Problem analysis and decision making
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This document summarizes a student's review of an article on decision making. The article discussed definitions of decision making, types of decisions, decision making as a recursive process, components of decision making, and how quantity affects decision making. It provided a clear introduction to decision making. The student assessed that the author established decisions have consequences and don't happen instantly. The student gave an example of a quick decision made by a professor and reflected on how experience improves decision making abilities. The student concluded the best decisions come from divine enlightenment.
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- 1. Eastern Samar State University GRADUATE SCHOOL Borongan City Second semester 2015-2016 FINAL REQUIREMENT: A SIMPLE ARTICLE REVIEW Robert Harris June 9, 2012 Submitted by: MA. JANICE ODIAMAN-NICART PhD Educational Management Student Submitted to:
- 2. FR. FERNANDO N. EGARGO, Ph.D. PROFESSOR The article discussed comprehensively the basics of decision making by starting with some given definitions and examples, kinds of decisions, decision making as recursive process, components of decision making, effects of quantity on decision making, and decision streams. Specifically, it makes a very clear introduction to decision making in depth. The issue being dealt with here is on the importance of making every day decisions. Studies have shown that most people are much poorer at decision making than they think. The author offered ways to analyse problem and intelligently decide ways to solve them at its best manner. One component of decision making is the decision environment which is defined as the collection of information, alternatives, values, and preferences available at the time of the decision. An ideal decision environment would include all possible information, all of it accurate, and every possible alternative. However, both information and alternatives are constrained because the time and effort to gain information or identify alternatives are limited. The major challenge of decision making is uncertainty, and a major goal of decision analysis is to reduce uncertainty. A common misconception about decision making is that decisions are made in isolation from each other: you gather information, explore alternatives, and make a choice without regard to anything that has gone before. The fact is, decisions are made in context of other decisions. We might say, then that every decision (1) follows from previous decisions, (2) enables many future decisions, and (3) prevents other future decisions. People who have trouble making decisions are sometimes trapped by the constraining nature of decision making. Decisions have far reaching consequences.
- 3. Father, you may notice that I copied the above paragraph from the article. Well, every detail is suited to explain the paradigm of decision making process. The arguments that the author offered was outlined above. What then is my assessment on the arguments offered by the author? Well, the author clearly established that a sound decision does not happen in an instant and that decisions have consequences. I remember last Tuesday when I was in our class session with Dr. Felix Afable when Father Dindo called Samuel and asked Sir Felix if he can enrol with proxy only. Immediately, sir Felix said, Yes if he has an authorization letter. Then Sir Felix told me, Observe how decisive I was, I immediately decide without asking anyone. Indeed, decision making entails a lot of responsibility. The higher we go up, the higher the appropriate decisions we need to make. The ability to make decisions is a fundamental skill at any age, and it is especially crucial in our current society, which emphasizes independence throughout the life span. Older adults face decisions that can have a huge impact on the remaining years of their lives. Often their life circumstances are changing. Indeed, at age comes wisdom. I believe that the more we age, the more failure and success we encounter, the better the judgment we learn from, and the better decision maker we become. Experience is the best teacher. However, I firmly stand that the best decision is coming from the enlightening approval of the Almighty. Thank You Po!