NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Business: Ethics, Governance & Risk
Internal Assignment Applicable for June 2017 Examination
Assignment Marks: 30
Instructions:
All Questions carry equal marks.
All Questions are compulsory
All answers to be explained in not more than 1000 words for question 1 and 2 and for
question 3 in not more than 500 words for each subsection. Use relevant examples,
illustrations as far as possible.
All answers to be written individually. Discussion and group work is not advisable.
Students are free to refer to any books/reference material/website/internet for
attempting their assignments, but are not allowed to copy the matter as it is from the
source of reference.
Students should write the assignment in their own words. Copying of assignments from
other students is not allowed
1. McDonalds is the biggest food chain in the world. Beef is served in only those places
where it is culturally accepted. In India, where vegetarian food is preferred, one finds
ample varieties of it in their outlets. What is your opinion about cultural clashes in
business. With the help of a real life product/ business example showcase how business
has ingenious ways to cross over cultural differences. (10 Marks)
2. “Reach for the stars but always keep one foot on the ground”, was the best advice that
L.N.Mittal received. He says that ambition soars high and along with that the
compulsions of achieving the goals. It then becomes difficult to practice integrity and
to stay in touch with reality. Success means you fly and cannot keep your feet
grounded. What do you understand by business ambition. Is it a moral quality? When
does success define good business? (10 Marks)NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Business: Ethics, Governance & Risk
Internal Assignment Applicable for June 2017 Examination
3. A) In the parking lot of malls in Bangalore, it is a common sight to see provisions made
to recharge the car batteries of Reva, the electric car. Unlike Nano, Reva did not get
much publicity, but the way it works is quietly making sense to the consumers. How
can ethical consumerism change businesses, explain using Reva as a case. (5 Marks)
3. B) An ordinary consumer in the market recognizes the various common brands, for
instance Lipton, Mcdonalds, Tata Motors, Apple, Bata etc. thousands of companies that
supply to the varied needs of consumer jostle for a place in the consumer’s heart and
mind. These companies would like to build a good reputation and present themselves as
most ethical. In this manner they build a good corporate culture. What brings ‘good’ in
the corporate culture, elaborate? (5 Marks)
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NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA‐SCE)
Course: Financial Institutions and Market
Internal Assignment Applicable for June 2017 Examination
Assignment Marks: 30
Instructions:
All Questions carry equal marks.
All Questions are compulsory
All answers to be explained in not more than 1000 words for question 1 and 2 and for
question 3 in not more than 500 words for each subsection. Use relevant examples,
illustrations as far as possible.
All answers to be written individually. Discussion and group work is not advisable.
Students are free to refer to any books/reference material/website/internet for
attempting their assignments, but are not allowed to copy the matter as it is from the
source of reference.
Students should write the assignment in their own words. Copying of assignments from
other students is not allowed
Q.1. XYZ Ltd. is listed on NSE & BSE. However the stock price of the Company is
languishing for more than a year. As a CFO of the Company you are required to make
presentation to the Board of the Company on various anomalies/ events that have impact
on stock price movements? Also explain in brief the EMH concept. (10 Marks)
Q.2. PSL Ltd. is a textile manufacturing Company with annual turnover of Rs. 1,200
Crores. The Company has decided to go public to fund the future CAPEX plan. The
Company is looking to raise about Rs. 500 Crores. As a CFO, discuss the process and
method of listing of the shares in the stock market. (10 Marks)NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA‐SCE)
Course: Financial Institutions and Market
Internal Assignment Applicable for June 2017 Examination
Q.3. (a) You have joined LMH Ltd. as CFO. The company has annual export turnover of
Rs. 700 Crores. The Company is expecting inflow of US$ 5 million in the month of April
2017. As a CFO you have to guide the management to hedge the financial exchange risk.
Explain various hedging techniques. (5 Marks)
(b) Indian financial system and financial market are witnessing a fast paced liberalization
over past few decades. In light of these changes, as a CEO of a new E- commerce Start
up, briefly explain various financial services/ payment options that you can offer to all
your customers? (5 Marks)
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NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA‐SCE)
Course: International Finance
Internal Assignment Applicable for June 2017 Examination
Assignment Marks: 30
Instructions:
All Questions carry equal marks.
