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ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY
DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.B.A.
E-BUSINESS
FIRST
YEAR
Academic
Year 2020-21
ASSIGNMENT
TOPICS
This
booklet contains assignment topics. Students are asked to write the
assignments
for EIGHT papers as per instructions.
Last date
for submission: 31.03.2020
Last
date for submission with late fee ` 300/-: 15.04.2020
NOTE:
Assignments
sent after 15.04.2020 will not be evaluated.
2.
Assignments should be in the own hand writing of the student concerned and
not
type-written or printed or photocopied.
3.
Assignments should be written on A4 paper on one side only.
4.
All assignments (with Enrolment number marked on the Top right hand corner on
all
pages) should be put in an envelop with superscription “MBA Assignments”
and
sent
to The Director, Directorate of Distance Education, Annamalai University,
Annamalainagar
– 608 002 by Registered post.
5.
No notice will be taken on assignments which are not properly filled in with
Enrolment Number and the Title
of the papers.
6.
Students should send full set of assignments for all papers. Partial
assignments
will
not be considered.
ASSIGNMENT
INSTRUCTIONS
Write
assignments on any TWO topics in each paper out of the FOUR. For each
Topic
the answer should not exceed 15 – pages. Each assignment carries 25 marks
(2
topics). You are expected to write two
topics for every subject.
DR. M. ARUL
DIRECTOR
2
1.1
PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
1.
Management is said to have universal application. How do you justify the
Universality
of Management? Give examples to illustrate your arguments.
2.
“The importance of strategic planning is now fully realized by the Indian
corporate
sector than before”- Discuss
3.
Explain about the personal challenges involved in becoming a manager and a
leader
in today's turbulent environment.
4.
Without effective management the resources will remain as resources cannot be
converted
into productive utilities - Do you agree? Give reasons.
.
1.2
MARKETING MANAGEMENT
1.
What is market segmentation? What are the different ways of segmentation/
suggest
the segmentation strategy for the following products: Edible oil, Table
top
wet grinder and Business magazine.
2.
What strategies you would recommend to be followed during the four stages of
PLC.
Identify one product and one service for each stage in the PLC. Give
reasons
for your answer.
3.
What are objectives of pricing strategies? Discuss the merits of different
pricing
techniques
that you would recommend for the following products. Laptop,
Sports
utility vehicle, designer tiles.
4.
Do you think that social media advertisements would kill all other traditional
media?
Discuss your answer with proper justification. Also explain under what
circumstances
online advertisements would be highly recommended.
1.3
FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
1.
It is usual to declare good dividends when the company is making good
profit.
It is profitable for companies not to declare any dividend even when
they
are making good profits. What will be the reaction of the shareholder?
Discuss.
2.
“In managing working capital the finance manager faces the problem of
compromising
the conflicting goals of liquidity and profitability”. –
Comment.
What strategy should the finance manager develop to solve this
problem?
3.
Design an appropriate capital structure which yield more profitability for a
service
industry. Illustrate your answer with the help of EBIT-EPS analysis.
4.
“The success of a business concern depends upon the way in which it’s
earnings
are computed, distributed and retained”- Comment on this
statement.
3
1.4
DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEM
1.
Discuss the various update operation on relation and types of integrity
constraints
that must be checked for each update operation?
2.
Explain various levels of Data abstraction in database system?
3.
Why is concurrency control needed? Explain lost update, Inconsistent retrievals
and
uncommitted dependency anomalies.
4.
Construct an ER diagram for Bank transactions.
1.5
HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
1.
“Human resource planning is a pre-requisite for effective management of human
resources”.
In the light of this statement, analyse the significance of human
resource
planning.
2.
Explain a sample HR departmental structure for a large manufacturing
organization
and explain the functions.
3.
You are appointed as HR manager for a mid size leather company which is new.
Now
you are asked to fix pay scale for the employees. Explain your process of
pay
fixation.
4.
Performance Appraisal System helps employees to identify the areas in which
they
need to improve – Do You agree or disagree? Justify with the suitable
methods.
1.6
MANAGEMENT INFORMATION SYSTEM
1.
A Company decided to implement a highly integrated management information
system.
Any transaction entered in to the system would immediately affect all
related
functional subsystem at all levels of activity. The system was never
implemented
successfully. Why do you think it was a failure?
2.
Explain a hierarchical database organisation. Give an example of data that has
a
‘natural’ Hierarchical order. What are the limitations of a network
organisation?
3.
Discuss the amount of centralization that PBS has and whether this is
functional
or dysfunctional.
4.
Discuss the role of MIS in the fields of education.
4
1.7
SOFTWARE PROJECT MANAGEMENT
1.
A public library is considering the implementation of a computer-based system
to
help administer book loan at libraries. Identify the stakeholders in such a
project.
What might be the objectives of such a project and how might the
success
of the project be measured in practical terms?
2.
Assume that a company has decided on a COTS solution that will replace the
whole
of the existing maintenance accounting system rather than simply
plugging
in additional modules to deal with group accounts. Write a
memorandum
to the company’s legal department outlining the important
provisions
that a contract to supply this system should have.
3.
An organization is contemplating the purchase of a project planning software
tool
such as MS project and has decided to draw up quality specifications for
the
package. The features that they are particularly concerned are, to set up
details
of new projects and updating the project details with information about
actual
work completed. Draw up quality specifications in respect of the qualities
of
1) Usability 2) Reliability 3) Recoverability
4.
