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NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Strategic Financial Management
Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2020 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.
 Students should follow the following parameter for answering the assignment questions.
1. The following is the capital structure of Alpha Limited as on 31st March 2020

Equity Shares : 10000 shares ( of Rs 100 each) 12% Preference Shares ( of Rs 100 each) 10% Debentures

Rs 10,00,000 Rs 10,00,000 Rs 12,00,000

For Theoretical Answer
Assessment Parameter	Weightage
Introduction	20%
Concepts and Application related to the question	60%
Conclusion	20%

For Numerical Answer
Assessment Parameter	Weightage
Understanding and usage of the formula	20%
Procedure / Steps	50%
Correct Answer & Interpretation	30%

NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Strategic Financial Management
Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2020 Examination
The market price of the company’s share is Rs 120 and it is expected that a dividend of
Rs 10 per share would be declared by the company . The dividend growth rate is 5%. If
the tax rate is 30%, calculate Weighted Average Cost of Capital(WACC) by book
value & market value method. Assume market value of Preference shares and
Debentures to be same as the book value. Comment on the results.
(10 Marks)
2. The following details are available for Gamma Ltd:

Details	Proposal A	Proposal B
Initial Cost	Rs.10,00,000	Rs. 12,00,000
Expected life	4 years	5 years
Profits before tax after depreciation	Rs. 3,00,000 each for first two years Rs. 3,50,000 each for next two years	Rs. 3,00,000 each for first two years Rs. 3,50,000 each for next three years

Calculate Discounted Payback period and suggest which one is better if the
discounting factor is 10% and tax rate 30%. Show in detail relevant calculations and
use Straight Line Method of Depreciation. (10 Marks)
3. A company’s current earnings before interest and taxes are Rs 5,00,000. The firm
currently has outstanding Rs 10 lakh of debts at an average cost of 8 per cent. Its cost
of equity capital is estimated to equal 12 per cent.
a. Determine the current value and overall capitalisation rate of the firm using the Net
Income Approach. Comment on the impact of increase in debentures on the value of
the firm as per Net Income Approach. (5 Marks)
NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Strategic Financial Management
Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2020 Examination
b. The firm is considering reducing its debt by Rs 5 lakhs. The cost of debt and EBIT is
expected to be unaffected. However, the firm’s cost of equity capital is to be reduced to
10 per cent due to decrease in financial risk. Would you recommend the proposed
action (Based on value of firm and overall cost of capital)? Show relevant calculations
using Net Income Approach. (5 Marks)
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NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Project Management
Internal Assignment Applicable December 2020 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
 Students should follow the following parameter for answering the assignment questions.
1. A software development project was planned to be completed in 12 months. The review
of the project after eight months revealed that Rs. 120000 was spent on the project for
48% of project completion. Consider total project budget as Rs 240000. Calculate and
explain the schedule and cost performance index for this situation. (10 Marks)

For Numerical Answer
Assessment Parameter	Weightage
Understanding and usage of the formula	20%
Procedure / Steps	50%
Correct Answer & Interpretation	30%

For Theoretical Answer
Assessment Parameter	Weightage
Introduction	20%
Concepts and Application related to the question	60%
Conclusion	20%

NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Project Management
Internal Assignment Applicable December 2020 Examination
2. Take an example of developing a residential project and carry out the project feasibility
analysis using the six laws of project feasibility. (10 Marks)
3. You are given the task of preparing project plan for the “Annual Day Function” of your
college.
a. Explain work break-down structure and prepare three levels of work break-down
structure for this project plan. (5 Marks)
b. Consider hypothetical activities (4-5 tasks) and a project team of 3-4 positions. Prepare
RACI Model for the given project plan. (5 Marks)
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School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: International Finance
Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2020 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.
 Students should follow the following parameter for answering the assignment questions.
1. Elaborate ‘Hedging and Speculation are important functions of derivatives’.
Distinguish between exchange traded derivatives and over the counter derivatives.
(10 Marks)

For Theoretical Answer
Assessment Parameter	Weightage
Introduction	20%
Concepts and Application related to the question	60%
Conclusion	20%

For Numerical Answer
Assessment Parameter	Weightage
Understanding and usage of the formula	20%
Procedure / Steps	50%
Correct Answer & Interpretation	30%

NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: International Finance
Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2020 Examination
2. Elaborate on the various channels through which a company can mobilize equity
capital from the international market. (10 Marks)
3. A country’s Balance of Payment includes two components – Current account, Capital
and financial account. Current account measures the value of all goods and services
imported and exported during a given financial year. Current Account Deficit (CAD)
arises when the value of imported goods and services exceeds the value of exported
goods and services. As on June 30, 2020 RBI reported India’s current account deficit
has been reduced to 0.9% of the GDP in 2019-20 as compared to 2.1% in FY 2018-19
due to curtailed imports.
a. Differentiate between Current account and Capital account. (5 Marks)
b. What measures can be taken to reduce the disequilibrium in the balance of payments’
position? (5 Marks)
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NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Financial Institutions and Markets
Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2020 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.
 Students should follow the following parameter for answering the assignment questions.
1. In your view, what can be the possible reasons behind the increasingly high NPAs of the
Indian banks? How far can this be attributed to the conditions prevailing in the Indian
economy? (10 Marks)

For Theoretical Answer
Assessment Parameter	Weightage
Introduction	20%
Concepts and Application related to the question	60%
Conclusion	20%

For Numerical Answer
Assessment Parameter	Weightage
Understanding and usage of the formula	20%
Procedure / Steps	50%
Correct Answer & Interpretation	30%

NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Financial Institutions and Markets
Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2020 Examination
2. ABC Fashion Pvt. Ltd. is a leading apparel company in India. They want to expand and
modernize their current business model and thus requires funding to their business. You have
been hired as a Financial consultant to ABC Fashion. As a consultant suggest the various
methods as to how ABC Fashion Pvt. Ltd. can raise funds through primary or secondary
market for their business. (10 Marks)
3.a. Rahul is an active investor and have invested in mutual fund and fixed deposits. He wants to
diversify his existing portfolio by investing in derivative instruments but he is not sure about
it. Suggest few derivative instruments to Rahul. (5 Marks)
3.b. “Banks are the financial intermediaries that facilitate the flow of funds in the economy”.
In regard to the above statement discuss some of the functions of commercial banks?
(5 Marks)
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NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Business: Ethics, Governance & Risk
Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2020 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.
 Students should follow the following parameter for answering the assignment questions.
1. Food plants or crops, which have been genetically altered, are known as genetically modified
foods. The genetic alteration is meant to make it commercially competitive, yet it is not
without environmental and ethical concerns and dilemmas. What according to you are the
Four main short term benefits to the producer/consumer of genetically modified food crop,
elaborate? Also identify and explain any Four long term negative impact of genetically

For Theoretical Answer
Assessment Parameter	Weightage
Introduction	20%
Concepts and Application related to the question	60%
Conclusion	20%

For Numerical Answer
Assessment Parameter	Weightage
Understanding and usage of the formula	20%
Procedure / Steps	50%
Correct Answer & Interpretation	30%

NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Business: Ethics, Governance & Risk
Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2020 Examination
modified food crop on the environment as well as human health.
(10 Marks)
2. Environmental sustainability is an ethical principle. Identify any Three principles /concerns
involved in environmental ethics. Elaborate on any Three critical practices /processes
adopted by business to showcase that ethical environmental responsibility has been
embedded in their over all business strategy
(10 Marks)
3. a. Amrita is a successful Vice President, Finance since last 3 years of a mid size FMCG
company, recognized as a highly motivated, committed and capable executive across the
organization. When the CEO of the company meets with an accident and is paralyzed the
Company Board chooses to elevate Amrita’s junior, Karan, Vice President, Marketing, who
is just one year old in the company, as the next CEO. The organization is now largely divided
into 2 factions, each favoring either Amrita or Karan. You are the Head of Human Resources
thinking of addressing this issue of gender discrimination. According to you, which Five
factors influence the attitude of an individual towards gender bias? How can this attitude be
changed/overcome? (5 Marks)
3. b. How has study of Business Ethics benefitted YOU as a person or a manager?
(5 Marks)
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NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Organisational Theory, Structure and Design
Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2020 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.
 Students should follow the following parameter for answering the assignment questions.
1. ‘Groceries Unlimited’ has hired you as an HR Consultant to help them improve their
organizational performance. Which internal organizational aspects would you consider
that should be aligned with each other for maximum success? Explain the 7S
framework in the context of this start-up company. Conclude by giving your opinion
on how it will impact performance. (10 Marks)