All Questions are compulsory
All answers to be explained in not more than 1000 words for question 1 and 2 and for
question 3 in not more than 500 words for each subsection. Use relevant examples,
illustrations as far as possible.
All answers to be written individually. Discussion and group work is not advisable.
Students are free to refer to any books/reference material/website/internet for attempting
their assignments, but are not allowed to copy the matter as it is from the source of
reference.
Students should write the assignment in their own words. Copying of assignments from
other students is not allowed
1. 8th November, 2016 is considered as very important day for Indian Economy. What
happened on that day? What were the impacts of that incident on USD: INR value?
(10 Marks)
2. There are many Indian Companies listed in international stock market rather than
Indian stock market. What are the advantages and disadvantages of listing in
International stock market? Explain the procedure for the same. (10 Marks)
3. CASE STUDY
India's foreign exchange reserves went up $1.3 bn to touch $ 367.2bn as of the week
ended August 19 said the Reserve Bank of India in its weekly statisticalNMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA‐SCE)
Course: International Finance
Internal Assignment Applicable for June 2017 Examination
report. According to market sources after two weeks of remaining flat the reserves went
up supported by strong capital inflow which has given the chance to RBI to mop up
more dollars to prepare for the FCNR(B) outflows that are expected to begin next
month.India's forex reserves have been steadily climbing up to a record high, only with
occassional hiccups in the event of international issues like Brexit, impending Fed rate
hike and even uncertainty in the Chinese economy. The stability of the Indian markets
have also caused net inflows to the tune of Rs 5397 crore in the month of August thereby
taking the total inflow into Indian equities and debt markets to Rs 32,452 crore this year
shows data released by NSDL.
Source: The Economic Times, Aug 26, 2016
a. What is the meaning of BREXIT? What is the relation between India’s foreign
exchange and BREXIT? (5 Marks)
b. Why most of the investors prefer to invest in Indian Market? Explain with the help
of above paragraph. (5 Marks)
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NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA‐SCE)
Course: Project Management
Internal Assignment Applicable for June 2017 Examination
Assignment Marks: 30
Instructions:
All Questions carry equal marks.
All Questions are compulsory
All answers to be explained in not more than 1000 words for question 1 and 2 and for
question 3 in not more than 500 words for each subsection. Use relevant examples,
illustrations as far as possible.
All answers to be written individually. Discussion and group work is not advisable.
Students are free to refer to any books/reference material/website/internet for attempting
their assignments, but are not allowed to copy the matter as it is from the source of
reference.
Students should write the assignment in their own words. Copying of assignments from
other students is not allowed
1. Assume that your company is planning to construct a chemical factory in Navi
Mumbai. Who are the key stakeholders? Why stakeholder analysis is important as a
precondition of the decision whether or not to follow through with such a plan? As
a Project manager how are going to negotiate with different stakeholders in the
project? (10 Marks)
2. Construct a WBS (Work break-down structure) for a project in which you plan an
event in your office/organization. (10 Marks)NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA‐SCE)
Course: Project Management
Internal Assignment Applicable for June 2017 Examination
3. All projects encounter some risk. New and unique projects have more unknowns and
therefore more risks. A project manager needs to use an appropriate level of detail
in risk planning enough to plan for all major and minor risks.
a) Assume yourself to be a project manager of a company involved in “new products
development projects”, how are you going to do the risk planning to identify
potential problems that could cause trouble for your project?
(5 Marks)
b) What all methods will you use to assess the identified risks? (5 Marks)
***************
NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA‐SCE)
Course: Strategic Financial Management
Internal Assignment Applicable for June 2017 Examination
Assignment Marks: 30
Instructions:
All Questions carry equal marks.
