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SEM 4 MBA ASSIGNMENTS
SESSION- SPRING 2014
MB0052 – Strategic Management and Business Policy
1 Define the term „strategy‟. Explain the concept of „strategic window‟.
Definition of strategy
Explanation of the concept of strategic window
2 The essence of business continuity is that businesses need to be planned not only for
today, but also for tomorrow, that is, for the future.
Write the meaning and importance of business continuity planning. Explain any two
strategies for business continuity planning.
Meaning of business continuity planning
Importance of business continuity planning.
Explanation of any 2 business continuity planning strategies
3 Write a brief note on „Strategic Audit‟.
Meaning of strategic audit
Explanation of strategic audit
4 Price or market competitiveness of a product or business depends on its cost
competitiveness. Cost competitiveness implies two things: cost efficiency and cost
effectiveness. Explain the concept of cost efficiency of an organization. Analyze the major
factors of cost efficiency.
Introduction of cost efficiency
Explanation of four major factors of cost efficiency
5 Write short notes on the following:
(a) Divestment strategy
(b) Liquidation strategy
Explanation of Divestment strategy
Explanation of Liquidation strategy
6 Describe the different approaches to business ethics.
List the four different approaches to business ethics
Description of these four approaches to business ethics
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 green field investment? Why is it considered as the best option for a developing
country like India?
Green field investment
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) Foreign subsidiary structure
b) international matrix structure
a) meaning of Foreign subsidiary structure
b) meaning of international matrix structure
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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SEM 4 BANKING
MA0041 MERCHANT BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES
1 Assume you are the investor of Just Dial Limited. Directors presented 19th Annual Report
along with the audited accounts of the Company for the year ended March 31, 2013 and has
not declared dividend. Analyse the IPO issue of Just Dial ltd.
Explain IPO issue of Just Dial ltd
2 Assume you are a finance manager of Reliance Industries pvt ltd. How do you raise
foreign capital from international market?
Explain ADRs and
GDRs
3 In India, the bank finance dominates the leasing sector. Do you agree with this statement?
Substantiate your reasons.
Explain Leasing
Explain how leasing differs from bank financing

Growth and significance
Challenges
Opportunities
4 Global Finance magazine has named the “ SBI as the Best Trade Finance Bank-2013. SBI
has a caption of “Expertise delivered around the Globe! " Do you agree with this statement?
Substantiate your reasons.
Explain Trade finance
SBI position in Trade Finance
5 Global regulatory body IOSCO has prepared the Credit Rating Agencies (CRA) Code for
credit rating agencies. How do you think it will help the credit rating agencies in the Indian
economy.
Names of credit rating agencies operating in India
And their Functions
6 Assume you are an jewel exporter in India. Discuss the various instruments that are
available to draw money in the Indian money market.
Explain Instruments in money market that are available to Jewel exporters
MA0042/MA0047 TREASURY MANAGEMENT
1 Cash management forms part of the treasury‟s core functions either in banks or in
corporate institutions. Do you agree? Substantiate your arguments by differentiating bank
treasury and corporate treasury.
Similarities
differences
2 Analyse how the repo reforms brought changes in the Indian bank‟s treasury landscape.
Explain Indian Repo market reforms
3 Discuss the role of interbank Mobile Payment services (IMPS) in India.
Explain Interbank Mobile Payment services (IMPS) in India
4 Assume you are the treasurer of ABC bank. Discuss how bank should ensure liquidity
measures and manage the liquidity.
Explain Liquidity management
5 An integrated treasury acts as a centre of arbitrage and hedging activity. Substantiate your
reasons.
Explain integrated treasury
6 Discuss the role played by SAP – Treasury in treasury Management.
Role of SAP-Treasury
MA0043 CORPORATE BANKING
1 Write short notes on cash credit and corporate advisory services.
Explain cash credit and
corporate advisory services
2 List and explain the Project finance activities carried by ICICI bank.
explain the Project finance activities carried by ICICI bank
3 Analyse accounting and tax provisions in hire-purchase agreements.
Explain Accounting and