For Theoretical Answer
Assessment Parameter	Weightage
Introduction	20%
Concepts and Application related to the question	60%
Conclusion	20%

For Numerical Answer
Assessment Parameter	Weightage
Understanding and usage of the formula	20%
Procedure / Steps	50%
Correct Answer & Interpretation	30%

NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Organisational Theory, Structure and Design
Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2020 Examination
2. Mario always wanted to establish his own retail company. He had all the financial and
physical resources required to begin but he was not aware of the key fundamental
elements of an organization. Why do you think these are important? As an HR
specialist, help him with this task by designing the main organizational elements. Also,
align these with his retail business. (10 Marks)
3. As project leaders, while Julia believes in enhancing each team member’s
effectiveness, George believes in focusing on enhancing the overall organizational
effectiveness. This difference of opinion always confuses their team members. Now,
the senior management has realized that it is high time to get the issue sorted. So, the
HR Manager, John Cooper has been assigned the task to devise a standardized and
holistic process of measuring organizational effectiveness. Along with this, the
management has also asked him to come up with a contemporary effectiveness
approach that will replace the traditional approaches. Keeping the above scenario in
mind,
a. Explain how John Cooper will devise a holistic process of measuring organizational
effectiveness. (5 Marks)
b. Explain which, one, contemporary approach will John choose and why?
(5 Marks)
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School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Organisation Culture
Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2020 Examination
Assignment Marks: 30

1. Organizations such as Intuit, Google believe that Socialization can be an excellent
vehicle for promoting and sustaining culture. What are the socialization tactics that can
be used by organizations to build and promote their culture? (10 Marks)

2. Prime services, an electricity distribution company, wants to change their somewhat
complacent culture to a more agile and customer centric culture. The two organizations
are very different in terms of their culture. What steps will you suggest helping Prime
services to change their organizational culture? Does a leader have any role to play in
organizational change? (10 Marks)
3.a. Amentus, a telecommunications company wants to inculcate the rich culture in their
employees. What are the ways by which employees can learn the organizational
culture? Justify. (5 Marks)
3.b. Organizational culture is defined by some specific characteristics. Explain the
characteristics with examples? (5 Marks)
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School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Compensation & Benefits
Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2020 Examination
Assignment Marks: 30

1. DEVELOPERS Ltd. is a newly set up startup operating in education technology.
Company is in the process of establishing a compensation system. You are hired as an
HR Consultant for the same. Your first task is to recommend a pay structure for the
employees working for the start up. What components will form a part of pay structure
for this start up? (10 Marks)

2. WESTEROS Automobiles Ltd. is a leading two wheeler manufacturing company of
India. The company is planning its international expansion in African continent. It has
decided to start its operations in Nigeria. You are heading the HR Function in this new
project and you are told by the company Directors to undertake a compensation survey
in Nigeria so that important compensation can be made in the company. Discuss the
process that you will follow to conduct compensation survey in Nigeria? (10 Marks)

3. INFOTECH is a well-known IT Company in India since 1995. Off late the company is
facing a problem of high employee turnover. To address this issue, company is
considering few employee retention strategies. In this background, answer the
following:
a. Explain how will you convince the management to start the ESOPs? (5 Marks)
b. Explain how will you convince management to start deferred pay outs? (5 Marks)
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School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Services Marketing
Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2020 Examination
Assignment Marks: 30

1. In the midst of the current lockdown in the country, the opening of a new salon got
postponed. Now since the government has given the permission for the salons to open
throughout the country, can you please guide ABC Ltd. about how can they manage
the 7P’s of Service Marketing in times of the Pandemic (10 Marks)

2. A new hotel chain is confused as to what all supplementary services they should
provide to their customers. Can you please guide them about supplementary services
by using the Flower of Service (10 Marks)
3. A newly refurbished mall post the lockdown is bearing a beautiful look to it. But the
owners are not sure whether they have been able to create the right Service
Environment.
a. Can you as a consultant guide them on the same using the Mehrabian Russel Stimulus
Response Model (5 Marks)
b. Can you as a consultant guide them using the Russel Model of Affect
(5 Marks)
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School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Sales Management
Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2020 Examination
Assignment Marks: 30

1. Study and prepare the sales management structure of any 2 FMCG Companies of your
choice. (10 Marks)

 