ABC software company is to develop software for effective counselling for
allotment
of engineering seats for students with high scores ranking from top
colleges.
The product has to be upgraded if the common entrance score is to be
considered.
Describe the appropriate product development life cycle and the
standard
skills required.
1.8
FINANCIAL AND MANAGEMENT ACCOUNTING
1.
Enumerate the ratios that measure a firm’s overall effectiveness and specify
the
related
formula.
2.
“Depreciation is a process of allocation and not of valuation.” Comment.
3.
It is said that only cash cost are relevant for capital budgeting decision.
However,
depreciation which is a non-cash cost is a prominent part of cash flow
analysis
for such an investment decision. How do you explain this paradox?
4.
It is said, “cost accounting is a system of foresight and not post-mortem
examination;
it turns losses into profit, speeds up activities and eliminates
wastes”.
Discuss in detail this statement
M.B.A. Assignment/ E.B./ 1ST
YR/AUP/709/C-100
ANNAMALAI
UNIVERSITY PRESS 2019 – 20
ANNAMALAI
UNIVERSITY
DIRECTORATE OF
DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.B.A. INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
FIRST YEAR
Academic Year : 2019 - 2020
ASSIGNMENT TOPICS
This booklet contains assignment topics. Students are asked to
write the
assignments for EIGHT papers
as per instructions.
Last
date for submission: 31.03.2020
Last date for submission with late fee ` 300/- : 15.04.2020 30-04-2019
NOTE:
1. Assignments sent after 15.04.2020 will
not be evaluated
2. Assignments should be in the own handwriting of the student
concerned and
not type-written or printed or photocopied.
3. Assignments should be written on A4 paper on one side only.
4. All assignments (with Enrolment number marked on the Top right
hand corner
on all pages) should be put in an envelop with superscription “MBA
Assignments” and sent to The
Director, Directorate of Distance Education,
Annamalai University, Annamalainagar – 608 002 by Registered post.
5. No notice will be taken on assignments which are not properly
filled in with
Enrolment Number and the Title of the papers.
6. Students should send full set of assignments for all papers.
Partial assignments
will not be considered.
ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
Write assignments on any TWO topics in each paper out of
the FOUR. For each
Topic the answer should not exceed 15 – pages. Each assignment
carries 25 marks
(2 topics). You are expected to write two topics for every
subject.
Dr. M. ARUL
DIRECTOR
2
1.1 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
1. Management is said to have universal application. How do you
justify the
Universality of Management? Give examples to illustrate your
arguments.
2. “The importance of strategic planning is now fully realized by
the Indian
corporate sector than before”- Discuss
3. Explain about the personal challenges involved in becoming a
manager and a
leader in today's turbulent environment.
4. Without effective management the resources will remain as
resources cannot be
converted into productive utilities - Do you agree? Give reasons.
1.2 INTERNATIONAL ACCOUNTING
1. “Cost volume profit analysis is an important
analysis which is commonly applied
by the irresponsive of industries”. Do you accept? What are your
comments
towards this statement? Discuss.
2. Inflation is a key factor and it must be duly considered while
preparing all sorts
of budgets”. Do you agree? Justify your stand with your valuable
inputs.
3. “There is a vast amount of practical gap on application of
accounting practices
between Domestic and International Accounting”. Comment on this
with your
valuable supportive arguments.
4. “Several issues are existing in International Financial
statement Analysis and at
the same time many meaningful unlocking tools are there”. What is
your
opinion? Comment on this.
1.3 INTERNATIONAL ECONOMICS
1. Do you find any correlations among Oil, Gold and exchange rates
in terms of
their price change? Explain the interaction among them in the international
market survey.
2. Compare the benefits of liberalization with globalization,
which influence the
economic growth of India in last two decades.
3. Whether under developed countries in WTO succeed their demands?
Justify
your views with strong reasons.
4. Can you say that the modern theory of HECKSHER & OHLIN
applies to the
Indian Economy in the post or pre-liberalization? Illustrate with
supporting
data.
3
1.4 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS ENVIRONMENT
1. "Knowledge of International Business Environment is
essential for the players of
International Business" - Elaborate with an example of
multinational company.
2. "When is the time deemed to be the essence of the contract
in performance of
contract and with what consequences? Pinch out the rules of law
relating to the
time and place of performance in modern business environment.
3. “The effect of country’s political system on its business
environment and
economic development”-Discuss
4. “India’s competitive advantage in industries like IT, Textiles,
Gems and jewellery
–Strength and Threats”. Illustrate the statement.
1.5 FOREIGN POLICY OF INDIA
1. “Trends in foreign trade and the composition of imports and
exports along with
its composition over the past years” – Discuss
2. Discuss India’s participation in UN peace keeping and its claim
for a permanent
seat in the Security Council
3. Analyse the relevance of non-alignment in the post cold war
period
4. In what way India’s foreign policy is instrumental/detrimental
for the promotion
of India’s international trade? Illustrate your answer
1.6 INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY AND E-COMMERCE
1. Give an example of e-learning system implemented in India.
Identify the
hardware, software and personal requirement for purpose of
implementation of
such an educational system.
2. Discuss the security requirements of internet and Ecommerce
application and
how these requirements are fulfilled by various hardware and
software systems.
3. Compare and contrast the traditional business with electronic
commerce in an
apparels business.
4. Once a company has acquired customer, the key to maximizing
revenue is
keeping them. Explain how e-commerce is helpful in customer
retention?
