MGS4000 MGS4000 Managerial Decision Making

Managerial
Decision Making Julie
De Jong

Course
Overview & Course Schedule
Roadmapp
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Articles

Grading

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 Tests (65%) Projects (25%)
Test #1 9/09
Personal Decision Making (15%)
Test #2
# DUE 10/05
/
Test #3 10/26
Start thinking about a personal
Test #4 12/02
decision you’ll be making
sometime after Dec 15th
Make-up tests given for
extenuating circumstances only

Projects (25%) Projects (25%)

Personal Decision Making (15%) Personal Decision Making (15%)

Group Problem Solving (10%) Group Problem Solving (10%)

Projects due: 11/30

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 Participation (10%) Attendance

Attendance Attendance taken at start of class

Homework Tardiness = absence
Quizzes

Attendance Attendance

Excused absences require a doctor’s

doctor s Excused absences require a written
excuse excuse

Notified absences – you notify me at Notified absences – you notify me at

l
least
t 30 minutes
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f class
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least
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f class
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- 3 notified absences are allowed 3 notified absences are allowed

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 Attendance Attendance

Excused absences require a written Excused absences require a written

excuse excuse

Notified absences – you notify me at Notified absences – you notify me at

l
least
t 30 minutes
i t b before
f class
l l
least
t 30 minutes
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f class
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No penalty for up to 3 notified

absences

Attendance Participation (10%)

Attendance
Emailing
E ili or calling
lli me after
ft class
l iis
not a notified absence. Homework
Due dates and details will be
posted to the web

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 Participation (10%) Participation (10%)
Attendance Attendance
Homework Homework
Emailed homework accepted Quizzes
from students with excused
or notified absences only. Over assigned readings –
read articles BEFORE you
come to class

Communications Classroom Etiquette

mgs4000@mindspring.com Turn off & p

put awayy electronic devices
(laptops, cell phones, Blackberries, etc.)
GSU email
Eating, talking, whispering, text
www.mindspring.com/~mgs4000
messaging, sleeping, etc. should be done
when you’re not in class

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 Convert
Risk Profile: Risk
Concerns
Course Roadmap Decision or
Problem
to Objectives
Uncertainties Tolerance

Statement

Sort into
Qualitative,
Evaluation Means &
If simple
Quantitative
Ends Wants Analysis:
D i
Design Tentative
Choice

Intelligence Means = Ends = Final Choice

Alternatives Criteria

Weighted
Matrix
Musts: Not Implementa-
Wants
Go/No Go Important tion

Implementation
Choice
Consequence Simplify
Matrix Matrix Evaluation

Nominal
Group Delphi
Technique Technique

Course Website
Before next class….

Julie
De Jong
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