forms of datafragmentation used in DDB.3. Develop a conceptual data model for a hospital information system and write aPL/SQL program using oracle to perform the following tasks.a) Print the patient – details according to room wise.b) Print the patient – details according to disease wise.c) Print the patient – details according to the doctors attending them.(Assume your own tables and fields)4. Consider the following relational schemaAccount (A/C No., branch name, balance)Loan (Loan No., A/C No.)Depositor (Customer Name, A/C No.)Borrower (Customer Name, Loan No.)Write queries in SQL for the following.a) Find all loan number for loan made at Thanjavur branch.b) Find all customers who have both a loan and an account in the bank at eachbank.c) Find the number of depositors in each branch1.5 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT1. “One reason for implementing global training programmes is the need to avoidbusiness losses due to cultural insensitivity”. What sort of training programmewould you recommend to avoid such cultural insensitivity?2. Bring out some real life examples of how to use interest inventories to improveemployee selection. In doing so, suggest some examples of occupationalinterests that you believe might predict success in various occupations includingProfessor, Accountant and System Analyst.3. Design a graphic rating scale for the below mentioned professions:i. Secretaryii. Engineeriii. Web Designer4. Develop an incentive plan for the following positions:i. Chemical Engineerii. Plant Manageriii. Used car sales forceiv. First-line supervisor.Examine the factors that you have to consider in reaching your conclusions.41.6 MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM1. Discuss MIS strategies that companies in the electricity utilities industry couldemploy to achieve a competitive advantage.2. “The best way to reduce systems development costs is to use applicationsoftware packages or fourth-generation tools”. Do you agree or disagree?Substantiate your answer.3. Adopting an enterprise application is a key business decision as well as atechnology decision. Do you agree or disagree? Justify your views.4. Discuss in detail the activities involved in the development of e-commerce basedInformation System in a retail sector.1.7 SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT1. a) How an user can be involved in defining a project? Explain.b) Identify the milestones in a project schedules plan. Discuss the difficulties inpreparing the plan.2. a) Compare the initial and final schedule of a project with an example.b) How weak quality in a project can be anticipated? Justify your answer.3. a) Discuss the relationships that exist among activities. Give examples.b) How to create the activity responsibility matrix? Give its importance.4. a) Discuss the vendor management tools in project.b) Explain the various attributes of successful leader.1.8 FINANCIAL AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING1. How a financial statement helps the investors and creditors for a service basedcompany and manufacturing company. Give your views by taking any of the onecompany of your choice on both the sector.2. Identify the financial ratio on which type of Managerial of retail stores adopted.Further analyse the various importance of those ratio and give your views. Howit will help the retail store.3. Discuss various applications of the Break Even Chart. Enumerate the variouscriticism usually levelled against Break Even Charts. Differentiate how thisBreak Even chart helps the service sector and manufacturing sector.4. From the following particulars, prepare the Balance Sheet of Sri Mohan Ram.Current Ratio -- 2Working Capital -- Rs. 4,00,000Capital block to Current Assets -- 3:2Fixed Asset to turnover -- 1:3Sales Cash / Credit -- 1:2Stock Velocity -- 2 monthsCreditor’s velocity -- 2 monthsDebtor’s velocity -- 3 monthsCapital block Net Profit -- 10% of turnoverDebentures / Share Capital -- 1:2Gras Profit Ratio -- 25% (to Sales)Reserves -- 2.5% of turnover
2.1 E-COMMERCE1. Give the skeleton of the design of a virtual library system for the UGC.2. “E-commerce is a boom to the corporate world” – Comment.3. Compare the communication system in traditional business and on-line business.4. Discuss the role of data mining techniques and data visualization in E-Commerce.2.2 E-COMMERCE: APPLICATION AND SECURITIES1. Elucidate the management challenges and issues in online Banking.2. Outline the various needs of security in E-Commerce Industry.3. Narrate the characteristics of supply chain management in E-Commerce and itsapplication in software.4. Elaborate the various forces influencing the growth of E-Commerce.2.3 INTERNET AND JAVA PROGRAMMING1. Write a java program for college admission system with AWT packages andhandle its events using their modules.2. Discuss the java database connectivity. Write an AWT program to explain JDBCconnectivity for employee payroll calculation.3. Explain in detail the Applet life cycle. Write a program to show the working ofevery function in Applet. Discuss how Applets are virus free.4. What are exceptions? Discuss various types of exceptions in JAVA programming.How can you handle them? Write JAVA code to handle your own exception.2.4 ADVANCED WEB DEVELOPMENT AND DESIGN TOOLS1. Design and develop a website using ASP .NET MVC 4, EF, Knockoutis andBootstrap for an online trading company.2. Design a website on your own and discuss the following for developing yourwebsite:(a) Identify which type of website you will design – personal, organizational orcommercial. Write a brief paragraph describing the website’s overall purposeand its targeted audience. Create a name for your website.