Assignment Module 8
Assignment Module 8
UNIT-I
Practice Task:
c) In the total programme of education, _______and ___________ activities occupy the central position.
d) "______________ is a structured set of activities designed to assess and adjust your curriculum".
Feedback
d) Curriculum management
1. Objectives of IM:
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a. Management of Curriculum
b. Management of Institutional Human Resources
c. Management of Institutional Finances
d. Management of Infrastructure
a) The four fundamental functions of management are _________ , _______ , _________ and __________
i.e. planning, organizing, actuating and controlling.
b) __________ deals with chalking out a future course of action & deciding in advance the most appropriate
course of actions.
d) “____________is the measurement & correction of ______________of subordinates in order to make sure
that the enterprise objectives and plans desired to obtain them are being accomplished”.
Feedback:
A. I. Fill in the blanks:
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c) Right man, right job
d) Controlling, performance activities
A. II. Short Answers:
1) PODSCORB stands for Planning, Organising, Directing, Staffing, Coordinating, Reporting and
Budgeting
3. According to Henry Fayol, "To organize a business is to provide it with everything useful or its
functioning i.e. raw material, tools, capital and personnel".
It is the process of bringing together physical, financial and human resources and developing productive
relationship amongst them for achievement of organizational goals
Organizing as a process involves:
Identification of activities.
Classification of grouping of activities.
Assignment of duties.
Delegation of authority and creation of responsibility.
Coordinating authority and responsibility relationships
(b) Motivation: Motivation is the work a manager performs to inspire, encourage and
impel people to take required action. It is the process of stimulating people to take
desired courses of action.
UNIT-II
Practice task:
a) ____________ are the assumptions about the environment in which plans are formulated and executed.
b) Without a _____________ there are chances that the plans may become obsolete and insignificant.
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c) Planning begins with ___________.
d) The plans derived for various departments which help in the achievement of main plan are called __________
Feedback:
A. 1. Fill ups:
a) Planning Premises
b) A regular follow-up
c) Setting of objectives
d) Derivative plans
1. It is goal oriented
4. It is an intellectual process.
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Ans. c) Premises are the assumptions about the environment in which plans are formulated and executed. The
development of these premises determines where we have departed from the actual plan and the reasons behind
this deviation.
Ans. d) The plans derived for various departments, units, activities, etc., which help in the achievement of main
plan are called the derivative plans. These derivative plans include policies, procedures, rules, programs,
budgets, schedules, etc
Practice task:
d) Depending upon the circumstances and needs of the institution, the objectives may be ___________ or
____________
Feedback:
a) Institutional planning
c) overall progress
a) Institutional planning is a part of educational planning and is confined to a particular institution and functions
keeping the goals of that particular institution in mind.
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b) Prerequisites of an institution plan are:
It must be based on the needs and requirements of the staff, students and other stakeholders of the
institution.
It should not just depend on financial and infrastructural support but consider human effort.
It must be unique and specific which makes it different from others in the same business.
It must be directed towards pursuing the national goal of attaining excellence with fairness.
Tactical plans are the strategies that the head of the institution adopts to achieve the objectives
set in the strategic plan. A tactical plan is concerned with what the lower level units within
each department must do, how they must do it, and who is in charge at each level.
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Operational plans are the ones developed for short term, may be even less than one year. The
function of these plans is to determine actions or activities to be performed so as to maintain
strategic and tactical plans.
b) Policy -it is a past or current statement or series of statements which explain, recommend or exclude
a course of action or actions to be taken to run the institution. These statements are usually written,
but they could be oral.
Procedure it explains how activities are to be carried out. This procedure will have steps to be taken
at various levels. By defining these steps and the sequence in which they are to be taken, procedures
"provide a standardized way of responding to a repetitive problem".
UNIT-III
Practice Task:
Q1. Fill in the blanks:
a) _____________ helps an organisation to proactively shape its future and determine the path and milestones that
determine actual performance.
b) Strategic Planning is a ________ , __________ and __________ process of clarifying the organisation’s
direction.
c) Aligning ____________ in the organisation with the strategic plan is a must for its effective implementation.
d) Any person, group or organisation that can place a claim on an organisation’s attention / resources / output OR is
affected by the output is known as a __________ .
b) How is strategic planning different from long range planning? Mention any two points of difference.
