Area: | Graduate School of Business |
Credits: | 25.0 |
Contact Hours: | 3.0 |
Lecture: | 1 x 3 Hours Weekly |
Syllabus: | Provides decision-makers with 'thinking tools' and processes aimed at extending their decision-making capabilities. It covers the nature and structure of business decisions, decision types, decision bias, decision-making styles, group decision technologyand decision tools for choice, resource allocation, uncertainty and problem structuring. |
| |
Unit Outcomes: | On successful completion of this unit students will have- Knowledge base in the business discipline. Integrative thinking. Innovative thinking. Implementing management concepts. Reflective thinking. Managing different perspectives. Information and technology literacy. |
Texts and references listed below are for your information only and current as of September 30, 2003. Some units taught offshore are modified at selected locations. Please check with the unit coordinator for up-to-date information and approved offshore variations to unit information before finalising study and textbook purchases. |
Unit References: | Adair, J. (1985). Effective Decision Making. London, Pan Business/Management. Bazerman, M.H. (1994). Judgment in Managerial Decision Making. (third edition). New York, Wiley. Bentley, T.J. (1994). Facilitation: Providing opportunities for Learning. London, McGraw-Hill. Clemen, R.T. (1991). Making Hard Decisions: An Introduction to Decision Analysis. Boston, Kent. Cooke, S. and Slacks, N. (1991). Making Management Decisions. (second edition). New Jersey, Prentice Hall. Friend, J. and Hickling, A. (1987). Planning Under Pressure: The Strategic Choice Approach. Oxford, Pergamon. |
Unit Texts: | Goodwin, P. and Wright, P. (1998). Decision Analysis for Management Judgment. (second edition). New York, Wiley. |
| |
Unit Assessment Breakdown: | Project 40%, Book/article review 20%, Final Examination 40%. This is done by grade/mark assessment. |
Field of Education: | 80300 Business and Management (Narrow Grouping) | HECS Band (if applicable): | 2 |
|
Extent to which this unit or thesis utilises online information: | Informational | Result Type: | Grade/Mark |
|
Availability
| Year | Location | Period | Internal | Area External | Central External | | 2004 | Perth City Campus | Trimester 2 | Y | | |
Area
External | refers to external course/units run by the School or Department, offered online or through Web CT, or offered by research. |
Central
External | refers to external course/units run through the Curtin Bentley-based Distance Education Area |
|
