NİŞANTAŞI ÜNİVERSİTESİ wrıtıng skılls ı1 WEEK 10:DECISION MAKING NİŞANTAŞI ÜNİVERSİTESİ © Mühendislik Mimarlık Fakültesi mmf.nisantasi.edu.tr

NİŞANTAŞI ÜNİVERSİTESİ © DECISION MAKING NİŞANTAŞI ÜNİVERSİTESİ ©

NİŞANTAŞI ÜNİVERSİTESİ © dEcIsION MAKINg A decision is the choice when there are different things you can do and you pick one of them. You make lots of decisions everyday! NİŞANTAŞI ÜNİVERSİTESİ ©

Some decısıons are easy lıke....... What to eat for breakfast. NİŞANTAŞI ÜNİVERSİTESİ ©

Some decısıons are dıffıcult lıke....... Choosing a major NİŞANTAŞI ÜNİVERSİTESİ ©

NİŞANTAŞI ÜNİVERSİTESİ © or Choosing a career NİŞANTAŞI ÜNİVERSİTESİ ©

NİŞANTAŞI ÜNİVERSİTESİ © or Changing a job NİŞANTAŞI ÜNİVERSİTESİ ©

In every sıtuatıon you have to search for... NİŞANTAŞI ÜNİVERSİTESİ ©

How to make rıght decısıons? Amy really wants a new cell phone. Unfortunately, the one she wants costs 2000 TL, and she has only 1000 TL. She wonders how she will get the rest of money? NİŞANTAŞI ÜNİVERSİTESİ ©

NİŞANTAŞI ÜNİVERSİTESİ © Step 1: Relax Get rid of negative feelings. NİŞANTAŞI ÜNİVERSİTESİ ©

Step 2: Say somethıng posıtıve.... This gives you confidence and makes you feel good about yourself. NİŞANTAŞI ÜNİVERSİTESİ ©

Step 3: Identıfy the problem Amy’s problem: Amy wants to have a new cell phone but she doesn’t have enough money to buy it. NİŞANTAŞI ÜNİVERSİTESİ ©

Step 4: What are your choıces? Think of all the possible solutions. 1) Save her money until she’s has got enough money. 2) Borrow money from her parents or friends. 3) Buy a cheaper phone. NİŞANTAŞI ÜNİVERSİTESİ ©

Step 5: Consıder the consequences of your solutıons. List both the negative and positive consequences. 1) Save her money until she’s has got enough money. + She will feel proud about her accomplishments; she will get the phone she really wants. - She has to wait. NİŞANTAŞI ÜNİVERSİTESİ ©

Step 5: Consıder the consequences of your solutıons. 2) Borrow money from her parents or friends. +Amy will get the phone right away. -She won’t feel independent; friends or parents might say “NO” to her. NİŞANTAŞI ÜNİVERSİTESİ ©

Step 5: Consıder the consequences of your solutıons. 3) Buy a cheaper phone +: Amy will get the phone right away. -: Amy won’t get the phone the phone she really wants. NİŞANTAŞI ÜNİVERSİTESİ ©

Step 6: What ıs ımportant to you? What is important for Amy?? getting the phone she really wants??? getting the phone right away??? not borrowing money??? After choosing what is important, cross out other solutions. NİŞANTAŞI ÜNİVERSİTESİ ©

Step 7: Make the decısıon NİŞANTAŞI ÜNİVERSİTESİ ©

Step 7: Make the decısıon Amy decided to wait in order to save some more money for phone. NİŞANTAŞI ÜNİVERSİTESİ ©

NİŞANTAŞI ÜNİVERSİTESİ © Case study Problem 1: Elif is going to take an important exam soon. She can’t decide if she should get prepared for the exam alone or with a group of friends. Problem 2: Ali is a college student. He wants to be financially independent so he has applied for a part- time position in a company and been accepted. However, he can’t decide if he should accept it or not. Work in groups of three. Choose one of the cases above and help the person to make the right decision. Do not forget to provide your suggestions in all 7 steps of decision making. NİŞANTAŞI ÜNİVERSİTESİ ©

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