Feedback:
a. Strategic Planning
b. continuous, participatory and systematic
c. people
d. stakeholder
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A. 2. Short answers:
a) Strategic Planning is a future oriented process wherein an organisation specifies what it wishes to become
and how it proposes to get there.
b) Two points of difference between strategic planning and long range planning are:
Strategic Planning emphasizes assessment of the environment outside and inside the organisation far
more than long-range planning does. Long Range Planning was the predecessor of Strategic
Planning.
Strategic Planning relies more on identifying and resolving issues, while L.R.P. focuses more on
specifying goals and objectives and translating them into Budgets.
It enhances an institution’s capability to proactively anticipate the changes needed, cause the changes
and manage them.
It is a bottom up approach, which requires participation of all the STAKEHOLDERS in the planning
process. This involvement, in particular, of the employees of the organisation makes them co-owners
of the plan and increases their commitment to the implementation of the plan.
Practice Task
Q1. Short questions:
Feedback:
a. Those actions that enable us to continually adapt, innovate, resolve issues and overcome barriers make the
planning process strategic.
b. Various steps in strategic planning process are
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E. Formulate Goals and Identify Issues
Practice Task:
Q1. Fill in the blanks
a) SWOT analysis is conducted in order to identify an organization’s internal ___________ and ___________ along
with ________ and __________.
b) For the internal scan the guide is to examine the four Ps _______ , _________, ___________ and __________ .
Feedback:
A.1 Fill ups:
a. Strengths and Weaknesses , Opportunities and Threats
b. People, Properties, Processes and Products.
A.2. Short answers:
a) SWOT analysis is done in order to identify an organization’s internal Strengths and Weaknesses
and also the Opportunities and Threats posed by its external environment.
b) The four Ps in internal scan are People, Properties, Processes and Products.
c) The external factors are Social, Technological, Environmental, Economic and Political
d) The various sources of information for internal and external scans are
Questionnaires
Interview Schedules
Observation Schedules
Feedback:
A1. Fill in the blanks:
a. Mission
b. Values
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c. Reactive, Inactive, Pre-active and Proactive.
A2. Short answers:
a) Mandate is a brief description of what the organisation must do and is permitted to do by the legitimate
higher authorities in their formal statements, policies and communications.
b) Criteria for Validation of Mandate:
Does it include all the major responsibilities and duties of your organisation (if not, include
them and make it comprehensive).
2. Does it contain certain things, which you wish to do? (if so, delete them from the mandate
and include them in your mission statement).
c) Envisioning is the process by which individuals or groups develop a vision or dream of a future state for
their organization that is both clear and powerful to arouse and sustain the actions necessary for that
dream to become a reality.
Mission Statement
Strategic Goals
Effectiveness Indicators
Core Values and Ethical Standards
Basic approach to Strategic Management
Decision making process
Short statement or slogan
UNIT-IV
Practice Test
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b) Mention briefly the characteristics of Organising.
Feedback:
Ans. a) Organising means collective working of two or more individuals. It involves coordination of activities,
integration of actions and balanced approach of various people working in unison for the achievements of
common goals of an institution.
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c) Bureaucracies
d) Mechanistic structure, organic structure
Ans. 2 Short answers:
Ans. a) The Organisational Structure of an educational institution is the formal arrangement of roles of faculty
and staff in a hierarchical way. It’s an institutional configuration showing relationships amongst different
departments and positions.
Ans. b) Organisation Design is a change in the organisational structure, showing its intension to respond to
change, incorporation of new ideas, techniques, procedures, approaches to have an edge over in changing and
challenging society.
Ans. c) Bureaucracies are age old system of administrative hierarchy, based on formal authorities, used to
delegate orderly, fair and logical instructions to subordinates. Such a set up has clear cut division of roles,
authorities, rules, promotional avenues, but based on competencies.
Ans. d) Factors affecting organisational design in an institute:
Size of the institute
Life cycle of institution
Strategy of an institute
Ans. e) Features of organic structure:
It works better in dynamism and mutual cooperation
It is based on cooperation of all members of an institution
It has knowledge based heads or team leaders
It is less formal in composition
It is more flexible and less reliant on formal authorities
Practice Test:
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perform the delegated tasks. There should not be any mismatch between the delegated authorities, assigned
responsibilities and personal capabilities.
