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SMU MBA SEM 4 TQM FALL 2014 ASSIGNMENTS
QM0015 ISO/QS 9000 ELEMENTS
1 Explain the key benefits of all eight principles of Quality management system. Mention the elements of Quality management system.
Benefits
Elements1Q
2 Explain the following:
a) Design review
b) Design verification.
Explanation of Design review
Explanation of Design verification
3 Explain conformance to requirements with respect to purchasing in ISO 9000. List out the steps followed in implementation of ISO 9000 in compliance to purchasing processes.
Conformance to requirements with respect to purchasing in ISO 9000.
Steps followed
4 Explain in-process inspection and testing. Discuss Measurement system analysis (MSA) in QS 9000.
Explanation of in-process inspection and testing
Explanation of Measurement system analysis
5 Explain the audit criteria. Briefly explain the audit process.
Explanation of audit criteria
Explanation of audit process
6 What are the advantages of employee training? What are the different activities an organisation should undertake while training the employees?
Advantages of employee training
Activities an organisation should undertake while training the employees
QM0016 MANAGING QUALITY IN THE ORGANIZATION
1 Describe the Leadership styles. Explain the various leadership theories.
Leadership styles
Leadership theories
2 Explain the following:
a) Quality Management Techniques
b) PDCA Cycle
Explanation of Quality Management Techniques
Explanation of PDCA Cycle (Meaning, Stages, Implementation)
3 “Quality management principles have to be followed by the organization so as to achieve their organizational goals”. In the light of this statement, explain the principles of Quality Management.
Listing the principles
Explanation
4 a) Explain the concept of process re-engineering.
b) Briefly explain Corrective Action Preventive Action (CAPA) system.
Concept of process re-engineering
CAPA system
5 Discuss the importance of employee involvement for maximizing the quality. Explain the importance of team building for organizations.
Employee involvement and Quality
Importance of Team building
6 Explain the theories of Motivation and Empowerment.
Theories of Motivation
Theories of Empowerment
QM0017 QUALITY MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
1 “Quality Management System is a complete and planned approach to organizational management”. Describe the various principles of Quality Management Systems. What are the various approaches to Quality Management Systems?
Meaning of Quality Management System
Principles of Quality Management Systems
Quality Management System approaches
2 Explain the scope and goals of ISO/TS 16949. Describe the various benefits provided by ISO/TS 16949.
Scope
Goals
Benefits
3 Explain the procedures and benefits of SA 8000.
Procedures
Benefits
4 The People CMM is an organizational change model. Explain the maturity levels of People Capability Maturity Model (People CMM).
Meaning of PCMM
Maturity levels of People CMM
5 Explain the elements and benefits of Occupational Health and Safety Management Systems (OHSAS).
Meaning of OHSAS
Elements of OHSAS
Benefits of OHSAS
6 What is Business excellence? Explain the core themes of excellence. How to build an excellence framework?
Meaning of Business excellence
Core themes of excellence
Building an excellence framework
QM0018 QUALITY DEVELOPMENT METHODS
1 Explain the following:
a) SWOT analysis
b) Porter’s five force model
Explanation of SWOT analysis
Explanation of Porters Five force model
2 Distinguish between Qualitative and Quantitative methods. Explain the types of qualitative methods.
Differences
Types
3 Explain the importance of sustainability. Discuss the barriers to sustainability.
Meaning of sustainability
Importance of sustainability
Barriers of sustainability
4 Explain the areas of Value engineering. Describe the modelling techniques of Value engineering.
Meaning of Value engineering
Areas of Value engineering
Modelling techniques of Value engineering
5 “The strategies and elements of Kaizen call for tough efforts for improvement which involve participation of every employee in the organization”. Explain the various elements of Kaizen. List the key features of Kaizen.
Meaning of Kaizen
Elements of Kaizen
Features of Kaizen
6 Explain DMAIC and DMADV models. Distinguish between DMAIC and DMADV models.
Explanation of DMAIC model
Explanation of DMADV model
Differences
SMU MBA SEM 4 PM FALL 2014 ASSIGNEMNTS
PM 0015 – QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT
1 Write short notes on:
- Graphical Evaluation and Review Technique (GERT)