1.7 COMMUNICATION FOR GLOBAL MANAGERS
1. “For productive business meetings, listening and non verbal
communication
skills are the key attributes”. Explain with appropriate examples.
2. “A cry of agony is more powerful than the tale of woe”.
Elaborate this statement
in the context of Non-verbal communication. State the positive and
negative
gesture in non-verbal communication.
4
3. Elucidate the measures that have to be considered in managing
the cross
cultural communication with examples.
4. “Pen is mightier than sword”. Explain this statement,
elaborating the strength
of written communication.
1.8 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
1. Prepare an interview schedule for the concept Personality and
its components,
conduct an interview with a few executives of any one organization
known to
you and present the results with critical analysis.
2. To highlight the concept, components, process, and importance
of Groups in an
organization prepare a role play script and explain group
dynamics.
3. After listing out the qualities and theories of leadership view
YouTube on
executive leadership and present the outcome of your perception on
leadership.
4. Make telephone calls to your friends and seniors working in
various
organizations and collect information about their Organizational
Culture,
analyze them and present them with issues and strategies.
M.B.A. - 1ST Year – Assignment- AUP/709/C-350
ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY PRESS 2019 – 2020
ANNAMALAI
UNIVERSITY
DIRECTORATE OF
DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.B.A. INFORMATION SYSTEMS
FIRST YEAR
Academic Year 2019 - 2020
ASSIGNMENT TOPICS
This booklet contains assignment topics. Students are asked to
write the
assignments for SEVEN papers as per instructions.
Last
date for submission : 31.03.2020
Last date for submission with late fee ` 300/- : 15.04.2020
NOTE:
1. Assignments sent after 15.04.2020 will
not be evaluated.
2. Assignments should be in the own hand writing of the student
concerned and
not type-written or printed or photocopied.
3. Assignments should be written on A4 paper on one side only.
4. All assignments (with Enrolment number marked on the Top right
hand corner
on all pages) should be put in an envelop with superscription “MBA
Assignments” and sent to The
Director, Directorate of Distance Education,
Annamalai University, Annamalainagar – 608 002 by Registered post.
5. No notice will be taken on assignments which are not properly
filled in with
Enrolment Number and the Title of the papers.
6. Students should send full set of assignments for all papers. Partial
assignments will not be
considered.
ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
Write assignments on any TWO topics in each paper out of
the FOUR. For each
Topic the answer should not exceed 15 – pages. Each assignment
carries 25 marks
(2 topics). You are expected to write two topics for every
subject.
DR. M. ARUL
DIRECTOR
2
1.1 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
1. Management is said to have universal application. How do you
justify the
Universality of Management? Give examples to illustrate your
arguments.
2. “The importance of strategic planning is now fully realized by
the Indian
corporate sector than before.” – Discuss.
3. Explain about the personal challenges involved in becoming a
manager and a
leader in today's turbulent environment.
4. Without effective management the resources will remain as
resources cannot be
converted into productive utilities. - Do you agree? Give reasons.
1.2 MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS
1. “The objective of Managerial Economics is to provide framework
for analysing
business decisions. Instead of presenting detailed list of rules
for specific
decision-making, managerial economics addresses the larger
economic forces
that shape day-to-day decision-making”. Critically analyse the
above statement.
2. “Outline the various steps which would be necessary if you were
asked to
forecast demand for a typical mass consumption item”.
3. “If the production function is homogeneous with constant returns
to scale
everywhere, the returns to a single variable factor will be
diminishing.”
– Comment.
4. “Short-run average variable cost curve is saucer-shaped but the
short-run
average total cost curve cannot be saucer-shaped”. Discuss in
detail.
1.3 ACCOUNTING AND FINANCE FOR MANAGERS
1. Enumerate the ratios that measure a firm’s overall
effectiveness and specify the
related formula.
2. “Depreciation is a process of allocation and not of valuation.”
– Comment.
3. It is said that only cash cost are relevant for capital
budgeting decision.
However, depreciation which is a non-cash cost is a prominent part
of cash flow
analysis for such an investment decision. How do you explain this
paradox?
4. It is said, “cost accounting is a system of foresight and not
post-mortem
examination; it turns losses into profit, speeds up activities and
eliminates
wastes”. Discuss in detail this statement
3
1.4 MARKETING MANAGEMENT
1. What is market segmentation? What are the different ways of
segmentation?
Suggest the segmentation strategy for the following products:
edible oil, table
top wet grinder and business magazine.
2. What strategies you would recommend to be followed during the
four stages of
PLC? Identify one product and one service for each stage in the
plc. Give
reasons for your answer.
3. What are the objectives of pricing strategies? Discuss the
merits of different
pricing techniques that you would recommend for the following
products.
Laptop, sports utility vehicle, designer tiles.
4. Do you think that social media advertisements would kill all
other traditional
MEDIA? Discuss your answer with proper justification. Also explain
under what
circumstances online advertisements would be highly recommended.
1.5 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
1. “Human resource planning is a pre-requisite for effective
management of human
resources.” In the light of this statement, analyse the
significance of human
resource planning.
2. Explain a sample HR departmental structure for a large
manufacturing
organization and explain the functions.
3. You are appointed as HR manager for a mid size leather company
which is new.
Now you are asked to fix pay scale for the employees. Explain your
process of
pay fixation.
4. Performance Appraisal System helps employees to identify the
areas in which
they need to improve – Do You agree or disagree? Justify with the
suitable
methods.
