LEAD 7810 - Cognitive Aspects of Decision-Making

(3) Credit Hours

This course will introduce the cognitive aspects of human decision-making, judgment and strategies. Participants will read and discuss original literature. Areas of study will include the evolutionary aspects of decision-making, factors that impact decision-making, probability and decision-making and the cognitive processes used for individual and group decision-making and judgment. Participants will compare, contrast and relate decision-making strategies to conceptual models of learning and leadership. Primary activities during this course will include detailed and specific analysis of decisions made in both leadership and learning design processes from the participant’s professional practice/experience.