INSTRUCTIONS

The TMA must be done with strict compliance to the guidelines and instructions stated, otherwise there will

be penalties in form of marks deduction as per the university’s policy.

You are encouraged to collaborate with others in studying, but submitted work copied from or written jointly with

others is not acceptable. Submitting work that has been done by someone else and persistent borrowing of other

people’s work without citation are obvious instances of plagiarism and are regarded as cheating.

Paying for work from other sources and submitting it as your own is also cheating. It is intellectually

dishonest to cheat. If a case of plagiarism is proven, this is a serious offence and the disciplinary procedures will be

followed, as described under the Examination Policy of the AOU. Cases of plagiarism will receive a mark of “Zero”

on the assignment. Please refer to AOU plagiarism policy.

1. TMA must be written in ESSAY (discussion) format, BULLETS and NUMBERING to be avoided. Avoid writing

TMA in first person tense. E.g. “I suggest that …” or “In this TMA I am going to discuss…”etc.

2. Word count should be exact with 10%(More/less) tolerance.

3. You must acknowledge all sources of information using full Harvard Style Referencing (In-text referencing

plus list of references at the end) Minimum of 5 references are required. MUST include E-library and

course materials.

4. Wikipedia is not recommended as a reference.

5. Copy and paste-plagiarized work will be detected by TURNITIN and heavily penalized.

6. TMAs to tutors through emails and late submission not permitted.

7. Strictly use the PT3 Form with yellow color mark accompanying this TMA.

Any other non-compliance to guidelines and requirements will be penalized

B301A TMA SPRING SEMESTER 2017-2018

WARNING: THERE WILL BE NO EXTENSION OF CUT-OFF DATE UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCE.

Please Note that this particular TMA is meant to respond to recommendations given by EE

to encourage and develop greater critical analytical skills especially at level 6, by

encouraging the students to read more widely; the greater use of comparative case

studies; and encouraging part-time students to reflect on the application of the

theories discussed to their own workplace.

The TMA is based on the concepts from Readings for Block 3-Reading 1

Question

Analyzing the external environment is a critical step in recognizing and understanding the

opportunities and threats that organizations face.

Assuming that you are strategy specialist, take industry environment of your own country as

the focal point 🙁 Bahrain, Lebanon, Oman, Jordan, Kuwait, Egypt, Saudi Arabia, Sudan)

Required:

1-Critically analyze and discuss the impact of internet and digital technologies on each of the

Five Competitive Forces. (1000 words)

2. Critically highlight and discuss four threats of entry to new entrants in small scale

entrepreneurship in your country and suggest ways to overcome them. (500 words)