MY FIRST ASSESMENT AT NITIE
As students the only thing we fear from are 'EXAMS'. The closer the day is, the worse our situation is. Here at NITIE to that day was nearing when the first mid term examination was announced and that too of a class we loved the most. But still the fear of examination overcame the love of the subject amongst us as we started preparing for the same with the least bit of enthusiasm.
A Surprise News : As all of us were figuring out what could be the questions and more importantly the correct answers for them, Dr. Mandi had some nice surprise planned for us. He uploaded some questions in his personal blog and mailed us the kind of questions we should expect in the examination.This was one big relief for us as we now knew how to go about our preparation. Still we knew that anything new can happen on the examination day and each and everyone was busy preparing for the subject we enjoyed studying the most because Dr. Mandi had a unique way of teaching that subject. A subject as dull as Principles of Management was made to learn in the most interesting way by none other than our most beloved faculty : Dr Mandi.
The Morning Tea : Examinations were scheduled to take place at 9:00 AM in the morning and believe me guys none of us were able to sleep for this was the first examination experience for all of us at NITIE. Preparation was good as none of us wanted to disappoint Dr Mandi. He had been so instrumental in teaching us that subject and performing well in his examinations was the least that we could have done for him. The Morning tea was full of expectations and speculations. Everyone was talking about what new could have been discussed as those were the finishing touches before our exams really started. I arrived for tea and breakfast at 8:30 AM and within a whisker it was 8:55 AM. It was the first time that I felt time has flown quicker than when I am asleep.
The Opening Bell : Clock ticked 9 and we were handed over the question papers. Dr Mandi was our invigilator and I made it a point not to embarrass him by cheating even if I failed to answer any question correctly.I virtually thought of all the heavenly gods before reading the question paper. I believed if they wanted even something unprepared could have been answered.But to my surprise I found that the initial few questions were the ones I had prepared. My joy knew no bounds when I had gone through the initial questions. After that I gave a bright smile to Dr. Mandi for setting such a question paper. He obviously must have wondered what has happened to me. But there were some breaks in between when I moved through the whole question paper. I found some of the questions were not something I was sure about.
Those '60' minutes : 60 minutes was allotted to us for the exam. With the kind of questions we were given, 60 minutes was more than enough. All of us were able to gather our thoughts and answer those questions in the most appropriate manner we could. Within no time those 60 minutes were passed and we were through with the first assessment of our journey in NITIE. Most of us were happy enough to answer most of the questions appropriately.We were then awaiting for the results. I would like to share the questions and the answers to them (which were obviously shared later) that were asked to us in the examination :
1. Theory X managers assumes that workers are lazy and dont like to
work.. Ans..TRUE
2. Flat Hierarchy organization involve greater coordination with in
organisaiton compared to taller hierarchy organizations - Ans.. FALSE
3. Bounded rationality principle encourages the managers to be
gamblers Ans. FALSE
4. Craftsmanship encourages involves specialization Ans. FALSE
5. Hawthorne experiments concluded that better working conditions
leads to higher productivity Ans.. FALSE
6. Organizations structures are conditioned by he organizational
purpose and organizational processes. Ans. TRUE
7. As per SMART goals principle realizable goals may be defined as the
goals that are already realized. Ans. FALSE
8. Both scientific management and administrative management theories
conflict each other . Ans. FALSE
9. Technical skills emerge as critical for higher levels of managerial
positions Ans. FALSE
10. The word ..Scientific means in Scientific management..
Verifiable, Objective, Involves testing and experimentation,
analysis; synthesis; logic; rationality; empiricism; repeatable,
11. 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.
As students the only thing we fear from are 'EXAMS'. The closer the day is, the worse our situation is. Here at NITIE to that day was nearing when the first mid term examination was announced and that too of a class we loved the most. But still the fear of examination overcame the love of the subject amongst us as we started preparing for the same with the least bit of enthusiasm.