Tax provisions
4 Prepare a chart listing some of the important Indian banks that have introduced channel
banking and Green Banking programs. Differentiate Green Channel Counters and normal
single-window counters in banks.
channel banking and
Green Banking programs
Differences between Green Channel Counters and normal single-window counters in banks
5 Reliance industries want to raise capital by selling stocks, through the mechanism of book
building, by offering Initial Public Offers (IPOs). Discuss the book building process.
Explain book building process.
Methods and guidelines
6 Discuss whether CRM is a challenge or a cost for banks in retaining the corporate banking
customers.
Explain Challenges and costs of CRM
Issues in corporate banking
MA0044 INSTITUTIONAL BANKING
1 Explain the challenges of Institutional banking in India.
Explain the challenges of Institutional banking in India
2 Analyse the role of SIDBI in SME financing.
Explain SIDBI origin
objectives
functions
3 NABARD is promoting the setting up of agricultural export zones in various states with the
help of local state government bodies. Discuss in detail the scheme of NABARD for agri-
exports.
Explain NABARD‟s scheme for agri-exports-supporting activities
Funds for projects
4 Discuss the major challenges faced by DFI in financing the housing sector in India.
Explain DFI –products for Housing sector
5 Analyse the role of IREDA‟s in funding the solar projects in India.
Explain the role of IREDA‟
6 Do you think that the conversion of ICICI and IDBI entities into a bank has changed the
landscape of Institutional banking in India. Substantiate your arguments.
Explain the conversion of these banks and how they influenced the institutional banking
landscape
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SEM 4 FINANCE
MF0015 & INTERNATIONAL FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT
1 Write short notes on:
a) Measuring exchange rate movements
b) Factors that influence exchange rates
A 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.
AExplanation 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
AIntroduction 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.
AExplanation 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.
A 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)
A Explanation of ADR
Explanation of GDR
MF0016 TREASURY MANAGEMENT
1 Consider you are the chief financial officer of a hospital. How would you oversee the
company‟s Treasury function?
Functions
2 The interest rate offered on Certificate of Deposits varies from bank to bank. Refer some of
the public sector and private sector banks and analyse the factors affecting the interest
rates.
Certificate of Deposits

Factors (3 banks)
3 Assume you are the Treasurer of a Company. How would you implement and maintain
effective liquidity practices in your company?
Explain effective liquidity practices in your company
4 Analyse the techniques for measuring Interest Rate Risk. Explain the concept of asset-
liability rate sensitivity and strategies for controlling Interest Rate Risk
Analyse the techniques for measuring Interest Rate Risk
Explain the concept of asset-liability rate sensitivity and strategies
5 Assume you are a treasurer of a company and you are faced with two situations.
Explain how would you solve these problems.
The cases could be a) large loan repayment coinciding with delay in receipt of a large trade
receivable; b) and locking up customer advances in payment towards fixed assets.
Use of money market instruments
Interactions with the customers
6 Briefly explain at least three actions relating to treasury that have changed substantially
with globalization. Visit a bank and analyse the various treasury products offered by the bank
to its customers. Identify which of these are suitable for a large company with cash to invest,
and why.
Latest developments in Treasury
Treasury products of two banks
MF0017 & MERCHANT BANKING AND FINANCIAL SERVICES
1 Explain the concept of book building and methods or guidelines of book building with 75
and 100 % of book building.
AExplanation of concept of book building
Methods and guidelines of book building
75% book building
100% book building
2Issue management is one of the important functions of merchant bankers and lead
bankers. Explain the two types of activities pre issue obligation and post issue obligation.
Also write on the concept of Application Supported by Blocked Amount (ASBA)
AExplanation of pre issue obligation
Explanation of post issue obligation
Introduction of ASBA
a)Foreign Direct Investment (FDI) and its role
b) Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds(FCCB)
AIntroduction of FDI and its role
Foreign Currency Convertible Bonds (FCCB)
4 Depository helps in the transfer of securities from one investor to another in an electronic
form. Write the differences between Bank and Depository. Explain the functions performed
by Depository.
A Differences between Bank Vs Depository
Explanation of functions performed by Depository

5 Every investor has his own risk perceptions and objectives of investment. Write about
Mutual funds also write down about the benefits and disadvantages of Mutual funds which is
very essential for all the investors to know.
AIntroduction of mutual funds
Benefits of mutual funds
Disadvantages of mutual funds
6 Rating methodology is used by the major Indian credit rating agencies. Explain on the
main factors that are analyzed in credit rating agencies and also on the limitations on the
limitations of credit rating.
AExplanation on factors analyzed in credit rating agencies
Limitations of credit rating
MF0018 & INSURANCE AND RISK MANAGEMENT
1 Risk is used to describe any situation involving an uncertainty about the outcome. What is
the meaning of risk management? Explain the Risk Management process and methods with
a flow chart.
AIntroduction of risk management
Explanation of risk management process
Explanation of risk management methods
Flow Chart
2 Insurance industry is highly regulated in all the countries.
Explain on solvency margin and methods of determining solvency margins. Write down the
claim procedures in respect of a general insurance policy.
AIntroduction of solvency margin
Methods of determining solvency margins
Explanation of claim procedures in respect of a general insurance policy
3 What do you understand by the concept of insurable interest? Write down about the
essentials, creation and application of insurable interest.
How does a life insurance plan work and write about the two key elements.
Also write about riders.
AExplanation on concept of insurable interest
Essentials, creation and application of insurable interest
Explanation on life insurance plan with two elements
Explanation on riders
4 Liability insurance is classified into two categories. Explain on the types of liability policies
and explain on aviation insurance with all the three section of the policy.
AExplanation on types of liability policies
Explanation on aviation insurance with three section of the policy
5 When a policy has been issued, the risk for the danger insured against gets covered.
Explain on the evidence and claim notice. Also write about the Extent of liability
AExplanation on the evidence and claim notice
Explanation on extent of liability
6 Insurance Ombudsman was created for quick disposal of the grievances of the insured
customers. Write the complete information on Insurance Ombudsman.
AExplanation on Insurance Ombudsman

