HC1062 Decision Making and Problem Solving: Group Report Appendix

This document is an appendix for a group report on Decision Making and Problem Solving (HC1062). It outlines essential components required for submission, including detailed group member information (names, student IDs, contact details), the chosen assignment topic, and a clear allocation of tasks for each member. The appendix mandates the inclusion of a Gantt chart to visualize the project timeline, deadlines, and allocated tasks. Furthermore, it specifies that each student must provide a minimum of five references relevant to their assigned section, alongside a record of all group communications (emails, messages, meeting minutes) and a reflection on group expectations, challenges encountered, and insights gained during the assignment. The appendix provides a framework for group collaboration and ensures all essential aspects of the group assignment are addressed.

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HC1062 DECISION MAKING AND PROBLEM SOLVING
Appendix for Group
Report
After forming the group you must confirm your group members’ details in writing with your
lecturer. Note that once you do so, your group members are fixed and cannot be changed.
The group size should be 3, but your lecturer may allow a maximum of 4. It is essential that
every member makes a significant valid academic contribution to the team result.
As you start to work on your group report, you are required to assimilate this Appendix, to
be submitted via a link on the UNIT blackboard site in week 8, by Friday 5 pm.
What should be included in the appendix?
1. All the group member details-full name, student id numbers, contact phone
numbers.
2. The topic chosen for your group assignment
3. Allocation of the tasks for each member in the group.
You may utilize this format for the above:
Topic Chosen:
Student ID First Name Family Name Contact Phone
Number
Allocated
Task(s)
4. A Gantt chart showing the working plan towards completion of the group
assignment. This chart must have every allocated task, deadlines and dates clearly
stated.
Gantt Chart- It is a graphical depiction o a project schedule. It is a form of bar chart which
demonstrates the start and finish dates of several components of a project which consider assets,
milestones, tasks and dependencies. This tool developed by Henry Gantt to assist in scheduling,
managing and determining particular task and assets in a project. In term of accomplishment of
this project report the teammates can use it to administrate, monitor and schedule their work so
that can complete in set time duration in effective manner.

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5. Each student to list at least five references and sources for their chosen part. [Final
assignment must contain these references plus any others that are cited or used].

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Student
ID
References Key theme / Reason
for choosing this?

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1. 1. Proctor, T., 2018. Creative problem solving for
managers: developing skills for decision making and
innovation. Routledge.
These sources are
crucial as they offer
effective information
about the problem
solving theme.
2 Pinsof, W.M. and et. al., 2018. Integrative
systemic therapy: Metaframeworks for problem
solving with individuals, couples, and families.
3 American Psychological Association.
Chen, Y.Y. and et. al., 2018. Health information
obtained from the internet and changes in medical
decision making: questionnaire development and
cross-sectional survey. Journal of medical Internet
research, 20(2), p.e47.
4 Özgenel, M., 2018. Modeling the relationships
between school administrators’ creative and critical
thinking dispositions with decision making styles
and problem solving skills. Educational Sciences:
Theory & Practice, 18(3).
5.Eide, A.R. and et. al., 2018. Engineering
fundamentals and problem solving. McGraw Hill
Education.
2. 1 Funke, J., Fischer, A. and Holt, D.V., 2018.
Competencies for complexity: problem solving in
the twenty-first century. In Assessment and teaching
of 21st century skills (pp. 41-53). Springer, Cham.
These sources are
relevant as the provide
information about the
decision making
methods and challenges
of problem solving.
2 Haendler, T. and Frysak, J., 2018. Deconstructing
the Refactoring Process from a Problem-solving and
Decision-making Perspective. In ICSOFT (pp. 397-
406).
3 Schiffbeck, A., 2020. The Spiritual
“Freelancers”: Young People, Religiosity and
Community Problem Solving. Scientia Moralitas-
International Journal of Multidisciplinary
Research, 5(1), pp.131-152.

