Decision Making Question Making Question Making Question 1: Understanding Your Problem

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Decision making
Question 1
1. Understanding your problem
One should understand the problem that he or she is experiencing. Understanding your
problem helps in coming up with best ways to solve it. One should study the nature of his or her
problem in order to decide on the best ways to solve it.
2. Breaking the problem into manageable parts
After understanding the problem, try to handle a small section of the problem at a time
instead of trying to solve the entire problem at once.
3. Definition of problem goals
For every part of the problem identified, it is important for one to figure out the goals for
solving the problem (Hilbert 211). One has to know what he or she is aiming at. If one does not
have a goal for the problem solving, it will not be easy for him to know the steps to take in order
to solve such a problem.
4. Setting decision goals in solving the problem

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This is an important step as one finds measures towards accomplishing the set goals in the
process of solving the problem (Chao 350). This step involve coming up with the mechanisms to
solve each part of the problem. It involves strategies one takes to meet the goals already set.
Question 2
1) Identification of the decision – identification of decision involves evaluating if the steps
taken to solve the problem are effective or not (Wei 243).
2) Gathering relevant information-collection of basic information is important step of the
action plan. Some of the external information helps in selecting the best decision to
take towards the problem solving.
3) Identification of alternatives –in the process of collecting the information, possible
alternative actions are considered.
4) Weighing the evidence-The information collected can be weighed based on one's
emotions as well as the imaginations as decision action plan.
Question 3
1. Julian could be undergoing lack self-confidence in her academics. She could not be having
that sense of self-confidence that she can make it in academics. Any course has its challenges
and one has to accept the challenges and focus on the positive side of the results. In addition,
Julia could be having external or internal disturbances such as lack of financial support leading
to her underperformance. In addition, Julia might be serious in her studies or making an
assumption that she will pass automatically which is not the case in academic since one has to
study extensive and intensive for good performance.

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2. Julia is supposed to identify the cause of her underperformance problem. She should
evaluate why is she performing poorly, what is the cause and how can she resolve that.
3. If Julia performance improves, then I can say the decision she took is good because it is
reversing her performance to the best.
Question 4
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Decision 1: I should advance in my
studies
Decision 2: Business related
field is my choice and
decision
Decision 3: I should go to
one of the best school in
business courses
Decision 4: My school of choice to
study business course is Geneva
Business School