- Cost control
2 Describe CPM technique of project planning
- Explain what is the CPM
- Steps in CPM planning
- Benefits of CPM
- Limitations of CPM
3 What do you understand by managing cash flow?
Description of Moving Averages and Exponential Smoothing
4 Describe how you can choose an appropriate forecasting model.
- Guidelines for Selecting a Model for the Purpose of Forecasting
- Performing a Residual Analysis
- Measuring the Magnitude of the Residual Error Through Squared or Absolute Differences
- Mean Absolute Deviation
- Principle of Parsimony
5 Describe how you can display data using Gantt chart and Network Diagram Chart in MS Project.
Description of displaying data using Gantt chart
Description of displaying data using network diagram chart
6 How to create a report on the project activities in the MS Project.
Setting Up of Reports
Process of Creating or Editing Reports
Reports that can be printed
Check the Reports Available
Print a Report
Reports by Report Type
PM 0016 –PROJECT RISK MANAGEMENT
1 Mention the steps followed in the risk identification process.
Explain the five steps followed in the risk identification process
2 What are the strategies used in risk response planning process.
Explain the strategies for negative risks
Explain the strategies for positive risks
3 What are the steps to balance short term and long term plans? What are the risk impacts? Give examples.
Listing of the steps to balance short term and long term plans
Examples of risk impact
4 Explain contract management? List the differences between a program and a project in business.
Explanation of contract management including types of contracts
Listing the differences between a program and a project in business
5 Pavan Misra is a project manager in Latitude Software Pvt Ltd Company. Pavan attended the seminar conducted annually in HCF convention centre, Lucknow. One of the managers portrayed the following situation at a company at which he had worked:
In any organisation the project managers were remunerated for rectifying the problems in troubled projects. A manager who took a project that was not in good shape had refurbished it to good shape and it was appreciated by the customers. He could foresee a sizable bonus at his next performance review. The management analysed it to be a proper way to encourage their employees to outstanding performance.
One project manager at this company analysed this incentive system and, as should have been expected by upper management, employed it in his own best interest. He would secretly allow his projects to worsen slowly until they were on the edge of cancellation, then, with obvious, evident, heroic effort, would revive them. His actions – of which he made certain that his managers were aware – earned him considerable bonuses time and again. The higher management finally came to know that he was the cause of the problems that his projects suffered, and he was immediately dismissed.
Pavan’s response to this presentation was twofold:
Good for the Manager
Top management at this company made it apparent to the project manager that it was his interest to save a troubled project. If top management didn't analyse to provide him with a troubled project, he had to provide it for himself. The manager showed discernment and cleverness in supervising his projects in such a way that he could concurrently attain the company's goal and his own (financial reward).
Shame on the Company
Top management at this company failed to guarantee that the project manager's best interest overlapped with the company's best interest. If the company wanted to have projects that were in good shape throughout their lifetimes, then their incentives to the project managers should have been focused toward keeping projects healthy. Managers whose projects never weakened should have received greater bonuses than managers whose projects suffered and later recovered. Furthermore, they failed to distinguish the apparent skill that this manager had; rather than firing this manager the company should have changed its incentive system and let this manager grow in a situation that would simultaneously benefit the company.
What could have the company done to avoid such situation? Do you think that Risk mitigation is a useful approach for this company? Justify.
Evaluation of what the company could have done (relate it to evidence from the case)
Statement whether risk mitigation is useful
State the reasons for this stand
6 Explain the need for documentation?
Why documentation is vital
Aspects of project to document
Benefits
PM 0017 –PROJECT QUALITY MANAGEMENT
1 What is quality assurance? Explain the inputs , outputs and tools of quality assurance process.
Definition of quality assurance
Description of inputs to quality assurance
Description of tools and techniques used for quality assurance
Description of outputs of quality assurance
2 Write short notes on
- PDCA cycle
- Quality audits
3 Describe the Enterprise Project Management Model(EPM).
Definition
Model which supports EPM
Implementation of EPM
Advantages of EPM
4 Explain the project management value initiative.
General description of project management value initiative
six steps in the project initiative program
5 Briefly explain the seven forces involved in the success of quality in project management.
6 UK based Sonifex has been manufacturing equipments to broadcast audio for the radio, TV, security and telecommunications for more than 40 years. A reputation for building high quality, reliable professional audio products, 100% engineering and manufactured in their UK factory and is being used in facilities all over the world has been earned by Sonifex.
Sonifex is in private owned by its directors and headed by Marcus Brooke. Sonifex’s finest known products comprises of the award winning Courier portable flash-card recorder, which was chosen as the millennium product by the UK’s design council. The Red Box range of audio interfaces, that are designed for systems integrators and the lately introduced reference monitor range, a new series of rack-mount audio monitors that utilise the latest DSP (digital signal Processing) technology is also one of Sonifex’s product.
