Objectives and competences
The student will:
• Know decision-making systems in crisis.
• Understand the taxonomy in crisis situations.
• Understand the mechanisms of crisis decision-making.
• Understand the risks, pitfalls and decision-making in uncertain situations.
Content (Syllabus outline)
Critical thinking
Definition of the pre-crisis decision-making problem
Decision-making systems in crisis
Definition of the decision-making problem after the crisis
Bloom's taxonomy in crisis situations
Uncertainty and decision-making
Mechanisms for crisis decision making
Risks and traps
Sustainability and crisis decision-making
Learning and teaching methods
Lectures
Case-study
Group work
Seminar
Intended learning outcomes - knowledge and understanding
At the end of the course, students will be able to:
- Describe basic concepts in crisis situations.
- Differentiate between decision-making systems in crises.
- Define the mechanisms for crisis decision-making.
- Compose risks, pitfalls and decision-making in uncertain situations.
Readings
1. Hammond, J. S., Keeney, R. L., & Raiffa, H. (2000). Pametne odločitve: praktični vodnik za sprejemanje boljših odločitev (1. natis, str. 252). Gospodarski vestnik.
2. Qualitative aspects of decision making (str. 186). (1997). Pabst.
3. Teale, M. (2003). Management decision making: towards an integrated approach (str. xv, 371). Pearson.
4. The Oxford handbook of organizational decision making (str. XXVIII, 620). (2008). Oxford University Press.
Prerequisits
*Submitting and presenting a seminar paper is a prerequisite for the exam.
Additional information on implementation and assessment Written exam (80%)
Seminar paper * (20%)