1.6 PRODUCTION AND MATERIALS MANAGEMENT
1. Suggest the factors governing the choice of site for a
manufacturing plant in a
city or sub- urban part of a city.
2. Give a specimen of Gantt Charts which is normally used in the
production
planning and control department and describe briefly how it could
be used for
checking the actual progress of a job against the schedule.
3. Discuss the functions of purchasing department in an industry.
Explain some
methods of purchasing commonly adopted in an industrial
purchasing. Why
should the purchasing documents be legally sound?
4. Elaborate the various costs that are involved in inventory
problems with suitable
examples. How are they inter related?
4
1.7 RESEARCH METHODS FOR MANAGEMENT
1. “Research is much considered
with proper fact finding, analysis and
Evaluation.” – Do you agree with this statement. Substantiate
your view with
the following situation. You are the HRD Manager with ABB
(India) .ABB has
recently taken over a major unit in Kolkata. You are sent on a
posting there and
are given the task of introducing a new operation scheme which
your parent
organization feels will improve efficiency. But you perceive
during your stay
that there is an underlying dissatisfaction amongst the
employees and it is
essential to gauge their views and opinion about the takeover
and their
expectations before introducing the scheme.
2. In order to improve the importance of chi square analysis,
correlation analysis
and t test. Create tables with imaginary and appropriate values
and explain the
results.
3. “Every data collection method has its own built-in biases.
Therefore, resorting to
multi method of data collection is only going to compound the
biases”. How do
you critique this statement?
4. “Data processing is an intermediary stage of work between
data collection and
data analysis”- Explain the statement by enumerating the various
operations
involved in it.
M.B.A. Assignment /I.S./1ST YEAR /AUP/709/C-250
ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY PRESS 2019 -20
ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY
DIRECTORATE OF
DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.B.A.
FIRST YEAR
Academic Year : 2018 - 2019
ASSIGNMENT TOPICS
This booklet contains assignment topics. Students are asked to
write the
assignments for EIGHT papers
as per instructions.
Last
date for submission : 28-02-2019
Last date for submission with late fee ` 300/- : 15-03-2019
NOTE:
1. Assignments sent after 15-03-2019 will not be evaluated.
2. Assignments should be in the own handwriting of the student
concerned and
not type-written or printed or photocopied.
3. Assignments should be written on A4 paper on one side only.
4. All assignments (with Enrolment number marked on the Top right
hand corner
on all pages) should be put in an envelop with superscription “MBA
Assignments” and sent to The
Director, Directorate of Distance Education,
Annamalai University, Annamalainagar – 608 002 by Registered post.
5. No notice will be taken on assignments which are not properly
filled in with
Enrolment Number and the Title of the papers.
6. Students should send full set of assignments for all papers.
Partial assignments
will not be considered.
ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
Write assignments on any TWO topics in each paper out of
the FOUR. For each
Topic the answer should not exceed 15 – pages. Each assignment
carries 25 marks
(2 topics).
Dr. M. ARUL
DIRECTOR
2
1.1 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
1. Management can be defined as " A process of bringing about
improvement in
knowledge, skill, habit and attitudes of the employees in an
organization".
Discuss.
2. "Decision making is the most critical managerial
task." Discuss the above
statement in light of decision-making process.
3. Select a business or political leader whom you admire, and
identify his or her
style of leading by applying the managerial grid or the
continuum-of-behaviour
model of Tannenbaum and Schmidt.
4. ‟The only planning tool we need in the company is the budget. If
everyone meets
his or her budget, we need nothing else, and management by
objectives would
be an unnecessary frill”. Comment.
1.2 ACCOUNTING FOR MANAGERS
1. What are the significant assumptions we make while comparing
financial ratio
of various companies in the same industry? Discuss the
implications of the
above assumptions for a user of financial ratios.
2. Suppose you are the co-owner and manager of a retail store that
sells and
repairs mountain bikes. Provide one example of a financial
accounting report
that would be useful to you and your co-owner. Provide two
examples of
managerial accounting reports that would be useful to you as the
manager.
3. Discuss how internal rate of return (IRR) method differs from
the net present
value method (NPV). Be sure to include an explanation of what the
IRR method
is and what the NPV method is.
4. Imagine that, you are the owner of a business. Pass journal
entries with 20
different transactions. Prepare a position statement after every
transaction. Did
your firm earn profit or made a loss at the end of all
transaction? Make a small
comment on your firm’s position at the end.
1.3 MANAGERIAL ECONOMICS
1. Decision making is the most important function of business
managers. Decision
making is the central objective of Managerial Economics. Discuss -
Scope of the
Economics in Decision Making and Different Decision Making Models.
2. Monopolistic Competition is a special case of imperfect
completion. It stance
between monopoly and perfect completion and accordingly the
pricing decision
are determined by the market forces – Discuss.
3. Since different decision are affected by difference type of
cost, it is essential for a
manager to understand the relevant cost in decision making.
Comment in
detail.
4. The concept of price velocity is very useful in the total
revenue planning of your
firm. Comment on the validity of this statement. Derive a
relationship between
price velocity and marginal revenue of a firm.
3
1.4 LEGAL ENVIRONMENT OF BUSINESS
1. Enumerate and explain the characteristics of contracts and
differentiate from
Government contract. Assess the present methods of discharge of
a contract.
2. Classify negotiable instruments. In what way the negotiable
instruments differ
from one another. Discuss the recent amendments in negotiable
instruments.
