...COM3702/201/1/2016 TUTORIAL LETTER 201/1/2016 Media Studies: Policy, Management and Media Representation COM3702 Semester 1 Department of Communication Science IMPORTANT INFORMATION This tutorial letter contains important information about your examination portfolio. CONTENTS PAGE 1 INTRODUCTION 3 2 LECTURERS, EXAMINATION PORTFOLIO, SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION AND STUDY GUIDE 3 3 FEEDBACK ON PORTFOLIO ASSIGNMENT 01 6 4 FEEDBACK ON ASSIGNMENT 02 13 5 INFORMATION AND GUIDELINES ON PORTFOLIO ASSIGNMENT 03 FOR THE EXAMINATION 23 ADDITIONAL GUIDELINES FOR THE EXAMINATION PORTFOLIO ASSIGNMENT 03 27 CONCLUSION 31 6 7 2 COM3702/201 Dear Student 1 INTRODUCTION We trust that you are enjoying Media Studies: Policy, Management and Media Representation. We know there is a large amount of work to do, but we do hope that you are coping and that you will send in your examination portfolio soon. This tutorial letter contains a lot of important information. Please study it carefully before you submit your portfolio. Do not hesitate to contact us if there is anything you do not understand. 2 LECTURERS, EXAMINATION PORTFOLIO, SUPPLEMENTARY EXAMINATION AND STUDY GUIDE Note the following important issues: 2.1 Lecturers’ contact details Note that some changes have been made to the list of lecturers that appeared in Tutorial Letter 101/2016. Here is the updated list of lecturers: Name and...
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...the same features as every other asset worth investing in, whether stock, bonds, mutual funds, or even commodities like corn, tobacco, crude oil or other precious metals. The present paper aims at discovering and analyzing risk in the emerging security in the stock market i.e Gold ETFs. The basic aim of the study is to study the financial performance of Gold etfs and to check its suitability for inclusion of gold etfs, rating of selected Gold etfs is also done based on funds performance. Keywords: Gold Exchange Traded Funds, Beta, Performance evaluation, NSE. Introduction The idea of Gold ETF was first conceptualized by Benchmark Asset Management Company Private Ltd. in India, when they filed a proposal with the SEBI in May 2002. However, there was no regulatory approval then and later it was launched in March 2007. The first Gold Exchange-Traded Fund was actually launched in March 2003 on the Australian Stock Exchange under Gold Bullion Securities (ticker symbol "GOLD"). Graham Tuckwell, the founder and major shareholder of ETF Securities, was behind the launch of this fund. Now-a-days, as stock market is very sensitive so people are trying for alternative sources; so study related to Gold Etfs as...
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...CHAPTER 6 Corporate-Level Strategies Learning Objectives CONTENTS After reading this chapter, you should be able to: Introduction 1. Understand corporate strategy and identify its components. Corporate Strategy 2. Evaluate and identify different approaches to corporate strategy development. The Portfolio Approach 3. Understand how organisations can create and sustain the multibusiness advantage. Corporate Strategy and Adding Value 4. Appreciate how different corporate strategies could add value to a corporation. 5. Appreciate the complexities of developing corporate strategy at the international level. The Core Competence Approach Creating and Sustaining the Multibusiness Advantage Corporate-Level Strategy in the International Perspective Summary Study Questions References and Further Readings 109 110 CHAPTER 6: Corporate-Level Strategies Opening Case The case study organisation is one of the largest international hotel chains operating in more than one hundred countries with its internationally recognised brands. However, the company does not have a culturally diverse workforce at the senior level. It usually recruits executives to the key decision-making positions either from the United Kingdom or the United States. In this respect, it is defined as Anglo-Saxon. Some people argue that the company should get the best from other nationalities involved in the development of an organisation’s strategy. Different...
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...The Case Study for PROJ587 will place the student in the role of a senior manager in charge of one of your company’s Strategic Business Units (SBU). Your first task in this new position is to develop a project portfolio management process and then use this process to select projects for your SBUs portfolio. The Case Study will involve the application of the tools and techniques of multi-project/program management and will deal with the analysis and establishment of project management systems based on the structure of the project. The expected outputs from this Case Study will be in the form of a two part written report due week five. Background The senior management of your company has already made the strategic decisions to allocate annual funding to each of the Strategic Business Units (SBU) within the company. You have been hired to manage one of the companies SBUs. Your new company is a mid cap company with revenues of approximately $350 million dollars a year. This company, like many others, is struggling in today’s economy. It realizes in order to survive it needs to both expand and control costs at the same time. You are new to this industry. This company’s vision is to become the “go to” support or the “provider of choice” for the cruise ship industry throughout the world. This company currently is in the travel and hotel support industry. As such, you supply support services to the travel and hotel industry such as linen services to...