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SEM 4 HCS
MH0056 – Public Relations & Marketing for Healthcare Organizations
1 Discuss the factors affecting healthcare marketing.
A Mentioning the factors
Explanation of all the factors
2 Explain market segmentation.
A Definition
Explanation of market segmentation
3 Describe the types of public relations research.
AExplanation of primary research
Explanation of secondary research
4 Discuss the current scenario of medical tourism in India.
AExplanation of medical tourism
Explanation of present situation of medical tourism
Advantages of medical tourism
5 Discuss the future of healthcare marketing.
A Brief outline of healthcare marketing
Explanation of future of healthcare marketing
6 Discuss the standard metrics to evaluate public relations in healthcare.
A Key factors of PR measurement and evaluation
Explanation of various PR evaluation components
MH0057 – Management of Healthcare Human Resources
1 Explain the factors that contributed to Human Resource Management‟s strategic role in
healthcare.
A Explaining the 10 factors that contributed to Human Resource Management‟s strategic
role in healthcare
2 Describe recruitment in healthcare services.
A Meaning and definition
Factors affecting recruitment process
Importance of recruitment
Sources of recruitment
Recruitment process
3 Explain the steps in manpower planning.

A Mentioning the steps
Explanation of all the steps in manpower planning
4 Define performance appraisal. Explain the components of performance appraisal.
A Definition of performance appraisal
Listing the components of performance appraisal
Explanation of the components of performance appraisal
5 Describe HR audit process.
A Mentioning the phases of HR audit process
Explanation of various phases
Mentioning the components of HR audit process
Explanation of the components
6 Discuss the importance of team work in healthcare services.
AEssentials of team work
Strategies for effective team building and trust
Mc Grehor‟s approach to team building
MH0058 – Legal Aspects in Healthcare Administration
1 Discuss the various levels of consumer courts.
A Mentioning the 3 levels of consumer courts
Explanation various levels of consumer courts
2 Explain the following acts:
a. The Drugs and Magic Remedies Act of 1995
b. Registration of Birth and Death Act of 1969
Aa. Explanation of salient features of Drugs and Magic Remedies Act.
b. Explanation of salient features of Registration of Birth and Death Act
3 Discuss the rights and responsibilities of the patient.
A Rights of the patient
Responsibilities of the patient
4 Define abortion. Explain medical termination of pregnancy act in detail.
A Definition of abortion
Explanation of MTP act
5 Explain the regulatory requirements in setting up and running a blood bank.
AExplanation of the important regulatory requirements in setting up and running a blood
bank.
6 Discuss the important documents and ethical codes in medical ethics.
A Mentioning the important documents in medical ethics
Explanation of Hippocratic Oath
Explanation of Declaration of Geneva
Explanation of International Code of Medical Ethics
MH0059 – Quality Management in Healthcare Services
1 Explain the objectives of quality in healthcare. Add a note on Maxwell‟s concept of quality.
AExplanation of objectives of quality in healthcare
Explanation of Maxwell‟s concept of quality

