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BU MET AD 715: QUANTITATIVE & QUALITATIVE DECISION-MAKING
SPRING 2013
Monday 6-9 pm EST

COURSE DEVELOPER & INSTRUCTOR:
Dr. Vladimir Zlatev zlatev@bu.edu

COURSE SUMMARY
Explores decision making and policy formulation in organizations. Includes goal setting and the planning process,
rational models of decision making, evaluation of alternatives, prediction of outcomes, cost-benefit analysis, decision
trees, uncertainty and risk assessment, and procedures for evaluation of outcomes. [4 credits] No Prerequisites
Core Course

IMPORTANCE OF AD715

Concentration
Elective Course

ON CAMPUS DEGREE CONCENTRATIONS

COURSE DELIVERY
(Teaching Technologies)
Courseware (bb9.1)

Economic Development & Tourism Management

AD715

http://onlinecampus.bu.edu

Electronic Commerce, Systems & Technology

AD715

Business Simulation © Zlatev

Financial Economics

AD715

Innovation & Technology

AD715

Multinational Commerce

AD715

ON CAMPUS DEGREE PROGRAM

‘Strategies & Decision Support’
Business Running Case
© Zlatev
Video Tutorials &

MS Project Management

AD715 OL

Video Exercises

ONLINE DEGREE PROGRAMS

© Zlatev

Virtual Labs & Professional

MS Banking & Financial Services Management

AD715 OL

Software Applications

MS Business Continuity, Security & Risk Mgmt

AD715 OL

Live Classrooms for:

MS International Marketing Management

AD715 OL

-Group Discussions & Decisions

MS Insurance Management

AD715 OL

-Decisions in Negotiations

MS Project Management

AD715 OL

TEXT: Bazerman M., Moore D., Judgment in Managerial Decision Making, 8e, Wiley & Sons, 2013
HBR's 10 Must Reads on Making Smart Decisions, Harvard Business Review Press, 2012
HBS Case 9-308-105: IBM in the 21st Century – The Coming of the Globally Integrated Enterprise
HBS Case 9-712-410: Game Time Decision for AppDirect

DELIVERY METHODS:
LEVEL:
Introductory: Appropriate for a general audience
Specialized: Assumes...