(b) List at least three general goals for your website. List elements in addition totext – photos, music, animation, and so forth – that you could include onyour general goals.(c) Identify the design tools you expect to use to develop your website.(d) Identify an available domain name and URL for your website. Research tomake sure it is available.33. Design and develop a website for a MNC and describe the following:(a) Identify the element(s) that you could include on your website that wouldconvey to its audience that the website’s content is current.(b) Identify the connectivity tools you will use to encourage users to publish orpromote your content and explain how you will use them.(c) Identify ways you can promote interactivity at your website.(d) Create an appropriate tag line for your website and describe how youwill use it in the website’s design.(e) Describe how you plan to use basic design principles to enhance yourwebsite’s usability.4. Use any one of the search engine to search for websites for network marketingcompanies and describe the following process: (a) Open each website in adifferent tab; (b) Review the privacy and data security issues and tools discussedat each website; and (c) Explain how you would use this information to ensurethe privacy of visitors’ information and the security of visitors’ data at yourwebsite.2.5 ENTERPRISE RESOURCE PLANNING1. Rank the various ERP packages in the order of their market share. Give suitablesuggestions for your ranking.2. Carry out a study of EPC as adopted by SAP and show how it complements theGeneric Modeling Technique.3. Is IRP implementation same as ERP packages implementation? Give reasons foryour answer with suitable example.4. Discuss about the organization with ERP and organization without ERP. Whichtype of organization is better? Substantiate your views.2.6 STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT1. Trace the path taken from organizational resources and organizational behaviorto the development of strategic advantage.2. In what way can timing and competitor reaction be crucial for a strategic choice?Discuss.3. Congruence and co-ordination among strategies should take place throughvertical and horizontal fit. Explain.4. Companies should evaluate performance on the basis of a combination ofquantitative and qualitative criteria. Why? Discuss.42.7.1 GLOBAL MARKETING1. Discuss the euro dollar market with international liquidity and role of SDRS.2. Explain the different positioning strategies consider any four home applianceitems and discuss the positioning strategies adopted by the global marketers.3. An international company is planning to introduce an ultra modern luxury car.How will you develop this new product? Explain.4. Discuss the cultures and ethical issues that affect the global trade with suitableexample.2.7.2 STRUCTURED SYSTEM ANALYSIS AND DESIGN1. How can CASE tools be used to support requirements determination? Whichtypes of CASE tools are appropriate for use during requirements determination?Explain.2. With examples, explain how interfaces and dialogues are designed.3. Elaborate the essential phases of system development life cycle. For each phase,describe its purpose, inputs and outputs.4. What are the various ways of process modeling done to software system design?Explain with illustration. M.B.A. – 2ND YEAR – Assign
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MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME Term-End Examination December, 2015 MS-22 : HUMAN RESOURCE DEVELOPMENT Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100 (Weightage 70%) Note : There are two Sections A and B. Attempt any three questions from Section A. Each question carries 20 marks. Section B is compulsory and carries 40 marks. SECTION – A
1. "With global economy and the world becoming a global village, the business enterprises have became extremely cautious of the need for hiring competent human resources and developing core competencies for every organisation." Elaborate this statement and discuss the underlying concept and process, with example.
2. What is Action Research ? How does it differ from OD ? Discuss the important factors to be considered in development of internal self-renewal facilitators, with suitable examples.
3. How does HRD Audit help development process of an organisation ? Explain the concept and discuss how HRD Audit is conducted in an organisation. 4. How does HRD help managing technological changes ? Discuss the role of HRD in developing the changed mindset. Justify with suitable example.
