GSBS6001
10 units
6000 level
Course handbook
Description
Managing Under Uncertainty (MUU) develops introductory skills concerning managerial decision making. You will develop an understanding of decision making processes with a focus on critical judgment, analytical logical reasoning and creative problem solving. You will also be introduced to decision-making challenges and contexts under incomplete information
Availability2024 Course Timetables
Singapore PSB
- Trimester 1 - 2024 (Singapore)
- Trimester 2 - 2024 (Singapore)
- Trimester 3 - 2024 (Singapore)
Singapore NAIHE
- Trimester 1 - 2024
- Trimester 2 - 2024
Online
- Trimester 1 - 2024
- Trimester 3 - 2024
Newcastle City Precinct
- Trimester 2 - 2024
Sydney Elizabeth Street
- Trimester 2 - 2024
Learning outcomes
On successful completion of the course students will be able to:
1. Apply skills in locating, selecting, referencing and interpreting appropriate academic sources to produce an annotated bibliography and essay
2. Apply decision making theories to the analysis of case studies, including an experiential case study
3. Evaluate theories of decision making
Content
This course includes but is not limited to the following topics:
- Nature of decision making
- Decision making theories, models and processes
- Uncertainty and risk in decision making
- Personality and values in decision making
- Individual decision-making
- Groups and decision making
- Ethics and ethical practice in decision making
- Politics of decision making
- Evaluation of decisions
- Current issues in decision making
Assessment items
Written Assignment: Annotated Bibliography
Written Assignment: Argumentative Essay
Formal Examination: Take Home Case Study Exam
Contact hours
Trimester 1 - 2024 (Singapore) - Singapore PSB
Workshop-1
- Face to Face On Campus 3 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
Trimester 1 - 2024 - Singapore NAIHE
Workshop-1
- Face to Face On Campus 3 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
Trimester 1 - 2024 - Online
Online Activity-1
- Online 30 hour(s) per term
Trimester 2 - 2024 (Singapore) - Singapore PSB
Online Activity-1
- Self-Directed 6 hour(s) per term
- 6 hrs of online content per term provided for self directed learning
Workshop-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
Trimester 2 - 2024 - Singapore NAIHE
Online Activity-1
- Self-Directed 6 hour(s) per term
- 6 hrs of online content per term provided for self directed learning
Workshop-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
Trimester 2 - 2024 - Newcastle City Precinct
Online Activity-1
- Self-Directed 6 hour(s) per term
- 6 hrs of online content per term provided for self directed learning
Workshop-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
Trimester 2 - 2024 - Sydney Elizabeth Street
Online Activity-1
- Self-Directed 6 hour(s) per term
- 6 hrs of online content per term provided for self directed learning
Workshop-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
Trimester 3 - 2024 (Singapore) - Singapore PSB
Online Activity-1
- Self-Directed 6 hour(s) per term
- 6 hrs of online content per term provided for self directed learning
Workshop-1
- Face to Face On Campus 2 hour(s) per week(s) for 12 week(s) starting in week 1
Trimester 3 - 2024 - Online
Online Activity-1
- Online 30 hour(s) per term
Course outline
- GSBS6001 - Trimester 3, 2023 (Online) (PDF, 217.5 KB)
- GSBS6001 - Trimester 3, 2023 (Singapore) (PDF, 220.1 KB)
- GSBS6001 - Trimester 1, 2024 (Online) (PDF, 202.1 KB)
- GSBS6001 - Trimester 1, 2024 (Singapore) (PDF, 205.6 KB)
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