In the late 1990s, during the drift towards overseas manufacturing, the need to overhaul its complete operation if it were to maintain its status as a leading UK manufacture and to retain its expert manufacturing staff was recognised by Sonifex. Of late, the company realised that a modification needed in the way the manufacturing process was controlled so that stock control, invoicing and accounts can be incorporated. An Excel system called EFACS, allowed to do a lot of what was needed in terms of stock control and production planning. However, the system was very cumbersome and wasn’t really suited to the needs of a smaller company where one person usually has more than one task to be performed. Sonifex had its own in-house software expert that could perform a thorough inspection and take a look at the system to see how on the improvements. A new front end was created.
Sonifex was the first to invest in Dscope Series III audio analysers. In fact they were involved in helping to incorporate beta testing in the unit. A prototype was seen at a broadcast convention and the beta test was advised to perform as a must. The price was a factor- it is incredibly competitive when compared to the test equipment offered by other manufactures, but that wasn’t the only reason to be chosen. They were also convinced by its incredible feature-set and by its user friendliness, but the main deciding factor was that the system could be easily integrated into their test systems, enabling them to develop their own user interface, integrating the scope seamlessly into their own software system.
The company’s Dscope series III is an inclusive and powerful measurement system for analog and digital audio generation and analysis, consisting of digital audio carrier analysis, acoustic transducer testing and testing of sound devices. The net result of Dscope III was very a rapid diagnosis and correction of any manufacturing faults, with detailed test records being written directly into the test system, giving a complete product that was ever built. This, in turn led to far more effective component batch control of products on the manufacturing lines, and more efficient technical support of products in the field. Each and every step of the phase of the Dscope III series had to undergo a complete inspection, measurement of the devices and testing.
Sonifex thus has been able to standardise on the Dscope III series for both development and testing purposes, allowing engineers to exchange results and test procedures between departments. The Dscope III analysis was a important part of the company’s performance criteria.
Sonifex’s followed automated testing process and is now an integral part of its fresh software package, which was developed in-house. By doing the right inspection, measurement and testing at the right time Sonifex has retained their manufacturing operation in UK when many of the competitors had to move overseas. In spite of all this Sonifex continued to develop quality design and manufacture the quality products in such a way that customers come expecting them.
What were the challenges faced by Sonifex’s measurement system? Describe the role of inspection, measurement and testing in building Sonifex.
Listing of challenges
Description of the role of inspection, measurement and testing
PM 0018 –CONTRACTS MANAGEMENT IN PROJECTS
1 What is procurement management? Explain the basic steps in procurement process.
Definition of procurement management
Explain the six basic steps of procurement process
2 Explain condition for adopting National Competitive Bidding and the requirements of National Competitive Bidding
Explanation of
- condition for adopting National Competitive Bidding and
- requirements of National Competitive Bidding
3 List the features of Item Rate contracts and demonstrate how they are different from Lump Sum contracts.
Listing of features of Item Rate contracts
Differences
4 What is RFP? What are the types of consultancy contract?
Definition of RFP, What it includes
Description of types of consultancy contracts, where it is best suited
5 Briefly explain the areas of risk and causes of risk in contracts. Briefly describe five conditions for termination of a contract.
Explanation of various risks
Description of conditions for termination of contract
6 What is outsourcing? What are its benefits and draw backs? Write short notes on contract compliances
Explanation of outsourcing, benefits and drawbacks
Short notes on contract compliance
SMU MBA SEM 4 OM FALL 2014 ASSIGNEMNTS
OM 0015 – MAINTENANCE MANAGEMENT
1 What are the stages in the lifecycle management of any machinery?
[List the stages in the lifecycle management of any machinery
Explain what is done in each stage , you may use examples if needed.]
2 Write short notes on:
- Fault tree analysis for improving maintenance effectiveness
- Routine maintenance
- Problems in maintenance scheduling
- Wrench Time
3 Why detail analysis and use of different methods are essential requirements for taking suitable decisions on the equipment replacements? Explain briefly these methodologies used.
[Reasons for detail analysis and use of different methods
- Decision Tree method.
- Minimum Annual Cost method.
- Barnes Formula method
- MAPI Method]
4 Explain briefly the ABC classification and reasons behind recommending ABC and VED classifications for managing inventory of spare parts for maintenance?
