Decision Analysis Paper, Part 1

The Final Project is designed to help you synthesize the insights you gained and information you have explored about decision making and apply this synthesis to a decision problem that matters to you. During Weeks 8 and 9, you will be writing portions of a Decision Analysis Paper, which will be graded and returned with feedback. You will apply this feedback before submitting your Final Project at the end of Week 10.

Final Project Overview:

The Final Project for this course involves a decision problem that matters to you. This problem must be identified, defined, articulated, and solved. You will submit an 8- to 10-page Decision Analysis Paper by Day 7 of Week 10.

For this week's Assignment, write a 2- to 4-page paper that identifies an important decision you need to make. It can be a decision associated with your doctoral program, your dissertation research, your work, your family, your community, or any other area of your life. Include in your paper the following:

A description of the decision you need to make

A description of the stakeholders involved

A description of the decision environment

An explanation of whether this is an individual or group decision