‫المملكة العربية السعودية‬

Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ‫وزارة التعليم‬

Ministry of Education ‫الجامعة السعودية اإللكترونية‬
Saudi Electronic University

College of Administrative and Financial Sciences

Assignment 1 MGT101 (1st Term 2022-2023)

Deadline: 08/10/2022 @ 23:59
(To be posted/released to students on BB anytime in Week 2)
Course Name: Principles of Student’s Name:
Management
Course Code: MGT101 Student’s ID Number:
Semester: 1st CRN:
Academic Year: 1444 H (2022-2023)1st Term

For Instructor’s Use only

Instructor’s Name: Sulaiman Albawardi
Students’ Grade: /15 Level of Marks: High/Middle/Low

Instructions – PLEASE READ THEM CAREFULLY

 This assignment is an individual assignment.
 Due date for Assignment 1 is 08/10/2022
 The Assignment must be submitted only in WORD format 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.
 ‫المملكة العربية السعودية‬
Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ‫وزارة التعليم‬
Ministry of Education ‫الجامعة السعودية اإللكترونية‬
Saudi Electronic University

College of Administrative and Financial Sciences

Assignment Purposes/Learning Outcomes:

After completion of Assignment-1 students will able to understand the
LO 1.1: State the concept of management functions, roles, skills of a manager and the different
theories of management.
LO 3.2: Demonstrate organization’s role in ethics, diversity, and social responsibility.

Assignment-1
Please read the case “Who’s to Blame for the College Admissions Scandal?” given on Page
number 112, Chapter 3– “The Manager’s Changing Work Environment and Ethical
Responsibilities” available in your textbook/e-textbook “Management: A Practical
Introduction” 10th edition by Angelo Kinicki, & Denise B. Soignet and answer the following
questions:

QUESTIONS
Q1. What is the underlying problem in this case from the perspective of federal government, the parents,
and the prospective college students? (3 Marks)
Q2. Why do you think the parents were willing to play such a significant and risky role in their kid’s
college admissions? (3 Marks)
Q3. How do you think the general environment, particularly economic, demographic, international and
sociocultural forces, fed into the admissions scandal? (3 Marks)
Q4. Are the children who were aware of the cheating scheme purely victims in this situation, or should
they also be considered unethical? Explain your answer using one of the four approaches to deciding
ethical dilemmas. (3 Marks)
Q5. Based on what you have learned about Rick Singer, his involvement, and his decision to cooperate
in the investigation, where would you place his level of moral development? Explain your answer. (3
Marks)

ANSWERS:
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Kingdom of Saudi Arabia ‫وزارة التعليم‬
Ministry of Education ‫الجامعة السعودية اإللكترونية‬
Saudi Electronic University

College of Administrative and Financial Sciences

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