2. You are the territory sales manager of Eureka Forbes water purifiers. You have 3 new
recruits under you. Help them prepare a sales plan. (10 Marks)
3. ABC Co. is into selling of skincare products. Since it is new, it is aggressively selling
its products to the markets in which it operates. There is a lot of competition in the
market and so the Co. has to continuously come up with different innovative ways in
which it can make its presence felt. The Salesmen are having high sales targets and
being pressurized to perform well. Amidst this, an existing brand has also branched out
into the same range of skincare products and gaining good customer footfall as they are
already well known in the market. ABC Co. is not just losing out on its customer base
but also on its sales personnel.
a. Analyze the case and explain what could be the probable reasons for the employees
leaving the organization. (5 Marks)
b. What according to you should be the right way to motivate these employees into
staying with the company? (5 Marks)
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NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Marketing Research
Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2020 Examination
Assignment Marks: 30

1. As a researcher, you need to study how many Kirana stores in Mumbai sell corn flakes
of well-known US firm namely Kelloggs. Which non-probabilistic sampling method
would you use to complete your research? Also state the reasons behind choosing that
method. Also explain as to how will you proceed ahead with choosing the areas/

localities in Mumbai to conduct your research alongwith timelines. (10 Marks)
2. You are the Head of a Market Research Organisation. Your FMCG client Kraft Heinz
has recently introduced “High Fibre,” a new type of biscuit that contains ingredients
that are meant to be good for Heart patients. The FMCG company wants to understand
how customers are reacting to their recently launched biscuit. Draft a Questionnaire
containing not more than 20 questions that would succinctly address the query posed
by the FMCG client. (10 Marks)
3. You have been recently appointed as a “New Product Development” Head for Voltas
Beko (Tata-Beko Alliance Company). You have been asked to develop 2 new
innovative products namely Dishwasher & Air Purifier as part of their product
portfolio.
a. Explain the process in detail to arrive at the creation of your 2 new products
(5 Marks)
b. Is there a need to conduct Test Marketing? If Yes or No, please state your reasons to
support your answer. (5 Marks)
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School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Integrated Marketing Communication
Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2020 Examination
Assignment Marks: 30

1. Develop an Integrated Marketing Communication Plan for Patanjali’s Coronil Kit which
claims to boost immunity and aids in COVID management. Clearly identify the target
audience and the various mediums of communication. Briefly elucidate the rationale
behind the suggested mediums of communication and the expected outcome in
terms of reach and conversion for the same. (10 Marks)

2. Review the recent communication campaigns of Netflix India. How similar or different
is it from Amazon Prime India. As a marketing expert/opinion leader which of these
campaigns you think would result in more viewership and why?
(10 Marks)
3. Fortune Foods #AamchaGharChaRaja Campaign talks about celebrating festivals in the
New Normal (Source: Retrieved from www.afaqs.com).
a. Identify the Advertising Objectives of the Campaign. (5 Marks)
b. What kind of Advertising research the company must have conducted to get this
campaign live? How does the marketer evaluate such a campaign in the New Normal?
(5 Marks)
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School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Customer Relationship Management
Internal Assignment Applicable for December 2020 Examination
Assignment Marks: 30

1. As a marketing manager of an online delivery application which caters specifically to
grocery, what innovation would you introduce to retain your existing customers and
attract new customers to increase your customers lifetime value during the current
COVID-19 pandemic. (10 Marks)

2. Prepare a Caselet for Salesforce India. Look at their CRM practices and solutions they
offer and enlist their competitive advantages vis-à-vis other players in the Indian
market. (10 Marks)
3. The male grooming market has been expanding rapidly over the last few years in India.
There are umpteen number of brands out there vying for the share of the target
audience’s wallet. Face washes, Beard oils, Styling gels, lip balms, Talcum powders,
Cologne soaps, moisturizers, etc. are some of the male grooming products available in
the market. A multinational FMCG company known for its home and personal care
products, is planning to launch a new brand of ‘anti-pollution face wash’ in Indian
markets. The face wash will be available nationwide and promises to be a mix of
herbal ingredients, aloe vera & charcoal.
a. Devise a customer relationship management strategy based on the segmentation study.
(5 Marks)
b. Create a customer profile based on the information provided in the brief given above.
(5 Marks)
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