3. Describe the principles of law of insurance. How do these
characteristics differ
for marine, life and fire insurance?
4. Describe the essentials of an arbitration agreement. Explain
the composition
and jurisdiction of arbitral tribunals.
1.5 RESEARCH METHODOLOGY AND STATISTICS
1. Assume that you want to evaluate a training programme. Discuss
various types
of experimental research designs that can be adopted and give
suitable
situations for each type.
2. Prepare a questionnaire to study the attitude of students who
are pursuing
Masters’ programme in Business Administration through distance
education
mode.
3. Consider mobile phone as a product. List the attributes that
are considered by
consumers while buying the product. Assume that you need to
segment the
product market. What analysis you will use for this objective and
how you
progress to reach it.
4. Assume that there are three judges evaluating the candidates
appearing for
selection process at preliminary level. At final level you wish to
have only two of
them and how will you decide which two can be selected for final
process of
selection. Assume that an individual’s performance is based on his
education,
experience, ability, emotional intelligence and self confidence.
Explain
independent and dependent variables in this case. Assume that you
are
applying regression analysis what are the criterion you will look
for to interpret?
1.6 INTERNATIONAL BUSINESS
1. Discuss the impact of recent global financial meltdown on the
prospects of
world trade. Give your suggestions to overcome the crisis.
2. What are the control devices used by authorized dealers in
regulating foreign
exchange in the country?
3. State the balance of payment position of India. What steps that
government,
public and corporations can take to improve the position.
4. Assume that you are interested in starting an export firm.
Explain the
procedure for getting license for exporting.
4
1.7 MANAGERIAL COMMUNICATION
1. Assuming you are a Chief Personnel Manager of a leading MNC,
draft a letter
calling a candidate for an interview in reply to his application
for the position of
Chief Financial Executive.
2. Assume yourself as a Customer Relationship Manager of a bank.
You have received
a letter from your customers who have complained to you about the
rude
behaviour of a computer clerk. Since the customer is an important
person, write a
letter to convince the customer.
3. Communication is lifeblood of an organization and without it
organization cannot
exists. Discuss this statement.
4. The problem of communication arises because there are various
obstacles which
may entirely prevent a communication or filter part of it, or
present it incorrect.
Comment and discuss.
1.8 ORGANIZATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
1. Understanding the basic concepts of Organizational Behaviour
prepare a
Behavioural frame work for a newly established IT company in
Chennai. –
Student can imagine the size and turnover of the industry.
2. To understand the importance of the concepts personality,
perception, and
attitude of employees in an organization, prepare an interview
schedule,
conduct an interview with 2-3 executives of any one organization
and present
the results.
3. After listing out the qualities and theories of leadership,
have a discussion with
one or two real world leaders of your choice and present the
outcome.
4. Identify a suitable case to understand Organizational Culture,
analyze the case
and present it with issues and strategies.
M.B.A. - 1ST Year – Assignment- UAP/551/C-700
ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY PRESS 2018 – 2019
ANNAMALAI
UNIVERSITY
DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.B.A. HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
FIRST YEAR
Academic Year 2019 - 2020
ASSIGNMENT TOPICS
This
booklet contains assignment topics. Students are asked to write the
assignments
for EIGHT papers as per instructions.
Last date
for submission: 31.03.2020
Last
date for submission with late fee ` 300/- : 15.04.2020
NOTE:
Assignments
sent after 15.04.2020 will not be evaluated
2.
Assignments should be in the own hand writing of the student concerned and
not
type-written or printed or photocopied.
3.
Assignments should be written on A4 paper on one side only.
4.
All assignments (with Enrolment number marked on the Top right hand corner
on
all pages) should be put in an envelop with superscription “MBA
Assignments” and sent
to The Director, Directorate of Distance
Education,
Annamalai
University, Annamalainagar – 608 002 by Registered
post.
5.
No notice will be taken on assignments which are not properly filled in with
Enrolment Number and the Title
of the papers.
6.
Students should send full set of assignments for all papers. Partial
assignments
will not be considered.
ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
Write
assignments on any TWO topics in each paper out of the FOUR. For each
Topic
the answer should not exceed 15 – pages. Each assignment carries 25 marks
(2
topics). You are expected to write two
topics for every subject.
DR. M. ARUL
DIRECTOR
2
1.1 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
1.
Management is said to have universal application. How do you justify the
Universality
of Management? Give examples to illustrate your arguments.
2.
“The importance of strategic planning is now fully realized by the Indian
corporate
sector than before”- Discuss
3.
Explain about the personal challenges involved in becoming a manager and a
leader
in today's turbulent environment.
4.
Without effective management the resources will remain as resources cannot be
converted
into productive utilities - Do you agree? Give reasons.
1.2 MARKETING MANAGEMENT
1.
What is market segmentation? What are the different ways of segmentation?
Suggest
the segmentation strategy for the following products: edible oil, table
top
wet grinder and business magazine.
2.
What strategies you would recommend to be followed during the four stages of
PLC?
Identify one product and one service for each stage in the PLC. Give
reasons
for your answer.
3.
What are the objectives of pricing strategies? Discuss the merits of different
pricing
techniques that you would recommend for the following products.
Laptop,
Sports utility vehicle, designer tiles.
4.
Do you think that social media advertisements would kill all other traditional
media?
Discuss your answer with proper justification. Also explain under what
circumstances
online advertisements would be highly recommended.
1.3 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
1.
