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‫المملكة العربية السعودية‬
‫وزارة التعليم‬
‫الجامعة السعودية اإللكترونية‬

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Education
Saudi Electronic University

College of Administrative and Financial Sciences

Assignment-3
MGT425-Spreadsheet Decision Modeling
Due Date: 26/04/2025 @ 23:59 (End of Week 12)
Course Name: Spreadsheet Decision
Modeling
Course Code: MGT425

Student’s Name:

Semester: Second

CRN:23556

Student’s ID Number:

Academic Year: 2024-2025 (1446 H)

For Instructor’s Use only
Instructor’s Name: Dr. Salah Oraby
Students’ Grade: Marks Obtained / Out of 10 Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low
General Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY
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The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via
allocated folder.
Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented; marks may be
reduced for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover
page.
Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
Late submission will NOT be accepted.
Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students
or other resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No
exceptions.
All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced)
font. No pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered
plagiarism).
Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.

Course Learning Outcomes-Covered
Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)

Question

Find some structured ways of dealing with complex managerial
decision problems.
Explain simple decision models and management science ideas
that provide powerful and (often surprising) qualitative insight
about large spectrum of managerial problems.
Demonstrate the tools for deciding when and which decision
models to use for specific problems.
Build an understanding of the kind of problems that is tackled
using Spreadsheet Modeling and decision analysis.

Question-1

Aligned (PLOs)
MGT.K.1
(1.1)
MGT.K.3
(1.2)
MGT.S.1
(2.1)
MGT.V.1
(3.1)

Question-4

Question-2
Question-3

Assignment Instructions:
Assignment Questions: (Marks 10)
PART-A:
Data Exploration and Visualization (Critical Thinking)
Question 1: “Business analysts must know how to use data to derive business insights and
improve decisions” In context of this statement explain the vital reasons to use data by
analysts in business organizations. (250-300 Words) (2.5-Marks)

PART-B: Case Study
• Log in to Saudi Digital Library (SDL) via University’s website
• On first page of SDL, choose “English Databases”
• From the list find and click on EBSCO database.
• In the Search Bar of EBSCO find the following article:
Title: “Modeling Autonomous Decision-Making on Energy and Environmental
Management Using Petri-Net: Case Study”.
Author: Niken Prilandita, Benjamin McLellan, Tetsuo Tezuka.

Read the above case study and answer the following Questions:
Question 2: Explain the autonomous decision-making process, its advantages and
disadvantages (250-300 words) (2.5-Marks).

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Question 3: Discuss the Centralized and De-centralized Decision-Making Approaches with
suitable examples (250-300 words). (2.5-Marks).

Question 4: Why are the most decisions made on energy and environmental management
known as the decisions of community interest. (250-300 words) (2.5-Marks).

Answers:
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‫المملكة العربية السعودية‬
‫وزارة التعليم‬
‫الجامعة السعودية اإللكترونية‬

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Education
Saudi Electronic University

College of Administrative and Financial Sciences

Assignment 3
Entrepreneurship and small business (MGT 402)
Due Date: 26/4/2025 @ 23:59
Course Name: Entrepreneurship and small
business
Course Code: MGT402

Student’s Name:

Semester: Second

CRN:

Student’s ID Number:

Academic Year:2024-25-2nd

For Instructor’s Use only
Instructor’s Name:
Students’ Grade: X / 10

Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low

General Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•

The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated
folder.
Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced
for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
Late submission will NOT be accepted.
Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other
resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No
pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.

Learning Outcomes:
1. Describe the place of small business in history and explore the strengths and weaknesses
of small business.
2. Design a solid projected financial plan and conduct a breakeven analysis for a small
company.
3. Demonstrate the ability to deliver and communicate marketing massages in coherent and
professional manner.
4. Illustrate the ability to think independently and systematically on developing a viable
business model.

Assignment Workload:
This assignment is an individual assignment.

Critical Thinking
Students are supposed to read the attached Case -Panda Sunglasses. Based on your
understanding of the case and basic concepts of Entrepreneurship.
Answer the following question:
1. How can social entrepreneurs such as the founders of Panada Sunglasses use their
companies’ social missions to attract customers and promote their business? (2 marks)
2. How should the founders of Panada Sunglasses define a unique selling proposition for
their company that resonate with customers? (2 marks)
3. Write a brief memo to the founders of Panda Sunglasses outlining a bootstrap marketing
plan for the company? (2 marks)
4. Use the business model canvas to illustrate Panda Sunglasses business model. Can you
identify other revenue streams that could support the company? How can the company
strengthen its relationships with customers? (2marks)
5.How should the founders of Panda Sunglasses use social media to market their company
and its products? What can they do to increase the traffic to and generate more sales from
their company’s Web site? (2 marks)
The Answer must follow the outline points below:
• Each answer should be within the range of 300 to 350-word counts.
• Reference
Note: You can support your answer with the course book.
You can use secondary sources available on internet.

Answer:
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4.

‫المملكة العربية السعودية‬
‫وزارة التعليم‬
‫الجامعة السعودية اإللكترونية‬

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Education
Saudi Electronic University

College of Administrative and Financial Sciences

Assignment 3
Entrepreneurship and small business (MGT 402)
Due Date: 26/4/2025 @ 23:59
Course Name: Entrepreneurship and small
business
Course Code: MGT402

Student’s Name:

Semester: Second

CRN: 26951

Student’s ID Number:

Academic Year:2024-25-2nd

For Instructor’s Use only
Instructor’s Name: Dr. Mohammed Arshad Khan
Students’ Grade: X / 10
Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low
General Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•

Restricted – ‫مقيد‬

The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated
folder.
Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced
for poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
Late submission will NOT be accepted.
Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other
resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No
pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.

