College of Administrative and Financial Sciences
Assignment-1
MGT425-Spreadsheet Decision Modeling
Deadline: End of Week 6 @ 23:59 (14/01/2023)
Course Name:
Spreadsheet Decision Modeling
StudentàName:
Course Code: MGT425
StudentàID Number:
Semester: 2
CRN:
Academic Year: Second Term- 2022-2023 (1444 H)
For InstructoràUse only
InstructoràName:
Students rade: Marks Obtained/Out of 15 Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low
Instructions LEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY
he Assignment must be submitted on Blackboard (WORD format only) via
allocated folder.
ssignments submitted through email will not be accepted.
tudents 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.
tudents must mention question number clearly in their answer.
ate submission will NOT be accepted.
void 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.
ll 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).
ubmissions 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- 2.
Aligned (PLOs)
MGT.K.1
(1.1)
MGT.K.3
(1.2)
MGT.S.1
(2.1)
MGT.V.1
(3.1)
Question- 1
Question-3, 4
Question-5
Assignment Instructions:
og in to Saudi Digital Library (SDL) via Universityàwebsite
n first page of SDL, choose nglish Databases• From the list find and click on EBSCO database.
n the Search Bar of EBSCO find the following article:
Title: Towards ïgnitively Complex roblem Solving: Six Models of Public Service Reforms
(Case Study).
Author: Willy McCourt
Assignment Questions: (Marks 15)
Read the above case study and answer the following Questions:
Question 1: What do you understand by the Cognitively Complex Problem-Solving method used in
this case study/ (250-300 words) (3-Marks).
Question 2: Discuss the six models of problem-solving approach that are useful for public service
reform (250-300 words). (3-Marks).
Question 3: What are the expected problems in public service reform, and suggest a suitable
solution? (250-300 words) (3-Marks).
Question 4: Why capacity building is a distinctive feature of public administration at various
organizations in many countries? (250-300 words) (3-Marks).
Question 5: What is your learning from this case study and how it is beneficial for you? (250-300
words) (3-Marks).
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