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| CATALOG INFORMATION
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| Discipline and Nbr:
BMG 66.1 | Title:
DECISION MAKING |
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| 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 |
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| | 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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Formerly:
Catalog Description:
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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:
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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
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| CSU GE: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| IGETC: | Transfer Area | | Effective: | Inactive: |
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| CSU Transfer: | Transferable | Effective: | Fall 1998 | Inactive: | |
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| UC Transfer: | | Effective: | | Inactive: | |
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Certificate/Major Applicable:
Certificate Applicable Course
COURSE CONTENT
Outcomes and Objectives:
At the conclusion of this course, the student should be able to:
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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
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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:
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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:
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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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