All Questions are compulsory
All answers to be explained in not more than 1000 words for question 1 and 2 and
for question 3 in not more than 500 words for each subsection. Use relevant
examples, illustrations as far as possible.
All answers to be written individually. Discussion and group work is not advisable.
Students are free to refer to any books/reference material/website/internet for
attempting their assignments, but are not allowed to copy the matter as it is from
the source of reference.
Students should write the assignment in their own words. Copying of assignments
from other students is not allowed
1. Madras Rubber Factory, popularly known as MRF, the first Indian company to
export tyres to USA is looking forward for entering into partnership with renowned
toy brands all over the world. The company is planning to access foreign funds
from the international market. Discuss any four methods which can be employed
by the company to raise fund from the international market. (10 Marks)
2. Dell is the best example of a turnaround strategy. A Turnaround strategy is
adopted by business entities when the entity’s management feels that that the
decision made earlier is wrong, need to be rectified before it damages the
profitability of the company. Today, dell is identified as the second largest
computer retailer in the world. Almost a decade back in 2007; Dell withdrew itsNMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA‐SCE)
Course: Strategic Financial Management
Internal Assignment Applicable for June 2017 Examination
direct selling strategy and started selling its computers through the retail outlets.
What can be the reasons for any corporate to adopt this strategy for survival. Also,
discuss its types. If, any. (10 Marks)
3. A) TCS has following capital structure. From the information provided find out the
Weighted Average Cost of Capital ( 5 Marks)
Components of capital structure Market value
(Rs in crores )
After tax cost
of capital
Equity share capital 1050 12
Preference share capital 225 18
Retained earnings 150 10
Long term debentures 1250 6
Total 2675 WACC ?
3. B) Aesha Motors is considering a proposal to install new machine. The initial
expenses will be 31 lacs. The cost of capital being 15 %. The expected cash inflows
from the operations will be as underyear Cash inflows
1 3
2 5
3 7
4 10
5 11
Calculate the NPV of the proposal. (5 Marks)
***************
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Business: Ethics, Governance & Risk
Internal Assignment Applicable for June 2017 Examination
Assignment Marks: 30
Instructions:
All Questions carry equal marks.
All Questions are compulsory
All answers to be explained in not more than 1000 words for question 1 and 2 and for
question 3 in not more than 500 words for each subsection. Use relevant examples,
illustrations as far as possible.
All answers to be written individually. Discussion and group work is not advisable.
Students are free to refer to any books/reference material/website/internet for
attempting their assignments, but are not allowed to copy the matter as it is from the
source of reference.
Students should write the assignment in their own words. Copying of assignments from
other students is not allowed
1. McDonalds is the biggest food chain in the world. Beef is served in only those places
where it is culturally accepted. In India, where vegetarian food is preferred, one finds
ample varieties of it in their outlets. What is your opinion about cultural clashes in
business. With the help of a real life product/ business example showcase how business
has ingenious ways to cross over cultural differences. (10 Marks)
2. “Reach for the stars but always keep one foot on the ground”, was the best advice that
L.N.Mittal received. He says that ambition soars high and along with that the
compulsions of achieving the goals. It then becomes difficult to practice integrity and
to stay in touch with reality. Success means you fly and cannot keep your feet
grounded. What do you understand by business ambition. Is it a moral quality? When
does success define good business? (10 Marks)NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Business: Ethics, Governance & Risk
Internal Assignment Applicable for June 2017 Examination
3. A) In the parking lot of malls in Bangalore, it is a common sight to see provisions made
to recharge the car batteries of Reva, the electric car. Unlike Nano, Reva did not get
much publicity, but the way it works is quietly making sense to the consumers. How
can ethical consumerism change businesses, explain using Reva as a case. (5 Marks)
3. B) An ordinary consumer in the market recognizes the various common brands, for
instance Lipton, Mcdonalds, Tata Motors, Apple, Bata etc. thousands of companies that
supply to the varied needs of consumer jostle for a place in the consumer’s heart and
mind. These companies would like to build a good reputation and present themselves as
most ethical. In this manner they build a good corporate culture. What brings ‘good’ in
the corporate culture, elaborate? (5 Marks)
***************
NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA‐SCE)
Course: Financial Institutions and Market
Internal Assignment Applicable for June 2017 Examination
Assignment Marks: 30
Instructions:
All Questions carry equal marks.
