MGMT8340

B U S I N E S S O P E R AT I O N S

FINAL EXAM REVIEW

FA L L 2 0 2 3
REVIEW AGENDA
• Time / Location
• How to access the exam?
• General instructions
• Exam format and instructions
• Exam preparation
• Focus Sheet
• Support during exam
 TIME AND LOCATION – SECTION 29
• The exam will be completed remotely on eConestoga with Lockdown
Browser
• Day/Date: December 14, 2023
• Exam release time: 6:00 pm EST
• End time: 8:00 pm EST
• Exam duration: 120 minutes! Be online sharp at 6:00 pm EST
• If you begin the exam later than 6:30 pm, your exam will not be evaluated. Prior
permission from the respective faculty member is needed for any exceptions.
• Kindly review the Project Management “Program Handbook” for more information on
exam policies and procedures.
HOW TO ACCESS THE EXAM?
• Go to your MGMT 8340 course shell and click on Course Tools.
• Next, from the drop-down menu, click on Quizzes.
• Your exam is “Fall 2023_Final Exam_MGMT8340- Requires Respondus
LockDown Browser”.
• It will be visible to students ONLY 5 minutes before the exam starts.
• Click on it, scroll down the page and read the INSTRUCTIONS.
• Click on Start Quiz
• Enter the Password- To be provided in an announcement/email 5 minutes
before the exam starts.
GENERAL INSTRUCTIONS
• Ensure that your laptop/computer is in good working condition.
• Ensure that you run all the software upgrades before the start of the exam.
• Ensure that your Conestoga ID and Password are NOT expired.
• Ensure that you have access to uninterrupted high-speed internet.
• Most importantly, everyone must install the latest LOCKDOWN BROWSER
on their laptops.
– Complete the Trial Zone- Requires Respondus Lockdown Browser Quiz at least one day
before the exam. It would help you update the LD Browser in case it is outdated.
• Professors CANNOT provide additional time or support for IT or Log-in
issues during the exam ( software/hardware breakdown).
EXAM FORMAT
• Exam weight: 30% of the final grade
• Total allotted exam time:120 minutes
• Total points: 50
• Total Questions: 38
– MCQs and T/Fs: 35 ( 1 point each)
– Short answer questions (SA) questions: 03 ( 5 points each)
• Expected length of the answer- 200-300 words
NOTE- The word limit is only for guidance purposes; NO points will be
deducted for exceeding or not meeting the word limit.
The quality of the answer is MORE important than the Quantity.
EXAM INSTRUCTIONS
➢The sections are on shuffle mode, so students should be prepared to begin
with any question types that appear first (MCQs or SA).
➢You CANNOT move BACKWARDS once you leave a page. Ensure you
completely answer all questions before proceeding to the next question/page.
➢Click on the NEXT PAGE to move to the next question
➢Click on “ Submit Quiz” ONLY when you are done with the exam.
➢If you accidentally click “ Submit Quiz,” your exam will be submitted and
cannot be opened for a reattempt- Be extremely careful!
➢Submit the exam within the allotted time limit. If you don’t, eConestoga will
enforce the submission.
➢ONLY one attempt is available per student to complete the exam.
EXAM INSTRUCTIONS
EXAM PREPARATION

• Final exam includes material covered in weeks 1 to 14

• Review information available from all sources, including:
– Weekly lecture PPTs and recordings
– Textbook readings
– Assignments
• Practice questions
– Retake the SmartBook assignments (click on Recharge) to practice MCQ
– Discussion Questions at the end of each chapter in your textbook for
short answer (SA) questions.
FOCUS SHEET**
Business model and planning cycle Breakeven point (BEP) Analysis

Corporate Social Responsibility Sources of funds

The Economic Growth Cycle Concept of business strategy

The concept of restructuring Core elements for assessing business

strategy
Managing in challenging times Sustainable business strategy

Marketing efforts and mix Strategic planning process

Marketing’s challenge Strategy development and execution

Business ownership models Strategy assessment

Cost-base analysis

Note:These are suggestive focus topics, however, the students are expected
to go through all the taught topics from week 1 till 14.
SUPPORT DURING EXAM
• Your professor will be available for support during exam time.
• How to reach your professor- Email or MS Teams chat (private).
• DO NOT post your doubts/questions on the regular MS team general channel.
• DO NOT seek approval for your answers; only general doubts will be
answered.
• It is a timed exam; however, we request that you be patient when you post a
question to a faculty member.
• We are supporting multiple sections and students simultaneously. Thus, there
could be a delay in answering.
IT OR ECONESTOGA ISSUES?
• If you face any IT issues and are logged out of the exam, your progress
until the last question will be saved. You can log in again and continue
with the quiz where you left it; however, the clock won’t stop running.
• For all IT (including Lockdown browser) and eConestoga-related issues, you must
contact the respective help desks.

IT Contact eConestoga Support

Email: ITSDesk@conestogac.on.ca Email: eConestoga@conestogac.on.ca

Phone: 519-748-5220, ext. 3444 Phone: 1-8777-325-7778
Toll-free: 1-866-636-4718 519-748-5220 x3187
For more information, visit IT service desk D2L technical support: Click here
hours and locations
ACADEMIC INTEGRITY

• All Academic Dishonesty cases would be dealt with following the college
Academic Integrity Policy.
• Academic offences will be filed against all suspected parties involved in
unfair means/cheating, resulting in a grade of zero (regardless of whether
you copied or were copied from).
• No points will be given for answers copied or referenced from the
internet/web sources/AI, etc.
– The penalty can range from a zero on the respective answer to a zero on the exam,
along with the filing of an Academic warning/Offence.

Friendly advice: it is just not worth it!

MISSED EXAMINATIONS
The following information is an excerpt from the Project Management
Program Handbook. Please read the handbook for more details.

All tests and examinations must be written on the dates and at the times
scheduled. It is recommended that students plan ahead and ensure they
are available during examinations. Students who miss tests or
examinations will automatically be given a grade of zero unless they have
provided prior notification and valid documentation as required for their
absence. Scheduling of employment or vacations is not a valid reason to
permit a student to write at an alternate time. Please see the Attendance
at Evaluations section for more information.
RECOMMENDATIONS FROM THE
PROFESSOR
• If you want to complete the exam within the allotted time limit, you should be
thorough with the course content before the exam.
• Always read and understand the questions carefully. Be aware of what information is
being asked for.
• Follow Time management practices so you can complete both sections of the
exam, i.e., MCQs and SA questions.
• Attempt all questions and answer to the best of your ability; you never know if a
hunch or intuition will turn out to be true ;-)
ALL THE BEST!