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American IDOL. Decision Making Season 8. Season 8 ………You Decide!. Decision Making . A task of making a choice or a judgment. You make these every day. Some decisions are made quickly: *walking to school *what to wear *studying or watching TV Some decisions are more difficult:
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American IDOL Decision Making Season 8
Decision Making • A task of making a choice or a judgment. • You make these every day. • Some decisions are made quickly: *walking to school *what to wear *studying or watching TV • Some decisions are more difficult: *when to get a job *what courses to take in school *what to do after graduation
The DECISION-MAKING process: • Many of the decisions you will face in life will be difficult. • You will need to take time to think about each decision. This is called the decision-making process and it has seven steps.
7 Step Decision-Making Process: • Define the decision to make. • Make a self-inventory. • List all possible alternatives. • Forecast the outcome of each alternative. • Choose the alternatives that best meet your needs. • Develop a plan of action. • Evaluation the results.
Trade-Offs • Every time you make a decision, you are making a choice. • By choosing one alternative, you give up the others. • There is a Trade-Off or exchange for every decision you make.
Personal Decisions • Personal decisions are choices that affect you personally. They are influenced by your likes and dislikes. • Your hairstyle • The clothes you wear • Your friends • The lifestyle you lead
Career Decisions • Explore many career paths to find one or more that you might like to pursue. Match your traits with the requirements of the career paths you are considering. • What courses will you take in high school? • How much effort will you put into your studies? • What skills will you develop? • What careers will you explore?
Work Decisions • In the work place, you will face many decisions! These decisions may affect your job and other people. Remember, decisions are choices and as a worker, you will have to make decisions daily. • Should I complete this order or go on break? • Should I stay and work overtime? • Should I tell my boss about a faulty product? • Should I take this promotion or wait for another?
IDOL fans… • What are some decisions that IDOL contestants had to face? • Who is your favorite IDOL contestant? • Identify the 7 steps in the decision-making process. List the relationship of each step with your IDOL. • What were some of the trade-offs IDOL contestants had to make in order to be on Season 8? • Who do you think will be the next American IDOL? List factors that influenced your decision.