Online Class: Decision Making Skills

Unlock your decision-making potential with our course, which offers tools for precise problem identification and data-driven choices. Gain mastery over life's choices through practical scenarios and refine your strategic skills for informed, confident decisions.
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  • 14
    Lessons
  • 23
    Exams &
    Assignments
  • 2,062
    Students
    have taken this course
  • 8
    Hours
    average time
  • 0.8
    CEUs
 
 
 

Course Description

Unlock the Power of Effective Decision Making

In every juncture of our lives, be it in the corridors of business, the intimacy of personal relationships, or the challenging twists of day-to-day existence, we are constantly faced with decisions. Each choice paints the canvas of our future, impacting not just ourselves but often those around us. Enter our meticulously crafted online course, designed to transform you into a master decision-maker, capable of assessing, analyzing, and choosing with precision.

Why is Decision Making So Crucial?

Think of decision-making as the steering wheel of life. The way we turn, the routes we choose, can lead us either to our desired destinations or astray. That's why, when faced with multiple avenues, it's paramount to select one with a clear head and a precise methodology. This course isn't just about making decisions; it's about making the right decisions.

Embarking on a Journey of Expert Decision Making

  1. Clear Problem Identification: Every decision starts with a catalyst - be it a challenge or an opportunity. We'll guide you in pinpointing the exact nature of your decision, be it as mundane as a babysitter not showing up or as pivotal as a career-altering move. Precision in problem identification is the cornerstone of effective decision-making.

  2. Comprehensive Information Gathering: In the age of information, it's easy to drown in the myriad of options available. We'll equip you with the tools to sift through the noise, extract relevant data, and visualize potential outcomes, ensuring every choice you make is informed and justified.

  3. Decision Execution with Confidence: The culmination of the decision-making process is the act of choosing. With our guidance, you'll not only select an option but be confident in its validity. Through intuitive self-reflection techniques, we'll empower you to validate and stand firmly by your choices.

  4. Decision Review and Iteration: Every choice leads to an outcome, and it's imperative to understand the repercussions. With post-decision evaluation techniques, you'll continually refine your decision-making prowess, ensuring future choices are even more effective.

Practical Scenarios and Real-world Applications

Through practical examples, such as the working parent's dilemma or the aspiring student's future, our course bridges the gap between theory and practice. We delve deep into real-life situations, offering insights, showcasing potential pitfalls, and highlighting optimal strategies for varied scenarios.

Final Thoughts: The Decision to Enhance Your Decision-Making Skills

If the very idea of decision-making seems daunting, you're not alone. But imagine a future where you are not just reacting to life, but actively steering it. Our course promises not just knowledge but transformation. It's not about avoiding wrong turns, but confidently choosing the right ones.

So, whether you're a professional aiming to enhance your strategic skills or an individual seeking clarity in personal choices, this course is your compass. Dive deep, learn passionately, and unlock the art and science of decision-making. Your journey to becoming an astute decision-maker begins here.

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  • 6 Months to Complete
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  • Accredited CEUs
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Course Lessons

Average Lesson Rating:
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  • Lesson 1. Efficient Decision-Making Strategies

    Making the decision involves selecting the best option based on the information collected, which might be obvious or require deeper reflection and instinct. Evaluating choices in light of personal circumstances and goals helps in confidently arriving at an optimal decision.

  • Lesson 2. Anatomy of a Choice

    To comprehend decision making's anatomy means exploring its structural underpinnings and how influences like biases and past experiences impact the choices we make. This lesson illuminates the practice of decision making as a systematic approach that evolves with personal growth and recognition of influencing factors.

  • Lesson 3. Mastering the Art and Science of Problem Solving in Decision Making

    Understanding the distinction between problem-solving and decision-making is foundational for mastering both skills. Employing a structured process and tools like graphic organizers facilitates effective solutions.

  • Lesson 4. Symptom or Cause: Find the Source

    To tackle problems effectively, one must distinguish between root causes and symptoms, using a structured method that begins with meticulous data gathering to avoid misidentifying the problem's source.

  • Lesson 5. Discover Your Personal Problem-Solving Style: A Journey Through Analysis and Self-Reflection

    Problem-solving and decision-making processes are broken into manageable steps, emphasizing the need for creativity and distinguishing between symptoms and root causes, guided by graphical organizers. Recognize distinct problem-solving styles like idealist, realist, activist, rational, casual, and avoidance to strategically align with your strengths and weaknesses.

  • Lesson 6. Innovative Decisions: A Journey Through Creativity

    Through exploring creativity within decision-making, this lesson illustrates how nontraditional thinking can yield superior results. The four-step creative process, adapted to decision contexts, promotes the discovery of new possibilities and innovative solutions.

  • Lesson 7. Creative Challenges: Insights and Solutions

    Human nature's tendency towards routine often inhibits creativity, requiring an intentional effort to disrupt habits and spark innovative thinking. Overcoming fear of judgment and embracing change can transform personal and professional environments, allowing creativity to flourish.

