Assignment for MBA-I

Module 1

Q. Explain the communication process.

Q. Explain communication barriers.

Q. Discuss two trends that have made inter-culture business communication so

important.

Q. Types of teams and character tics of effective teams.

Q. what are the means to overcome the barriers of communication?

Q. How would you tend to become a good communicator?

Q. How can you make sure your feedback is constructive?

Q. In your organization, which are the different forms of communication you

would like to follow? Why?

Q. what is an audience-centered approach to communication? Why is it important?

Q. Discuss some methods of improving oral communication with people of other

cultures.

Q. Explain (a) ethnocentrism (b) Stereotyping

Q. In what six ways can an individual communicate non-verbally?

Q. which are the seven C’s of effective communication.

Q. Which are the elements that block the roads of effective?

Q. Characteristics of communication.

Q. Explain how watching a movie of other country could help you to interpret non-
verbal behavior from the culture correctly-or in correctly.

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Module II

Q. What are the main activities that make-up the listening process?

Q. How does content listening differ from critical listening and empathic listening?

Q. How would you improve your listening skills?

Q. Distinguish between effective and ineffective listeners.

Q. What steps would you take to overcome barriers to effective listening?

Q. Listening is one of the important skills in the work place. Explain.

Q. Anatomy of poor listening.

Module III

Q. Explain how group dynamics can affect team effectiveness.

Q. Discuss the phases of group development.

Q. How can organization and employees benefit from a successful team work?

Q. What is group think? How can it effect an organization?

Q. How can non-verbal communication help you to run a meeting?

Q. At your last department meeting, three people have monopolized the entire
discussion. What steps would you take in the next meeting to encourage others
members to participate voluntary?

Q. How can you make your meeting more productive?

Q. Explain Agenda and Minutes of a meeting.

Q. Describe how meeting technologies can help participants to communicate more

successfully.

Q. what is role of participant for effective meeting?

Q. Discuss purpose and kinds of meeting.

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Q. What are some problem questions you might be asked during a job interview?
How would you handle it?

Q. Why do employers conduct pre-employment test?

Q. What are the three stages of every interview, and which is the most important?

Q. What is the purpose of working interview?

Q. Draft a job application letter and your resume to “Balaji Wafers” for the post of
marketing executive as a student.

Q. List six tasks you need to complete to prepare for a successful job interview?

Q. How does AIDA model apply in job application letter?

Q. How does a structural interview differ from open-ended interview and

situational interview?

Q. Describe a typical sequence of job interviews.

Q. Follow-up after the interview.

Q. What are the three steps to follow while writing a resume?

Module IV
Q. What is the difference between a search engine and a directory?

Q. What is Media richness?

Q. In which situation following charts are used? a. Pie charts b. line charts.

Q. write an email message to your customer informing about book she ordered
over the internet.

Q. what type of visual would you use to compare one part with a whole?

Q. what type of visual aid would you use to illustrate trends over time?

Q. How would you check a visual for quality?

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Q. What issues do you need to consider, while planning an oral presentation?

Q. Why is simplicity of an organization important in an oral presentation?

Q. As a speaker, what non-verbal signals can you send to appear more confident?

Q. How can you get and keep audience attention?

Q. What can speaker do to maintain control during the question and answer period
of presentation?

Q. while creating slides for presentation, which should you select first: backround
of slides or content? Explain.

Q. What is the advantage of practicing an oral presentation with visual before a

live audience?

Q. when should you distribute handouts? Why?

Q. what are the points of consideration that you would keep in mind while
selecting background, design, font and style of a presentation?

Q. Create a visual aid that effectively gets across the message:

“40% of the state’s air pollution comes from 10% of the car”

Module V
Q. what are the seven ways to organize an informal report?

Q. what is the difference between an analytical and informational report?

Q. Explain what is direct and indirect approach in report writing?

Q. what are the task involved in revising a report or proposal?

Q. If you want to add a bibliography in your report, you also need to include in-
text citation? Explain

Q. Which are the three supplementary parts included in formal report?

Q. What is letter of transmittal? Where it is position in a report?

Q. What is work plan a key component of a proposal?

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Q. List the six strategies that would strengthen your proposal?

Q. What key ideas would you include in an e-mail message to persuade your
congressional representative to support an issue important to you?

Q. Is subject line effective? Why?

Q. What does a writer use to reinforce his professional position?

Q. How does claim differ from an adjustment letter?

Q. What four electronic media choices are replacing traditional memos and letters
in many instances?

Q. What are the benefits of Instant Messaging (IM) in business communication?

Q. Explain how over use of an e-mail can reduce productivity?

Q. Describe the steps can take to improve the clarity of your writing?

Q. What are the three factors that determine media richness?

Q. Advantages of written media and electronic media?

Q. What is the process of organizing message?

Q. write an email using an appropriate approach to your client informing her that
she needs to remit the payment with in 10 days to avoid loss of credit rating.

Q. Explain how one should evaluate and finalize the sources while collecting
information.

Q. Explain methods of collecting primary information.

Q. Discuss how internal proposal differs form external proposal?

Q. What are the sources of secondary data?

Q. write a proposal to your director recommending the setting up of a counseling

center the students of your college and other colleges on the campus. Point
out the benefit that will be obtained through this center?

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Q. Explain the following:-

a. groupware d. Prefatory parts

b. routine message e. abstract

c. Buffering f. punctuation

Q. Assume that your college president has received many students complain about
campus infrastructure and parking problems. You are appointed to
investigate the problems and recommended solution.

a. Explain how would you collect data?

b. Prepare an out line for information report.

Q. you are a management trainee in an MNC dealing of marketing software. There

has been a slight change in market as a result of which you need to change
the strategies. Write a report to your project leader and your MD concerning
the changes that need to be brought about. Recommend a solution to
changing business environment.