Decision Making

Question 1

Define decision.

Answer 1

Decision is a choice made between two or more alternatives.

Question 2

What is decision making?

Answer 2

It is the process of choosing between alternatives to achieve a goal.

Question 3

What are the 8 steps of the decision making process?

Answer 3

Identify the problem, Identifying decision criteria, allocating weights to criteria, Developing alternatives, analyzing alternatives, selecting the alternatives, implementing the alternatives and evaluating the decision’s effectiveness

Question 4

________ are situations that occur often enough to enable decision rules to be developed. eg. College admission decisions

Answer 4

Programmed decisions

Question 5

________ are made in response to decisions that are unusual, and involve unpredictable opportunities or threats. eg. choice of college to apply for admissions

Answer 5

Unprogrammed decisions