[Explanation of ABC classification including class items and their features
Reasons behind recommending ABC and VED classifications for managing inventory]
5 Explain briefly the universal principles used for improving productivity of the maintenance management
- [ Scientific principle
- Measurement and control
- Activity and responsibility
- Customer and service relationship
- Crew size
- Timeliness]
6 What is meant by ‘Overall Equipment Effectiveness(OEE)’? What are its constituents and objectives served ? list the OEE Losses?
- [Concept,
- Components/consituents
- objectives served by OEE, calculation of OEE
- Listing of OEE losses]
OM 0016 – QUALITY MANAGEMENT
1 Explain Benchmarking, Quality Function Deployment (QFD) and their benefits
[Benchmarking
- Reasons and Benefits of Benchmarking
- Benchmarking Process
- Types of Benchmarking
Quality Function Deployment
- House of Quality
- QFD Process
Benefits]
2 Explain the five key drivers that are essential for developing quality culture.
[Explanation of five key drivers for developing quality culture]
3 What are the different statistical distributions used to model various reliability parameters
[The exponential distribution
The Weibull distribution
normal distribution
lognormal distribution]
4 For modern products, explain the concepts on what on which design reviews are based
- [compulsory because of either customer demand
- conducted by a team consisting mainly of specialists
- are formal
- cover all quality-related parameters
- design reviews are based on defined criteria
- conducted at several phases
- inputs from the design review]
5 What are the basic steps involved in audit reporting? Explain
- [Review and finalise audit results
- Audit details
- System effectiveness
- Conclusion to be reported
- Request for corrective action.]
6 Write short notes on:
- Quality assurance
- Juran’s trilogy
- Quality standards
- Types of quality costs
OM 0017 – ADVANCED PRODUCTION AND PLANNING CONTROL
1 Explain the classification of inventory items and control techniques
- [Always Better Control (ABC) Classification.
- High, Medium and Low (HML) Classification.
- Vital, Essential and Desirable (VED) Classification.
- SDE Classification. (Scarce, Difficult, Easy)
- Fast moving, Slow moving and Non-moving (FSN).
- Maximum – Minimum System.
- Two-Bin System.
- Economic Order Quantity (EOQ).
2 Elucidate capacity scheduling and aggregate capacity scheduling.
[Concept of capacity scheduling and approaches aggregate capacity scheduling
- main objectives of aggregate capacity scheduling
- components in the aggregate capacity scheduling. They are:
- strategies in aggregate capacity scheduling]
3 Describe lean and agile manufacturing
[Description lean and agile manufacturing
Lean vs agile manufacturing
Conclusion]
4 Outline scheduling guidelines and constraints.
[scheduling guidelines
scheduling constraints]
5 Write short notes on:
- Master Production schedule
- Gantt charts
- Elements of FMS(Flexible Manufacturing System)
- Short term capacity planning
6 What are the problems or criticisms of outsourcing,
[Quality risks
Public opinion
Language skill
Social responsibility
Quality of service
Staff turnover
Company knowledge
Qualifications of outsourcers]
OM0018- TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
1. Consider that you are a manager in a company and you want to manage a technology that is newly incorporated.
a. Describe the effects of technologies on business.
b. Prepare a list of the factors that are considered in managing technology.
[a. Explaining the effects of technologies I business-5
b. Collect from the key issues in managing technological innovation-5]
2. The purpose of forecast is to improve the quality of the decisions related to selection of an alternative from available alternatives and not to force to accept a particular decision. Explain various techniques for forecasting with a neat diagram
[Diagram 3
Describing the techniques 7]
3. Write short notes on
a. Technology adoption
b. Technology diffusion
c. Technology absorption
[a. Technology adoption 3
b. Technology diffusion 3 10
c. Technology absorption 4]
4. When you choose a new technology, you may have to face some of the question like what are its functional requirements, non-functional requirements and does the technology fit the organization culture?
a. How do you answer for these questions?
b. What is memristor?