All Questions are compulsory
All answers to be explained in not more than 1000 words for question 1 and 2 and for
question 3 in not more than 500 words for each subsection. Use relevant examples,
illustrations as far as possible.
All answers to be written individually. Discussion and group work is not advisable.
Students are free to refer to any books/reference material/website/internet for
attempting their assignments, but are not allowed to copy the matter as it is from the
source of reference.
Students should write the assignment in their own words. Copying of assignments from
other students is not allowed
Q.1. XYZ Ltd. is listed on NSE & BSE. However the stock price of the Company is
languishing for more than a year. As a CFO of the Company you are required to make
presentation to the Board of the Company on various anomalies/ events that have impact
on stock price movements? Also explain in brief the EMH concept. (10 Marks)
Q.2. PSL Ltd. is a textile manufacturing Company with annual turnover of Rs. 1,200
Crores. The Company has decided to go public to fund the future CAPEX plan. The
Company is looking to raise about Rs. 500 Crores. As a CFO, discuss the process and
method of listing of the shares in the stock market. (10 Marks)NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA‐SCE)
Course: Financial Institutions and Market
Internal Assignment Applicable for June 2017 Examination
Q.3. (a) You have joined LMH Ltd. as CFO. The company has annual export turnover of
Rs. 700 Crores. The Company is expecting inflow of US$ 5 million in the month of April
2017. As a CFO you have to guide the management to hedge the financial exchange risk.
Explain various hedging techniques. (5 Marks)
(b) Indian financial system and financial market are witnessing a fast paced liberalization
over past few decades. In light of these changes, as a CEO of a new E- commerce Start
up, briefly explain various financial services/ payment options that you can offer to all
your customers? (5 Marks)
*************
NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA‐SCE)
Course: International Finance
Internal Assignment Applicable for June 2017 Examination
Assignment Marks: 30
Instructions:
All Questions carry equal marks.
All Questions are compulsory
All answers to be explained in not more than 1000 words for question 1 and 2 and for
question 3 in not more than 500 words for each subsection. Use relevant examples,
illustrations as far as possible.
All answers to be written individually. Discussion and group work is not advisable.
Students are free to refer to any books/reference material/website/internet for attempting
their assignments, but are not allowed to copy the matter as it is from the source of
reference.
Students should write the assignment in their own words. Copying of assignments from
other students is not allowed
1. 8th November, 2016 is considered as very important day for Indian Economy. What
happened on that day? What were the impacts of that incident on USD: INR value?
(10 Marks)
2. There are many Indian Companies listed in international stock market rather than
Indian stock market. What are the advantages and disadvantages of listing in
International stock market? Explain the procedure for the same. (10 Marks)
3. CASE STUDY
India's foreign exchange reserves went up $1.3 bn to touch $ 367.2bn as of the week
ended August 19 said the Reserve Bank of India in its weekly statisticalNMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA‐SCE)
Course: International Finance
Internal Assignment Applicable for June 2017 Examination
report. According to market sources after two weeks of remaining flat the reserves went
up supported by strong capital inflow which has given the chance to RBI to mop up
more dollars to prepare for the FCNR(B) outflows that are expected to begin next
month.India's forex reserves have been steadily climbing up to a record high, only with
occassional hiccups in the event of international issues like Brexit, impending Fed rate
hike and even uncertainty in the Chinese economy. The stability of the Indian markets
have also caused net inflows to the tune of Rs 5397 crore in the month of August thereby
taking the total inflow into Indian equities and debt markets to Rs 32,452 crore this year
shows data released by NSDL.