Ans. c) Responsibility always lies with top administrator, in the accomplishment of any project. So it cannot be
delegated to subordinates. Only authority can be delegated not responsibility.
Ans. d) Steps in the delegation process:
Assignment of tasks and duties
Granting of authority
Creating responsibility and accountability
Ans. e) Delegation helps in
Effective functioning of the institution
Quick decision making
Reduction in managerial load
UNIT-V
Practice Test:
Q1. Fill in the blanks:
a) A group of people with similar thought process, common goals and interests is called a ___________
b) Team size depends on the ___________of the task and the __________ till the task is to be undertaken.
c) _______________ is the budding stage of team formation
d) Teams can be ___________ or ___________
Q1. Short questions:
a) What are the characteristics of team members?
b) What are the characteristics of an effective team?
c) What are the stages of development of teams?
Feedback:
a) Team
c) Forming stage
d) Temporary or permanent
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c) Stages of team development:
Forming stage
Storming stage
Norming stage
Performing stage
Practice Test:
Feedback:
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Team members empowerment
Practice Test:
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d) Factors determining success of teams:
Nature of Leadership
Team Collaboration
UNIT-VI
Practice task:
Q1) Staffing includes:
a) Work load estimation
b) Appointments of personnel
c) Placement and induction
d) Termination
e) All of these
Q2) Manpower planning is compulsory for:
a) Reduction in industrial unrest through correct planning
b) To make the employee development programmes effective
c) To provide a solid base for recruitment
d) To provide a solid base for selective policy
e) All of these
Q3) Job analysis is a systematic procedure for securing and reporting information defining a:
a) Specific product
b) Specific job
c) Specific goods or service
d) All these
e) None of these
Q4) What is the use of Job analysis?
a) Organisation and Manpower Planning
b) Recruitment
c) Selection
d) All of these
Q5) Job specification includes:
a) Psychological characteristics
b) Physical characteristics
c) Personal characteristics
d) Responsibilities
e) All of these
Feedback:
Answer:
1-e, 2-e, 3-b, 4-d, 5-e
Practice task:
Q-1) Recruitment is the process of searching for prospective employees and stimulating them to apply for _______
in organisation.
a) Jobs
b) Wage
c) Cost
d) Product
e) Termination
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Q-2) Which is the source of recruitment in India?
a) Employment exchange
b) College recruitment
c) Employee reference
d) All of these
Q-3) Recruitment deals with:
a) Identification of existing source of applicants and developing them
b) Creation of new source of applicants
c) Identification of mew source of applicants
d) All of these
e) None of these
Q-4) Selection procedure includes:
a) Application form
b) Reception
c) Employment test
d) Medical test
e) All of these
Q-5) Selection includes:
a) Framing and developing application blanks
b) Checking of references
c) Formulating interviewing techniques
d) All of these
e) None of these
Feedback:
Answer: 1-a, 2-d, 3d-, 4-e, 5-d
Practice task:
Q-1) Which is a technique of training?
a) Demonstration method
b) Vestibule training
c) On the job training
d) Training at training center
e) All of these
Q-2) Training involves:
a) Identification of training needs of the individuals and the institutes
b) Developing suitable training programmes
c) Evaluating the effectiveness of training programmes
d) All of these
e) None of these
Q-3) What is the objectives of training?
a) Increase in employee morale, confidence skill and productivity
b) Awareness of the problems
c) To arouse loyalty towards the institution
d) Better work decisions
e) All of these
Q-4) On the Job Training Methods means:
a) Providing study matters
b) To arrange conference
c) Development of institute
d) To work on the site
e) All of these
Q-5) Which of the following is not benefits of training and development?
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a) Improve communication between groups and individuals
b) Improve Morale
c) Make the organisation a better place to work and live is morale
d) Development is a sense of growth in learning
e) Helps employees adjust to change
f) None of these
Feedback:
Answer: 1-e, 2-d, 3-e, 4-d, 5- f
UNIT-VII
Practice Task:
1. Which of the following is not usually a characteristic of employee promotion?
a) Upward movement b) Decrease in authority and responsibility
c) Permanency d) Merit or seniority as basis
2. Find the odd man out on the basis of information about kinds of promotion.
a) Horizontal promotion b) Vertical promotion
c) Open system of promotion d) None of these
3. All the following are sources of internal recruiting except:
a) Transfers b) Promotions
c) Advertisements d) Retrained employees
4. Promotion which does not receive any increase in salaries is called:
a) Zero promotion b) Horizontal promotion
c) Dry promotion d) None of these
Feedback:
1. b 2. d 3. c 4. c
Practice Task:
a) Time wage
b) Piece wage
c) Both of these
d) None of these
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Q2. Under ___________system of compensation is directly linked with the time spent or devoted by an
employee on his job.