2 Differentiate between Six sigma and Total quality management.
A Mentioning 10 important differences between six sigma and TQM
3 Explain the various quality tools.
A Mention the various quality tools
Explanation of the quality tools
4 Explain the steps followed in implementation of QMS in healthcare organization.
AExplanation of steps followed in implementation of QMS in healthcare organization
5 Define total quality management. Discuss the importance of TQM in healthcare.
A Definition of total quality management
Explanation of importance of TQM in healthcare
6 Explain team processes in healthcare.
A Definition of team processes in healthcare
Explanation of various factors of team process
Explanation of team process techniques
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SEM 4 HUMAN RESOURCES (HR)
MU0015 –Compensation and Benefits
1. Discuss the contents and 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
Explaining the types of managerial remuneration
Explaining the elements of a managerial remuneration
4 What do you mean by reward management? Explain the factors affecting Reward
Management policies in service sector.
Meaning of Reward Management
Explain any eight factors affecting Reward Management policies
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)Compensation policies
b)Economic determinants of pay
Concept and Aims of Compensation policies
Concept of Economic Determinants of Pay
MU0016 – Performance Management and Appraisal
1 Discuss the various stages involved in the evolution of Performance Management
Explaining the evolution 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 any three purpose of Performance Appraisal
Explain the Performance Appraisal Process
4 Explain the concept of 360-Degree feedback system. Discuss the purpose and
components of a 360-degree appraisal method.
Concept of 360-degree feedback system
Explaining the purpose of a 360-degree appraisal method
Explaining the components of a 360-degree appraisal method
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
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 What are the responsibilities undertaken by an HR to ensure compliance to regulations?
Explain the steps involved in ensuring safe work environments
Explaining the HR duties to ensure compliance to regulations
Explaining the steps involved in ensuring safe work environments
4 What do you mean by Total Rewards? Discuss the elements of Total Rewards.
Meaning 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
a)Workforce Analysis
b)Talent Review
A brief note on Workforce Analysis
Concept and importance of Talent review
MU0018 – Change Management
1 Discuss the various perspectives of organizational change.
Explaining the perspectives of organizational change
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 Discuss the various factors affecting the choice of a change Strategy
Explaining the factors affecting the choice of a Change Strategy
4 What do you mean by Organizational Effectiveness? Explain the approaches involved in
achieving Organizational Effectiveness
Definition of Organizational Effectiveness
Explain the approaches to achieve Organizational effectiveness
5 Define organizational Culture. Describe briefly about the types of organizational Culture
Definition of Culture.
Explaining the various types of organizational culture
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
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SEM 4 MARKETING
MK0015-Services Marketing and Customer Relationship Management
1 “Positioning a service in the marketplace is much like positioning a product”. Explain
Service positioning and its purpose with the help of an example.
Explanation of service positioning

Explanation of purposes
Example
2 Elaborate GAP analysis in detail.
Explanation of GAP Model.
3 “Interaction plays a lead role in building customer relationships”. Explain CIM in this
context.
Explanation of CIM
Explanation of Methods
4 What are the various types of conflicts in marketing services?
Explanation of types
5 Elaborate the important steps that service providers should bear in mind while
implementing one to one marketing.
Explanation
a) E-CRM
b) Customer Retention
a) Meaning, opportunities and benefits
b) Meaning and Strategies
MK0016-Advertising Management and Sales Promotion
1 Do you agree that humour content in advertisement leads to better results? Support your
view with examples.
Explanation of statement
Examples
2 Experts have found that consumers often respond to messages in a hierarchical order of
behaviour. Throw light on communication response hierarchy in this context.
Explanation
Diagram of Model
3 Explain the role of a media planner and media buyer.
Role of media planner
Role of media buyer
4 Explain the strengths and limitations of direct marketing. List few products which are
suitable for direct marketing.
Explanation of strengths
Explanation of Weaknesses
Listing of products suitable
5 “Kids are the new age customers”. Do you agree with this statement? Explain Brat Power
in this connection.
Explanation
a) Stereotyping in advertisement
b) Regulation governing Broadcast Media Advertising
a) Meaning and explanation
b) Explanation

MK0017- E-MARKETING
1 Definition of E-marketing. Explain the techniques of e-marketing.
Definition of E-marketing
Techniques of e-marketing
2 An electronic marketplace (e-marketplace) refers to a website created for common
interest. It integrates the online and physical component of a company. Discuss the five
kinds of partners in an e-marketplace.
Explanation of e-marketplace
Five kinds of partners in an e-marketplace
3 Discuss the major legal and ethical issues in e-marketing.
A. Legal issues
B. Ethical issues
4 Discuss the online buying process.
Online Buying process
5Functions of E-marketing are represented by 2P+2C+3S formula (Personalisation, privacy,
customer service, community, site, security, and sales promotion). These functions form the
framework of an e-marketing strategy. Discuss this formula with a diagrammatic
representation.
Explanation of 2P+2C+3S formula in detail
Diagram
6 Discuss the selling methods and sales promotion of E-marketing
Explanation of Selling methods
Explanation of sales promotion of e-marketing
MK0018– International Marketing
1 Discuss the different management orientations of a company. How does it affect
international marketing?
Management orientations
Effect on international marketing
2 Discuss how culture plays an important role in international marketing. Give some
examples of advertisements which failed due to lack of cultural understanding.
Importance of culture in international marketing
Examples
3 What do you mean by international marketing research? Why do marketers go for such
research?
Meaning
Importance
4 Nestle is marketing bottled water to Pakistan. Which segmentation it adopts there and
what are the other international market segmentations?
Nestle‟s segmentation
Bases of segmentation
a) e Marketing

