mgt421- mgt425- mgt422- mgt323

‫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 2
Project Management (MGT 323)
Due Date: 01/11/2025 @ 23:59
Course Name: Project Management

Student’s Name:

Course Code: MGT323

Student’s ID Number:

Semester: First Semester

CRN:
Academic Year:2025-26

For Instructor’s Use only
Instructor’s Name:
Students’ Grade: /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. Peer-Reviewed Journals are required as
references.
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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Assignment Workload:
• This Assignment comprise of a Case Study and discussion questions.
• Assignment is to be submitted by each student individually.

Assignment Purposes/Learning Outcomes:
After completion of Assignment-2 students will be able to understand the
1. Recognize the steps of planning process in the project management. (L.O-1.2)
2. Estimate the project budget and cost control. (L.O-2.2)
3. Analyze to work effectively and efficiently as a team member for project related
cases. (L.O-3.1)

Assignment-2
Assignment Case Study:

(Marks-6)

Please read the Case-5.2 “Post-Graduation Adventure.” from Chapter 5 “Estimating
Project Times and Costs” given in your textbook – Project Management: The Managerial
Process 8th edition by Larson and Gray page no: 164 also refer to specific concepts you
have learned from the chapter to support your answers. Answer the questions asked in case
study as deliverables where you should consider the milestones and technical requirements.

1. Assume you are either Mike or Josh; how would you go about making a decision
using project management methodology? Explain in 250 words (2 Marks).

2. Looking first at only cost, what decision would you make? Explain in 250 words
(2 Marks).

3. After cost, what other factors should be considered before making a decision?
Explain in 250 words (2 Marks)

Discussion Questions

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(4 Marks)

4. Discuss top-down and bottom-up estimating and different approaches used. (250
words) (2 Marks)
5. Discuss different project management structures. (250 words) (2 Marks)

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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 2
Communications Management (MGT 421)
Due Date: 1/11/2025 @ 23:59
Course Name: Communication Management

Student’s Name:

Course Code: MGT421

Student’s ID Number:

Semester: 1st

CRN:
Academic Year: 2025-26-1st

For Instructor’s Use only
Instructor’s Name: Dr.Seema Qureshi
Students’ Grade: /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.
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:
2.1: Perform all communication abilities, including thinking, writing, speaking, listening,
andassessing the technology.
3.1: Analyze effective business letters, memorandums, and case studies.

Assignment Structure:

Assignment-2

Total

Type
Part A
Part B

Marks
7
3
10

Part-A
Select any company of your choice that has used blogs, forums, or social tools for
internal communication.
1.How did these tools address specific communication problems within the company? (5
Marks)
2.How did the tangible outcomes like improved collaboration, faster decision-making
improved from using these tools? (2 Marks)

Part-B
Write a formal thank-you letter to a client with warm appreciation for their continued
partnership. (3 Marks). It is a formal letter so kindly follow the format

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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 2
Business Ethics and Organization Social Responsibility (MGT
422)
Due Date: 01/11/2025 @ 23:59

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

Student’s Name:

Semester: First

CRN:

Student’s ID Number:

Academic Year: 2025-26th

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

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.
Work with others effectively as a team member in business ethics research projects or case
studies
Write coherent project about a case study or an actual research about ethics

CLO-4
CLO-5
CLO-6

Short Essays:
1. What is the difference between a strong ethical culture and a weak ethical culture? Give one
example of how leaders can shape ethical culture. [2.5 Marks]
2. What is the main difference between a compliance-based and a values-based ethics program?
Which one do you think works better, and why? [2.5 Marks]
3. Why do we say “what gets rewarded, gets done” in organizations? Give one example of how
rewards or punishments can affect employee ethics. [2.5 Marks]
4. Why do employees sometimes follow unethical orders from managers? What can leaders do
to prevent this from happening? [2.5 Marks]
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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-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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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).

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