It is usual to declare good dividends when the company is making good
profit.
It is profitable for companies not to declare any dividend even when
they
are making good profits. What will be the reaction of the shareholders?
Discuss.
2.
“In managing working capital the finance manager faces the problem of
compromising
the conflicting goals of liquidity and profitability”. –Comment.
What
strategy should the finance manager develop to solve this problem?
3.
Design an appropriate capital structure which yield more profitability for a
service
industry. Illustrate your answer with the help of EBIT-EPS analysis.
3
4.
“The success of a business concern depends upon the way in which it’s
earnings
are computed, distributed and retained”- Comment on this
statement.
1.4 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
1. Elaborate the role of SAP software applications on supply
chain management.
2.
As an automobile production manager, how will you take Make or Buy decision
in
your unit?
3.
"Spending Money for Maintenance is waste" - Discuss.
4.
Describe the steps in ISO quality certification process by any Agency in India.
1.5 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
1.
“Human resource planning is a pre-requisite for effective management of human
resources”.
In the light of this statement, analyse the significance of human
resource
planning.
2.
Explain a sample HR departmental structure for a large manufacturing
organization
and explain the functions.
3.
You are appointed as HR manager for a mid size leather company which is new.
Now
you are asked to fix pay scale for the employees. Explain your process of
pay
fixation.
4.
Performance Appraisal System helps employees to identify the areas in which
they
need to improve – Do You agree or disagree? Justify with the suitable
methods.
1.6 STATISTICS FOR MANAGERS
1.
Develop a research problem that requires the use of discriminate analysis. Use
‘entered
college’ ‘did not enter college’ as dependent variables. Discuss with
basic
functions
2.
A Statistical survey is a scientific process of collection and analysis of
numerical
data. Explain the stages of statistical survey. Describe the various
methods
for collecting data in a statistical survey.
3.
Two groups of 100 people each were taken for testing the use of vaccine.
15
persons contracted the disease out of the inoculated persons, while
25
contracted the disease in the other group. Test the efficiency of the vaccine,
use
X square value (at 5 percent level for one degree of freedom the value of
X
square = 3.82)
4
4.
A panel of two judges P and Q graded seven dramatic performance by
independently
awarding marks as follows
Performance:
1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Marks
by P: 46 42 44 40 43 41 45
Marks
by Q 40 38 36 35 39 37 41
The
eighth performance, for which judge Q could not attend, was awarded 37
marks
by judge P. If judge Q has also been present, how many marks would be
expected
to have been awarded by him to the eighth performance?
1.7 MANAGERIAL COMMUNICATION
1.
You have recently joined a branch of a Bank as its manager. Write a report to
the
head
office on the short falls in the routine work of the branch.
2.
Design an Agenda and Minutes of an annual general body meeting. (Assume your
own
choice of company)
3.
Explain the process of designing and developing oral presentation. Also,
prepare a
five
minutes presentation to address your managers on any matter of your choice.
4.
Develop a complaint letter as a dealer to the manufacturer about the
replacements
of
defective products. Highlight the complaints pointed out by the customers
regarding
the products.
1.8 ORGANISATIONAL BEHAVIOUR
1.
Prepare an interview schedule for the concept Personality and its components,
conduct
an interview with a few executives of any one organization known to
you
and present the results with critical analysis.
2.
To highlight the concept, components, process, and importance of Groups in an
organization
prepare a role play script and explain group dynamics.
3.
After listing out the qualities and theories of leadership view YouTube on
executive
leadership and present the outcome of your perception on leadership.
4.
Make telephone calls to your friends and seniors working in various
organizations
and collect information about their Organizational Culture,
analyze
them and present them with issues and strategies.
M.B.A. Assignment/ HRM/ 1ST
YEAR/AUP/ 709/ C-2000
ANNAMALAI
UNIVERSITY PRESS 2019 -20
ANNAMALAI
UNIVERSITY
DIRECTORATE
OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.B.A. MARKETING MANAGEMENT
FIRST YEAR
Academic Year 2019 - 2020
ASSIGNMENT TOPICS
This booklet contains assignment topics. Students are asked to
write the
assignments for EIGHT papers as per instructions.
Last
date for submission: 31.03.2020
Last date for submission with late fee ` 300/- : 15.04.2020 30-04-2019
NOTE:
1. Assignments sent after 15.04.2020 will
not be evaluated.
2. Assignments should be in the own hand writing of the student
concerned and
not type-written or printed or photocopied.
3. Assignments should be written on A4 paper on one side only.
4. All assignments (with Enrolment number marked on the Top right
hand corner
on all pages) should be put in an envelope with superscription “MBA
Assignments” and sent to The Director, Directorate of Distance
Education,
Annamalai University, Annamalainagar – 608 002 by Registered post.
5. No notice will be taken on assignments which are not properly
filled in with
Enrolment Number and the Title of the papers.
6. Students should send full set of assignments for all papers.
Partial
assignments will not be considered.
ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
Write assignments on any TWO topics in each paper out of
the FOUR. For each
Topic the answer should not exceed 15 – pages. Each assignment
carries 25 marks
(2 topics). You are expected to write two topics for every
subject.
DR. M. ARUL
DIRECTOR
2
1.1 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
1. Management is said to have universal application.
How do you justify the
Universality of Management? Give examples to illustrate your
arguments.
2. “The importance of strategic planning is now fully realized by
the Indian
corporate sector than before”- Discuss
3. Explain about the personal challenges involved in becoming a
manager and a
leader in today's turbulent environment.