b) Spot and forward rates
a) meaning and benefits of e Marketing
b) meaning and role of spot and forward rates
6 Select a product of your choice for export and explain how you will do the pricing and
costing of that product.
Choosing the product
Export pricing and costing
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SEM 4 MIS
MI0033- SOFTWARE ENGINEERING
1 Process patterns are the results of applying abstraction to recurring processes and
process components. Process patterns are collections of general techniques, actions, and/or
tasks (activities) for developing object-oriented software. Justify the above statement.
Explain with an example for each, the different types of process patterns in the ascending
order of abstraction level.
Aa. Justifying the above statement
b. Explaining the three types of process patterns
c. Examples
2 Software estimation is the first phase of project planning and it is the process of judging a
software product and solving the problem associated with the software project. We follow
some important steps to achieve reliable cost and effort estimates. Explain the different
estimation models and estimation techniques.
Aa. Explaining different estimation models
b. Explaining estimation techniques
3 Empirical software solutions is a small manufacture based company who have a single
product in the public access and security domain. The information system which they
possess gives details pertaining to the presence of individuals at specific locations and also
checks and issues security badges.
The software of the system is connected to specially designed hardware peripherals along
with a well-defined LAN network connection. The system handles several aspects ranging
fromcomputing from database manipulation, peripheral hardware ti image handling. This
company uses both software as well as hardware, and incorporates latest technologies, like
networking and device drivers.
Due to the pressure from customers and the competition, they were in need of a structured
software process. There was no standardized development process. Most of their work was
based on customer requests. Every time a new request from customer came in, more
additions were made to the product. A new version of the software was installed at the
customer‟s site when requested by the customer. All the queries related to technical support,
modifications made to the system were handled by the development team. There was no

specific design methodology followed and each developer used his own method of working.
Apart from the user manual, there was no other documentation found held.
Challenges:
Introduction of reuse framework and method into the company
Gain support from the top management for the reuse program, as introduction of reuse
program can affect all parts of the software production process.
Suggestions were made to set up the reuse program along with the associated cost and risk
involved in setting up the reuse program.
a. Explain the challenges faced by the empirical software solutions
b. Give some suggestions to overcome the challenges.
c. Explain the classifications and advantages of software reuse.
Aa. Listing the challenges
b. Suggesting some 4 point about, planning, design, resource management, documentation
c. Classifications with diagram
Listing the advantages
4 Suppose you are assigned the task to analyse the various factors involved in your project,
explain how will you gather information and analyse the task
AExplaining system analysis
5 Write short note on
a. Unit testing
b. System testing
c. Debugging
d. Verification and validation
Aa. Unit testing
b. System testing
c. Debugging
d. Verification and validation
6Briefly describe the concept of polymorphism by using the automobile class as an example.
Aa. Explaining the example of automobile class
b. Describing the concept of polymorphism
c. Explaining polymorphism using the above example
MI0034- DATABASE MANAGEMENT SYSTEMS
1 How is DBMS classified based on several criteria? Explain each one of them with few
examples where ever required
A Listing the criterion
Explaining the types based on each criterion
Example
2 Differentiate between B+ tree and B- tree. Explain them with diagrams
A Diagrams
Explanation based on comparison
3 EMPLOYEE
EMP_ID NAME PROJECT SALARY DEPT_NUM
MUL1 Ramya PR1 40000 1
MUL2 Nupur PR1 45000 2
SMU1 Rajesh PR3 20000 2
SMU2 Vinay PR2 50000 3
SMU3 Anil PR2 80000 2
DEPARTMENT

