The full-day (or one-day) program employs an optimum combination of information that hits the high points of the decision-making process. To provide variety in a solid day of training, the full-day program includes many opportunities for participants to play an active role in the program and provides chances to move away from inductive (lecture only) training.
The full-day workshop provides an overview of the decision-making process and will enable the learners to grasp and use some of the key concepts of the process. These training modules are used for the full-day training session:
Module 1—The Decision-Making Process: Anatomy of a Decision (Ch 9)
Module 2—The Creative Process: Developing Options (Ch 10)
Module 5—Tools to Improve Creativity (Ch 13)
Module 6—The Analytic Process: Narrowing Down the Options (Ch 14)
Module 8—Using Tools to Improve Analysis (Ch 16)
Module 9—The Human Aspect: Emotional and Irrational Factors (Ch 17)
Presented below is an overview of the suggested modules for a full-day workshop, including the training objectives and a sample agenda with the approximate time needed to complete each module. Please refer to chapters 9, 10, 13, 14, 16, and 17 for the module contents and a detailed facilitator’s guide for each module.
In a full-day program, present the modules as follows:
This is the first module in the training program and lays a foundation for all that follows. It introduces the subject of decision making and breaks it down into the process that will be used throughout the program.
After completing this module, the participants should be able to
Introduction, welcome, and housekeeping items | 15 minutes |
Pretest and discussion | 15 minutes |
PowerPoint presentation and discussion | 30 minutes |
Break | 10 minutes |
Finish PowerPoint presentation | 10 minutes |
Worksheet/exercise and discussion | 30 minutes |
Wrap-up, learning check, and preview | 10 minutes |
Note: This includes time for a pretest at the start, a learning check at the end, and the typical administrative trivia associated with starting a training program (such as introductions, laying out the schedule and ground rules, and so on). A break is included in modules of more than 90 minutes.
This module introduces the subjects of creativity and risk in decision making.
After completing this module, the participants should be able to
Introduction, welcome, and review | 5 minutes |
PowerPoint presentation | 30 minutes |
Worksheet/exercise and discussion | 20 minutes |
Wrap-up, learning check, and preview | 5 minutes |
Note: This includes time for a quick review at the start and a learning check at the end.
Module 5 describes tools that can improve creativity.
After completing this module, the participants should be able to
Introduction, welcome, and review | 5 minutes |
Mixed PowerPoint and exercises | 50 minutes |
Break | 10 minutes |
Mixed PowerPoint and practice | 50 minutes |
Wrap-up, learning check, and preview | 5 minutes |
Note: This includes time for a quick review at the start and a learning check at the end. It also includes a constant back and forth from presentation of skills to application of skills. As with all modules of more than 90 minutes, a 10-minute break is included.
Module 6 covers methods for gathering information to help make an effective decision.
After completing this module, the participants should be able to
Review and introduction of the analytic process | 5 minutes |
PowerPoint presentation and discussion | 30 minutes |
Worksheet/exercise | 20 minutes |
Wrap-up, measurement, and preview | 5 minutes |
Note: This includes time for a quick review at the start and a learning check at the end.
Module 8 covers tools that are helpful when making decisions.
After completing this module, the participants should be able to
Review and introduction to tools for analyzing information | 5 minutes |
PowerPoint presentation and discussion | 50 minutes |
Break | 10 minutes |
Continue PowerPoint presentation | 20 minutes |
Practice/worksheets | 30 minutes |
Wrap-up, measurement, and preview | 5 minutes |
Note: This includes time for a quick review at the start and a learning check at the end. As do all modules of more than 90 minutes, the schedule includes time for a 10-minute break.
Module 9 covers the human aspects of making decisions.
After completing this module, the participants should be able to
Review and introduction to the human aspects of decision making | 5 minutes |
PowerPoint presentation and discussion | 60 minutes |
Worksheet/exercise | 20 minutes |
Wrap-up and measurement | 5 minutes |
Note: This includes time for a quick review at the start and a learning check at the end.