This paper meets the Program Learning Outcome for decision making and will be used in part for your overall Writing Instructive grade. You will writean essaybased on the following information (Hint: See Essay Writing in the Additional Resources for the structure of this assignment). Remember: You will write in essay format (you must have an introduction, body, summary/conclusions structure), and you must format according to APA, you will include a title page, citations in the body of the paper, and sources listed on the References page for the citations used in the body. In the APA Manual concentrate on reading and understanding Chapter 2 (Student Paper sections), and Chapters 8 -10.

1. There are 4 Stages of rational decision making. Identify and describe each Stage. Summarize each phase in two to three sentences each (this means paraphrase; see APA CH 8).
2. Experiential Decision Making. The objective of this section is to apply your knowledge of decision making to an important decision you previously made (i.e. buying a car, house, etc.).

Referring to Figure 11.2, think back to a recent expensive purchase you made. It could have been a bike, phone, car, house, etc. To evaluate the quality of your decision, please think about your purchase when answering each of the questions below. The questions below are intended to spark thought about your decision/purchase. You will complete this section as the second section in your essay. This means you will include the responses for each question (not the question itself), into properly formatted and grammatically correct paragraphs. NOTE: Bullet Comments are not allowed.

1. What problem did you hope to solve by making this purchase?
2. What alternative(s) (or competing) products did you consider?
3. How did you evaluate the different alternative (or competing) products? Did you identify each product's strengths and weaknesses? How much of a role did cost play in your decision?
4. When you made the final choice, was it a maximizing, satisficing, or optimizing outcome? Why?
5. Before purchasing the product, did you test it out? If so, how many times?
6. Describe how you feel about the purchase after making it. Was it a positive or negative? How did it satisfy your original need(s)?

SIMCHECK:The required file format for the paper is a .doc or .docx file (MS Word). This assignment will be run through the Canvas Sim Check Plagiarism Review program. The goal of this first paper is to have a 12% or less similarity. Ensure you submit prior to the actual due date to determine your similarity. If your similarity is greater than 12%, you will need to rework until you have achieved 12% or less.

Grade Reduction for High Similarity:A similarity report of higher than 12% will result in a grade reduction between 10% - 100% of your assignment grade.

Similarity Grade Reduction

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Decision Making Rubric
Criteria	Ratings	Pts
Problem Definition view longer description	10 pts Exceeds expectations Correctly identifies problem and articulates the problem with appropriate reasoning 7 pts Meets expectations Correctly identifies the problem, or recognizes and articulates need or opportunity 3 pts Needs Improvement Incorrectly identifies problem or fails to recognize the need or opportunity	/ 10 pts
Situation Analysis view longer description	15 pts Exceeds expectations Applies most appropriate models, tools, and techniques in understanding the situation 10.5 pts Meets expectations Basic application of some models, tools, or techniques in understanding the situation 4.5 pts Needs Improvement Does not use appropriate models, tools, or techniques in understanding the situation	/ 15 pts
Solution Alternatives view longer description	15 pts Exceeds expectations Identifies most of the viable alternatives with thoughtful and creative approach 9 pts Meets expectations Identifies some viable solutions or alternatives 6 pts Needs Improvement Identifies no alternatives, one obvious alternative or infeasible alternatives	/ 15 pts
Select appropriate solution view longer description	10 pts Exceeds expectations Selects the optimal solution with adequate reasoning. 6 pts Meets expectations Selects a good solution 4 pts Needs Improvement Does not evaluate alternatives or does so incorrectly	/ 10 pts
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