[a. Explaining eight tips related to the selection of a new technology
b. Explaining memristor 2]
5. Write short notes on
a. Bridging agencies
b. Problem solver model
c. Bar-Zakay model
d. Schlie, Radnor and Wad model
[a. Bridging agencies 2
b. Problem solver model 2 10
c. Bar-Zakay model 3
d. Schlie, Radnor and Wad model 3
6. Explain the basic scheme for knowledge based applications
[Diagram of basic scheme for knowledge based applications - 3
Explaining the knowledge based technologyprocess-7]
SMU MBA SEM 4 MIS FALL 2014 ASSIGNEMNTS
MI0038- ENTERPRISES RESOURCE PLANNING
1 Explain the relationship between business functions and business processes in the insurance sector
Explaining the terminologies business function and business processes
Explaining the relationship with insurance example
Drawing the relationship with a diagram
2 Explain ERP selection process
Explaining ERP selection process
3 Earlier payroll systems used the systems which were more than process time sheets, print payroll checks and keep total so f annual wages and deductions. Present day systems used computer-based system that optimizes the collection, collation, transfer and presentation of information throughout an organisation. Explain the various Roles of MIS. Explain decision support system and its advantages and disadvantages
4 roles of MIS
Defining decision Support system
Advantages and disadvantages of DSS
4 Evaluate the role of vendor evaluation sub-module of the materials management module
Explaining vendor evaluation
Explaining the role of vendor evaluation sub module
5 Write short notes on
a. Sub-modules of CRM
b. Features of human resource management module
a. Explaining the 3 sub-modules of CRM
b. Listing at least 4 features
6 a. Explain some of the technologies provided by PeopleSoft Inc.
b. Explain the different modules under MFG/PRO application
a. Explaining 3 technologies
b. Explaining 4 modules
MI0039- E-COMMERCE
1 Warigon is a retail company and they want to automate the payment system. Assume that you are the design engineer of that company. What are the factors that you would consider while designing the electronic payment system?
Analysing
Factors
2 For many years companies have been using computers to send business documents instead of mailing paper documents (i.e. most of our pay checks are directly deposited into our bank accounts). This transfer of funds is accomplished by the use of an electronic file being sent from your company to your bank). The problem was that the all employed proprietary used unique formats to pursue this task. The absence of a standard format led to the condition where computers could no longer "talk" to one another without a great deal of effort by programmers. For example, Supplier X could recognize an electronic Purchase Order from Retailer A but not from Retailer B. To avoid the above condition ANSI formulated a committee for the entire world to have standardised format for the electronic transaction. What is the name of the standard? Discuss the working concepts of that standard.
Recognizing the standard
Defining the standard
Listing the various components
Explaining the working
3 Suppose you are the network admin of WXZ Software Company and you are given the responsibility of managing all the servers. What are the steps you would follow to avoid hacking of the company’s information?
Explaining the threat and to avoid threats
4 Assume that you are the project manager of VSG company. Due to some reason the company’s server got shut down and the company is not able to access the company’s confidential data. What steps would have been taken by you to avoid this?
Explaining the backup alternatives
5 Write short note on
a. Target Audience
b. Preparing the budget
a. Target Audience
b. Preparing the budget
6 Guest look is an Indian based cosmetic manufacturing company which manufactures a wide range of cosmetics for men. Although its product was used by men all over the world, a number of new cosmetic manufacturing companies arose in the market challenging Guest look. Now Guest look has to find innovative ways of advertising its products.
So far, Guest look’s advertising aids were mostly printed and television media. Now Eguest look realized the importance and benefits of e-Marketing and has started concentrating on e-Marketing. As the company is known for its integrity and will not compromise on that with spam and unsolicited mails. Therefore, company identified three techniques such as search engine optimization, improving existing website and banner ads.
a. What are the benefits of offline advertising? Are Guest look following offline advertisement? Justify your answer
b. If you are working with the development team of Guest Look, how would you go about improvising the existing website?
c. What banner ads?
a. Listing the benefits of offline advertising
Justification of the answer for using offline advertisement
b. Explaining how to improvise the existing website
c. Explaining banner ads and its drawbacks
MI0040- TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT
1 Consider that you are a manager in a company and you want to manage a technology that is newly incorporated.
a. Describe the effects of technologies on business.
b. Prepare a list of the factors that are considered in managing technology.
a. Explaining the effects of technologies I business
b. Collect from the key issues in managing technological innovation
2 The purpose of forecast is to improve the quality of the decisions related to selection of an alternative from available alternatives and not to force to accept a particular decision.
Explain various techniques for forecasting with a neat diagram
Diagram
Describing the techniques
3 Write short notes on
a. Technology adoption
b. Technology diffusion
c. Technology absorption
4 When you choose a new technology, you may have to face some of the question like what are its functional requirements, non-functional requirements and does the technology fit the organization culture?
a. How do you answer for these questions?
b. What is memristor?
a. Explaining eight tips related to the selection of a new technology
b. Explaining memristor
5 Write short notes on
a. Bridging agencies
b. Problem solver model
c. Bar-Zakay model
d. Schlie, Radnor and Wad model
6 Explain the basic scheme for knowledge based applications
Diagram of basic scheme for knowledge based applications
Explaining the knowledge based technology process
MI0041- JAVA AND WEB DESIGN
1 Write down what the following tags will perform
a. <table>
b. <td width>
c. <embed>
d. <a>
e. <object>
2 Write short notes on
a. Web browsers
b. Web development tools
a. Explaining web browsers with an example
b. Explaining web development tools with an example
3 Write a programme to create a webpage that prints the name of the STUDENT database in Wide Latin font and set the subtitle with description of the STUDENT to the screen. Set the page layout to the webpage. Insert one image after the database with a Thank you note.