a) Job evaluation
b) Wages and salary administration
c) Fringe benefits
d) All of these
Feedback:
1. c 2. b 3. b 4. d
Practice task:
Q.1 Fill up the followings:
3. No Government employee shall employ to work any child below the age of-----------.
4. Conduct rules are applicable to the employees working in government institutions as well as in
-----------.
5. There should ------ be any type of ------- against woman in the working place
Feedback:
1. Avoided
2. Member
3. 14 years
4. Government aided institutions
5. Not, sexual harassment
UNIT-VIII
Practice Task:
1. The function of finance is usually comprises of their basic activities; These are:-
a) Acquisition
b) Allotment
c) Distribution of profit or surplus
d) All of the above
e) None of the above.
2. Functional Areas of Financial Management
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a) Determining financial needs & sources of funds
b) Financial analysis
c) Fixed assets management
d) Capital budgeting/ Optional capital structure
e) All of above
f) Only Sr. No ii) & iii) of above
3. The main aim of setting Accounting Standard in Institution is to bring about:-
a) Uniformity in financial reporting and
b) to ensure consistency and comparability in the data
c) None of the above
d) All of the above
4. The important stake holders in educations are back bone and have valuable impact on the
financial Planning enlisted as below:-
1. d 2. e 3. d 4. E
Practice Task:
Answer the following Questions:
1. Procurement of ……………or enhancing the utility of existing assets, shall broadly be defined as
……………..
2. Statutory Bodies/Institutions to publish their tender enquiries, corrigenda thereon and details of bid
awards on the…………… …………………
3. Proprietary Article Certificate(PAC) in the prescribed form issued under the provisions of GFR-
2017…………………… from competent authority.
4. It is mandatory for Ministries/ Departments to receive all bids through …………………portals in
respect of all procurements.
5. Ministries or Departments shall procure goods under the powers referred to in Rule 147 above by
following the standard method of obtaining bids in :
(i) Advertised/ Limited Tender Enquiry
(ii) Two-Stage Bidding/ Single Tender Enquiry
(iv) Single Tender Enquiry/ Electronic Reverse Auctions
(v) All of above
(vi) None of above
Feedback:
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Answer:
1. i) Assets ( ii) Capital expenditure
2. Central Public Procurement Portal (CPPP).
3. Rule 166
4. E-procurement
5. (v) All of above
UNIT-IX
Practice task
a) __________ is the potential to influence and drive the group efforts towards the accomplishment of goals.
b) __________gets his authority by virtue of his position while _________gets his authority from his
followers.
d) A leader must have ____, _____ and ___________ . (Mention any three traits of a leader)
a) Define leadership
Feedback:
a) Leadership
b) Manager, leader
c) Academic leadership
a) Leadership is the ability to persuade others to seek defined objectives enthusiastically. It is the
human factor which binds a group together and motivates it towards goals.
Managers lay down the structure and delegate authority and responsibility whereas leaders provide
direction by developing the institutional vision. They further communicate it to the employees and
inspire them to achieve it.
Manager gets his authority by virtue of his position in the organization. while leader gets his
authority from his followers
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c) Academic leadership is the name given to leadership in an academic setting or institution as a special
subdivision of leadership. It includes such roles as creating vision and mission based on science and
research data for the organization, setting up creative ideas and managing teamwork.
d) Qualities of a good leader:
Practice task:
c) Fiedler’s contingency theory of leadership effectiveness was based on the relationship between
_____________ and ____________ .
d) ________________ involves motivating and directing followers primarily through appealing to their own
self-interest
a) What are the core traits identified in leaders, as per the Traits Theory?
b) According to Transformational leadership theory, what are the four characters to be exhibited by leaders?
