FACULTY OF BUSINESS & MANAGEMENT

FINAL SEMESTER EXAMINATION – SEPTEMBER 2020

MODULE CODE: BBA 1203 – Business Decision Making Techniques/

TIME ALLOWED: 24 Hours

MATERIALS PERMITTED: Open Book Examination
MATERIALS PROVIDED: Examination Paper (soft copy)
TOTAL MARKS: 100 Marks

INSTRUCTIONS TO CANDIDATES
(i) This is an Open Book Take Home Examination.
(ii) It is recommended that before beginning to type/write, you name and save the
document under your REGISTRATION NUMBER, MODULE CODE AND
MODULE NAME e.g. VU-BIR-1509-0009, BIR100, Introduction to International
Relation.
(iii) Write/Type your student ID number at the bottom of every page (as a footer).
(iv) Read each question carefully before beginning to type/write your answers.
(v) Review the grades assigned to each question of the examination and allocate your
time accordingly.
(vi) Review your answers carefully before submitting your examination to
exams@vu.ac.ug and copying (cc) to victoriauniversityexams@gmail.com
(vii) Answer all the four questions.

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 Section A
Answer Both Questions

CASE 1: COVID – 19 PANDEMIC

In Mid-March 2020, Uganda joined the rest of the world to fight the deadly pandemic
CORONA (Covid -19). All institutions and business centers were closed in response to
the president’s directives. The Government was on tension, with fears of what next day
after another. Institutions of learning started on –line learning and teaching for those
that were used to the conventional face to face teaching. On the other hand, those who
already were offering classes on-line had to enhance the teaching through on-line. In
the western world, many cases of deaths were registered on a daily basis, where are in
Africa, the numbers grew slowly but steadily, Uganda inclusive. Some Countries,
however, despite the threat dis not close many activities. Today, Uganda is among
those countries that has accepted to live with Covid- 19, But with high levels of
precautions to fight and live with the pandemic.

Q1.

a. Identify the problem in the case above. (3 Marks)

b. Describe the business related decisions that were taken in the case above
(12 Marks)
c. Identify and describe any 3 different decision making scenarios in the business
world, that are in the case above
(10 Marks)
Total 25 Marks

Q2.

a. Decision making is a process. Describe the processes of decision making that

were followed in the case above
(10 Marks)
b. As a student of Business decision making. Give your views on the how you
would handle the situation given the pandemic.
(9 Marks)
c. Assess the challenges of decision making in a business
(6 Marks)

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 Total 25 Marks

SECTION B

Q.3 Data Collection in decision making

a. Before decision making, data is collected, analyzed and presented for

decision making. Define data. (4 Marks)
b. Describe the data 4 collection methods that you would use to collect data
about a business opportunity ( 12 Marks )
c. How would you present your findings of the data collected about a
business opportunity? (9 Marks)
(Total 25 Marks)

Q.4

a. Define correlation in the Business Decision making perspective ( 3

Marks)
b. If the relation between two variables (Volumes of sales of a business
and advertisement) results into any of the values of “r “are as stated
below; interpret each and attach a meaning for each
I. r =0 ( 5 Marks)
II. r = +1 ( 5 Marks)
III. r = -1 ( 5 Marks)
c. Why should we perform correlation between variableS ( 7 Marks)

(Total 25 Marks)

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