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... * ------------------------------------------------- Rules and Regulations * ------------------------------------------------- Educarnival Home ------------------------------------------------- Top of Form Bottom of Form ------------------------------------------------- A project paper on: “Performance in Pooling of funds, making of portfolios and Dividend policy of Investment Corporation of Bangladesh (ICB)”. March 19, 2013 | Author: Farzana | Posted in Featured Article Table of Contents * ------------------------------------------------- 1 Chapter 1 * ------------------------------------------------- 1.1 Overview * ------------------------------------------------- 1.2 Statement of the problem * ------------------------------------------------- 1.3 Rationale of the study * ------------------------------------------------- 1.4 Objective of the study * ------------------------------------------------- 1.5 Methodologies * ------------------------------------------------- 1.6 Expected outcome of the study and its use: * ------------------------------------------------- 1.7 Limitation of the study * ------------------------------------------------- 2 Chapter 2 * ------------------------------------------------- * ------------------------------------------------- 2.0.1 Background * ------------------------------------------------- 2.1 Objective of ICB * -------------------------------------------------...
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...1. RESEARCH METHODOLOGY 1. Objectives of the study:- ➢ To study Mutual Fund Industry with specific reference to equity growth oriented schemes. ➢ To compare the performance of 5 open ended equity mutual fund schemes with various financial parameters like Treynor, Jenson and Sharpe Model. ➢ To assess the above-mentioned schemes in-depth and suggest the investors for the same. ➢ To assign ranks to the selected mutual fund schemes and suggest suitable scheme to the investors on the basis of risk and return. 2. Scope of the Study:- ➢ In this study we have selected last 5 years data for 5 equity oriented mutual fund schemes and their performance results. ➢ Due to time constrain, we took only five equity schemes and suggest the desired portfolio for the investors only on the base of above schemes only. ➢ We have taken BSE 100 as the benchmark index for calculation of market return though different funds have compared themselves on different indices. This is to make our study more valid and it is easy to compare performance on one benchmark return basis. ➢ We have considered the rate of interest of National Savings Certificates as the Risk free rate of return. 3. Criteria & Tools for Evaluation:- This study only includes five open ended equity funds during the last 5 years. Moreover the result of the study is only based on following measures. ➢ Treynor Measure ➢ Sharpe Measure ➢ Jenson Model 1.4 Research design:- ...
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...UNIT OUTLINE Read this document to learn essential details about your unit. It will also help you to get started with your studies. BMA604 Consumer Decision Making Semester 2, 2015 THIS UNIT IS BEING OFFERED IN: HOBART & BY DISTANCE Taught by: Professor Aron O’Cass (Unit Coordinator) CRICOS Provider Code: 00586B BMA604, Consumer Decision Making 2 Contents Contact Details ........................................................................................................................................ 2 Unit Description ...................................................................................................................................... 3 Prior Knowledge &/or Skills OR Pre-Requisite Unit(s) ............................................................................ 3 Enrolment in the Unit ............................................................................................................................. 3 When does the unit commence? ............................................................................................................ 3 University of Tasmania Graduate Quality Statement ............................................................................. 3 Intended Learning Outcomes for BMA604 ............................................................................................. 4 Learning Expectations and Teaching Strategies/Approach ..........................................................
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...Rémi Triolet Software © 2003, 2010 by StratX Markstrat is a registered trademark of StratX All rights reserved No part of this book may be reproduced in any form, electronic or mechanical, without the prior permission of the publisher. Used books should not be purchased or sold. Each Student Handbook comes with a unique serial number that is to be used by the person who purchased the book only. If the registration card in the back of this book has been tampered with, return the book because you will not be able to use the serial number ISBN# 0-9743063-6-3 ISBN# 0-9743063-7-1 Edited 2010 for the electronic version for the paper version How you can save paper. Please refer to page 11 before printing this document. Copyright © StratX 2010-04-19 2 TABLE OF CONTENT Introduction __________________________________________________________ 6 About STRATX SIMULATIONS ______________________________________________________ 6 Questions & Technical Support ____________________________________________________ 7 Registration and Software Setup _________________________________________ 8 The Registration Process __________________________________________________________ 8 Downloading and...
