Decision Making and Problem Solving (MGT 312)

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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia Ministry of Education Saudi Electronic University    المملكة العربية السعودية وزارة التعليم الجامعة السعودية الإلكترونية  

College of Administrative and Financial Sciences

Assignment 1

Decision Making and Problem Solving (MGT 312)

Course Name: Decision Making and Problem SolvingStudent’s Name:
Course Code: MGT312Student’s ID Number:
Semester: Second CRN:
Academic Year:
 

For Instructor’s Use only

Instructor’s Name: Dr. Asif Hasan
Students’ Grade:          / 15Level 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 decision making process for complex issues pertaining to business environment both internally and externally (C.L.O :1.1)
  2. Define different perspectives and concepts of problem solving in diverse contexts and business situations. (C.L.O :1.2)
  3. Explain and apply critical thinking and cognitive psychology as it pertains to analyze and synthesize information for problem solving and decision making. (C.L.O :2.1)

Assignment Instructions for Part-I:

  • 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:                    “How to Make Great Decisions, Quickly”

Author:                 Martin G. Moore.

Date of Publication:         March 22, 2022

Published:            Harvard Business Review

Assignment Question(s):                                                         (Marks 15)

Part-I

Read the article titled as “How to Make Great Decisions, Quickly” by Martin G. Moore  published in Harvard Business Review, and answer the following Questions:

  1. Summarize the article and explain the main issues discussed in the article. (In 500-600 words)                                                                             (Marks 5)
  2. How the eight elements of a great decision help you in improving decision-making and problem-solving skills?  Explain in relation with the text you learnt in the course. Use additional reference to support your argument. (In 400-500 words)                                                   (Marks 5)

Part-II- Critical Thinking Question

  1. “A successful manager doesn’t just attack symptoms; he works to uncover the factors that cause these symptoms.” Explain the statement with example       (Words 400-500)                                                         (Marks 5)