CORPORATE COMMUNICATION & MIS

Assignment Topics
1. a) What is Communication? Explain a typical Communication path from Sender to Receiver by a Diagram or Flow Chart. b) Explain the importance of Corporate Communication in todays business world. c) What are the barriers to effective Communication? d) Write short notes on Presentation Skills and Public Speaking 2. a) Write a note each on a Report, a Memo (or Memorandum), a Notice and Minutes of a Meeting. b) What is an Annual Report of a Company? When is it normally issued? What are the normal contents of an Annual Report? c) What is the importance of Spelling, Grammar, Punctuation and correct Vocabulary in Business Communication? How can Proof Reading assist in ensuring error free Corporate Communication? 3. a) What are the essential requirements of a Business Letter? b) Write a Business Letter from S Company, Chennai to R Company, Goa demanding payment of pending bills totaling Rs.2 Lakhs which have been outstanding for the past 6 months. R Company had not responded to S Companys earlier letter reminding them for payment of the pending bills. c) What is Technical Writing? What are the skills required for Technical Writing and why is it popular today as a profession? 4. a) Explain are the different types of Group Decision Making? b) What the different phases in the Decision Making Process? c) What are the steps involved in the process of Decision Making? 5. a) b) c) d) What are the functions of a Database Management System? What are the new types of Database Applications? What is Data Warehousing? Explain its Advantages. What is Data Mining? Explain its Advantages.

6. a) What do you mean by Non-Verbal Communication? What are the different types of Non-Verbal Communication? b) From the results of earlier surveys done, how important do you think is Non-Verbal Communication in the success or failure of a business transaction? Please provide some statistics from the results of such surveys. c) What is Feedback? How important is it in completing the Communication Cycle effectively?

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7. a) What are the different methods of written communication used today? What are the advantages and limitations of written communication? b) Please write a Report of a recent Business Trip you had undertaken on behalf of your company XYZ and Company to your Managing Director highlighting the details of your Business Trip, brief minutes of the meeting you had with the overseas customer ABC and Company, and your analysis of the good business potential available in dealing with ABC and Company. Make your Report clearly and precisely, in a neat format ending with Action Points required from both your companies to take the business deal forward. c) How do Charts and Graphs assist in communicating effectively? What are the different forms of Charts and Graphs used in Corporate Communication?

8. a) What is MIS? What is its purpose? How is it used by a Companys Management to measure the progress of the Company? b) What are the different Models, Types and Sub-Systems of MIS? c) How can MIS be used as an effective communication process?

9. a) What is Strategic Planning? What is the purpose of Strategic Planning? b) What are the advantages in using Strategic Planning? c) Draw a Diagram or a Flow Chart of an MIS Development Life Cycle.

10. a) What is E-Commerce? What are the different types of E-Commerce? b) What is a Supply Chain? What are the benefits to all parties involved in a Supply Chain? c) What are the risks involved in an E-Commerce transaction for both the Seller and the Buyer? What are the methods in which Confidentiality of Data can be ensured in an E-Commerce transaction?