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Module Title
Module Code	(ITS: ES504)
Faculty		School
NFQ level		Credit Rating

Description

The module presents students with current thinking and practices around decision-making in organisations. Through discussion, group work, presentations and case studies, students will develop critical awareness of decision-making in organisations.

Learning Outcomes

1. Define the key factors at play in the external environment in terms of organisational management and decision making.
2. Describe the characteristics of good decision making in the workplace.
3. Outline the ethical considerations that inform organisational decision making.
4. Discuss issues of human resource management and industrial relations in organisational decision making.
5. Understand the implications of budgetary practice in organisations.
6. Outline the dimensions of power and politics in organisations and their implications for decision making.

*Type*	*Hours*	*Description*
Workload	Full time hours per semester
Lecture	18	Structured presentations
Tutorial	2	Optional tutorial session
Independent Study	100	Reading and Research
Assignment Completion	94	Assignment work
Online activity	36	Online work
Total Workload: 250

Type	Description	% of total	Assessment Date
Assessment Breakdown
Assignment	Assignment.	100%	Sem 2 End

Reassessment Requirement Type
Resit arrangements are explained by the following categories; RC1: A resit is available for both^* components of the module. RC2: No resit is available for a 100% coursework module. RC3: No resit is available for the coursework component where there is a coursework and summative examination element. ^* ‘Both’ is used in the context of the module having a coursework/summative examination split; where the module is 100% coursework, there will also be a resit of the assessment

Pre-requisite	None
Co-requisite	None
Compatibles	None
Incompatibles	None

All module information is indicative and subject to change. For further information,students are advised to refer to the University's Marks and Standards and Programme Specific Regulations at: http://www.dcu.ie/registry/examinations/index.shtml

Indicative Content and Learning Activities

Decision making: Case Studies
Two sessions

Human resources, industrial relations and decision making
One sessions

Financial planning and decision making
One session

Strategy as practice.
One session

Ethics and decision making
One session

Indicative Reading List

Books:

Ciulla, J.: 2020, The search for ethics in leadership, business, and beyond, The strategy process, Springer,
Mintzberg, H.: 2014, The strategy process : concepts, contexts, cases, Prentice Hall,
Noyes, J., Cook, M. (Editors): 2017, Decision making in complex environments, 1st, Boca Raton,
Zaraté, P.: 2013, Tools for Collaborative Decision Making, Wiley,
Mitchell, P. A.: 2019, Ethical Decision-Making: Cases in Organization and Leadership, Myers Education Press,

Articles:
None

Other Resources

Supplementary topic readings via Moodle: Supplementary topic readings via Moodle,