Feedback:
a) personal characteristics
d) Transactional leadership
Ans. 2.
a) Leaders as per the Traits Theory must have the following traits:
Achievement drive
Leadership motivation
Honesty and integrity
Self-confidence
Cognitive ability
Emotional Maturity
Inspirational Motivation
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Intellectual Stimulation
Idealized Influence
Individualized Consideration
b) ____________ style of leadership leads to satisfied, motivated and more skilled employee
a) An autocratic leader
b) Democratic
d) Laissez Faire
c) The style of leadership that works when employees are non-participative, lack initiative and loyalty is
Autocratic.
UNIT-X
Practice Task:
Q1. Fill in the blanks:
a) The process of communication involves two parties namely _________and _______________
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c) On the basis of expressions, communication can be _______or _________ .
d) Flow of information or exchange of ideas within any institution, with respect to or irrespective of the
hierarchy is called _________ .
Feedback:
a) Sender, receiver
b) Creativity
c) Oral Communication or Written Communication
d) Internal communication
It helps in exchange of ideas that are good for faculty as well as institutional growth.
It reduces work duplicity and makes a common platform for all faculty members to share their
projects, performances, goals and tasks
It helps in team building and sharing of loads or delegation of work amongst faculty members that
will result in to fragmentation of work and leading to the completion of projects on desired time
line.
c) The 7c are: Clarity, Concreteness, Conciseness, Correctness, Consideration, Completeness, and Courtesy.
d) Communication that is not dependent upon the use of spoken words and is aided by gestures, expressions,
body part movements, body language, body postures, eye contact etc.
Practice task:
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Q1. Short questions
Feedback:
Ans. 1.
a) Communication barriers are obstacles that lead to the misinterpretation or misunderstanding of the
information sent from the sender to the receiver. Various barriers in communication are Linguistic
barrier, Attitudinal barrier, Emotional barrier, Psychological barrier.
Practice task:
Feedback:
Ans. 1.
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Be honest and understand the listener
UNIT-XI
Practice Task:
A. Define Motivation.
B. Give the correct sequence in the process of motivation.
1. Action 2. Need 3. Relief 4. Tension
a) 1, 2, 3, 4 b) 2, 4, 1, 3 c) 4, 3, 2, 1 d) 2, 1, 4, 3
C. Which kind of motivation refers to the need to complete a task or perform an activity for the sake of a reward
or an incentive.
Is it True OR False that a motivated behavior is goal directed?
D. Give any three Reasons ‘Why lose motivation’?
E. Which of the following is NOT an indicator of a Motivated Workforce?
a) High Productivity c) High Employee Turnover
True OR False
b) Ingenuity in the use of Resources d) Work conscious
Feedback:
A. Motivation is the process which leads the individual to attempt to satisfy some need.
B. (b).
C. Extrinsic Motivation.
D. Yes, you are true, a motivated behaviour is goal directed.
E. Lack of Confidence Lack of Focus and Lack of Direction.
F. (c).
Practice Task:
F. Which of the following theories of motivation focus on the needs a person is trying to satisfy and the features
of the work environment that seem to satisfy those needs?
a) Process theories c) Content theories
H. Which of the following elements are associated with conditions surrounding the job according to
Herzberg’s two factor theory?
a) Hygiene factors c) Motivating factors
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I. Which of the following theories of motivation is concerned with comparing the ratios of inputs to
outcomes they receive against the ratios of other people?
a) Expectancy Theory c) Two Factor Theory
J. Which of the following theories of motivation deal with the basic components of effort, performance,
and outcomes?
a) Expectancy Theory c) Goal Setting Theory
Feedback:
G. (c)
H. (d).
I. (a).
J. (b).
K. (a)
Practice Task:
L. List any five techniques you think are essential for motivating self.
M. List any five techniques you think are essential for motivating others.
Feedback/Self-evaluation to Practice task:
c) a psychologist
d) a counselor
Feedback:
N. (d).
O. (b)
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Practice Task:
M. Which of the following deals with one-to-one collaboration between an external expert and a manager for
developing the leadership skills of the later?
a) Coaching b) Mentoring c) Orientation d) None of these
Is it True OR False ‘Coaching is the application of specific skills to sustain and improve the performance of
employees that managers supervise’?
N. Which of the following is NOT one of the major Coaching Roles?
a) Coach as Guide c) Coach as Mentor
True OR False
b) Coach as Judge d) Coach as Motivator
Feedback:
(B) (a).
(C) Yes, you are True.
(D) (b).
Practice Task:
Feedback:
F. (b).
UNIT-XII
Practice Task:
Q1. Fill in the blanks:
a) In the changing educational scenario institutions must be _______ and ______to survive the
globalisation change.
