Test Papers / Previous Question Papers of IGNOU ET524A / ET534A Principles Engineering Management Economics December 2005

B.Tech. Civil (Construction Management) / B.Tech. Civil (Water Resources Engineering)
Term-End Examination

December, 2005

ET-524(A)/ET-534(A) : PRINCIPLES OF ENGINEERING MANAGEMENT AND ECONOMICS

Time: 3 hours
Maximum Marks: 70

1. (a) Explain major characteristics of scientific management.

(b) What is the need for organizing activities in any company ? Why should managers plan their activities ? (2x5=10)

2. (a) State the different types of organizational structure.

(b) What is group decision ? What are the limitations of group decision making ? (2x5=10)

3. (a) Describe the differeni types of control.

(b) What are the functions of a leader ? Illustrate the differences between authoritarian and democratic style of leadership. (2x5=10)

4. (a) What are the different measures of elasticity of demand ?

(b) State the usefulness of break-even-analysis. (2x5=10)

5. (a) What are the important inter personat skills ? Describe the various steps involved in the process of communation.

(b) Give your comments with justification on the statement: 'Managers should not waste time on the personal problems of the employees'. (2x5=10)

6. (a) Describe the four classical principles of vertical coordination.

(b) State the five characteristics of an ideal bureaucracy as given by Max Weber. (2x5=10)

7. (a) Explain the concepts of differentiation and integration. Identify the four basic dimensions of differentiation in sub-system design.

(b) List out the advantages and disadvantages of functional organization. (2x5=10)

8. (a) Explain the types of power. How does the use of power help the managers?

(b) Why do teams become inefficient ? What steps will you take to make an effective team ? (2x5=10)

9. (a) Differentiate between 'quality assurance' and 'quality control'.

(b) Describe the fundamental difference between the use of acceptance sampling plans and process control charts. (2x5=10)

10. Write short notes on any four of the following : (4x2.5=10)

(a) Overview of ISO 9000 (b) Phases in decision making process (c) Models olf decision making process (d) Technology transfer and foreign collaboration (e) Vdue Engineering in a project life cycle (f) VED Analysis