| Dr. Whalen | Office hours in
cyberspace; email
8160[at]whalen3[dot]org |
Fax:
1-626 605 2586 |
| Texts: | The main "textbook" is the website www.gsu.edu/~dscthw/8350/08sched.html |
| You also need to buy the package of five cases available at "The Printshop" at 6 Decatur Street |
| Grading: | 30% Midterm (Individual) 30% Final (individual) 30% Project (Individual or in a team of TWO) 10% Class Participation, Homework, Pop Quizzes |
| Project: | Plan A: Use the "Ear" minicase as a springboard to show off what you have learned. A correct and complete solution to the probalem as stated earns a B-; higher grades are earned if you add to the problem in order to demonstrate addtional issues that can arise and solutions that can be applied. Be creative. |
| Plan B: Same as plan A, but using a problem you're interested in instead of the "Ear" minicase. |
In
this course you will
learn concepts and
techniques
to help balance the uncertain costs and benefits of competing
alternatives.
You will learn to deal with environments ranging from well-defined
probabilities of monetary profits and losses at one extreme to purely
qualitative possibilities at the other, as well as the fuzzy area
between these two extremes,which is where most practical
decision making occurs in practics.
Specific techniques we will cover are listed on the schedule.The goal is to craft a decision that is well justified by the available information and buttressed by logical arguments. This will help you implement individual decisions with confidence, and argue for decisions in your organizations with effectiveness. In the long run, the methods of this course will also tend to maximize the cumulative net benefits you achieve throughout your career.