BCOA - 001

Certificate in Business Skills (CBS)

Bachelors Degree Programme

(BDP)

ASSIGNMENT
2015-16

Application Oriented Course

BCOA 01: Business Communication and Entrepreneurship
For July 2015 and January 2016 Admission Cycle

School of Management Studies

Indira Gandhi National Open University
Maidan Garhi, New Delhi -110 068

Certificate in Business Skills

Bachelors Degree Programme
BCOA 001: Business Communication and Entrepreneurship
ASSIGNMENT- 2015-16

Dear Students,
As explained in the Programme Guide, you have to do one Tutor Marked Assignment in this
Course.
Assignment is given 30% weightage in the final assessment. To be eligible to appear in the
Term-end examination, it is compulsory for you to submit the assignment as per the schedule.
Before attempting the assignments, you should carefully read the instructions given in the
Programme Guide.
This assignment is valid for two admission cycles (July 2015 and January 2016.) The validity
is given below:
1. Those who are enrolled in July 2015, it is valid upto June 2016.
2. Those who are enrolled in January 2016, it is valid upto December 2016.
You have to submit the assignment of all the courses to The Coordinator of your Study Centre.
For appearing in June Term-end Examination, you must submit assignment to the Coordinator of
your study centre latest by 15th March. Similarly for appearing in December Term-end
Examination, you must submit assignments to the Coordinator of your study centre latest by
15th September.

TUTOR MARKED ASSIGNMENT (TMA)

Course Code
Course Title
Assignment Code
Coverage

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BCOA-001
Business Communication and Entrepreneurship
BCOA-001/TMA/2015-16
All Blocks
Maximum Marks: 100

Attempt all questions

1.

2.

(a)

What do you mean by social responsibilities? Discuss the social responsibilities of

an entrepreneur towards the various section of the society.

(b)

Do you think legal requirements are necessary for establishment of a new unit? If
so, explain with the help of an example.
(10+10)
What are the Principles of Effective Letter Writing? Explain with the help of an
example.

(a)

(b)

3.

What is an importance of becoming an effective business communicator in

todays changing workplace?
(10+10)
Differentiate between any four of the following:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)

Job Application Letter and Resume

Group Discussion and Interview
Personal Meeting and Online Meeting
Management and Administration
Active Voice and Passive Voice
Internal and External Communication
(45)

4.

Briefly comment on any four of the following:

(a)
(b)

5.

Entrepreneurship can compliment and supplement economic growth

Taking one bad step can make or break your business, especially when it is still in
the early stages of development
(c)
Entrepreneurship can generate employment opportunities.
(d)
Business communication is the sharing of information between people within an
organization
(e)
Face-to-Face communication helps to establish a personal connection and will
help sell the product or service to the customer
(f)
Youth entrepreneurship is the need of the hour as the country has a vast
population of youth
(45)
Write short notes on any four of the following:
(a)
(b)
(c)
(d)
(e)
(f)

Small scale industry

Venture capital
Entrepreneurial behavior
Listening skills
Non-Government Organization
Feasibility plan
(45)