Learning Outcomes:
1. Describe the place of small business in history and explore the strengths and weaknesses
of small business.
2. Design a solid projected financial plan and conduct a breakeven analysis for a small
company.
3. Demonstrate the ability to deliver and communicate marketing massages in coherent and
professional manner.
4. Illustrate the ability to think independently and systematically on developing a viable
business model.

Assignment Workload:
This assignment is an individual assignment.

Critical Thinking
Students are supposed to read the attached Case -Panda Sunglasses. Based on your
understanding of the case and basic concepts of Entrepreneurship.
Answer the following question:
1. How can social entrepreneurs such as the founders of Panada Sunglasses use their
companies’ social missions to attract customers and promote their business? (2 marks)
2. How should the founders of Panada Sunglasses define a unique selling proposition for
their company that resonate with customers? (2 marks)
3. Write a brief memo to the founders of Panda Sunglasses outlining a bootstrap marketing
plan for the company? (2 marks)
4. Use the business model canvas to illustrate Panda Sunglasses business model. Can you
identify other revenue streams that could support the company? How can the company
strengthen its relationships with customers? (2marks)
5.How should the founders of Panda Sunglasses use social media to market their company
and its products? What can they do to increase the traffic to and generate more sales from
their company’s Web site? (2 marks)
The Answer must follow the outline points below:
• Each answer should be within the range of 300 to 350-word counts.
• Reference
Note: You can support your answer with the course book.
You can use secondary sources available on internet.

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Answer:
1.
2.
3.
4.

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‫المملكة العربية السعودية‬
‫وزارة التعليم‬
‫الجامعة السعودية اإللكترونية‬

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Education
Saudi Electronic University

College of Administrative and Financial Sciences

Assignment-3
Strategic Management (MGT 401)
Due Date: 26th April 2025 @ 23:59
Course Name: Strategic Management

Student’s Name:

Course Code: MGT401

Student’s ID Number:

Semester: 2nd

CRN:
Academic Year:

For Instructor’s Use only
Instructor’s Name:
Students’ Grade: X /Out of 10

2024-25

Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low

General Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY
•
•
•
•
•
•
•
•

Restricted – ‫مقيد‬

The Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via allocated folder.
Assignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
Students are advised to make their work clear and well presented, marks may be reduced for
poor presentation. This includes filling your information on the cover page.
Students must mention question number clearly in their answer.
Late submission will NOT be accepted.
Avoid plagiarism, the work should be in your own words, copying from students or other
resources without proper referencing will result in ZERO marks. No exceptions.
All answered must be typed using Times New Roman (size 12, double-spaced) font. No
pictures containing text will be accepted and will be considered plagiarism).
Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.

Learning Outcomes:
1.

Describe the different issues related to environmental scanning, strategy formulation, and strategy
implementation in diversified organizations. (CLO2)

2.

Explain the contribution of functional, business, and corporate strategies to the competitive advantage of
the organization. (CLO3)

3.

Distinguish between different types and levels of strategy and strategy implementation. (CLO4)

4.

Communicate issues, results, and recommendations coherently, and effectively regarding appropriate
strategies for different situations. (CLO6)

I.

Discussion questions
1.

How should a corporation strive to achieve synergy among its functions and
business units? Give examples. (Chapter 9)
2. How is the cellular/modular structure different from the network structure? (Chapter
9)

3. In what ways can corporate culture be changed? Why is understanding national
cultures vital in strategic management? (Chapter 10)
4. Is the evaluation and control process suitable for a corporation that prioritizes
creativity? Can control and creativity coexist? Give examples (Chapter 11)
Notes:
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Your answers must include at least 4 scholarly, peer-reviewed references, following a proper referencing
style (APA). Please note that these scholarly references can be accessed through the Saudi Digital Library
(SDL).
Ensure that you support your statements with logic and arguments, citing all referenced sources.
1.5 marks each question.

II.

Case study

From a real national/international market, choose an example of acquisition or merger between
companies and answer the following questions:
1) Present your chosen companies and explain the reasons for this acquisition/merger.
2) What is the method used by the company to manage the culture of
the acquired/merged company? Justify.
3) Assess the cultural compatibility of the companies.
4) Is this acquisition/merger successful? Why or why not? Discuss the competitive position
of the company (after acquisition/merger).
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1 mark for each question
Max 400 words

Answers

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LAW 402 Case Study
Action Items
An e-mail is sent to Party B, in order to form a contract. Party A is the sender of
the email. Party A’s identification is located at the top of the e-mail and is
sufficient to show authentication.
Will use of the individual’s initials or name at the end of the message satisfy
the signature requirement, under Article 2B of the Uniform Commercial
Code (the UCC)?
Submission Instructions
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Complete and submit this assignment before 25 of April – 11:59PM

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Only one submission is going to be graded. However, you have 2 attempts
maximum (in case you needed to resubmit for whatever reason). Last
attempt is the one to be looked at and graded.

Grading Criteria
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This Case Study is worth 10 points.

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Your answer must be at least 400 words

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Be critical and analytical.

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There is no necessarily right and wrong answer, but you must understand
the question and answer accordingly.

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You must provide reasoning/explanation/arguments/evidence as you can.

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Minimum of 4 refrences is required.
Good luck.

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