DEPT_ID DNAME PLACE
1 MIS Bangalore
2 HRM Bangalore
3 Finance Chennai
4 Research Bangalore
Using these tables answer the following question
a. If we want to see all the employees with salary between 40000 and 50000, which query
can be used?
b. Select employee name from EMPLOYEE table, whose name starts with Rc. Explain
aggregate functions and grouping in detail
A
a. Query based in BETWEEN operator
SELECT * from employee WHERE salary between 40000 to 50000
b. Query based in LIKE condition
SELECT * from employee WHERE Name LIKE „r%‟;
c. Explaining aggregate functions on select statement, with an example, showing the output
of the query, explaining having clause, with example
4 What are the problems and failures that may encounter with respect to the transactions in
a database management system? Give examples.
A Explaining the three problems with code
Listing the types of failures (atleast 4)
5 Consider any database of your choice (may be simple banking database/forecasting
database/project management database). Show the deduction of the tables in your database
to the different types of normal forms
A Choosing a proper database
Explaining the 5 normal forms with respect to the database chosen
6 Read the following case study thoroughly and answer the following questions:
Laxmi bank is one of the largest private sector banks of India. It has an extensive network of
more than 200 branches. It offers banking services to retail as well as corporate clients. The
bank faced a challenge in integrating multi-pronged database management system into a
centralized system. The IT department of the bank also realized that the computing
capabilities of its PCs and servers were not proportionately distributed among all its
branches. Each branch had its database management system stored in a traditional way on
the disk. The total cost of operating and maintaining the current IT infrastructure was very
high and the fundamental shortcomings added to the costs. Moreover, there were also
recurrent problems due to the malfunctioning of the currently operational database
management system. Therefore, the bank‟s top management decided to fix the problem and
operationalise a robust database management system. The bank hired an external database
technology consulting firm called AKPY Info systems Limited.
AKPY divided the entire IT infrastructure of the bank around two verticals. The retail banking
vertical and the corporate banking vertical. All the individual database servers from the
individual branches were removed. The entire database system was made virtual such that
the managers and the staff can access only the required information (related to retail
banking or corporate banking) from the respective centralised data centers. There were only
two such centralised data centers (one for retail banking and another for corporate banking)
that were managed centrally. Staff and managers could access the information through their
PCs andlaptops. Centralised database management system complemented the security
system by bringing in authentication through a unified ID management server. Managers and
officers of the bank were able to process half a million transactions per month in real time
after the new implementation. There were significant savings in the cost and also in the
consumption of power. Now there were no problems with regard to imbalances in the load
across various network servers. Due to centralised data management, top management

could keep an eye on the functioning of various branches. Hence the cases of fraud and
cheating reduced considerably. The bank managers could also process the loan applications
in reduced time since the customer‟s previous records could be accessed at the click of the
button and approval from the higher authorities could be obtained in real time. Moreover the
new system also brought in many applications that helped local managers in the decision
making process.
a. List the uses of centralized data management
b. What steps Laxmi bank need to take if it were to change its centralised database system
to a distributed database system in future?
A a. Listing the uses from the from the case study
b. Explaining about data fragmentation, replication and allocation techniques
c. Is it possible to replicate the centralised database management model of the bank in a
manufacturing concern? Give reasons.
MI0035- COMPUTER NETWORKS
1 Write short notes on
a. LAN
b. Analog and digital data transmission
c. High level data link control
Aa. LAN
b. Analog and digital data transmission
c. High level data link control
2 Virtually all networks in use today are based in some fashion on the Open Systems
Interconnection (OSI) standard. The core of this standard is the OSI Reference Model, a set
of seven layers that define the different stages that data must go through to travel from one
device to another over a network. Explain the seven layer architecture of OSI model with
diagram
A Explaining the OSI reference model
Diagram of OSI reference model
3 Consider yourself as the operation head in a telecommunication company. What are the
different types of multiplexing techniques will you implement to get efficient data
transmission process?
A Explaining various multiplexing techniques
4 Integrated Services for Digital Network (ISDN) is a set of communication standards for
simultaneous digital transmission of voice, video, data, and other network services over the
traditional circuits of the public switched telephone network. It was first defined in 1988 in the
CCITT red book. Explain the different types of ISDN with their features and advantages
foreach one of them.
AExplaining Two different types
Features of both of them
Advantages of both of them
5 ABC company is an internet service provider. The main goal of ABC is to provide 24
X7X365 storage capacity, storage management and internet service to the customers. It now
needs a solution that will eliminate downtime. Downtime is nothing but the time during which
a computer or computer system is down, or inoperative due to hardware or software failure.
We also need the flexibility in quick response to both the development in customer base and
additional capacity and service demands of the customers.
ABC company took the help of network storage infrastructure software provider to achieve
their goals by providing support for end to end redundancy and bondless scalability.
By creating a scalable storage network with the ability to confidentially deliver the 24X7X365
reliability, and speed that outsourcing customers demand, it has enabled the ISP/SSP to

