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Learner Reviews & Feedback for Effective Problem-Solving and Decision-Making by University of California, Irvine

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About the Course

Problem-solving and effective decision-making are essential skills in today’s fast-paced and ever-changing workplace. Both require a systematic yet creative approach to address today’s business concerns. This course will teach an overarching process of how to identify problems to generate potential solutions and how to apply decision-making styles in order to implement and assess those solutions. Through this process, you will gain confidence in assessing problems accurately, selecting the appropriate decision-making approaches for the situation at hand, making team decisions, and measuring the success of the solution’s implementation. Using case studies and situations encountered by class members, you will explore proven, successful problem-solving and decision-making models and methods that can be readily transferred to workplace projects. Upon completing this course, you will be able to: 1. Identify key terms, styles, and approaches to effective problem-solving and decision-making 2. Explain both the affordances and limitations associated with problem-solving and decision-making 3. Reflect on how mindset and personal bias influence your ability to solve problems and make decisions 4. Explain and discuss how organizational decisions or non-decisions impact personal development, team dynamics, and company-wide performance 5. Articulate how both good and bad team decisions can benefit your professional growth...

Top reviews

KG

Sep 5, 2020

A very informative and easy course. I loved studying it, the professor was very well versed and delivered the lectures in a way so that students find it easy to understand the text and context.

S

Feb 5, 2021

A concise and informative course. The course consolidates my fundamental knowledge about the different components and concepts of problem-solving and decision-making. I really learned a lot.

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By Midori

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Nov 30, 2015

Mainly focus on tools, if adding more strategy or thinking model related will be better.

By Dakota K V

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Jan 7, 2016

This course gives you better insights in Problem-solving and the tools to measure this.

By BENJAMIN W

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Aug 8, 2018

Cursory, but common essential vocabulary and ontology of decision making re: business.

By SUPATSORN C

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Nov 30, 2020

Good for learning. There are many tools for solving the problemsand making decisions.

By Zahid R P

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Jun 18, 2020

Good Course but the teaching way of instructor can be improved it was not effective !

By Michel D d S

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May 30, 2024

vale a pena seguir essas quatro etapas para chegar a melhor soluçao nao a perfeita.

By KETAN A K

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Jun 3, 2020

Was a good experience in learning the new concepts on Problem solving techniques.

By Bao T

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Dec 2, 2015

Useful information, techniques.

Easily understood and applied in practical cases

By Subharnab M

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Mar 11, 2016

Nice course ... easy to understand and complex concepts are well-simplified

By Ramil L

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Jan 13, 2020

In general quite good. Very simple and basic, good for beginners/students.

By Arul M S V

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Nov 10, 2020

The course was really useful and I have learned lots of new things fro

By Mohammed F I

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Aug 10, 2020

The course was more theoritical,it could have been somewhat practical.

By RAMLATH K

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Jul 21, 2020

EXCELLENT COURSE. LEARNT MANY TOOLS HOW TO SOLVE PROBLEMS EFFECTIVELY.

By JACOB G

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May 30, 2020

The course was very much helpful in developing my skill and knowledge.

By Pooja M

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Oct 3, 2021

Good, bt more examples are needed in the courses to be more effective

By Oluwatobi S

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Dec 12, 2019

it requires a fundamental knowledge to understand the course content

By HIMANSHU K S

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May 26, 2020

Really a good course for planning and help in the management courses

By mahesh r

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Apr 13, 2020

Course is very good, with great examples and very easy to understand

By Bassam D

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Dec 14, 2015

Good course but it is missing detailed explanations for some topics.

By AMANCIO D

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Feb 14, 2023

Very interesting and will definitely implement in my current job...

By Mirza B

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May 30, 2023

Good insight and refresher course not to be biased and judgemental

By Mara R

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Oct 5, 2015

This was a very good course. The practical examples were useful.

By Mohd S

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Jun 21, 2021

little bit more real-life problem solving example must be there

By ZAID J B K A

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Sep 8, 2023

The course is good, but it was a bit difficult and overlapping

By Enrique D O

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Mar 31, 2019

I highly recommend to have more real examples and bibliography