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...UNIT OUTLINE Read this document to learn essential details about your unit. It will also help you to get started with your studies. BMA604 Consumer Decision Making Semester 2, 2015 THIS UNIT IS BEING OFFERED IN: HOBART & BY DISTANCE Taught by: Professor Aron O’Cass (Unit Coordinator) CRICOS Provider Code: 00586B BMA604, Consumer Decision Making 2 Contents Contact Details ........................................................................................................................................ 2 Unit Description ...................................................................................................................................... 3 Prior Knowledge &/or Skills OR Pre-Requisite Unit(s) ............................................................................ 3 Enrolment in the Unit ............................................................................................................................. 3 When does the unit commence? ............................................................................................................ 3 University of Tasmania Graduate Quality Statement ............................................................................. 3 Intended Learning Outcomes for BMA604 ............................................................................................. 4 Learning Expectations and Teaching Strategies/Approach ........................................................
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...are exposed are associated with their operational activities and market environment. They fall into six categories: namely, a) Credit Risk b) Market Risk c) Country Risk d) Business Environment Risk e) Operational Risk f) Group Risk Note: Market Risk comprising of interest rate risk, foreign exchange risk, equity price risk; commodity price risk and liquidity risk; Credit Risk: Credit risk, a major risk faced by banks, is inherent to any business of lending funds to individuals, corporate, trade, industry, agriculture, transport, or banks/financial institutions. It is defined as the possibility of loses associated with a diminution in the credit quality of the borrowers/counterparties. In a bank’s credit portfolio, losses stem from outright default due to inability or unwillingness of borrower(s)/ counterparty(ies) to meet their commitments, as also due to the risk inherent in the nature of business activity and environment. Credit risk relating to borrower(s), may arise due to non-payment of principal/ interest amount;...
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...Written Exam: 70 Internal Assessment: 30 Time: 3 Hours Project Economics and Management Paper Code: 3.1 Unit-1 Concepts of projects; project identification; formulation, analysis, risk, planning, design, report and appraisal; location of an enterprise; factory design and layout. Unit-II Understanding financial analysis; ratio analysis; fund flow analysis; breakeven analysis; social cost-benefit analysis; budgeting and planning process. Unit-III Sources of development finance; institutional finance to entrepreneurs; working capital management; incentives and subsidies; policies governing entrepreneurship; role of a consultancy organization. Unit-IV A review of project performance; post evaluation approach; community participation in projects; SWOT analysis; managing risk and exposure. Suggested Readings: 1. 2. 3. 4. Note: 1. 2. Four case studies will be discussed in a paper by the concerned teacher in the class. Instructions for External Examiner: The question paper will have two sections. Section ‘A’ shall comprise eight questions (two questions from each unit). The candidates will be required to attempt four questions (selecting one question from each unit). Section ‘B’ will contain one CASE STUDY which will be compulsory. All five questions will carry equal marks. Chandra, P., Project Planning Analysis, Selection, Implementation and Review, Tata McGraw Hill, New Delhi. Hedemey, J.W., Control and Management of Capital Projects, John Wiley, New York. Wysocki, R.K., R. Bick...
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...BSS003-2 Applied Integrated Business UNIT HANDBOOK 2013 – 2014 Contents 1. KEY INFORMATION 3 1.1 Introduction 3 1.2 Key Staff 3 1.3 BREO Site 3 1.4 Teaching location 4 1.5 Pod supervision 4 2. LEARNING OUTCOMES 4 3. TEACHING AND LEARNING STRATEGY 5 3.1 Approach to Learning 5 3.2 Group Work 5 3.3 Use of Technology 5 4. TRANSFERABLE SKILLS BEING DEVELOPED 6 5. ESSENTIAL AND RECOMMENDED READING 7 6. ASSESSMENT STRATEGY 7 6.1 Overview 7 6.2 Criteria for assessment 8 6.3 Quality of work 16 6.4 A note on Plagiarism 16 7. COURSE TIMETABLE 17 8. GUIDE FOR STUDENTS ON THE UNIVERSITY’S REGULATIONS 18 9. UIF Unit Information Form 19 Unit information form (UIF) 19 1. KEY INFORMATION Unit Title Applied Integrated Business Unit Number BSS003-2 Level of Study 2 CATS Points 60 Prerequisites This module can only be taken in conjunction with level 2 modules: SHR007-2 Leadership and Management AAF002-2 Management Accounting for Business MAR008-2 Marketing BSS003 -2 Management of Business Systems and Process/Operations 1.1 Introduction This unit continues the theme of integration which underpins the level one Business Studies Programme. It consists of projects based on real cases, which enable students to apply the theories and knowledge gained from the level 2 business units in a variety of realistic contexts – in service and production based organisations. The final project will be carried...
