VIDYABHARTI TRUST COLLEGE OF MASTER IN COMPUTER

APPLICATION
MID SEMESTER EXAMINATION
MBA Program
Subject: -Developing Contributory Skills – III Date: - 15/11/2022
Subject Code: - 4539203 Total Marks: -30
Semester: - 3rd SEM Time: - 2:00 PM to 3:30 PM
Instructions:
1. Make suitable assumption wherever necessary
2. Figures to the right indicate full marks.

Q.1 Choose the correct answer from the multiple choices. Kindly write the 10 chosen options in the 10
answer book.

1. Contingency planning is also known as;

(a) Synergy planning (b) Ad hoc planning

(c) Scenario planning (d) Business level planning

2. Succession Planning relates to

(a)Dismissing an employee for more favourable employee

(b) a formal process of planning of role which will become vacant in future

(c)vote of no confidence in board member

(d) formal process of acquiring a new staff

3. Design thinking is

(a) thinking about design

(b) designing ways in which people think

(c) asking users to solve problems

(d) Designing, thinking and solving problem from users’ perspective

4. What one of the following is not a key management skill in planning?

(a) Analytical skills (b) IT and computing skills

(c) Communication skills (d) Conceptual skills

5. What is/ are the objective(s) of networking skills?

(a) Building relationship (b) Leverage on influential connections

(c) Staying positive (d) All the given

6. Design thinking typically helps in

(a) innovation (b) Data Analytics

(c) Financial Planning (d) Operational efficiency

7. What are the steps of Design Thinking Process?

(a) Empathise > Define > Ideate > Prototype > Test
 (b) Empathise > Design > Implement > Produce > Test

(c) Understand > Draw > Ideate > Create > Test

(d) Understand > Define > Ideate > Produce > Try

8. Which of the below firm is associated the most with Design Thinking?

(a) Ikea (b) Ideo (c) Idea (d) Ikei

9. Which among these is not a recognized time of plan

(a) Business (b) Success (c) Ad-Hoc (d) Financial

10. What is the main aim of networking?

(a) To make as many sales as possible

(b) To use people to your advantage

(c) To create a mutually beneficial relationship

(d) To ask people for favours to advance your business

Q.2 Short Questions [Theoretical / practical questions (5 (nos.) each of 2 marks), no options, total 10 10
marks. All questions are compulsory]

1. Write steps of contingency planning.

2. What is the significance of networking skills for successful career?

3. What is Design Thinking?

4. Give brief on 5 steps of Design Thinking.

5. Elaborate with example importance of Design Thinking in Management

Q.3 Networking serves as most important skill in today business world. Detail the relevance of the same 5
and suggest ways by which it can be developed.
OR
Does design thinking work with all subject areas? Justify with examples 5

Q.4 Solve following case: 5

You have accepted an invitation to attend training with the office of career services because a
representative from a top company will be giving an overview of their business. At the last minute,
you need to cram for an exam. In addition, you also do not feel well, so you decide not to attend. Is
this is good or bad networking behaviour? Why?