attract and retain customers and substantially build its business. As the same time, the
solution has effectively lowered ABC company‟s total cost of ownership for its entire storage
solution: the IP Stor/CNP union has enabled a painless, flexible cost effective, scalable
solution. The complementary IP Stor/CNT solution has allowed to its customers easily and
cost- effectively.
a. What were the problem which ABC Company was facing before consulting network
storage infrastructure software provider?
b. What were the benefits of implementing a scalable storage network?
c. List the different classes of ISPs and their applications
Aa. Mentioning the problems faced by ABC company after reading the SLM
b. Listing the benefits
c. Listing the different classes of ISP and their applications
6 Cryptography is the science of hiding information. The traditional security system
employed a different of encryption process known as symmetric cryptography, which
involves the use of te same method for both encryption and decryption. Explain the different
networking algorithms that are used for cryptography along with its subtypes.
AExplaining the two types of cryptography and the networking algorithms used for them
MI0036- BUSINESS INTELLIGENCE & TOOLS
1 Similarity measures determine the similarity between the two objects. The similarity
between the two objects ti and tj, sim(ti, tj) in the database D is a mapping from D*D to the
range [0, 1]. a. List the characteristics of a good similarity measure.
b. what are the four methods to determine the similarity characteristic between the two
objects?
Aa. Listing the characteristics
b. Listing the four methods
a. Four methods to determine the similarity characteristic and their formula
2Transactions refers to business or commercial transactions. Online transaction processing
refers to the category of systems that assists and manage transaction- oriented applications,
typically for data entry and retrieval transaction processing.
List the differences between OLAP and OLTP
A Listing at least 10 points
3 Data extraction is the act or the process of extracting data out of data sources for added
data processing or data storage or data migration. This data can be extracted from the web.
Explain the different techniques for data extraction
A Listing the various techniques
Explaining the four methods
4 Business Intelligence strategy summarizes the finest combination of procedures and
technologies to meet the business intelligence strategies of an organization
a. List the main aspects of BI strategy.
b. What are the steps to be followed to implement BI framework?
Aa. Listing at least 6 main aspects of BI strategy
b. Steps for Implementing BI framework
5 Write short note on
a. Content Management System
b. End User Segmentation
c. Basic Reporting and querying
d. OLAP
Aa. Content Management System

b. End User Segmentation
c. Basic Reporting and querying
d. OLAP
6 RSG is a footwear company which has its chain all over the world. This company has to
keep track of all the products sold in the company and huge data is involved in it.
a. How should it plan to implement the Business intelligence solutions?
b. How to make the best use of BI?
Aa. Explaining the planning to implement a BI solutions
b. Explaining best usage of BI
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SEM 4 PROJECT MANAGEMENT (PM)
PM 0015 – QUANTITATIVE METHODS IN PROJECT MANAGEMENT
1 Write short notes on: Q sort method of project selection Basic components of a network
Project cost Resource smoothing
A Q sort method of project selection Basic components of a network Project cost Resource
smoothing
2 What are the three methods for determining the forecasted cost at completion? Explain.
A Listing of the three methods for determining the forecasted cost at completion
Explanation of three methods
3 Describe the different stages in Project management.
AExplanation of the different stages in Project management
4 Write short notes on: Linking of tasks in MS Project Setting resource calendar in MS
Project Network diagram chart Updating the project in MS Project
A Linking of tasks in MS Project Setting resource calendar in MS Project Network diagram
chart Updating the project in MS Project
5 Discuss consolidating several projects in MS project.
AExplain why the need of consolidating projects
Steps to consolidating projects
Explanation of consolidating projects created in earlier versions of MS project
6 Describe how you can choose an appropriate forecasting model.
A List the guidelines for selecting an appropriate forecasting model.
Discussion on each step
PM 0016 –PROJECT RISK MANAGEMENT

1. Write short notes on: Project risk management team Sources of project risk Probability
and impact matrix technique of qualitative risk analysis Behavioural aspects of risk
management
A Project risk management team Sources of project risk Probability and impact matrix
technique of qualitative risk analysis Behavioural aspects of risk management
2 Analyse project constraints .
A Listing of project constraints
Description of the constraints
Illustration of how project constraints can be minimised
3 Write short notes on: Risk avoidance Cost budgeting Categories of project risk Importance
of a risk register
A Risk avoidance
Cost budgeting Categories of project risk Importance of a risk register
4. Analyse the organisation risk issue.
A Discuss how mature organisations treat risk management
Listing of elements to risk culture in an organisation
Examination of the reasons for risk culture failure in an organisation
5 Explain the types of change.
A Listing of the types of change
Explanation of the types of change
6 What are the tips to remove the top three project estimating risks? Explain.
A Listing of the tips
Explanation of the tips
PM 0017 –PROJECT QUALITY MANAGEMENT
1 Write short notes on: Quality control vs. quality assurance Project requirement documents
Pareto charts Malcolm Baldrige national quality award
A Quality control vs. quality assurance Project requirement documents Pareto charts
Malcolm Baldrige national quality award
2 Explain the steps of an organizational change model.
A Description of each step of the organizational change model
3 Write short notes on: Role of inspection in quality management Communities of practice
vs. business units Cycle time optimization Supplier quality rating
A Role of inspection in quality management Communities of practice vs. business units
Cycle time optimization Supplier quality rating
4 Explain the five elements of six sigma
A Description of each element of six sigma
5. Explain errors of measurement and describe the types of sampling risks.
AExplanation on errors of measurement
Explanation of how to reduce and control errors of measurement
Description of sampling risks
6 Explain the project management value initiative.
A Description of project management value initiative
Steps of project management value initiative

