12/26/2024 12:16:26 PM	BMG 66.1 Course Outline as of Fall 2009	Changed Course
CATALOG INFORMATION
Discipline and Nbr:  BMG 66.1	Title:  DECISION MAKING
Full Title:  Decision Making
Last Reviewed:1/25/2021

Units		Course Hours per Week			Nbr of Weeks	Course Hours Total
Maximum	1.00	Lecture Scheduled	1.00		17.5 max.	Lecture Scheduled	17.50
Minimum	1.00	Lab Scheduled	0		2 min.	Lab Scheduled	0
		Contact DHR	0			Contact DHR	0
		Contact Total	1.00			Contact Total	17.50
		Non-contact DHR	0			Non-contact DHR Total	0

Total Out of Class Hours:  35.00

Total Student Learning Hours: 52.50

Title 5 Category:  AA Degree Applicable
Grading:  Grade or P/NP
Repeatability:  00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP
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Catalog Description:

This course provides the knowledge, skills, and tools to solve organizational problems and to make effective decisions.  Topics include selecting problems, using the rational decision-making process, selling the solution, and determining your own decision-making style.  

Prerequisites/Corequisites:

Recommended Preparation:
Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100

Limits on Enrollment:

Schedule of Classes Information
Description:

This course provides the knowledge, skills, and tools to solve organizational problems and to make effective decisions.  Topics include selecting problems, using the rational decision-making process, selling the solution, and determining your own decision-making style.  

(Grade or P/NP)
Prerequisites:
Recommended:Eligibility for ENGL 100 or ESL 100
Limits on Enrollment:
Transfer Credit:CSU;
Repeatability:00 - Two Repeats if Grade was D, F, NC, or NP

ARTICULATION, MAJOR, and CERTIFICATION INFORMATION

Associate Degree:		Effective:		Inactive:
Area:
CSU GE:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
IGETC:	Transfer Area			Effective:	Inactive:
CSU Transfer:	Transferable	Effective:	Fall 1998	Inactive:
UC Transfer:		Effective:		Inactive:
C-ID:

Certificate/Major Applicable: Certificate Applicable Course

COURSE CONTENT

Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:

Upon completion of the course, students will be able to:

1. Evaluate and select situations (problems) needing the problem-solving

  and decision-making process.

2. Define the problem and create a problem statement.

3. Generate alternative solutions and decide on the best solution.

4. Construct an action plan.

5. Justify the solution.

6. Determine their own decision-making style and explain its consequences.  

Topics and Scope

1. Problem selection.

2. Defining the problem: creating a problem-statement.

3. Alternative solutions.

    A. Brainstorming solutions.

    B. Pro-and-con or force-field analysis.

4. Action plan.

    A. Steps to implement a solution.

    B. Prioritizing steps.

    C. Henry Gantt's control systems chart.

    D. Program Evaluation and Review Techniques (PERT) chart.

5. The solution.

    A. Consequence analysis by cost and waste.

    B. Solution analysis by cost and improvement.

6. Decision-making styles.

    A. Intellectual.

    B. Conflict types.

    C. Pros and cons of your style.  

Assignments:

1. In-class written assignments.

2. Homework.

3. Group activities.

4. Role-playing.

5. Workbook exercises.

6. Case studies.

7. Skill demonstrations.

8. Participation in classroom activities.

9. Examination(s).  

Methods of Evaluation/Basis of Grade.

Writing: Assessment tools that demonstrate writing skill and/or require students to select, organize and explain ideas in writing.		Writing 25 - 35%
Written homework, In-class written assignments, short essay question
Problem solving: Assessment tools, other than exams, that demonstrate competence in computational or non-computational problem solving skills.		Problem Solving 20 - 25%
Problem-solving in groups, workbook exercises
Skill Demonstrations: All skill-based and physical demonstrations used for assessment purposes including skill performance exams.		Skill Demonstrations 20 - 40%
Class performances, Role playing
Exams: All forms of formal testing, other than skill performance exams.		Exams 1 - 20%
Multiple choice, True/false, Short essays
Other: Includes any assessment tools that do not logically fit into the above categories.		Other Category 10 - 30%
Participation in classroom activities

Representative Textbooks and Materials:

Instructor-prepared materials.

Hammond, Keeney and Raiffa. SMART CHOICE: A PRACTICAL GUIDE TO MAKING

BETTER DECISIONS, HBS Press, 1999, (classic text for the field).  

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