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...MARKET EFFICIENCY AND THE PERSISTENCE OF UNIT TRUST PERFORMANCE IN MALAYSIA CHAPTER 1 1.1 Introduction According to M.Rhodes, Research paper no. 2002 -2006, their offerings on the price many choose to highlight their past performance, implicitly as an indicator of future returns. The existence of persistence in performance is indicative of market Inefficiencies which some, but not all, fund managers are able to exploit. In an extension to the current literature the paper tests the proposition that changes to infrastructure, insomuch as they might affect market efficiency, affect the persistence of performance. Evidence is also presented on whether excess returns are the result of better skill or information for some managers or the existence of a momentum effect in stock returns. When picking a fund an investor faces a bewildering yet important choice from amongst several hundred product offerings and there is a considerable degree of price dispersion. Studies of Malaysia funds have relied on the assumption that conditions determining market efficiency, or the ability of fund managers to exploit inefficiencies, do not change significantly during the period examined. According to this research paper (2002-6), the unit trust industry in Malaysia can be considered relatively young. The first unit trust, Malaysia Investment Fund was launched in Dec. 2, 1966 by Asia Unit Trusts Be&ad. However, the industry can be expected to take off in the years ahead in light of recent...
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...30 (2012) 608 – 620 www.elsevier.com/locate/ijproman The three roles of a project portfolio management office: Their impact on portfolio management execution and success Barbara Natalie Unger a,⁎, Hans Georg Gemünden a , Monique Aubry a b b Technische Universität Berlin, Chair for Technology and Innovation Management, Straße des 17. Juni 135, Sekr. H71, 10623 Berlin, Germany Université du Québec à Montréal, School of Business and Management, P.O. Box 8888 Downtown Station, Montreal, Quebec, Canada H3C 3P8 Received 27 July 2011; received in revised form 29 November 2011; accepted 26 January 2012 Abstract Project portfolio management offices (PPMOs) are a subset of project management offices (PMOs) that handle collections of multiple single projects and programmes, i.e. portfolios. PPMOs are centralised organisational units that cater to the demands of various stakeholders by performing specialised tasks. They are initiated by their organisation's leadership in response to increasing management challenges originating from project portfolios. Although there has been considerable research on PMOs in general, not only a clear understanding of multi-project PMOs' activity patterns set in specific contexts like project portfolio management, but also both existence and mode of multi-project PMOs' contribution to successful performance are still lacking. By quantitatively analysing PPMOs in 278 portfolios, we identify three different activity patterns, which are interpreted as distinctive...
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...2 Introduction 2 Programme Outcomes 3 Structure of the HND Business Award 4 Core Modules Descriptions: Year 1 5 BE1002 Principles of International Business 5 BE1010 Quantitative Techniques for Business(HND) 6 BE1011 Employability Skills 7 BE1013 Entrepreneurs and Entrepreneurship 8 EC1008 Organisations , Competition and the Business Environment (HND) 9 HR1005 Organisations and Behaviour(HND) 10 LW1032 Legal and Regulatory Framework (HND) 11 MK1007 Marketing (HND) 12 Module Descriptions: Year 2 13 AC2020 Managing Financial Resources (HND) 13 BE1009 Managing Activities (HND) 14 BE2017 Business Strategy (HND) 15 BE2018 Personal Development 2 16 IM2009 Management Information Systems(HND) 17 MK1006 Market Intelligence (HND) 18 Core Option Descriptions Year 2 19 EC2013 Economics of Human Resourcing 19 EC2015 Environmental Management 20 HR2002 Ethics in Organisations 21 IM2007 Independent learning in the Workplace 22 MK2010 Service Sector Marketing 23 Useful Information and Other Resources 24 e:Vision 24 WOLF 24 Student Support 25 Management Team Contact Details 26 Award Leader and Personal Tutor 26 UG Portfolio Administrator and UG Student Advisor 26 UG Portfolio Assistants 26 Registry Support Staff 26 The details in this guide may be amended to improve the operation of the scheme and to take into account changes in University Academic Regulations....
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