Source: The Economic Times, Aug 26, 2016
a. What is the meaning of BREXIT? What is the relation between India’s foreign
exchange and BREXIT? (5 Marks)
b. Why most of the investors prefer to invest in Indian Market? Explain with the help
of above paragraph. (5 Marks)
***************
NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA‐SCE)
Course: Project Management
Internal Assignment Applicable for June 2017 Examination
Assignment Marks: 30
Instructions:
All Questions carry equal marks.
All Questions are compulsory
All answers to be explained in not more than 1000 words for question 1 and 2 and for
question 3 in not more than 500 words for each subsection. Use relevant examples,
illustrations as far as possible.
All answers to be written individually. Discussion and group work is not advisable.
Students are free to refer to any books/reference material/website/internet for attempting
their assignments, but are not allowed to copy the matter as it is from the source of
reference.
Students should write the assignment in their own words. Copying of assignments from
other students is not allowed
1. Assume that your company is planning to construct a chemical factory in Navi
Mumbai. Who are the key stakeholders? Why stakeholder analysis is important as a
precondition of the decision whether or not to follow through with such a plan? As
a Project manager how are going to negotiate with different stakeholders in the
project? (10 Marks)
2. Construct a WBS (Work break-down structure) for a project in which you plan an
event in your office/organization. (10 Marks)NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA‐SCE)
Course: Project Management
Internal Assignment Applicable for June 2017 Examination
3. All projects encounter some risk. New and unique projects have more unknowns and
therefore more risks. A project manager needs to use an appropriate level of detail
in risk planning enough to plan for all major and minor risks.
a) Assume yourself to be a project manager of a company involved in “new products
development projects”, how are you going to do the risk planning to identify
potential problems that could cause trouble for your project?
(5 Marks)
b) What all methods will you use to assess the identified risks? (5 Marks)
***************
NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA‐SCE)
Course: Strategic Financial Management
Internal Assignment Applicable for June 2017 Examination
Assignment Marks: 30
Instructions:
All Questions carry equal marks.
All Questions are compulsory
All answers to be explained in not more than 1000 words for question 1 and 2 and
for question 3 in not more than 500 words for each subsection. Use relevant
examples, illustrations as far as possible.
All answers to be written individually. Discussion and group work is not advisable.
Students are free to refer to any books/reference material/website/internet for
attempting their assignments, but are not allowed to copy the matter as it is from
the source of reference.
Students should write the assignment in their own words. Copying of assignments
from other students is not allowed
1. Madras Rubber Factory, popularly known as MRF, the first Indian company to
export tyres to USA is looking forward for entering into partnership with renowned
toy brands all over the world. The company is planning to access foreign funds
from the international market. Discuss any four methods which can be employed
by the company to raise fund from the international market. (10 Marks)
2. Dell is the best example of a turnaround strategy. A Turnaround strategy is
adopted by business entities when the entity’s management feels that that the
decision made earlier is wrong, need to be rectified before it damages the
profitability of the company. Today, dell is identified as the second largest
computer retailer in the world. Almost a decade back in 2007; Dell withdrew itsNMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA‐SCE)
Course: Strategic Financial Management
Internal Assignment Applicable for June 2017 Examination
direct selling strategy and started selling its computers through the retail outlets.
What can be the reasons for any corporate to adopt this strategy for survival. Also,
discuss its types. If, any. (10 Marks)
3. A) TCS has following capital structure. From the information provided find out the
Weighted Average Cost of Capital ( 5 Marks)
Components of capital structure Market value
(Rs in crores )
After tax cost
of capital
Equity share capital 1050 12
Preference share capital 225 18
Retained earnings 150 10
Long term debentures 1250 6
Total 2675 WACC ?
3. B) Aesha Motors is considering a proposal to install new machine. The initial
expenses will be 31 lacs. The cost of capital being 15 %. The expected cash inflows
from the operations will be as underyear Cash inflows
1 3
2 5
3 7
4 10
5 11
Calculate the NPV of the proposal. (5 Marks)
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