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4 Fahmi, A. and et. al., 2018. Weighted average
rating (war) method for solving group decision
making problem using triangular cubic fuzzy hybrid
aggregation (tcfha). Punjab Univ J Math, 50(1),
pp.23-34.
5 Graesser, A.C. and et. al., 2018. Challenges of
assessing collaborative problem solving.
In Assessment and teaching of 21st century
skills (pp. 75-91). Springer, Cham.
3. 1 Horner, R.H. and et. al., 2018. A randomized
waitlist controlled analysis of team-initiated problem
solving professional development and
use. Behavioral Disorders, 43(4), pp.444-456.
These sources are
crucial as they
demonstrate effects of
problem solving and role
of decision making.
2 Batool, U. and Siddiqui, D.A., 2020. Effect of
Employees’ Well-Being on Their Emotional
Intelligence and Mental Health: The Role Decision
Making and Problem-Solving Abilities. Available at
SSRN 3641615.
3 Martin, R., Thomas, G., Hewstone, M. and
Gardikiotis, A., 2018. When leaders are in the
numerical majority or minority: Differential effects
on problem‐solving. Journal of Social Issues, 74(1),
pp.93-111.
4 Swann, L. and et. al., 2019. Airport Security
Screener Problem-Solving Knowledge and
Implications. Human Factors,
p.0018720819874169.
5 Ansari, F. and et. al., 2018. A problem-solving
ontology for human-centered cyber physical
production systems. CIRP Journal of Manufacturing
Science and Technology, 22, pp.91-106.
4. 1 Van Aken, J.E. and Berends, H., 2018. ProblemThese references are

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solving in organizations. Cambridge university
press.
efficient because they
offer brief information
about Marks & Spencer
and information about
problem solving in
organizations.
2 Marks and Spencer Group Plc. 2020. [Online].
Available Through:
<https://www.reuters.com/companies/MKS.L>.
3 Kammen, D.M. and Hassenzahl, D.M.,
2018. Should we risk it?: Exploring environmental,
health, and technological problem solving.
Princeton University Press.
4 Kim, B. and Bastani, R., 2018. Game design
literacy as a problem-solving disposition.
International Society of the Learning Sciences, Inc.
[ISLS]..
5 Graesser, A.C. and et. al., 2018. Advancing the
science of collaborative problem
solving. psychological science in the public
interest, 19(2), pp.59-92.

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6. All the correspondence towards working on the group assignments must be
recorded, this would include but not limited to emails, WhatsApp messages, USB file
exchanges, group discussion, text messages, record of telephonic conversations etc.
7. Details of a minimum of five group meetings held face-to-face to be provided. Each
meeting must be documented in the following format
Meeting No. ……: Date ………………….Time …………………… Venue
………………
Student ID Name Points discussed If absent
state the
reason
1.
2.
3.
4.
8. Our group expectations are: To meet the report purpose of provide accurate and
effective information about the information which are provided with in the
document.
9. We experienced the following challenges during this assignment: During the time
of performing in the assignment, we faced several challenge like lack of time,
ineffective communication, inappropriate allocation of work and conflicts. These
issues are arising due to not having good relation with team people due to not well
aware with them. Along with finding out and collecting relevant data is another
great challenge which is also faced by the entire group.
10. At the completion of the assignment we have the following insights: After the
completion of the report we have gain informational about different things, improve
skills and get knowledge about different aspects like decision making and problem
solving etc. At the accomplishment of assignment, we also have good relations with
teammates and gain an amazing experience.

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Group tools
Your instructor chooses which communication and collaboration tools are available
to your group. If you want to use a tool but don't find on your group's page, ask your
instructor to enable it.
Group Tool Description
File Exchange Group members and instructors can share files in this area. All
members can add and delete files, regardless of who added them.
Group Blog In the group area, all members of a group can create entries for the
same blog and build on each entry. All course members can read and
comment on a group blog, but they can't make posts unless they are
members of the group. Instructors can choose to grade group blogs.
All group members receive the same
grade.
Group Journal In the group area, all members of a group can view each other's
entries. Only group members and instructors can view a group
journal. Instructors can choose to grade group journals. All
group members receive the same grade.
Send Email Group members can email individual members or the entire
group.
You can't create folders in file exchange. With your group, decide how
you want to name files so that they are easier to locate in a long list.
Add a file to the file exchange
Group Tools > File Exchange > Add File
Add a name for file you want to upload. Browse for the file and submit.
You can also delete any file if you wish. On the File Exchange page, select Delete in the
file's menu. But it would be good to keep all the files for any future reference.
Group Blog
All the group members can discuss about the assignment by using Group
Blog. Once you are allocated in a group, you can see this function. Group
> Group Tools > Group Blog > Create Blog Entry.