OUR MID TERM EXPERIENCE!!
PRE-EXAM JITTERS
A month in NITIE and we were bombarded with a lot of exams and presentations. In the same league, we had our mid-term for "Principles of Operational Management". We had to recall all the classroom teachings, practical learning, management concepts and the blog experience for the mid-term. There was a sense of anxiety before the mid-term and everyone was busy preparing for it in the best possible way.
PREPARATION
Amidst all the long hours of reading Stoner and learning the
concepts of management, Mr Mandi posted an online quiz for all of us. It was a
very fruitful experience. We had a brainstorming session on the quiz and
everyone came up with brilliant ideas and views. The whole concept of such
debatable statements made it all the more interesting.
The
more we discussed, the more ideas came up. Everyone had such wonderful thoughts
which never came out before the session. The questions were tricky too. For
instance, if the working conditions are enhanced, will the productivity be
increased. Or if the working conditions are better, will the burden on the
workers be reduced. Such questions generated the maximum conflicts and by the
end of the session we all came to a mutual consensus.
THE DAY
Before we began, Dr Mandi in his usual chirpiness made us
shout slogans like "Aaj ki roti aaj hi kamayenge" ... "Socho
becho .. becho seekho ... seekho socho"
There is this thing with such slogans which brings out the
best in you. You have this feeling of doing something for yourself.The paper was distributed to us one by one and with each
passing second, the thought of what and how the paper would be grew larger and
deeper. Finally the paper landed in my hands and a quick glance brought a smile
to my face. I had studied the syllabus and was happy to see most of the
questions in my zone.
Time management was not a major worry for a lot of people as
everyone was well prepared. The major issue in an exam is the preparation and
the time management. Since most of the people had read the concepts well, so
the other factor was not a big issue.
We had to share the examination hall with Section C who had
their Financial Accounting Mid-Term but unlike us they had the issue of time
management. The paper was a little lengthy as they say and they found it difficult
to finish it on time.
The paper had a variety of questions almost engulfing the
whole syllabus. From managerial skills to Hawthorne experiments, the paper had
everything taught in the classes. Everyone took less than 1 hour to finish the
paper and we could all see smiling faces post exam. They had this satisfaction
that the hard work put in the preparation has finally reaped benefits.
THE EVALUATION
1. Technical skills emerge as critical for higher levels of
managerial
positions Ans. FALSE
Right answers - 97 %; Wrong answers - 3%
2. Flat Hierarchy organization involve greater coordination
with in
organisaiton compared to taller hierarchy organizations -
Ans.. FALSE
Right answers - 49 %;
Wrong answers - 51%
3. Bounded rationality principle encourages the managers to
be
gamblers Ans. FALSE
Right answers - 69 %;
Wrong answers - 31%
4. Craftsmanship encourages involves specialization Ans.
FALSE
Right answers - 97 %;
Wrong answers - 3%
5. Hawthorne experiments concluded that better working
conditions
leads to higher productivity Ans.. FALSE
Right answers - 73 %;
Wrong answers - 27%
6. Organizations structures are conditioned by he
organizational
purpose and organizational processes. Ans. TRUE
Right answers - 98 %;
Wrong answers - 2%
7. As per SMART goals principle realizable goals may be
defined as the
goals that are already realized. Ans. FALSE
Right answers - 97 %;
Wrong answers - 3%
8. Both scientific management and administrative management
theories
conflict each other . Ans. FALSE
Right answers - 23 %;
Wrong answers- 77%
9. The word ..Scientific means in Scientific management..
Verifiable, Objective, Involves testing and experimentation,
analysis; synthesis; logic; rationality; empiricism;
repeatable,
10. Differentiate Work - Job:
Job: A group of
homogeneous tasks related by similarity of functions.
Work - Physical or mental effort or activity directed toward
the
production or accomplishment of something.
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