EMBA Course Descriptions . Decision Making under conditions of complexity, uncertainty, and interdependence . . This course focuses on increasing awareness, knowledge, and skills in running the human side of organizations. In consideration of the tensions, polarities, and paradoxes inherent to managing and leading from the general manager's perspective, it also introduces applied systems thinking in a human context in order to invite new personal reflection as well as improved managerial performance. . .
Systems thinking in the form of audience analysis is emphasized. . .
Decision making and problem solving are central to the management process. Decision Skills focuses on the interpretation of quantitative information in business reports. In addition, the course develops further awareness, knowledge and skill in recognizing not only the various ways people make decisions, but also the varying ways in which people make decisions in contrasting situations. . . Managers need an inventory of decision support systems to help them identify, select and manipulate information from financial, marketing and other data sources. This course provides a broad, general manager's perspective on gathering quantitative and qualitative data, challenging and processing it into usable information to support decision making, and then converting it into an organizational resource.