Course overview
This course is designed to equip students with knowledge and skills in decision making and problem solving within a contemporary business context.
It aims to provide practical tools and frameworks for addressing complex business challenges in both routine and crisis situations, in improving decision quality, and fostering innovative solutions to meet organisational goals.
- Foundations Of Decision Making And Problem Solving
- Frameworks, Tools And Techniques
- Decision Making in Contemporary Environments
Course learning outcomes
- Critically assess ambiguous and multi-dimensional problems using structured problem-framing techniques to distinguish root causes from symptoms across business contexts.
- Explain and critically discuss the implications and effect of cognitive biases, groupthink, and ethical issues on decision making.
- Critically examine and integrate traditional and innovative methodologies techniques, and tools, in a systems thinking approach to generate, evaluate, and prioritise ethical solutions.
- Demonstrate skills in problem solving and decision making as an individual and in teamwork to evaluate various decision-making frameworks, models and tools, and critically explain the most appropriately selected approach in applying to a real-world problem.
Availability
Class details
Adelaide City Campus West
Group 1
Class number 63522
Section SE05
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 63523
Section SE04
Size 30
Available 28
Class number 63524
Section SE03
Size 30
Available 30
Class number 63525
Section SE02
Size 30
Available 29
Class number 63526
Section SE01
Size 30
Available 30
Class details
Adelaide City Campus West
Group 1
Class number 28444
Section SE05
Size 30
Available 16
Class number 28445
Section SE04
Size 30
Available 28
Class number 28446
Section SE03
Size 30
Available 27
Class number 28447
Section SE02
Size 30
Available 22
Class number 28448
Section SE01
Size 30
Available 25
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