Programme
Writing the output for the programme written
4 Read the following case study thoroughly and answer the following questions:
ABC is an educational institute which is reputed for its management courses. It has 3 branches in different places and is planning to launch 2 more branches in some other places. The institute used to maintain the student details in the form of a hard copy file. One day, a fire broke out in the record section and all such records were destroyed. Next day the management decided to maintain the student details in a computer so as to prevent the damage due to such disasters. One of the management members suggested that XYZ Company is capable of developing a kind of application for maintaining records using java. The member further told other members that in his friend’s organisation the same java application developed by the XYZ company was working very effectively and it also offered enough security parameters. Immediately the management appointed an employee who had good knowledge of java language to oversee the implementation of the required application. That employee prepared an outline of the company’s requirements and submitted it to the XYZ Company. The requirements of institute were: For institute’s employees–student details, course details, materials, and access rights. For students it was– Course material, feedback on assignments, course details and faculty details.
XYZ company’s web designers developed a prototype of an application based on the requirements of the ABC institute. Now the programmers of XYZ company detailed the process of application development based on the specified requirements. They decided that for display purpose they can use JSP (Java Sever Pages) and to retrieve the details of a particular student, they would create JDBC connection to the all branches. The student details can be stored in a database table (server side) by using MySql.
They also decided to use servlets for internal process. That is, sending of request and obtaining response from the server. After developing the application, they submitted it to ABC institute for testing purpose. During the testing process, it was found that there is no proper security mechanism in the application. That is, the application permitted ‘Login’ by every member. So ABC company asked XYZ company to install security mechanism in the application such that it gives separate access to the employees and students. XYZ company modified the application by giving only limited and absolutely necessary access rights to the concerned users. Also a new security parameter added to the application, prevented access by a user for 24 hours if he/she entered incorrect ‘Login’ details for three consecutive times.
a) Give reasons as to why ABC institute decided to choose XYZ Company for the development of Java application.
b) Discuss the reason for using JSP in java application.
a. Answering for reasons
b. Reason for using JSP
5 For the above case study answer the following questions
a. State the reason for using database connection in the application.
b. Explain the purpose of creating a java application for the ABC institute.
a. Reasons for using database connection
b. Explaining the purpose of creating a java application
6 How do you handle exception in java? Give with an example
Explaining handling exception and the ways of exception can occur
Exception types
Explaining different types of exception handling like, using throw, using finally, etc
SMU MBA SEM 4 HR FALL 2014 ASSIGNMENTS
MU0015 –Compensation and Benefits
1 Discuss the contents of Job Evaluation. Describe the process of Job evaluation
Explain the contents of Job Evaluation
Explain the process of Job Evaluation
2 Suppose you are a HR Manager and you are asked to develop an effective Incentive Scheme for your organization. What are the pre-requisites you will consider while developing an Effective Incentive Scheme? Discuss the merits and demerits of Incentives
Explain the pre-requisites for an Effective Incentive Scheme
Explain the merits and demerits of Incentives
3 Discuss the types of managerial remuneration. Explain the elements of a managerial remuneration
Explain the types of managerial remuneration
Explain the elements of a managerial remuneration
4 Define Pay Structure. What are its objectives? Explain the major decisions involved in designing and setting competitive pay structures
Definition of Pay Structure
Objectives of Pay Structure
Explain the major decisions involved in designing and setting competitive pay structure
5 Explain the criteria’s considered for rewarding the employees for their good service
Explanation of the criteria’s responsible for rewarding the employees
6 Write a short note on the following:
a)Wage Policy Plan in India
b)Voluntary Retirement Scheme(VRS)
Wage Policy Plan in India
Voluntary Retirement scheme
MU0016 – Performance Management and Appraisal
1 Discuss the principles and dimensions of Performance Management
Explaining the principles of Performance Management
Explaining the dimensions of Performance Management
2 What are the key contents of a Performance Agreement? Explain
Explaining the key contents of a Performance Agreement
3 Assume that you have joined as an HR in an organization. The first task assigned to you is to conduct the Performance Appraisal Process. What according to you is its purpose? Describe the entire Performance Appraisal process.