  • Lesson 8. Breaking Free from Mental Chains: A Journey to Uninhibited Creativity

    The pressure to provide immediate creative results can become oppressive, particularly when expectations consistently rely on one individual’s creative input. Effective communication and distribution of responsibilities within a team can alleviate this pressure, fostering a more collaborative and supportive environment.

  • Lesson 9. Boosting Creativity with Essential Tools

    Mind mapping is a powerful graphic tool that helps organize and expand ideas visually, making it easier to explore creative possibilities. By understanding the interconnectedness of thoughts and ideas, mind mapping fosters a dynamic approach to learning and innovation.

  • Lesson 10. The Anatomy of Decision Making: An Analytical Approach

    The integration of analysis and process is crucial to dissect decision making into manageable parts, allowing informed and strategic actions. This thoughtful approach mandates a continual assessment of skill level and adaptation of decision-making tools to suit varying complexities.

  • Lesson 11. Visualizing Decisions: A Simplified Approach

    The lesson explores decision trees and influence diagrams, both of which serve to graphically represent decision components and their influences. Engaging with these tools can refine a decision-maker's skills, making them adept at breaking down and analyzing decisions.

  • Lesson 12. Impact of Fatigue and Hunger on Your Choices

    Rational decision-making can be undermined by irrational influences like overtiredness, hunger, and environmental factors, which skew judgment and lead to riskier choices. Emotions, deeply ingrained in human nature, often override logic, necessitating self-awareness to identify and manage these feelings before they impact decisions.

  • Lesson 13. The Art of Decision Making: Essential Guidelines

    The lesson emphasizes the importance of taking personal responsibility for decision making and recognizing the role of creativity and problem-solving in the process. It suggests involving knowledgeable individuals and making informed, rational, and intuitive choices while continually practicing to refine decision-making skills.

  • Lesson 14. From Decision to Reality: A Structured Approach

    Through diverse decision-making strategies, you now understand implementing a decision isn't simply about choosing but acting, nuanced by real-world examples like Ms. M.'s geographic preference guided by rational and emotional factors. Similarly, Company XYZ's newly acquired profitability highlights how meticulous execution and teamwork redefine success.
 

Learning Outcomes

By successfully completing this course, students will be able to:
  • Identify and evaluate potential alternatives with relevant information and research
  • Recognize and articulate a decision problem using clear and understandable language
  • Describe how individual differences and cognitive biases influence decision-making processes and outcomes.
  • Recognize the structural components that contribute to the formation of a decision, including experience, biases, and personal relevance.
  • Define the distinction between problem solving and decision making by illustrating each process's unique steps and characteristics.
  • Demonstrate the use of graphic organizers to visually map out and evaluate potential solutions in the problem-solving process.
  • Apply the four-step process of root cause analysis to identify the underlying issue and generate appropriate solutions for a specified problem.
  • Distinguish between root causes and symptoms by analyzing a given scenario, demonstrating the ability to identify each component clearly and accurately.
  • Define and differentiate between various problem-solving styles, such as idealist, realist, activist, rational, casual, avoidance, command, consensus, and random.
  • Evaluate personal strengths and weaknesses to identify and adapt an individual problem-solving style that enhances decision-making effectiveness.
  • Demonstrate the ability to brainstorm multiple nontraditional solutions to a decision-making problem, incorporating learned techniques from the creative process.
  • Describe how the four stages of the creative process can be applied to enhance decision making, utilizing examples of each stage.
  • Define strategies to overcome fear of being judged and enhance creative confidence in diverse environments.
  • Demonstrate mastery of lesson content at levels of 70% or higher.
 

Additional Course Information

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Course Title: Decision Making Skills
Course Number: 8900336
Lessons Rating: 4.4 / 5 Stars (1,419 votes)
Languages: English - United States, Canada and other English speaking countries
Availability: Accessible from any state in the U.S., this course covers key areas such as California, Texas, Florida, New York, Pennsylvania, Illinois, Ohio, and Georgia. The course is also offered in English-speaking nations like Australia, Canada, the UK, and South Africa.
Last Updated: April 2024
CEU Value: 0.8 IACET CEUs (Continuing Education Units)
CE Accreditation: Universal Class, Inc. has been accredited as an Authorized Provider by the International Association for Continuing Education and Training (IACET).
Grading Policy: Earn a final grade of 70% or higher to receive an online/downloadable CEU Certification documenting CEUs earned.
Course Type: Self-Paced, Online Classes
Assessment Method: Lesson assignments and review exams
Instructor: John Chouinard
Syllabus: View Syllabus
Course Fee: $120.00 U.S. dollars

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Student Testimonials

  • "This course was extremely useful in assisting me to improve my decision-making skills. I found the instructor to be thoughtful and helpful in his comments at the end of each assignment." -- Geraldine H.
  • "Quiet frankly, I have not done this course before in my life. Decision making course are a very helpful tool to utilize personally or professionally. After studying it online, I think I should be able to implement creative and analytic ideas before finally make a critical decision whether at home or in my workplace. I really enjoyed studying this course online." -- Waisea T.
  • "Really good course, overall I appreciated all content." -- Leanne B.
  • "I LOVED IT. It was extremely in-depth and helpful." -- Cesar P.
  • "Thank you for the great class!" -- Dominick H.

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