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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.
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Course Learning Outcomes-Covered
1.Find some structured ways of dealing with complex managerial decision problems. (CLO1, Question-1)
2.Explain simple decision models and management science ideas that provide powerful and (often surprising) qualitative insight about large spectrum of managerial problems. (CLO2, Question-4)
3.Demonstrate the tools for deciding when and which decision models to use for specific problems. (CLO3, Question-2)
4.Build an understanding of the kind of problems that is tackled using Spreadsheet Modelling and decision analysis. (CLO4, Question-3)
Assignment Instructions:
Answer the following Questions:
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:What does autonomous decision-making entail, and what are the associated advantages and disadvantages?(250-300 words) (2.5-Marks).
Question 3:Examine the concepts of centralized and decentralized decision-making, and provide examples that illustrate each approach.(250-300 words) (2.5-Marks).
Question 4:What is the reason that most energy and environmental management decisions are identified as decisions of community interest?(250-300 words) (2.5-Marks).
Answers:
1.
2.
3.
4.
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وزارة التعليم
الجامعة السعودية اإللكترونية
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Education
Saudi Electronic University
College of Administrative and Financial Sciences
Assignment-2
MGT425-Spreadsheet Decision Modelling
Due Date: 01/11/2025 @ 23:59 (End of Week 9)
Course Name: Spreadsheet Decision
Modelling
Course Code: MGT425
Student’s Name:
Semester: First
CRN:
Student’s ID Number:
Academic Year: 2025-2026 (First Semester)
For Instructor’s Use only
Instructor’s Name: Dr.Mansour Alsharman
Students’ Grade: / Out of 10
Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low
General Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY
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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
1.Find some structured ways of dealing with complex managerial decision problems.
(CLO1, Question-1)
2.Explain simple decision models and management science ideas that provide powerful
and (often surprising) qualitative insight about large spectrum of managerial problems.
(CLO2, Question-4)
3.Demonstrate the tools for deciding when and which decision models to use for specific
problems. (CLO3, Question-2)
4.Build an understanding of the kind of problems that is tackled using Spreadsheet
Modelling and decision analysis. (CLO4, Question-3)
Assignment Instructions:
Answer the following Questions:
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
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•
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: What does autonomous decision-making entail, and what are the associated
advantages and disadvantages? (250-300 words) (2.5-Marks).
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Question 3: Examine the concepts of centralized and decentralized decision-making, and
provide examples that illustrate each approach. (250-300 words) (2.5-Marks).
Question 4: What is the reason that most energy and environmental management decisions
are identified as decisions of community interest? (250-300 words) (2.5-Marks).
Answers:
1.
2.
3.
4.
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