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BUS 151 - Assignment II - 421

This document provides instructions for a group assignment on monopolies in Saudi Arabia for a Microeconomics course. Students are to select from a list of 6 monopolies operating in Saudi Arabia, research a recent news article about the chosen monopoly, and prepare a five-page report answering questions about the monopoly's market sector, reasons for arising, economic effects, ethical implications, and whether monopolies are generally good. The report must cite sources using APA style and be submitted through Blackboard by a deadline in Week 12.
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BUS 151 - Assignment II - 421

This document provides instructions for a group assignment on monopolies in Saudi Arabia for a Microeconomics course. Students are to select from a list of 6 monopolies operating in Saudi Arabia, research a recent news article about the chosen monopoly, and prepare a five-page report answering questions about the monopoly's market sector, reasons for arising, economic effects, ethical implications, and whether monopolies are generally good. The report must cite sources using APA style and be submitted through Blackboard by a deadline in Week 12.
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Jubail University College

Department of Business Administration


Semester 421
Course Name Microeconomics
Course Code BUS 151
Course Section
Student ID Student Name
Assignment 2: Group Report

Instructions:

1- It is a group assignment. (5 members only)

2- Each team should select a news article (a recent article – past 12 months) about a

monopoly in Saudi Arabia. You can refer to the list below:

Monopolies in Saudi Arabia:

No Monopoly
1 Saudi Electricity Company
2 Saudi National Water Company
3 Saudi Public Transport Co.( SAPTCO )
4 National Gas and Industrialization Company (GASCO)
5 Saudi Railway Company ( SAR )
6 Saudi Aramco

3- Prepare a five-page report that includes the following:

 Summary of the article (Company overview)

 Answers to the following questions:


1. What is the market sector of the chosen monopoly?
2. Why does the chosen monopoly arise?
3. What are the positive effects of the chosen monopoly on the economy?
4. What are the ethical implications for monopoly?
5. Do you think monopoles are good? Why?
 Include a list of references using APA style (6th) edition
4- You are not supposed to meet in person, so you should work remotely using
applications and tools like Google Drive, Black Board, and emails.

5- Plagiarism is not permitted and plagiarized work will be rejected. Do not forget to do

the following:

- Select and support your answers with credible and relevant sources
- Make sure you perform proper paraphrasing and in-text citation.
Deliverables:

 Submission: Submission is via Blackboard. Submission should include one document


arranged as the following:
 Cover page
 A report to cover entire topic
 A copy of the article

 Report Format: Font Size (12), Font Type (Times New Roman), Line Spacing 1.5, bold
for headings ,References in APA format
 Name of the file should be labeled as the following: [BUS 151/Group #/Sec #]
 Date of Submission : Week 12, Thursday

 The Grading Rubrics:

Group Report
Brief Overview
Answering Questions Format Out of 10%

3 6 1 10

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