Explain the purpose of Performance Appraisal
Explain the Performance Appraisal Process
4 Discuss the skills that a line manager requires for effective Performance Management.
Listing the skills
Explaining the skills
5 Define the term ‘Ethics’. Discuss the key factors involved in ensuring Ethics in Performance Management (PM)
Definition of Ethics
Explaining the key factors to ensure Ethics in PM
6 Write short notes on the following:
a)MBO
b) Behaviorally Anchored Rating Scales Method (BARS)
a) Explaining the meaning and steps in MBO
b) Explaining the concept and process of BARS
MU0017 – TALENT MANAGEMENT AND EMPLOYEE RETENTION
1 Explain the key elements of Talent Management System.
Explaining the key elements of a Talent Management system
2 Define Talent Management. Discuss the Talent management Approaches.
Definition of Talent Management
Explaining the Talent management Approaches
3 Explain the key elements of a Talent Management System
Explaining the key elements of a Talent management system
4 Explain the key Compensation principles. What do you mean by Total rewards? Describe the elements of Total rewards
Explaining the key compensation principles
Definition of Total rewards
Explaining the elements of Total rewards
5 Explain the organizational issues pertaining to Talent Management.
Explain the organizational issues pertaining to Talent Management
6 Write short notes on:
a)Workforce Analysis
b)Talent Review
A brief note on Workforce Analysis
Concept and importance of Talent review
MU0018 – Change Management
1 Describe Kotter’s Eight Step Change Model
Explaining Kotter’s Eight Step Change Model
2 Explain the various steps at which control takes place in a Change Management Process
Explaining the steps at which control takes place with regard to Change Management
3 What do you mean by Organizational Effectiveness? Explain the factors in achieving Organizational Effectiveness.
Definition of Organizational Effectiveness
Explaining the factors in achieving Organizational effectiveness
4 Define organizational Culture. Describe briefly about the types of organizational Culture
Definition of Culture.
Explaining the various types of organizational culture
5 Explain the Behavioural Approach to Individual Change.
Explanation of the Behavioural Approach
6 Write a brief note on the following:
a)Kurt Lewin’s Model of change
b)Burke-Litwin Model of organizational performance and change
Explaining the concept of Kurt Lewin’s model
Explaining the concept of Burke-Litwin model
SMU MBA SEM 4 FINANCE FALL 2014 ASSIGNEMNTS
MF0015- INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
1 Write short notes on:
a) Measuring exchange rate movements
b) Factors that influence exchange rates
a) Explanation of measuring exchange rate movements
b) Explanation of factors that influence exchange rates
2 The key component of the financial system is the money market that acts as a fulcrum of monetary operations.
Write down the important points under each category mentioned below.
a) Functions performed by money market
b) International interest rates
c) Standardized Global Market regulations.
Explanation of important points of functions performed by money market
Explanation of international interest rates
Explanation of standardized global market regulations
3 Thousands of years back the concept of bartering between parties was prevalent, when the concept of money had not evolved.
Explain on counter trade with examples
Introduction of counter trade
Explanation of Different forms of counter trade
Examples
4 There are different techniques of exposure management. One is the Managing Transaction Exposure and the other one is the managing operating exposure
So you have to explain on both Managing Transaction Exposure and Managing Operating Exposure.
Explanation of Managing transaction exposure
Explanation of Managing operating exposure
5 Every firm is going on concern, whether domestic or MNC.
Explain the techniques of capital budgeting and the steps to determine cash flows.
Explanation of techniques of capital budgeting-NPV, IRR , PI , Payback period
Determination of cash flow
6 Write short note on:
American Depository Receipts(ADR)
Global Depository Receipts(GDR)
Explanation of ADR
Explanation of GDR
MF0016 & TREASURY MANAGEMENT
1 Give the meaning of treasury management. Explain the need for specialized handling of treasury and benefits of treasury.
Explanation of treasury management
Explanation of need for specialized handling of treasury
Explanation of benefits of treasury
2 Explain foreign exchange market. Write about all the types of foreign exchange markets. Explain the participants in foreign exchange markets.
Explanation of foreign exchange markets
Explanation of types of foreign exchange markets
Explanation of participants in foreign exchange markets
3 Write an overview of risk mitigation. Explain the processes of risk containment. Write about the tools available for managing risks.