5. Write short notes on any three of the following : (a) 360 0 Appraisal (b) Mentoring (c) Role of Trade Unions in HRD (d) Career Transition and Choices (e) Horizontal re-skilling
MANAGEMENT PROGRAMMEDecember, 2015MS-21 : SOCIAL PROCESSES AND BEHAVIOURAL ISSUESTime : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100 (Weightage 70%)Note : (i) There are two Sections A and B. (ii) Attempt any three questions from Section - A. Allquestions carry 20 marks each.(iii) Section - B is compulsory and carries 40 marks.
SECTION - A1. What are the strategies available to a manager in an organisational set to enhance employee motivation ?
2. Briefly describe the components of Emotional intelligence and its importance in organisations. Can emotional intelligence be learnt ? Discuss in brief.
3. Briefly discuss different group decision makingtechniques and their strengths and weakness.
4. Describe Johari Window Model and Transactional analysis. Discuss how these models help in strengthening interpersonal relations ?
MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME Term-End Examination December, 2015
MS-11 : STRATEGIC MANAGEMENT Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100 (Weightage 70%) Note : (i) There are two Sections : Section-A and Section-B. (ii) Answer any three questions from Section-A. All questions in Section-A carry 20 marks each. (iii) Section-B is compulsory and carries 40 marks.
SECTION - A (a)Differentiate strategy with policies and tactics giving examples. (b)Differentiate strategy with programmes, procedure and rules giving examples.
2. (a) What are different types of differentiation ? Explain each of them with the help of examples. (b) Discuss the advantages and disadvantages of differentiation.
3. Describe Porter's five forces framework as the most widely used tool to analyze the competitive environment. 4. What do you understand by 'International Expansion' ? Discuss the different ways through which expansion into foriegn markets can be achieved. 5. Write short notes on any two of the following : (a) Forms of organisation structure. (b) Strategic alliance. (c) Dimensions of leadership styles. (d) Value chain.
MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME Term-End Examination December, 2015 MS-10 : ORGANISATIONAL DESIGN, DEVELOPMENT AND CHANGE Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100 (Weightage 70%) Note : (i) There are two Sections A and B. (ii) Attempt any three questions from Section-A. All questions carry 20 marks each. (iii) Section-B is compulsory and carries 40 marks.
SECTION - A 1. What is Organizational Development (OD) ? Describe various stages of OD and their relevance. 2. Differentiating organization and institution, describe what characterizes an institution and factors influencing institution building. 3. Describe any two diagnostic tools and their advantages and disadvantages. 4. Distinguish between job, occupation, and career and discuss any two approaches of job design and their merits and demerits. 5. Write short notes on any three of the following : (a) Hybrid Structure (b) Time and Motion Study (c) Process Consultation (d) Process of Change (e) Organisations as Political Systems
SECTION - B 6. Read the following case carefully and answer the questions given at the end :
Since 1994, Boeing began the process of remaking the company for the next round of aircraft purchases. Every part of the company is involved, from engineering to manufacturing. The focus of the change is that Boeing is a manufacturing company rather than an engineering and technology company. Due to changes in the air travel business, the major commercial airlines are demanding lower airplane prices and significantly lower operating costs. Airbus continues to be a fierce competitor, so Boeing must meet the competition early and on every front. (Boeing bought Mc Donnell Douglas in 1997.)
MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME Term-End Examination December, 2015 MS-9 : MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100 Note : (i) There are two Sections : Section-A and Section-B. (ii) Attempt three questions from Section-A carrying 20 marks each. (iii) Section-B is compulsory and carries 40 marks.
SECTION - A 1. Explain the equi-marginal principle. Elucidate with the help of examples. 2. Discuss any five variables, which can be included in the demand function and can have a major impact on the demand. 3. Explain the production function with two variable inputs i.e. production isoquants giving examples. 4. What is Oligopoly ? Explain the important characteristics of Oligopoly. 5. Write short notes on the following : (a) Bundling (b) Cartels.
SECTION - B 6. Assume a firm has the following total revenue and total cost functions : TR =320Q — 2Q2 TC =1800 +50Q + 3Q2 Determine : (a) The level of output at which the firm will be maximizing profits ; (b) The level of output at which total revenue will be maximum. 7. (a) Explain why a firm facing a downward sloping demand curve would never produce the inelastic (ep < 1) portion of the demand curve. (b) When would the firm operate at the point where demand curve is unitary elastic ?
MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME Term-End Examination MS-8 December, 2015 MS-8 : QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS FOR MANAGERIAL APPLICATIONS Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100 (Weightage 70%) Note : (i) Section A has six questions, each carrying 15 marks. Attempt any four questions from this Section. (ii) Section B is compulsory and carries 40 marks. Attempt both questions. (iii) Statistical tables may be supplied on request. (iv) Use of calculator is permissible.
SECTION - A 1. A person pays a total of Z 975 through monthly installments each less than the former by Z 5. The first installment is ! 100. In how many installments will the amount be paid ?
2. Calculate the harmonic mean from the following frequency distribution :
MANAGEMENT PROGRAMMETerm-End ExaminationDecember, 2015MS-7 : INFORMATION SYSTEMS FOR MANAGERSTime : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100(Weightage 70%)Note : Answer any four questions. All questions carryequal marks.
1.(a) What is the purpose of a TPS ? How does itcompliment MIS in an organisation ? (b) Discuss some of the benefits of using a Firewall for the LAN.
2.(a)What are the various ways of assessing the value of information ? Explain any one method briefly. (b)What impact does the implementation of programmed decision - making have on the management system of an organisation ?
3. (a) Discuss the use of computers in decision - making for Human Resource Management. (b) Give reasons for the statement - "Information Systems Contribute to Total Quality Management".
4. (a) What is Outsourcing Information System ? List its advantages and disadvantages. (b) What are the phases of traditional system life cycle where users are highly involved ?
MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME Term-End Examination
MS-6 : MARKETING FOR MANAGERS
December, 2015 Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100 (Weightage 70%) Note : (i) Attempt any three questions from Section-A. (ii) Section-B is compulsory. (iii) All questions carry equal marks.
SECTION - A Explain the three additional elements in the marketing mix specifically required for services.
What is market segmentation ? Suggest suitable bases for segmenting the markets for the following products : (i) Toothpaste (ii) Biscuits
MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME Term-End Examination December, 2015 MS-5 : MANAGEMENT OF MACHINESAND MATERIALS Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100 (Weightage 70%) Note : (i) Answer any four questions. (ii) All questions carry equal marks.
1. (a) Explain the importantce of Management of materials in production system in modern manufacturing industry. (b) Distinguish between Strategic Decisions and Operational Decisions. Discuss.
2. (a) Describe the major quantitative models used for facility location. (b) Briefly explain the 'continuous flow process'. Describe the advantages and disadvantages of a continuous flow process.
3. (a) Describe the work measurement procedure. Discuss the major techniques of work measurement. (b) "Environmental factor is necessary in modern industry." Do you agree ? Explain with examples. 4. (a) Describe 'Kilbridge - Wester' method and 'Helgeson - Birnie' method. (b) How maintenance system can be profitable in a large -scale industry ? Discuss the various types of maintenance systems.
5. (a) What is value engineering ? Discuss its importance. (b) Distinguish between 'quality control', 'quality assurance' and 'total quality management.'
MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME Term-End Examination December, 2015 MS-4 : ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE FOR MANAGERS Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100 Note : (i) Attempt any five questions. (ii) All questions carry equal marks. (iii) Use of calculators is allowed.
1. (a) Explain the 'Accrual Concept' and the 'Consistency Concept' in accounting and signify their importance to an accountant.
(b) Distinguish between 'Operating Profit' and 'Net Profit'. Which is a measure of operational efficiency of a company ? Distinguish between Capital expenditure and Revenue expenditure. Which is taken into account for determining the Operating Profit ?
2. What do you understand by Fund Flow Statement ? How does it differ from a Cash Flow Statement ? Explain the main items which are shown in the fund flow statement and the purpose of preparing this statement. 3. What do you understand by Discounted Cash Flow Techniques of Capital Budgeting ? Briefly explain the Net Present Value Method and Internal Rate of Return Method of appraisal of projects. Which of the two would you rank better and why ?
