Decision Analysis

This subject has the following teaching availabilities in 2009:

For the purposes of considering request for Reasonable Adjustments under the Disability Standards for Education (Cwth 2005), and Student Support and Engagement Policy, academic requirements for this subject are articulated in the Subject Overview, Learning Outcomes, Assessment and Generic Skills sections of this entry.

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• Describe the knowledge and comprehension of different approaches to decision making and their underlying assumptions and implications;
• Analyse and evaluate the underlying assumptions and implications for practice of the different approaches;
• Apply different models to real and hypothetical situations.

This subject is not available as a breadth subject.

On successful completion of this subject, students should have improved the following generic skills:

• Problem solving skills and thinking skills through the discussion and written exercises, and the selection of reading material
• Verbal and written communication skills through discussion and written exercises
• Research skills through the preparation of the written exercises
• Analytical and problem solving skills through the frameworks and tools that will be learned