METROPOLITAN INTERNATIONAL

UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND HUMANITIES
END OF SEMESTER TWO EXAMINATIONS, 2020/2021

Course Unit Title: strategic Management

Programme: Masters
Time: 3hrs

Date: 4th/12/2021

Instructions
i. Answer any four questions
ii. All questions carry equal marks

Any form of malpractice will lead to disqualification

1. Stakeholders are important drivers of organizations, enterprise/ business suitable development and
they can positively or negatively contribute to business development.
A) Discuss different ways stakeholders can contribute to business development. (10marks)
B) Why entities are hesitant to involve stakeholders in the business running’s. (15marks)

2. Explain different steps as a manager in carrying out a feasibility study in an organization for
strategic business to be successful using relevant examples. (25marks)

3. Critically discuss the various terms used in strategic management.

A) Supervision (“6marks)
B) Planning (2marks)
C) Management (3marks)
D) Feasibility study (7marks)
E) Solo business (4marks)
F) Organization build (3mark)

4. Clearly compare and contrast the different management levels in an organization and show how
each would work to increase the performance and effectiveness of an enterprise/business (25mks)

5. Broadly define and distinguish Accountability and Responsibility as used in strategic management
and give the relevancy of each in an organisation (25marks)
(25marks)

6. With relevant examples as a student of strategic management “ Discuss the advantages and
disadvantages of bureaucracy “ in business setting ( 25 marks)
 METROPOLITAN INTERNATIONAL
UNIVERSITY
FACULTY OF EDUCATION AND HUMANITIES
END OF SEMESTER TWO EXAMINATIONS, 2020/2021

Course Unit Title: PROJECT PLANNING AND MANAGEMENT

Programme: Masters
Time: 3hrs

Date:

Instructions: ANSWER ONLY THREE QUESTIONS (QUESTION ONE COMPULSARY)

QUESTION 1
The department of community service for refugees in the office of the prime minister Kampala Uganda
is planning to implement a mega service aimed at improving the welfare of refugees in all the refugee
centres in Uganda
Required.
A) What do you think would be the justification for carrying out a situational analysis for such a
project. 15marks
B) Using clear examples clearly give any four reasons to justify the needs assessment exercise as
required by the funders. 15marks
C) Give four major reasons why you think it is important to involve the community members in the
preliminary planning activities of such a project? 20marks

QUESTION 2
A) Define the concept “project appraisal” ? 5marks
B) Demonstrate your knowledge on any five key issues that project appraisal must focus on.
10marks
C) If you appointed as a manager of a community water project, what five component areas would
you consider significant to appear in its feasibility report. 10marks

QUESTION 3
A) Discus any four key influencing factors for the failure of most projects to developing countries to
achieve their intended objectives. 8marks
B) Identify any four key strategies to avert such factors mentioned in 3a) above. 8marks
C) “In order to achieve efficiency and effectiveness, projects need strong managers” as newly
appointed project manager of Action aid community outreach programme, what four things will you
do to achieve the efficiency and effectiveness of your project. 9marks

QUESTION 4
A) Identify and discuss any six components of a good project proposal. 13marks
B) What do you think is the importance of writing a project proposal? 12marks

QUESTION 5
A) Discus the view that, Needs assessment is a must do activity before the implementation of any
work project nature. 7marks
B) Which advice would you give to an organization doing a needs assessment exercise concerning
what should be done and how it should be done. 9marks
C) Why would you think participatory planning is important in work of project nature? 9marks