4. Without effective management the resources will
remain as resources cannot be
converted into productive utilities - Do you agree? Give reasons.
1.2 MARKETING MANAGEMENT
1. What is market segmentation? What are the
different ways of segmentation?
Suggest the segmentation strategy for the following products:
Edible oil, Table
top wet grinder and Business magazine.
2. What strategies you would recommend to be followed during the
four stages of
PLC? Identify one product and one service for each stage in the
PLC. Give
reasons for your answer.
3. What are the objectives of pricing strategies? Discuss the
merits of different
pricing techniques that you would recommend for the following
products.
Laptop, Sports utility vehicle, designer tiles.
4. Do you think that social media advertisements
would kill all other traditional
media? Discuss your answer with proper justification. Also explain
under what
circumstances online advertisements would be highly recommended.
1.3 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
1. It is usual to declare good dividends when the company is
making good
profit. It is profitable for companies not to declare any dividend
even when
they are making good profits. What will be the reaction of the
shareholders?
– Discuss.
2. “In managing working capital the finance manager faces the
problem of
compromising the conflicting goals of liquidity and
profitability”. –
Comment. What strategy should the finance manager develop to solve
this
problem?
3. Design an appropriate capital structure which yield more
profitability for a
service industry. Illustrate your answer with the help of EBIT-EPS
analysis.
4. “The success of a business concern depends upon the way in
which it’s
earnings are computed, distributed and retained”- Comment on this
statement.
3
1.4 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
1. Elaborate the role of SAP software applications on supply chain
management.
2. As an automobile production manager, how will you take Make or
Buy decision
in your unit?
3. "Spending Money for Maintenance is waste" - Discuss.
4. Describe the steps in ISO quality certification process by any
Agency in India.
1.5 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
1. “Human resource planning is a pre-requisite for effective
management of
human resources”. In the light of this statement, analyse the
significance of
human resource planning.
2. Explain a sample HR departmental structure for a large manufacturing
organization and explain the functions.
3. You are appointed as HR manager for a mid size leather company
which is new.
Now you are asked to fix pay scale for the employees. Explain your
process of
pay fixation.
4. Performance Appraisal System helps employees to identify the
areas in which
they need to improve – Do You agree or disagree? Justify with the
suitable
methods.
1.6 STATISTICS FOR MANAGERS
1. Develop a research problem that requires the use of
discriminate analysis. Use
‘entered college’ ‘did not enter college’ as dependent variables.
Discuss with
basic functions
2. A Statistical survey is a scientific process of collection and
analysis of
numerical data. Explain the stages of statistical survey. Describe
the various
methods for collecting data in a statistical survey.
3. Two groups of 100 people each were taken for testing the use of
vaccine. 15
persons contracted the disease out of the inoculated persons,
while 25
contracted the disease in the other group. Test the efficiency of
the vaccine, use
X square value (at 5 percent level for one degree of freedom the
value of X
square = 3.82)
4. A panel of two judges P and Q graded seven dramatic performance
by
independently awarding marks as follows
Performance: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Marks by P: 46 42 44 40 43 41 45
Marks by Q 40 38 36 35 39 37 41
The eighth performance, for which judge Q could not attend, was
awarded 37
marks by judge P. If judge Q has also been present, how many marks
would be
expected to have been awarded by him to the eighth performance?
4
1.7 MANAGERIAL COMMUNICATION
1. You have recently joined a branch of a Bank as its manager.
Write a report to the
head office on the short falls in the routine work of the branch.
2. Design an Agenda and Minutes of an annual general body meeting.
(Assume your
own choice of company)
3. Explain the process of designing and developing oral
presentation. Also, prepare a
five minutes presentation to address your managers on any matter
of your choice.
4. Develop a complaint letter as a dealer to the manufacturer
about the replacements
of defective products. Highlight the complaints pointed out by the
customers
regarding the products.
1.8 ADVERTISING AND SALES PROMOTION
1. It is not imperative that consumers always go through the
strides in the
'Hierarchy of effects model'. Defend.
2. Do 'Persuasion advertising form’ benefit company if the
competition increases –
Justify.
3. Trace and explicate an activity which is having capability to
complement and
supplement the functions of marketing.
4. Justify the rationality of placing texture and visual weight as
focal of visual
aesthetics.
M.B.A. Assignment/ MM/ 1STYear/ AUP/ 709/ C-500
ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY PRESS 2019 – 20
ANNAMALAI
UNIVERSITY
DIRECTORATE OF
DISTANCE EDUCATION
M.B.A. FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
FIRST YEAR
Academic Year 2019 - 2020
ASSIGNMENT TOPICS
This booklet contains assignment topics. Students are asked to
write the
assignments for EIGHT papers as per instructions.
Last date for submission: 31-03-2020
Last date for submission with late fee ` 300/- : 15-04-2020-04-2019
NOTE:
1. Assignments sent after 15-04-20203will not be evaluated.
2. Assignments should be in the own hand writing of the student
concerned
and not type-written or printed or photocopied.
3. Assignments should be written on A4 paper on one side only.
4. All assignments (with Enrolment number marked on the Top right
hand
corner on all pages) should be put in an envelope with
superscription “MBA
Assignments” and sent to The Director, Directorate of Distance Education,
Annamalai University, Annamalainagar – 608 002 by Registered post.
5. No notice will be taken on assignments which are not properly
filled in with
Enrolment Number and the Title of the papers.
