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GSB740 Managerial Thinking and Decision Making

Updated: 17 February 2010
Credit Points 6
Offering
Responsible Campus Teaching Period Mode of Study Online Level
Armidale Trimester 2 Off Campus C - Internet access required
Intensive School(s) None
Supervised Exam There is no UNE Supervised Examination.
Pre-requisites candidature in GradCertMgt or GradCertHRM or GradDipMgt or MAdminLead or MBA or MBusRes or MBusResHons or MCom or MODSHRM or MEdAdmin
Co-requisites None
Restrictions MBA740
Notes None
Combined Units None
Coordinator(s) Kay Hempsall (Kay.Hempsall@une.edu.au)
Unit Description

This unit will examine theories and approaches to the study of decision making in managerial contexts. Emphasis will be placed on establishing the limits of human decision-making capacity, how such limits are currently circumvented and how these limits may be lifted through the use of decision-support systems. Group conflict and negotiation will also be explored.
Prescribed Material
Mandatory 		Text(s):

Note: Students are expected to purchase prescribed material

Judgement in Managerial Decision Making
ISBN: 9780470049457
Bazerman, M.H., John Wiley 7th ed. 2009
Text refers to: Trimester 2 , Off Campus
Creative Problem Solving for Managers
ISBN: 9780415551106
Proctor, T., Macmillan 3rd ed. 2010
Text refers to: Trimester 2 , Off Campus
Disclaimer Offer of some subjects is subject to viability. Information in these unit descriptions is subject to change prior to commencement of semester.
Assessment
Title Exam Length Weight Mode No. Words
Assignment 1 40% 2500
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1-8
Assignment 2 60% 3500
Relates to Learning Outcomes (LO) and Graduate Attributes (GA)
LO: 1-4 GA: 1-8

Learning Outcomes (LO) Upon completion of this unit, students will be able to:
  1. demonstrate an understanding of the various perspectives and principles which underpin our understanding of human-thinking and decision-making processes and how those processes are embedded in the managerial context;
  2. demonstrate skill in applying the various concepts implicated in the first aim to the diagnosis of judgmental errors and other constraints and problems which may arise in association with managerial thinking and decision making;
  3. use constructive procedures and practices which managers can employ to improve the quality and consistency of their thinking and decisions;
  4. demonstrate a capacity to think organisational decisions more systemically and complexly.

Graduate Attributes (GA)
Attribute Taught Assessed Practised
1 Knowledge of a Discipline
A command of managerial decision-making will be achieved through knowledge presented in the teaching and learning activities associated with the unit. 		True True True
2 Communication Skills
Written communication skills are taught and assessed in the assignment work and online communications. 		True True True
3 Global Perspectives
The unit content provides students with an understanding of managerial decision making within a global context. 		True True True
4 Information Literacy
Taught and assessed through assignment preparation, use of internet, Blackboard, etc. 		True True False
5 Life-Long Learning
Academic skills required for life-long learning are taught within the unit. 		True True True
6 Problem Solving
Assessments are focussed on problem-solving skills in managerial decision-making. 		True True True
7 Social Responsibility
Increased awareness of socially responsible practices is emphasised in the unit. 		True True True
8 Team Work
Students engage in teamwork in online discussions. 		True True True
   

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