Decision-Making Model Analysis

Decision-Making Model Analysis

When one is thinking, he or she must think critically. Thinking critically means to think intelligently and thoroughly about the decision to be made. One must gather his or her thoughts with clarity, precision, accuracy, relevance, consistency, completeness, and/or fairness. With those particulars in mind during the thought process; an accurate answer and/or the most excellent decision will undoubtedly be made. The purpose of this paper is to find a decision-making model and to describe that model and apply that model to a recent job-related decision.

Although there are decisions to be made each and everyday of one’s life; how many people really use a decision-making model to assist in the thought process is the question. Not many for sure but with the help of a decision-making model, one’s decision would be much clearer and definite. While researching, Leonard found decision-making models for all kinds of decision-making processes such as: career, success, and wealth; looking good and feeling healthy; self-confidence and self-esteem; family and parenting; relationships; and spirituality (N.A., 2004-2005). Leonard found that decision-making models ask questions that most would forget to ask when trying to make decisions; therefore, decision-making models could be a very helpful tool when making or trying to making a decision. Decision-making models help by questioning oneself as to what he or she is trying to make a decision on or about, by questioning the individual’s skills and/or capabilities, or by questioning the needs and/or wants of an individual, just to name a few.

With many decision-making models to choose from, Leonard chose a very basic one from a website which could relate to ...

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...as no action to be taken because I decline to apply for the position.

Critical thinking should be a process for all during any type of decision-makings. Although many decisions are made with out decision-making models, a model would be a nice tool to have when having to make critical decisions because decision-making models ask questions that a person may not think to ask or evaluate during the thought process and/or the model may ask for research that was never contemplated on being retrieved. Critical thinking and decision-making models are very helpful and important; therefore, both should be used by all.

References

N.A. (2004-2005). Applied Behavioral Technologies. MythoSelf. Retrieved November 12, 2006

From http://www.mythoself.com/

N.A. N.D. Decision-making Model. Retrieved November 12, 2006 from

http://www.etsu.edu/acadvantage/acadv/decision.htm