orgnization interview

Your objective in this project is to apply the course material to an analysis of a decision or set of related
decisions made by members of an organization. The organization needs to be one for which you can
interview members of the organization. You should not select an organization about which you will only
be able to read about the decision(s) made in the organization. Your analysis will be focused on what went
right and what went wrong in the decision-making process. Your project will examine how the decision(s)
and decision-making process that is the focus of your project work illustrate the pitfalls of the human mind
we will study in this class. Your project will also examine how the decision(s) and decision-making process
could have been improved.
Specific Project Requirements
A. Project Selection
1. Begin by selecting an organization in which you will able to conduct interviews about a
decision or set of related decisions made by a person or group of people who are members of
the organization.
2. Conduct preliminary discussions with members of the organization in order to focus on a
decision or set of related decisions made by members of the group.
B. Interviews
1. Conduct at least four interviews with people working in the organization you have selected in
order to learn about the decision(s) and decision-making process you are focusing on in your
project. You should interview at least one decision-maker and may interview more. You may
also interview people who were affected by the decision(s) and decision-making process
(especially if there is a single decision-maker).
C. Analysis and Synthesis
1. Perform an analysis of the decision(s) and decision-making process using the material studied
in this course. Avoid framing your analysis in terms of personal opinion or informal ideas
about decision making. You should think broadly about the application of the course material
as you consider and analyze what you learned during your interviews. Once you have done
this, select a smaller set of three of the main course concepts that best provide insight into the
decision or set of related decisions you are examining in your project. Conduct a more in-depth
analysis and synthesis using the three main course concepts you have selected. The analysis
and synthesis you present in your paper should be focused on the three main course concepts
that you have selected. Your analysis and synthesis should be focused on what went right and
what went wrong in the decision-making process and should be framed in terms of the three
course concepts you have selected. Your analysis should be in-depth, thoughtful, and insightful
and demonstrate that you have mastered the course material.
2. Your analysis should then focus on how the decision(s) and decision-making process could
have been improved. Formulate two recommendations for the future that would be useful for
the members of the organization you are studying or members of a similar organization. Apply
the course material to the formulation of your recommendations rather than relying on personal
opinion or informal ideas about decision making. Your recommendations should be thoughtful
and insightful and should be formulated in a way that reflects an in-depth mastery of the course
material