NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Information Systems for Managers
Internal Assignment Applicable for June 2021 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 recent Covid-19 pandemic has turned the world upside down with several businesses
shutting shop owing to mounting losses. Yet, in these pandemic times, e-commerce is
one twinkling star that has been gathering strength after strength. How has Direct Selling
Experience via Amazon India helped small scale manufacturers of handicrafts or any
| 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: Information Systems for Managers
Internal Assignment Applicable for June 2021 Examination
other item of your choice during these pandemic times. As an external consultant, try to
analyse the reasons behind the success of these small-scale manufacturers. Provide some
statistics on how technology has made the lives of small-scale manufacturers simpler? In
your opinion, do you see this as a future once the Covid-19 crisis gets over or do you see
manufacturers trying to sell their handicraft/other products face to face again?
(10 Marks)
2. There has been a greater emphasis being placed on E-Governance in India which refers
to the usage of e-commerce and e-business technologies by governments & their
departments to conduct their own business. Choose your own city/town municipality &
write down the salient features of any Government to Citizen (G2C) initiative conducted
in your area recently. Also highlight the key benefits of this G2C initiative in your area
to the common man. How has it changed the life of a common citizen? Support the
benefits section with some statistics or Quantitative data (For example: Number of citizen
complaints fell down by 65%). (In case you are living in a rural area, please choose the
nearest city of your region, in case you are living abroad, you are free to choose your
local foreign city to explain) (10 Marks)
3. The city of Leh is the joint capital & the largest town of the union territory of Ladakh in
India. Leh is at an altitude of 3,524 metres (11,562 ft), and is connected via National
Highway 1 to Srinagar in the southwest and to Manali in the south via the Leh-Manali
Highway. You have been invited as an external IT consultant by Government of India
with a mandate to convert Leh into a “Smart City”
a. Which “Smart” city in the world will you choose as a benchmark to emulate some of the
best practices of that city into Leh? Provide atleast 3 reasons with brief descriptions
behind your choice of choosing that particular city as a benchmark? (5 Marks)
NMIMS Global Access
School for Continuing Education (NGA-SCE)
Course: Information Systems for Managers
Internal Assignment Applicable for June 2021 Examination
b. Suggest & describe atleast 2 innovative technology enabled services that you will
introduce into Leh so that it can be called as a “Smart city”? (5 Marks)
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