1. Framean important decision you need to make over the next year or so. It can be professional, personal, financial. Keep it simple. For example, "Choose a career." Think carefully about this: you may want to show your Term Project to a potential employer!
2. Gather information.Do somepreliminary researchon the decision and add 3-5 relevant facts to your document. Includesources.
3. Identify at least five stakeholders.Who is affected by your decision? Be complete. It probably affects more people (and animals and plants) than you think.
4. Set your objective function(s):What outcomes do you want to maximize or minimize? What values (or virtues) should your decision should reflect? For the career example, these might include: challenge, purpose, and compensation.
5. Generateat least three alternatives for your decision e.g., astronaut, firefighter and community college professor.