Review the student success strategies that you have been using from Weeks 3, 4, and 5. Post three paragraphs – one for time management, one for reading, and one for studying – about how your new success strategies are working, or not working, for you. Address each of them separately (5 points per paragraph) and answer each of the following questions.

Time Management:

What time management strategy did you choose to try to help you manage your time and/or stop procrastinating (from the last question on the procrastination survey)?

Are you consistently using it?

Is it helping? If yes, great! Keep it up and consider adding another. If not, look through the materials for Week 3, choose something else to try, and list it here.

Reading:

What active reading strategy did you choose?

Refresh my memory and tell me the issue that you are trying to address with this strategy.

Are you consistently using it?

Is it helping? If yes, great! Keep it up and consider adding another. If not, look through the materials for Week 4, choose something else to try, and list it here.

Studying

What study skills strategy did you choose?

Refresh my memory and tell me the issue that you are trying to address with this strategy.

Are you consistently using it?

Is it helping? If yes, great! Keep it up and consider adding another. If not, look through the materials for Week 5, choose something else to try, and list it here.

Guidelines:

Introduction :

Briefly introduce the concept of technological innovation.

Highlight its importance in the global context and its relevance to KSA.

Historical Context :

Provide an overview of KSA’s technological landscape before the initiation of Vision 2030.

Discuss the government’s initiatives to promote technological innovation as part of Vision 2030.

Impact :

Economic Development: Discuss how technological innovations have contributed to diversifying the economy beyond oil, focusing on sectors like renewable energy, tourism, and digital infrastructure.

Societal Impact: Analyse the effects of technological advancements on education, healthcare, and urban living in KSA. Include examples of significant technological projects or initiatives.

• Challenges and Opportunities :
• Identify and discuss the challenges KSA faces in implementing technological innovations, such as resource allocation, skill gaps, and cultural resistance.

Highlight the opportunities that technological advancements present for KSA’s future, including job creation, international collaboration, and sustainable development.

Conclusion and Recommendations :

Summarize your findings and propose recommendations for KSA to maximize the benefits of technological innovation while mitigating potential drawbacks.

References 

• Cite at least five reputable sources to support your arguments and claims.
• Use proper citation formatting.

Directions:

All students are encouraged to use their own words. 

The assignment should be approximately 1500-2000 words in length.

Use Saudi Electronic University academic writing standards and APA style guidelines.

• Use proper referencing (APA style) to reference, other styles will not be accepted.
• Support your submission with course material concepts, principles, and theories from the textbook and at least two scholarly, peer-reviewed journal articles unless the assignment calls for more.

Assignment Question(s):

Q1. Explain the role of accounting information in strategic management. How does accounting information assist in the formulation and implementation of organizational strategies? Support your answer by providing an example of one Saudi Company in this regard. 

Note: Your answer must include a suitable example showing the role of accounting information in strategic management of an organization. (Chapter 1, Week 1)

Answer:

Q2. What do you mean by cost function and for what purpose does it serve for? What are the various methods used to estimate cost functions? Explain each method with suitable numerical examples. (Chapter 2, Week 2)

Answer:

Q3. TTL Corporation is in the manufacturer of several plastic products. TTL sells its one of the plastic product for SAR 500. The variable costs per unit are SAR 200, and the total fixed costs are SAR 510,000. Based on cost-volume profit analysis, calculate:

Contribution margin per unit and contribution margin ratio.

Break-even point in units and sales SAR.

Pretax profit if the company sells 2,200 units.

Profit/loss if the company sells 1,500 units.

Units needed to reach target pretax profit of SAR 180,000.

Sales SAR needed to reach the target pretax profit of SAR 180,000.(Chapter 3, Week 3)

Answer:

Q4. “Job costing is a method of cost accounting used by companies to find out the cost of specific jobs or projects.” Comment on this statement and examine how actual allocation rates and estimated allocation rates are analyzed by the companies? Support your answer with an example of one Saudi company that use job costing. (Chapter 5, week 4)

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Q5. A company uses a process costing system for its sole processing department. There were 4,000 units in beginning WIP inventory for June and 36,000 units were started in June. The beginning WIP units were 60% complete and the 3,250 units in ending WIP were 40% complete. All materials are added at the start of processing. (Chapter 6 Part 1, Week 5)