In this course, you will learn the concept of decision making from the rational and psychological points of view. We will discuss the limits to rationality; the interplay between emotional thinking and rational thinking when making decisions; the systematic errors provoked by our cognitive biases and by the use of heuristics; the role of emotions and intuition in decisions; the aleatory errors (noise); and possible remedies and leverage on all these aspects when making decisions.


您将学到什么
Clarify the concept of decision-making in the context of organizations and its relevance for the managerial role.
Understand what are rational decisions, decision processes, decisions under risk, and the limits to our rationality in decision-making
Learn how to apply techniques to improve decision quality, such as PROACT, Decision Trees, Certainty Equivalent, Problem Solving Cycle, and MAP.
您将获得的技能
要了解的详细信息

添加到您的领英档案
24 项作业
了解顶级公司的员工如何掌握热门技能

该课程共有5个模块
In this first week of the course, you will learn the concept of decision making from the rational and psychological points of view. We will discuss the limits to rationality; the interplay between emotional thinking and rational thinking when making decisions; the systematic errors provoked by our cognitive biases and by the use of heuristics; the role of emotions and intuition in decisions; the aleatory errors (noise); and possible remedies and leverage on all these aspects when making decisions.
涵盖的内容
16个视频3篇阅读材料5个作业1个讨论话题
Week 2 will focus on rational decision-making processes to improve decision abilities and organizational capabilities. We will explore the PrOACT and Problem Solving Cycle methods.
涵盖的内容
16个视频3篇阅读材料4个作业
In this week, we will explore decision analysis as a tool to support rational decision making, the role of uncertainty, risk, and probabilistic decision making, employing simple decision trees, sensitivity analysis and attitudes towards risk.
涵盖的内容
10个视频8篇阅读材料5个作业
In the fourth week of the course the attention is on the dynamics of groups and its effect on decisions made in different types of groups. Biases and social behavior interplay and create new challenges. Virtual teams and different configurations of group decision making are also explored. Processes and practices to deal with these challenges are also presented this week.
涵盖的内容
12个视频5篇阅读材料5个作业
Social, technological and economic changes bring new challenges and are transforming the role of management and the way decisions are made in organizations. This module brings three dimensions of these changes: complexity and chaos; hypothesis formulation and experiments; and the role of artificial intelligence in decision making.
涵盖的内容
5个视频3篇阅读材料5个作业1次团队评审
位教师

从 Business Strategy 浏览更多内容
- 状态:免费试用
American Psychological Association
- 状态:免费试用
Arizona State University
- 状态:免费试用
Fractal Analytics
- 状态:免费试用
Dartmouth College
人们为什么选择 Coursera 来帮助自己实现职业发展




常见问题
To access the course materials, assignments and to earn a Certificate, you will need to purchase the Certificate experience when you enroll in a course. You can try a Free Trial instead, or apply for Financial Aid. The course may offer 'Full Course, No Certificate' instead. This option lets you see all course materials, submit required assessments, and get a final grade. This also means that you will not be able to purchase a Certificate experience.
When you purchase a Certificate you get access to all course materials, including graded assignments. Upon completing the course, your electronic Certificate will be added to your Accomplishments page - from there, you can print your Certificate or add it to your LinkedIn profile.
Yes. In select learning programs, you can apply for financial aid or a scholarship if you can’t afford the enrollment fee. If fin aid or scholarship is available for your learning program selection, you’ll find a link to apply on the description page.
更多问题
提供助学金,