4. Distinguish between : (a) Profitability Index and Profitability Ratios. (b) Earnings Yield and Dividend Yield. (c) Fixed Budget and Flexible Budget. (d) Direct Labour Rate Variance and Direct Labour Efficiency Variance.
MANAGEMENT PROGRAMME- Term-End ExaminationDecember, 2015MS-3 : ECONOMIC AND SOCIALENVIRONMENTTime : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100(Weightage 70%)Note : There are two sections A and B. Attempt any three questions from section A, which carry 20 marks each. Section B is compulsory and carries 40 marks.SECTION - A1. What do you understand by Economic Environment in which a business firm operates ?Discuss.2. Briefly analyse the growth and structure of Private Sector in India. Explain how does it contribute to economic development ?3. Critically analyse the impact of regulatory framework on industrial structure and performance.4. Differentiate between Current Account and Capital Account convertibility with reference to its role in rupee convertibility.5. Write short notes on any four of the following :(a) Economic Development(b) Administered prices(c) India's Foreign Trade(d) Privatisation(e) Development Banks.SECTION - B6. (a) What are the factors of widespread sickness among the Small Scale Industry (SSI)units ? (b) How can sickness be identified ? Suggest measures to enhance economic viability of SSI.7. How has the public sector in India been able to achieve the objectives of economic equity with growth ? Discuss with examples.
MANAGEMENT PROGRAMMETerm-End ExaminationDecember, 2015 MS-2 : MANAGEMENT OF HUMAN RESOURCESTime : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100(Weightage 70%)Note : (i) There are two Sections A and B.(ii) Attempt any three questions from Section-A. Each question carries 20 marks.(iii) Section-B is compulsory and carries 40 marks.
SECTION - A1. Define and describe the concept of HRM in the context of today's business organisations. Brieflydiscuss various objectives and supporting functions of HRM. Explain with the help ofrelevant examples.
2. What are the objectives, purpose and limitations of Selection Tests ? Briefly discuss various typesof Selection Tests and their applicability in the organisations. Cite relevant examples.
3. What are the goals and objectives of Performance Appraisal ? Briefly describe salient features, andconditions for effective Performance Counselling. Explain with examples.
4. Define and discuss the objectives and functions of Trade Unions. Briefly describe the Theories ofTrade Unions.
December, 2015 MS-1 : MANAGEMENT FUNCTIONS AND BEHAVIOUR Time : 3 hours Maximum Marks : 100(Weightage 70%) Note : (i) There are two Sections : A and B. (ii) Attempt any three questions from Section A, each question carrying 20 marks. (iii) Section B is compulsory and carries 40 marks. SECTION - A 1. What skills a manager would require as he moves from middle to top management level ? Explain with rationale and relevant examples. 2. Why do organisations feel the need for identifying and evaluating possible alternative courses of action for accomplishing organizational objectives ? Describe various means for generating alternative courses of action. Explain with relevant examples. 3. What is Delegation ? What are the basic elements of delegation of authority and problems faced in doing so in an organisation ? Explain with examples. 4. What is the relevance of inter-personal competencies in the management of an organisation ? Briefly discuss the determinants of inter-personal behaviour with the help of relevant examples. 5. Write short notes on any three of the following : (a) Managerial Values and Ethos. (b) Individual Vs Group Decision making. (c) MIS. (d) Successful Vs Effective leader. (e) Resistance to change.
SECTION - B 6. Read the case given below and answer the questions given at the end.
Ms. Renu had graduated with a degree in foreign languages. As the child of a military family, she had visited many parts of the world and had travelled extensively in Europe. Despite these broadening experiences, she had never given much thought to a career until her recent divorce.
Needing to provide her own income, Ms. Renu began to look for work. After a fairly intense but unsuccessful search for a job related to her foreign language degree, she began to evaluate her other skills. She had become a proficient typist in college and decided to look into secretarial work. Although she still wanted a career utilizing her foreign language skills, she felt that the immediate financial pressures would be eased in a temporary secretarial position.
Within a short period of time, she was hired as a clerk/typist in a typing pool at Life Insurance Company. Six months later, she became the top typist in the pool and was assigned as secretary to Mrs. Khan, Manager of marketing research. She was pleased to get out of the pool and to get a job that had more variety in the tasks to perform. Besides, she also got a nice raise in pay.