A Surprise News : As all of us were figuring out what could be the questions and more importantly the correct answers for them, Dr. Mandi had some nice surprise planned for us. He uploaded some questions in his personal blog and mailed us the kind of questions we should expect in the examination.This was one big relief for us as we now knew how to go about our preparation. Still we knew that anything new can happen on the examination day and each and everyone was busy preparing for the subject we enjoyed studying the most because Dr. Mandi had a unique way of teaching that subject. A subject as dull as Principles of Management was made to learn in the most interesting way by none other than our most beloved faculty : Dr Mandi.
The Morning Tea : Examinations were scheduled to take place at 9:00 AM in the morning and believe me guys none of us were able to sleep for this was the first examination experience for all of us at NITIE. Preparation was good as none of us wanted to disappoint Dr Mandi. He had been so instrumental in teaching us that subject and performing well in his examinations was the least that we could have done for him. The Morning tea was full of expectations and speculations. Everyone was talking about what new could have been discussed as those were the finishing touches before our exams really started. I arrived for tea and breakfast at 8:30 AM and within a whisker it was 8:55 AM. It was the first time that I felt time has flown quicker than when I am asleep.
The Opening Bell : Clock ticked 9 and we were handed over the question papers. Dr Mandi was our invigilator and I made it a point not to embarrass him by cheating even if I failed to answer any question correctly.I virtually thought of all the heavenly gods before reading the question paper. I believed if they wanted even something unprepared could have been answered.But to my surprise I found that the initial few questions were the ones I had prepared. My joy knew no bounds when I had gone through the initial questions. After that I gave a bright smile to Dr. Mandi for setting such a question paper. He obviously must have wondered what has happened to me. But there were some breaks in between when I moved through the whole question paper. I found some of the questions were not something I was sure about.
Those '60' minutes : 60 minutes was allotted to us for the exam. With the kind of questions we were given, 60 minutes was more than enough. All of us were able to gather our thoughts and answer those questions in the most appropriate manner we could. Within no time those 60 minutes were passed and we were through with the first assessment of our journey in NITIE. Most of us were happy enough to answer most of the questions appropriately.We were then awaiting for the results. I would like to share the questions and the answers to them (which were obviously shared later) that were asked to us in the examination :
1. Theory X managers assumes that workers are lazy and dont like to
work.. Ans..TRUE
2. Flat Hierarchy organization involve greater coordination with in
organisaiton compared to taller hierarchy organizations - Ans.. FALSE
3. Bounded rationality principle encourages the managers to be
gamblers Ans. FALSE
4. Craftsmanship encourages involves specialization Ans. FALSE
5. Hawthorne experiments concluded that better working conditions
leads to higher productivity Ans.. FALSE
6. Organizations structures are conditioned by he organizational
purpose and organizational processes. Ans. TRUE
7. As per SMART goals principle realizable goals may be defined as the
goals that are already realized. Ans. FALSE
8. Both scientific management and administrative management theories
conflict each other . Ans. FALSE
9. Technical skills emerge as critical for higher levels of managerial
positions Ans. FALSE
10. The word ..Scientific means in Scientific management..
Verifiable, Objective, Involves testing and experimentation,
analysis; synthesis; logic; rationality; empiricism; repeatable,
11. 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.
Again Good attempt.. Suggestions..
ReplyDelete1. Try to discuss for each of the question the right and wrong answers..Give for each question what wrong answers were given.. and How right answers were also given..
2. What knowledge, opened up for you when you were answering each of the questions? What are the subtle things that the question opened up for you ?
3. How and what kind of impact each of the question / answer had on you as a evolving Manager?
4. For example.. JOB... Why you could (not ! ) think of homogeneity of tasks as an important factor in creating the jobs ? How relating payment to the job converts itself in to EMPLOYMENT.. ( NO MORE JOB ! ) , What is the implications " RELATED Tasks" on Job efficiency and Effectiveness leading to effectiveness ? Give an example of a JOB.. Cleaner in a hotel ". I feel your blog Discussing the answers will lead to higher learning.. You need any help in this regard.. i am there. Love.. dr mandi