Explanation of risk mitigation
Explanation of basic steps in a typical risk containment process
Explanation of tools available for managing risks
4 What is Interest Rate Risk Management (IRRM)? Write the components and features of IRRM. Explain the macro and micro factors affecting interest rate.
Explanation of IRRM
Explanation of components and features of IRRM
Explanation of factors affecting interest rate(Macro and Micro)
5 Explain the contents of working capital. Write down the need for working capital.
Explanation of contents of working capital
Explanation of need for working capital
6 Explain the concepts and benefits of integrated treasury. Explain the advantages and disadvantages of operating treasury.
Explanation of concepts and benefits of integrated treasury
Explanation of advantages and disadvantages of operating treasury
MF0017 & MERCHANT BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES
1 Rating methodology is used by the major Indian credit rating agencies. Explain the main factors of that are analyzed in detail by the credit rating agencies.
Business risk analysis
Financial analysis
Management evaluation
Geographical analysis
Regulatory and competitive environment
Fundamental analysis
2 Give the meaning of the concept of venture capital funds. Explain the features of venture capital fund.
Meaning of venture capital funds
Features of venture capital funds
3 Hire purchase is one of the important concept. There are certain features of hire purchase agreement so explain the points of it. Differentiate between hire purchase and leasing.
Concept of hire purchase
Differences between hire purchase and leasing
4 Explain the concept of Depository receipts. Write down the difference between American Depository Receipts (ADR) and Global Depository Receipts (GDR) also mention the issues involved in ADR/GDR.
Explanation of Depository Receipts
Differences between ADR and GDR
Issues involved in ADR/GDR
5 What is Online Trading? Explain the process of online trading.
Measuring and explanation of Online Trading
Explanation of process of Online trading
6 Write short notes on:
Depository Participants
Benefits of Depository Systems
Depository Participants
Benefits of Depository Systems
MF0018 & INSURANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT
1 Explain the risk management methods.
Loss control
Loss financing
Internal risk reduction
2 An organization is a legal entity which is created to do some activity of some purpose. There are elements of a life insurance organization. Explain the elements of life insurance organization.
Important activities
Internal organization
Distribution system
Functions of the agent
3 Insurance is the most important industry. Elaborate the different types of mediclaim and liability policies.
Explanation of all 5 types of mediclaim policies
Explanation of all 6 types of liability policies
4 Give short notes on :
Pricing objectives.
Pricing elements.
Rate computation
Pricing objectives
Pricing elements
Rate computation
5 Explain the creation and application of insurable interest. Give the differences between wagering and insurance.
Creation of insurable interest
Application of insurable interest
Differences between wagering and insurance
6 Identify the role of insurance in managing risk financing. Explain the importance of insurance transaction. Discuss in different perspectives of insured and insurer
Role of insurance in managing risk financing
Introduction of insurance transaction
Explanation of different perspectives of insured and insurer
MB0052 - Strategic Management and Business Policy
1 Describe the role of five major participants in the Strategic Management Process (SMP) of a company.
Description of the role of 5 participants (BoD, CEO, corporate planning staff, senior managers and Consultants)
2 Differentiate between mission and vision of a company? Explain with examples.
Meaning and explanation of mission statement of a company with examples
Meaning and explanation of vision of a company with examples
3 Explain in detail Porter’s four generic strategies.
Explanation of Porter’s generic strategies
(Cost leadership, Focuses cost leadership, differentiation, focused differentiation)
4 Differentiate between core competence and distinctive competence.
Explanation of core competence with examples
Explanation of distinctive competence with examples
5 Define the term ‘industry’. List the types of industries. How do you conduct an industry analysis?
Definition of ‘industry’
Mentioning the types of industries
Explanation on conducting industry analysis (including steps to be followed)
6 What is meant by ‘structure of an organisation’? Describe the five major structural types or forms of an organisation.
Meaning of ‘structure of an organisation’
Description of the 5 structural types
MB0053 –International Business Management
1 “Environment scanning is an important part of international business.” Explain your views on this statement and discuss what factors need to be scanned.
Discuss the statement
Factors
2 What is FDI? Why is it considered as the best option for a developing country like India?
FDI
Benefits
3 Regional integration is helping the countries in growing their trade. Discuss this statement. Describe in brief the various types of regional integrations.
Regional integration
Types
4 Write short note on:
a) Licensing
b) Joint venture
a) meaning and examples of licensing
b) Meaning and examples of joint venture
5 Explain the Top-down and Bottom-up approach of planning.
Top- down
Bottom-up
6 Discuss the importance of ethics in international business.
Importance of ethics
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