Topic outline

  • General description

    This course aims to enhance students’ ability to: 1. define the principles of decision theory in daily life as well as study and apply decisions in situations of risk and uncertainty. 2. improve the ability to extract and analyze the elements that define the decision environment at the individual, group and organizational level, including the characteristics and strategies of decision-making at each level. 3. Understand methodologies and decision-making mechanisms systematically, use decision-analysis techniques and group processes, and integrate values into decision-making, so that the student gains self-confidence in decision-making. 4. Develop principles of critical thinking, and understand the process of analysis, decision-making. 5. Develop knowledge and skills to solve problems of individual and group decisions. 6. Identify and manage constraints, conflicts and uncertainties within the risk framework to define system requirements and interactivity. 7. Distinguish between decision-making methodologies in new contexts or new problems, to explore, test, analyze and synthesize complex ideas, theories or concepts. 8. Apply theoretical and conceptual tools, programs, physical tools and advanced knowledge to research and evaluate the future performance of complex systems.