KUVEMPU UNIVERSITY
OFFICE OF THE DIRECTOR
DIRECTORATE OF DISTANCE EDUCATION
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TOPICS FOR INTERNAL ASSESSMENT ASSIGNMENTS (2007-08)
Programme: M.B.A. - Second Semester
Important: Students are advised to read the separate enclosed instructions before beginning the writing
of assignments. Out of 25 Internal Assignment marks per paper, 5 marks will be awarded for regularity
(attendance) to Counseling/ Contact Programme classes pertaining to the paper. Therefore, the topics
given below are only for 20 marks each paper.
Note: 1. Each Paper consists of two sections, A and B.
2. Section-A comprises questions of FIVE marks each.
3. Section-B comprises questions of TEN marks each.
4. The students are required to answer TWO questions from Section - A and
ONE question from Section - B
Paper-01: Human Resource Management
Section - A
1. Explain the objectives of HRM and the role of a HR manager.
2. Write a note on Job analysis.
3. Explain the importance of HRP.
Section - B
4. Explain the various methods of Performance Appraisal.
5. Explain in detail the process of Recruitment and Selection.
Paper-02: Marketing Management
Section - A
1. Analyze companies’ orientation towards market place.
2. What are major factors influencing buyer behaviour?
3. Explain the procedure of market segmentation.
Section - B
4. Describe with suitable cases major macro environment forces.
5. Discuss in detail with the support of examples product life cycle marketing
strategies.
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Paper-03: Financial Management
Section - A
1. Define Financial Management. What is the role of Financial Manager in modern
day business?
2. What do you understand by EBIT-EPS analysis? What is its importance?
3. Explain the role of Capital Market and Money Market intermediaries in managing
financial requirements of corporate houses.
Section - B
4. Suppose two firms – Firm U an Unlevered firm and Firm L a levered firm – have
identical assets and expected NOI (Net operating income = X ) of Rs. 10,000 The
value of the firm L is Rs 1,00,000 assuming the cost of equity is 10% under the
traditional view, since the firm U has no debt, the value of its equity is equal to its
total value (Eu = Vu). Firm L employs 6% Rs. 50,000 debt. Suppose its cost of
equity under the traditional view is 11.7%, what will be the value of firm U?
Explain how the concept of arbitrage would affect the value of both firms.
5. A company is considering two mutually exclusive projects. Both require an initial
cash outlay of Rs. 10,000 each, and have a life of five years. The company required
rate of return is 10% and pays tax @ 50%. The project will be depreciated in a
straight-line basis. The before taxes cash flows expected to be generated by the
project as follows:
Before tax cash flow (Rs)
Project
1
2
3
4
5
A
4000
4000
4000
4000
4000
B
6000
3000
2000
5000
5000
Calculate for each project;
a) Payback period
b) The Average rate of return
c) The NPV and profitability index
d) The IRR,
and determine which project to be accepted and why?
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Paper-04: Research Methodology
Section - A
1. Why is probability sampling generally preferred to non-probability sampling?
Explain the procedure for selecting a simple random sample.
2. Research design in exploratory studies must be flexible but in descriptive studies it
must minimize bias and maximize flexibility. Discuss
3. Explain the merits and limitations of the observation method in collecting data for
research studies
Section - B
4. Describe the various steps involved in testing a research hypothesis.
5. Describe in brief the layout of a research report covering all relevant points.
Paper-05: Management Science
Section - A
1. Explain the characteristics, scope and role of management science in decision
making.
2. Briefly explain different methods of finding initial solution in transport method.
3. Explain the following
a. Dominance concept of game factor
b. Hungarian method of assignment model
Section - B
4. Solve the linear programming problem by simplex method.
Maximize Z= 3x1 +2x2,
Subject to the constraints:
x1+x2≤4, x1≤2 and x1≥0, x2≥0.
5. A company has 4 warehouses and 6 stores; the cost of shipping one unit from
warehouse i to store j is cij.
If C= (cij) =
7
5
4
4
10
1
3
6
7
5
7
9
4
5
9
0
7
3
1
0
8
3
9
8 ,
and the requirements of the six stores are 4, 4, 6, 2, 4, 2 and quantities at the
warehouse are 5, 6, 2, 9. Find the minimum cost solution.
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Paper-06: Business Law
Section - A
1. Describe sale and the legal regulation regarding sale of goods.
2. What are negotiable instruments and describe their characters.
3. State the procedures for incorporation of public company.
Section - B
4. What do you mean by business organization structure and briefly describe different
types of organization structure.
5. Write a note on patents, trademarks and designs.
Paper-07: Computer Applications and MIS
Section - A
1. Write a note on the computer’s main memory
2. Write a note on computers for individuals and computers for organizations.
3. Write short notes on:
A. USENET
B. TELNET
Section - B
4. Explain the four components of an Operating System.
5.Write short notes on:
a.
b.
c.
d.
e.
Classes
Abstraction
Encapsulation
Inheritance and
Polymorphism.
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