Problem Solving

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)

Due Date:  08/10/2022 @ 23:59

 

Course Name: Decision Making and Problem Solving	Student’s Name:
Course Code: MGT312	Student’s ID Number:
Semester: Second	CRN:
Academic Year:2022-23; FIRST SEMESTER

 

For Instructor’s Use only

Instructor’s Name: Dr. Asif Hasan
Students’ Grade:          / 15	Level 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) 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:                    “Drive Innovation with Better Decision-Making.”

Author:                Linda A Hill, Emily Tedards, Taran Swan

Date of Publication:        November–December 2021

Published:            Harvard Business Review

 

Assignment Question(s):                                                         (Marks 15)

Part-I

Read the article titled as “Drive Innovation with Better Decision-Making.” by Linda A Hill, Emily Tedards, and Taran Swan 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. According to the article, why we should focus on Decision-Making? Discuss 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. “Decision making is the process of making choices by identifying a decision, gathering information, and assessing alternative resolutions.” Explain the statement with example         (Words 400-500)                                                         (Marks 5)

 

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