PM 0018 –CONTRACTS MANAGEMENT IN PROJECTS
1 Write short notes on: Basic element of the contract Unit rate contracts Cost fee plus
incentive fee contract Tools and techniques of plan procurement
A Basic element of the contract Unit rate contracts Cost fee plus incentive fee contract Tools
and techniques of plan procurement
2 Explain the basic steps in project procurement process.
A Listing of steps
Explanation of the basic steps of project procurement process
3 Write short notes on: Force account Purchase order Percentage rate contracts Invitation of
bids
A Force account Purchase order Percentage rate contracts Invitation of bids
4 Explain the various processes in selection of consultants.
A Listing of the various processes in selection ofconsultants
Description of the various processes in selection of consultants
5 Explain the actions that can be used to minimise disputes and claims in contracts.
A Listing of the phases in which actions can be taken
Listing of action to take under each phase
6 What is the need for codes and manuals? Briefly list few codes and manuals for works and
goods.
AExplanation of the need for codes and manuals
Listing of few codes and manuals for works and goods
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SEM 4 OPERATIONS MANAGEMENT (OM)
1 Write short notes on: Quality versus maintenance Mean Time to Repair (MTTR) Fault tree
analysis Systematic equipment replacement program
A Quality versus maintenance Mean Time to Repair (MTTR) Fault tree analysis Systematic
equipment replacement program
2 Evaluate the relationships between degree of maintenance and various costs from the
graph given below:

AAnalysis of various relationships
Summarization of cost implications of maintenance practices
3 Explain Condition Based Maintenance(CBM) .
A Explain when is this type of maintenance done
Explain condition monitoring and its methods
Explain advantages and disadvantages of CBM
4 Write short notes on: Costs associated with inventory control of spare parts Problems in
maintenance scheduling Universal maintenance standards Asset life cycle management
A Costs associated with inventory control of spare parts
Problems in maintenance scheduling
Universal maintenance standards
Asset life cycle management
5 Explain the steps to autonomous maintenance.
A Listing the steps to autonomous maintenance
Explanation of steps
6 Explain pillar 1 (autonomous maintenance -JH) of TPM implementation.
AExplanation of the term autonomous maintenance
Listing of the objectives of autonomous maintenance
Steps of autonomous maintenance
OM 0016 – QUALITY MANAGEMENT
1 Write short notes on: ISO 9000 series Six Sigma as a quality framework Types of Quality
management systems Executive leadership in implementing quality strategies
A ISO 9000 series Six Sigma as a quality framework Types of Quality management systems
Executive leadership in implementing quality strategies
2 Write short notes on: Quality standards Pre-requisites for cost of quality Principles of
Quality audit program Concurrent engineering
A Quality standards Pre-requisites for cost of quality Principles of Quality audit program
Concurrent engineering
3 What are the important components of retest reliability?
A Listing of the components
Explanation of the components
4 Explain the five key drivers that are essential for developing quality culture.
AExplanation of five key drivers that areessential for developing quality culturedriver)

5Explain the various types of benchmarking implemented in the organisation.
A Listing of types of benchmarking
Explanation of types of benchmarking
6 Describe the eight elements of TQM.
A Categorisation of the eight elements according to their function including the explanation
of the groups
Explanation of the eight elements
OM 0017 – ADVANCED PRODUCTION PLANNING AND CONTROL
1 Write short notes on: PPC for batch production Production control systems Importance of
forecasting Inventory costs
A PPC for batch production Production control systems Importance of forecasting Inventory
costs
2 Explain in brief about priority rules for scheduling.
A Definition of priority rules Listing of the major criteria of selecting priority rules
Classification and explanation of priority criteria rules
3 Describe computer aided manufacturing.
A Definition of computer aided manufacturing
Listing of procedures in computer aided manufacturing
Brief explanation of these procedures
Backward scheduling Application of FMS in industries for exclusive parts Need of
synchronous manufacturing Long term capacity planning
A Backward scheduling Application of FMS in industries for exclusive parts Need of
synchronous manufacturing Long term capacity planning
.5 Explain aggregation techniques
A Definition of aggregation techniques
Listing of commonly used aggregation techniques
Explanation of these aggregation techniques
6 Explain make or buy decisions and when it is appropriate to consider each,
A Explanation of make decision
Explanation of buy decision
Reasons to consider make decision
Reasons to consider buy decisions
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 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
ADiagram

Describing the techniques
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
areits functional erquirements, non-functional requirements and does the technology fit the
organization culture?
a. How do you answer for these questions?
b. What is memristor?
Aa. Explaining eight tips related to the selection of a new technology
b. Explaining memristor
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
A Diagram of basic scheme for knowledge based applications
Explaining the knowledge based technology process
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