6. Students should send full set of assignments for all papers.
Partial
assignments will not be considered.
ASSIGNMENT INSTRUCTIONS
Write assignments on any TWO topics in each paper out of
the FOUR. For
each topic the answer should not exceed 15–pages. Each assignment
carries
25 marks (2 topics). You are expected to write two topics for every subject.
DR. M. ARUL
DIRECTOR
2
1.1 PRINCIPLES OF MANAGEMENT
1. Management is said to have universal application. How do you
justify the
Universality of Management? Give examples to illustrate your
arguments.
2. “The importance of strategic planning is now fully realized by
the Indian
corporate sector than before” – Discuss
3. Explain about the personal challenges involved in becoming a
manager and a
leader in today's turbulent environment.
4. Without effective management the resources will remain as
resources cannot be
converted into productive utilities – Do you agree? Give reasons.
1.2 MARKETING MANAGEMENT
1. What is market segmentation? What are the
different ways of segmentation?
Suggest the segmentation strategy for the following products:
Edible oil, Table
top wet grinder and Business magazine.
2. What strategies you would recommend to be followed during the
four stages of
PLC? Identify one product and one service for each stage in the
PLC. Give
reasons for your answer.
3. What are the objectives of pricing strategies? Discuss the
merits of different
pricing techniques that you would recommend for the following
products.
Laptop, Sports utility vehicle, designer tiles.
4. Do you think that social media advertisements would kill all
other traditional
media? Discuss your answer with proper justification. Also explain
under what
circumstances online advertisements would be highly recommended.
1.3 FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
1. It is usual to declare good dividends when the company is
making good
profit. It is profitable for companies not to declare any dividend
even when
they are making good profits. What will be the reaction of the
shareholders?
– Discuss.
2. “In managing working capital the finance manager faces the
problem of
compromising the conflicting goals of liquidity and
profitability”. – Comment.
What strategy should the finance manager develop to solve this
problem?
3. Design an appropriate capital structure which yield more
profitability for a
service industry. Illustrate your answer with the help of EBIT-EPS
analysis.
4. “The success of a business concern depends upon the way in
which it’s
earnings are computed, distributed and retained”- Comment on this
statement.
3
1.4 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT
1. Elaborate the role of SAP software applications on supply chain
management.
2. As an automobile production manager, how will you take Make or
Buy decision
in your unit?
3. "Spending Money for Maintenance is waste" – Discuss.
4. Describe the steps in ISO quality certification process by any
Agency in India.
1.5 HUMAN RESOURCE MANAGEMENT
1. “Human resource planning is a pre-requisite for effective
management of human
resources”. In the light of this statement, analyse the
significance of human
resource planning.
2. Explain a sample HR departmental structure for a large
manufacturing
organization and explain the functions.
3. You are appointed as HR manager for a mid size leather company
which is new.
Now you are asked to fix pay scale for the employees. Explain your
process of
pay fixation.
4. Performance Appraisal System helps employees to identify the
areas in which
they need to improve – Do You agree or disagree? Justify with the
suitable
methods.
1.6 STATISTICS FOR MANAGERS
1. Develop a research problem that requires the use of
discriminate analysis. Use
‘entered college’ ‘did not enter college’ as dependent variables.
Discuss with
basic functions
2. A Statistical survey is a scientific process of collection and
analysis of numerical
data. Explain the stages of statistical survey. Describe the
various methods for
collecting data in a statistical survey.
3. Two groups of 100 people each were taken for testing the use of
vaccine.
15 persons contracted the disease out of the inoculated persons,
while
25 contracted the disease in the other group. Test the efficiency
of the vaccine,
use X square value (at 5 percent level for one degree of freedom
the value of
X square = 3.82)
4. A panel of two judges P and Q graded seven dramatic performance
by
independently awarding marks as follows
Performance: 1 2 3 4 5 6 7
Marks by P: 46 42 44 40 43 41 45
Marks by Q 40 38 36 35 39 37 41
4
The
eighth performance, for which judge Q could not attend, was awarded
37
marks by judge P. If judge Q has also been present, how many marks
would
be expected to have been awarded by him to the eighth performance?
1.7 MANAGERIAL COMMUNICATION
1 You have recently joined a branch of a Bank as its manager.
Write a report to the
head office on the short falls in the routine work of the branch.
2. Design an Agenda and Minutes of an annual general body meeting.
(Assume your
own choice of company)
3. Explain the process of designing and developing oral
presentation. Also, prepare a
five minutes presentation to address your managers on any matter
of your choice.
4. Develop a complaint letter as a dealer to the manufacturer
about the replacements
of defective products. Highlight the complaints pointed out by the
customers
regarding the products.
1.8 ACCOUNTING FOR MANAGERS
1. Enumerate the ratios that measure a firm’s overall
effectiveness and specify the
related formula.
2. “Depreciation is a process of allocation and not of valuation.”
– Comment.
3. It is said that only cash cost are relevant for capital
budgeting decision.
However, depreciation which is a non-cash cost is a prominent part
of cash flow
analysis for such an investment decision. How do you explain this
paradox?
4. It is said, “cost accounting is a system of foresight and not
post-mortem
examination; it turns losses into profit, speeds up activities and
eliminates
wastes”. Discuss in detail this statement.
M.B.A. Assignment/FM/ 1ST YEAR/ AUP/ 709/ C-1500
ANNAMALAI UNIVERSITY PRESS 2019 - 20
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