Organisation and management sample paper
Examination Session 1, 2014
MGT100 Organisations and Management
This paper is for Albury Campus, Bathurst Campus, Dubbo Campus, Distance Education (Distance), Port Macquarie Campus, Study Centre Sydney, Study Centre Melbourne, Tafe Crows Nest, Wagga Campus and TC-TRY students.
EXAM CONDITIONS:
This is a closed book exam
No calculator is permitted
Notes are NOT permitted in the Exam
Bilingual Dictionary permitted (printed copy only, unmarked and unannotated) The student may NOT retain the question paper
(No electronic aids are permitted e.g. laptops, phones)
WRITING TIME: 2 hours plus 10 minutes reading time Writing is permitted during reading time
MATERIALS SUPPLIED BY UNIVERSITY: 1 x 12 page answer booklet (more available on request)
MATERIALS PERMITTED IN EXAMINATION: As above
NUMBER OF QUESTIONS: There are six (6). Answer ANY four (4).
Each question is worth ten (10) marks VALUE: 40% of total assessment
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
1. Enter your name and student number and sign in the space provided at the bottom of this page.
2. There are six (6) questions. You must answer ANY four (4) questions. Each question is marked out of 10. Please start each question on a new page.
3. Write your answers in the answer booklets provided. Please mark your questions clearly so that we know which questions you have attempted. Make sure your name is clearly indicated on the cover of the examination booklets
. Decision-makingandplanning
Describe the five (5) steps in the decision making process and provide an example to illustrate the process. Then discuss any one behavioural influence on decision-making and explain how it may influence the example you provided.
2. Organising
Explain the purpose of the organising function in the relation to the other three (3) functions of the management process. Then compare the functional, divisional, and matrix organisational structures.
3. Controlling
Why do managers need to establish controls in organisations?
MGT100 Organisations and Management
This paper is for Albury Campus, Bathurst Campus, Dubbo Campus, Distance Education (Distance), Port Macquarie Campus, Study Centre Sydney, Study Centre Melbourne, Tafe Crows Nest, Wagga Campus and TC-TRY students.
EXAM CONDITIONS:
This is a closed book exam
No calculator is permitted
Notes are NOT permitted in the Exam
Bilingual Dictionary permitted (printed copy only, unmarked and unannotated) The student may NOT retain the question paper
(No electronic aids are permitted e.g. laptops, phones)
WRITING TIME: 2 hours plus 10 minutes reading time Writing is permitted during reading time
MATERIALS SUPPLIED BY UNIVERSITY: 1 x 12 page answer booklet (more available on request)
MATERIALS PERMITTED IN EXAMINATION: As above
NUMBER OF QUESTIONS: There are six (6). Answer ANY four (4).
Each question is worth ten (10) marks VALUE: 40% of total assessment
INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES:
1. Enter your name and student number and sign in the space provided at the bottom of this page.
2. There are six (6) questions. You must answer ANY four (4) questions. Each question is marked out of 10. Please start each question on a new page.
3. Write your answers in the answer booklets provided. Please mark your questions clearly so that we know which questions you have attempted. Make sure your name is clearly indicated on the cover of the examination booklets
. Decision-makingandplanning
Describe the five (5) steps in the decision making process and provide an example to illustrate the process. Then discuss any one behavioural influence on decision-making and explain how it may influence the example you provided.
2. Organising
Explain the purpose of the organising function in the relation to the other three (3) functions of the management process. Then compare the functional, divisional, and matrix organisational structures.
3. Controlling
Why do managers need to establish controls in organisations?