MODEL PAPER
FIRST SEMESTER, M. Sc INFORMATION TECHNOLOGY

Paper - VII (MIT - 107): Marketing & Business Strategy for IT Professionals
First Semester
MIT - 101
MIT - 102
MIT - 103
MIT - 104
MIT - 105
MIT - 106
MIT - 108
Second Semester
MIT - 201
MIT - 202
MIT - 203
MIT - 204
MIT - 205
MIT - 206
MIT - 207
MIT - 208
Third Semester
MIT - 301
MIT - 302
MIT - 303
MIT - 304
MIT - 305
MIT - 306
MIT - 307
MIT - 308
Fourth Semester

Time: 3hrs Max. Marks: 75
Attempt any five questions.
All questions carry equal marks

  1. Question

  2. Create mission statements for the following business enterprises and explain the reasons about it.
    1. An advertsing agency
    2. An IT consultant
    3. Distributor of Cosmetics

  3. Question

  4. Explain what is marketing and marketing management. Briefly describe the activities/functions of marketing management.

  5. Question

  6. What do you understand by "Marketing mix"? Explain the "product" as an important part of marketing mix.

  7. Question

  8. "The International Marketing is posing great challenges and opportunity to Indian enterprises" Explain.

  9. Question

  10. What is the importance of strategy in an organization and what factors influence the strategy formulation?

  11. Question

  12. Write short notes on any three:
    1. Advertisement & promotion
    2. Channels of Distribution
    3. Industrial marketing
    4. Strategic planning process

  13. Question

  14. Briefly explain the points to taken into considerations for successful strategy implementation with suitable example.

  15. Question

  16. A growing Dot COM Company wants to establish a customer care centre and would like to explore the international market. Devise and suggest a marketing strategy based on assumptions (of your choice) also predict SWOT.