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Assignment-1

MGT425-Spreadsheet Decision Modeling

Deadline: End of Week 6 @ 23:59 (10/01/2023)

Course Name: Spreadsheet Decision Modeling	Student’s Name:
Course Code: MGT425	Student’s ID Number:
Semester: 2	CRN:
Academic Year: Second Term- 2022-2023 (1444 H)

For Instructor’s Use only

Instructor’s Name:
Students’ Grade: Marks Obtained/Out of 15	Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low

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.

Course Learning Outcomes-Covered

Aligned (PLOs)	Course Learning Outcomes (CLOs)	Question
MGT.K.1 (1.1)	Find some structured ways of dealing with complex managerial decision problems.	Question- 2.
MGT.K.3 (1.2)	Explain simple decision models and management science ideas that provide powerful and (often surprising) qualitative insight about large spectrum of managerial problems.	Question- 1
MGT.S.1 (2.1)	Demonstrate the tools for deciding when and which decision models to use for specific problems.	Question-3, 4
MGT.V.1 (3.1)	Build an understanding of the kind of problems that is tackled using Spreadsheet Modeling and decision analysis.	Question-5

Assignment Instructions:

· 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 : Towards “Cognitively Complex” Problem 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).

Answers:

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