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a) Define Change management.
b) Define the types of change.
c) Name the various stakeholders in the process of change management.
d) Mention any two points to state the importance of planned change management in an institution.
Feedback:
Answer 1. Fill in the blanks
a) It is the systematic approach to deal with change both from the perspective of an organisation and on the
individual level.
Planned change management- it is a staregic move by the institutions implemented with the
futuristic objective.
Unplanned change management- it is the immediate response to various unforeseen
implications in the environment due to various reasons.
c) Various stakeholders in the change management process are the management, the faculty and other staff,
research scholars, the students, the society like industry associations etc.
Practice Task:
Q1. Short questions:
Feedback:
Answer 1.
a) Levels of creativity are
Discovery
Invention and
Creation
b) Innovation is the implementation or application of a new idea, a more effective devise or process to
find a better solution that meets new and unarticulated requirements.
c) Characteristics of a creative person are:
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d) It is the novel and personally meaningful interpretation of experiences, actions and events. It can be
easily nurtured by teachers and parents, and occurs in individuals with flexibility and intelligence in
their thought process.
Practice Task
Q1. Fill in the blanks
b) __________ can capture the interest and excite the mind of students
Q2. Short questions
Feedback:
Q1. Fill in the blanks:
UNIT-XIII
Practice Task:
A. Define a goal.
B. Differentiate between Official and Operative Goals of an organization.
C. State the basic characteristics of a Good Goal.
D. Are the following statements with regard to goal setting True OR False ?
a. Participation of people reduces employee commitment to goals.
b. To avoid confusing employees, leader should never deviate from original plans.
Feedback:
A. A goal is the objective, target or end-result expected from the completion of tasks,
activities, or programs.
B. Official goals are, developed by upper management, whereas Operative goals are those for
which middle management is responsible.
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C. Specific; Challenging; Time Limits; Employee Participation; and Feedback.
D. (a) False (b) False
Practice Task:
E. The best strategy for planning out your time effectively is:
a) Delay any unnecessary work
b) Prioritize all your tasks
c) Ignore all the unexpected work
d) All of these
F. The best time management technique(s) is/are:.
a) Clean up and get organized
b) Concentrate on one key task at a time
c) Make good use of technology
d) All of these
G. Procrastination refers to the tendency of postponing things on to next day.
H. Name the interruptions in the work place.
I. List a number of practical matters which need final attention or adjustment before operational installation of a
system.
Feedback:
E. (b)
F. (d).
G. Yes, you are True.
H. Frequent telephone calls; drop-in visitor without an appointment; colleague indulging in gossip when you in
thought process etc.
Practice Task:
I. A general and enduring positive or negative feeling about some object, person, object,
event or issue is called as a(n)___________.
J. Job involvement is an individual’s general attitude towards his/her job.
K. Attitudes have three components: affect, cognition and behaviour.
L. Work attitudes can be reflected in an institution/organization through
a) Job Satisfaction c) Both (a) and (b)
b) Organizational Commitment d) Neither (a) nor (b)
Feedback:
I. Attitude
J. Yes, the correct answer is False.
K. Yes, the correct answer is True.
L. (c)
UNIT-XIV
Practice Task:
1. ……………….teach us allocation of funds in education.
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A. Annual Budget B. Cash book C. Bank statement D. None of these
C. Syllabus D. Assembly
4. Effective institutional environment is effected by:
A. Validity B. Reliability
C. Fairness D. None of these
Feedback:
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Answer: 1- B, 2- A, 3-B, 4-B, 5-A
Practice Task:
1. 1-12-1965
2. Applies to all central Government Servants including civilians in defence services; does not apply to railway
servants, members of All India Services, persons in casual employment etc
4. 48 hours
5. Minor penalty
6. Major penalty
7. 45
8. Appointing
UNIT-XV
Practice Task:
1. Which is not an objective of performance appraisal?
A. Measuring the efficiency. B. Designing organizational goal. C.
Maintaining organizational control. D. Assessment of performance.
2. A_____________________is a process of evaluating an employee’s performance of a job in terms of its
requirements.
