Role of the Leader in Improving
Organizational Decision-Making
Starts: TBA
Ends: TBA
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Description:
Participants in this course will:
- Understand both the theory and practice of decision-making, and how
they differ
- Develop an understanding of human fallibilities in decision-making
- Develop knowledge and skills to enhance both individual and group
decision-making
- Understand the environmental and personal constraints on decision-making
- Develop an understanding of the leader’s role in decision-making
Topics:
 Classical Decision
Making: How Theory Suggests Decisions Should be Made
Decision-Making
in Action: Making Decisions in the Real World
Human Biases in
Decision-Making
Risk and Uncertainty
in Decision-Making
The Role of Creativity
in Decision-Making
Bad Decisions: Lessons
Learned for Improved Decision-Making
Group Decision Making:
Building Effective Teams
Ethical Issues in
Decision-Making
Deciding When to
Use Group Decision-Making
Leading and Supporting
the Decision-Making Process
Resources Provided:
Course manual, textbooks, readers, course website, etc.
Resources Required: On-line (Web-based) course
requiring access to the Internet. The minimum requirements are: a personal
computer with a Pentium-class processor; Windows 95 or later; 32 MB
RAM (64 recommended); 10 MEGS hard disk space; SVGA Monitor; 1 MB video
card; 256 colours; CD-ROM drive (suggested); word processing software;
56k modem; Internet Explorer 5.0 or Netscape 4.7 or later (Please note
that we DO NOT recommend using Netscape 6 at this time.)
Instructor(s): Dr. Beverley Fretz
Sponsoring College: College
of Social and Applied Human Sciences
Tuition Fee(s): CDN $1,200 or
CDN $900 for Not For Profit or Charitable Organizations
 For
more information about the content or learning objectives,
please contact Professor Michael Cox
at 519-824-4120, extension
56597 or send an email to mcox@uoguelph.ca
For all other inquiries contact:
John Cassidy,
Manager, Distance Education and DE Learning Technologies
Phone: (519) 824-4120, Ext: 56777
FAX: (519) 824-1112
E-mail: jcassidy@open.uoguelph.ca
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