Description

‫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:
1.
2.
3.
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
Business Ethics and Organization Social Responsibility (MGT
422)
Due Date: 26/04/2025 @ 23:59

Course Name: Business Ethics and
Organization Social Responsibility
Course Code: MGT 422

Student’s Name:

Semester: 2nd

CRN:

Student’s ID Number:

Academic Year:2024-25-2nd

For Instructor’s Use only
Instructor’s Name:
Students’ Grade:

/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:
Learning Outcomes:
No

Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)

CLO-1

Define a solid understanding of prominent theories of ethics and morality

CLO-3

Justify their rationale for decisions related to acceptable and unacceptable business conduct
based on the business ethics principles.
Illustrate the role of social responsibility in the functional areas and strategic processes of
business and a comprehensive framework for analyzing and resolving ethical issues and
dilemmas in an organization.

CLO-4

Short Answer Questions (Answer in 100–150 words each)
1. Explain the difference between primary and secondary stakeholders. Provide one example of
each and discuss why managing these relationships ethically is important for organizations. (2.5
marks)
2. Describe how product safety and advertising practices can present ethical dilemmas. Use the
concept of “due care” to support your answer. (2.5 marks)
3. Discuss the ethical challenges involved in employee downsizing. What responsibilities do
organizations have toward employees during such processes? (2.5 marks)
4. What ethical responsibilities do organizations have regarding the safety and well-being of their
employees? Provide an example of an ethical failure related to employee safety and discuss its
impact. (2.5 marks)

Restricted – ‫مقيد‬

Answers

1.
2.
3.
4.
5.

Restricted – ‫مقيد‬

‫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
Quality Management (MGT 424)
Due Date: 26/04/2025 @ 23:59

Course Name: Quality Management

Student’s Name:

Course Code: MGT 424

Student’s ID Number:

Semester: Second

CRN:
Academic Year: 2024-25-2nd

For Instructor’s Use only
Instructor’s Name: Dr. Ibrahim Alotaibi
Students’ Grade:
/Out of 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).

•

Restricted – ‫مقيد‬

Submissions without this cover page will NOT be accepted.

• The Assignment`s learning Outcomes:
In the 3rd assignment, the students are required to read thoughtfully the Using Six Sigma DMAIC to
improve the quality of the production process: case study , and answer the related questions, upon
successful completion of the assignment the student should be able to:
1. Recognize the importance of quality management theory, principles, and practices applied in
businesses on national and international levels.(CLO1)
2. Use quality improvement tools and practices for continuous improvement to achieve the
organizational change and transformation ( CLO3)
3. Develop analytical skills of identifying pitfalls, or quality concerns through assimilated and
strategic planning.(CLO4)

Instructions to access the case study:
• Using Six Sigma DMAIC to improve the quality of The production process: a case study ,
Monika Smętkowska, Beata Mrugalska*Instructions to read the case study’
Access the below link to download directly the case study PDF:

Or
Through SDL
Using Six Sigma DMAIC to improve the quality of the production process: a case study
This case study discusses the application of six sigma as one of the common tools to improve the
quality and practice continues improvements. The paper is supported by practical example of the
DMAIC implementation ( one of the Six sigma methods), which presents the efficiency of such
practice on the processes quality level. Read the case, by using your critical thinking skills answer
the following questions:
1- Using your own words, explain in brief the idea behind six-sigma concept, and how it does
benefit the business? ( 2.5 Mark) ( 100 -150 words)

Restricted – ‫مقيد‬

2- Describe the main stages of DMAIC as indicated in the case study. ( 2.5) ( 100 – 150 words)
3- From your point of view, which one of these stage is more critical, and Why? ( 2.5 Mark).
( 100 – 150 words)
4- Assess the application of DMAIC on the company ( production process) in term of its
implementation and results efficiency ( 2.5 mark ) ( 100 – 150 words)
Important Notes: •
•
•

For each question, you need to answer not more than 150 Words.
Support your answers with course material concepts, principles, and theories from the textbook
and scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles etc.
Use APA style for writing references.

Answers:
1. ……
2. …….
3. ……
4. ……

Restricted – ‫مقيد‬

‫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:

Student’s ID Number:

Academic Year: 2024-2025 (1446 H)

For Instructor’s Use only
Instructor’s Name:
Students’ Grade: Marks Obtained / Out of 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.

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).

Restricted – ‫مقيد‬

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:
1.
2.
3.
4.

Restricted – ‫مقيد‬

‫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
Communications Management (MGT 421)
Due Date: 26/4/2025 @ 23:59
Course Name: Communication Management

Student’s Name:

Course Code: MGT421

Student’s ID Number:

Semester: 2nd Semester

CRN:23804
Academic Year: 2024-25-2nd

For Instructor’s Use only
Instructor’s Name: Dr. Farrukh R. Ahmad
Students’ Grade: /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.
Use APA reference style.
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:
2.2: Illustrate techniques and skills of correct business research report writing, learn
report writing style using an approved style; and, apply the basics of oral
communication in a presentation of a project, including, proper speech, organization,
use of graphical aids, and effective non-verbal communications.

Assignment-3: Business Proposal
Develop a detailed business proposal aimed at addressing a specific communication issue
or opportunity. This could be related to an organization’s communication strategy,
internal processes, or customer outreach.

Assignment Details:
1. Executive Summary (2.5 Marks)
Objective: Provide a clear and concise summary of the business proposal.
Details: This section should outline the purpose of the proposal, the problem or
opportunity it addresses, and a summary of the proposed solution.
2. Business Idea / Communication Problem (2.5 Marks)
Objective: Identify and explain the communication problem or opportunity you are
addressing.
Details: Describe the issue in detail, such as:
•
•
•
•
•

A communication breakdown within a business.
A proposal to improve public relations or media outreach.
Enhancing internal communications for a company.
Utilizing social media to boost engagement with customers.
The need for a crisis communication plan.

3. Solution and Implementation (2.5 Marks)
Objective: Present a detailed plan for addressing the identified communication problem
or opportunity.
Details:

Restricted – ‫مقيد‬

•
•
•
•
•

Describe the solution you are proposing (e.g., a new communication strategy,
technology implementation, training program).
Break down the implementation process into clear steps, including timelines and
key milestones.
Identify resources required, such as personnel, budget, and technology.
Discuss potential challenges and how to overcome them.
Provide an overview of how success will be measured (e.g., through surveys,
engagement metrics, feedback from employees/customers).

4. Conclusion (2.5 Marks)
Objective: Summarize the key points of the proposal and reinforce the importance of the
suggested solution.
Details: Reiterate the business problem, proposed solution, and expected outcomes.
Discuss the long-term impact of your proposal on the organization.

Restricted – ‫مقيد‬

Purchase answer to see full
attachment