A. Performance management B. Performance evaluation
C. Performance analysis D. Performance appraisal
3. Aim of performance appraisal is
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A. Goals of organization B. Goals of employee
C. Both A & B D. Neither A nor B
4. Actual performance of employees are compared with:
A. Other members B. Standard performance C.
Previous performance D. Group performance
Feedback:
Answers: 1- B, 2- D, 3- C, 4- B, 5- A
Practice Task:
1. Feedback control system is basically
A. High pass filter B. Low pass filter
C. Band pass filter D. Band stop filter
2. As a result of introduction of negative feedback which of the following will not decrease?
A. Instability B. Bandwidth
C. Overall gain D. Distortion
3. Open loop system is ___________ stable than closed loop system
A. More B. Less
C. Inclined D. Exponential
4. Basic purpose of using Feedback is :
A. To reduce the sensitivity of the system to parameter variations.
B. To increase the bandwidth of the system
C. To reduce the noise and distortion of the system
D. To increase stability of the system
5. Effect of feedback on sensitivity is minimum in:
A. Open loop control system
B. Closed loop control system
C. None of the mentioned
D. Both of the mentioned
Feedback:
Answers: 1-B, 2- B, 3-A, 4-A, 5-B
UNIT-XVI
Practice Task:
a) The motive behind __________ is to assist endeavours to enhance the institute’s performance from the
current status.
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b) Evaluations are conducted to determine ________ , _______ & _______.
c) Mukhopadhyay's Model incorporates both_________ and _______needed for an institution.
a) What is evaluation?
b) State the obstacles in evaluation
c) Name any five parameters of evaluation.
Feedback:
1. a) Institutional evaluation
c) Parameters of evaluation:
● Goals/Objectives
● Resources
● Process
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d) State any two benefits of academic audit.
Feedback:
1. Short answers:
a) Academic audit or Educational Audit is a tool for institutional evaluation, where by adequacy of
academic inputs in an education institution are measured. It is a practical approach to professional
accountability within the educational service provided by the institution
b) Features of academic audit
● It is institution based and carried out periodically
● Whether the programmes undertaken by the institute have been approved by appropriate
authorities like State Government, Universities, regulatory agencies like AICTE/UGC etc.
● Whether the activities and programmes are being undertaken in a manner leading to fulfilment
of intended objectives
● Whether the activities and the programmes are serving the intended purpose of authorities
efficiently and effectively
● Whether the resources especially funds being utilised for the conduct of programmes and
activities in compliance with applicable laws
● Whether operating rules, regulations, norms and practices adequate and transparent
● Are the needs of various stakeholders like students, parents, potential employers, society,
governing body and statutory authorities being satisfied
● Academic audit leads to deeper acknowledgment to all internal processes, systems and
arrangements.
Practice Task:
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Under the first approach, an institution is evaluated in terms of system’s approach of
institutional------- i.e., ------, ----, ----
Q.2 How many approaches are there of assessing the performance of an educational institution?
Q.3 What is the basis of the second approach of assessing the performance of an educational
institution?
Q.4 What does SAR stands for?
Feedback:
Q1.Short questions
Feedback:
1. Answer:
a) Considerations of focus in curriculum and co-curricular activities are:
● Does the institute consciously design the curriculum and co-curriculum experiences to achieve
program learning outcomes?
● Does the institute/departmental faculty work collaboratively to design the curricula and co-
curricular, or are based on individual experiences, preferences and decisions?
● Does the institute consider the integration of out-of-classroom activities (co-curricular
activities) to complement the curriculum?
● Does the institute consult sources beyond its own faculty while designing the curriculum and
co- curriculum
b) Steps of academic audit are:
● Establishment of objectives and scope of educational audit
● Establishment of terms of reference and the terms in which the outcomes will be announced.
● Finalisation of the self-appraisal report (SAR) and its submission to the auditing team
● Finalisation of audit team( i.e. the persons to involved in the audit process)
● Drawing up of the audit instrument to collect data
● Establishment of the mechanism for collecting data from different sources
● Determination of criteria/ indicators for using data to make evaluative judgements
● Confirmation of the availability of resources required
● Information dissemination about academic audit to all those who need to be involved
● Authorisation to the audit exercise to proceed
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● Collection of data
● Recording of data on audit instruments
● Making essential judgements, by applying the agreed criteria/ indicators to data collected
● Drawing up of findings and action plan for improvement
● Making of essential management decisions
● Reviewing the format in which outcomes will be made public
● Announcing results and execution of action plan
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