Engineering Management 2 C Assignment Questions

1.1 Define Engineering as per ABET and Management as per Mcfarland.

1.2 What are the three levels of managers and three levels of skills required by them,?
Briefly explain each.
1.3 Define i) Engineering as per ECPD ii)Management as per Mc Farland iii) Engineering Manager.

1.4 Explain the various roles of managers as per Henry Mintzberg.

3.1 Briefly explain i) components of a good vision frame work as per Collins & Lazier
ii) broad classes of technologies under the strategic management of technology.
3.2 Write short notes on MBO & MBE

3.3 Briefly explain the i)Exponential smoothing ii) Sales force composite iii) Simple
moving averaging method. Write under which category of forecasting the above three
included.
3.4 What is meant by i)normative technological forecasting ii) Technology S-curve with
graph.
3.5 What is goal and objectives? Explain the same with two types of goals
3.7 What is meant by planning? Explain the various steps in planning process (6m)
3.8 Briefly explain strategic planning including business portfolio matrix.
3.10 Briefly explain the i) Jury of executive opinion ii) Weighted moving average iii)Types of
Technological forecasting
4.1 What are the i)occasions for decision as per Chester Barnard ii) types of decisions.
Briefly explain each.
4.2 Briefly explain i)Types of decisions ii) classifications of firms as per Woodward & Aston studies
4.3 Draw the payoff table and explain decision making under certainty with respect to
payoff table. Write the tool used.
4.4 Differentiate the decision making process conditions under i) Certainty ii)
Uncertainty. List the tools used in each conditions.
5.1 List any four significant factors of i) sole proprietorship ii) corporations Write the
other two legal forms of organizing
5.2 With one example each, explain the five types of departmentation
5.3 Differentiate between Narrow and Wide span of control. Write the factors that
effect span of control. Briefly explain each.
6.1 List the five types of sources of power & influence as per French & Raven. How these are related to
the classification of power by Thamhain.

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6.2 What is meant by acceptance theory of authority as per Chester Barnard. How it is
different from the formal authority?
6.3 Briefly explain the sources of power & influence as per French & Raven. How these
are related to classification of power by Thamhain

6.4 Write short note on roles of managers & subordinated with respect to assignment,
delegation and accountability.
7.1 Differentiate McGregor's Theory X and Theory Y

7.2 Briefly explain four types of reinforcements available to a manager.

7.3 McClelland’s Trio of Needs belongs to which type of motivation theory? Write the
three needs with brief explanation.
7.4 What are the levels in Maslow’s Need Hierarchy theory? Which of these levels are compared with
McClelland’s trio of needs ?.
7.5 What is meant by Myers-Briggs Type Indicator(MBTI)?. Briefly explain. Write the MBTI for the
engineering managers, and scientists.
7.6 Define Motivation.
7.7 Differentiate between the content theories & process theories in motivation. List any two motivation
theory in each category.
7.9 Briefly explain leadership traits and styles .
7.10 Write any two differences between Scientists vs Engineers
9.1 Write short notes on i) copy rights ii) trade marks iii) patents
9.2 What are the steps identified in describing the Creative Process? Briefly explain each.
9.3 What is meant by protection of ideas? List four types.
9.4 Write the three types of patents with years of validation.
10.1 What is meant by design engineering process?

10.2 Briefly explain Brain storming and Nominal Group techniques.

10.3 Write short notes on i) Bathtub curve model ii)Availability

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10.4 4c)Write the expansion of MTBM, MDT, MTBF, MTTR. Briefly explain the two types of
i)maintenance ii) availability?

10.5 List the various phases in new product development. Briefly explain all phases in detail

10.6 What are the four simple reliability models? Briefly explain each with suitable block diagram and
reliability equation.
10.7 What are the three components in the Maintenance down time?

10.8 What are the two types of “ Availability”? Define them.

14.1 Briefly explain all the parts of project proposal process

14.2 Write short notes on i) proposal contents ii) Statement of work. iii)PERT iv) cost
type contracts

14.3 Define a project . What are the three essential considerations in the project management?.
15.1 Explain the elements of the project driven organization
15.2 What are the advantages and disadvantages of i)project driven organization ii)
functional organization
15.3 What are the characteristics of a effective project manager. How to develop the
project management skills
15.4 As per Thamhain, list the seven potential conflict resources. Identify the five methods for dealing
with conflict.

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