Yet, we make decisions that upon close examination they regard as wrong. Decision analysis is the normative field of decision making. The course combines case studies and presentations by practitioners too provide students with fundamental concepts and tools for applying decision analysis to business decisions. You may now generate a printable list of Stanford Bookstore materials assigned for the courses you are taking. Please be sure to check this page before ordering any textbooks.
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You may also review SCPD information about ordering textbooks . Hardware and Software Requirements Scientific calculator and Microsoft Excel, possibly decision analysis software. Midterm No exam will be given. Instructor Ronald A. Howard Professor Ronald A. Howard is one of the founders of the decision analysis discipline. His books on probabilistic modeling, decision analysis, dynamic programming, and Markov processes serve as major references for courses and research in these fields.