3. The Decision Making Process 1. Identify Problem 2. List alternatives 3. List Pros/Cons of each alternative 4. Make the best decision 5. Evaluate your decision

4. 1) Identify the Problem Identify Problem ◦ I need to get to school on time every day

5. 2) List Alternatives Drive myself Get ride from friend/sibling Take the bus

6. 3) List Pros and Cons ProsCons Drive MyselfFreedom Can leave later than bus, more sleep. Can stay after school when needed. Expenses: gas, car, parking Don’t have driver’s license. Might end up driving all my friends Get Ride from friend/sibling Can leave later than bus, more sleep. Dependent on the rider to be on time. Possible tardies. Might not want to stay after school when I do. Take the busAlways on time to school. Activity bus available after school. Leaves my neighborhood at 6:10 a.m. Cold waiting for bus.

7. 4) Make the best decision I’ll have my friends drive me because I get to sleep in late and have fun.

8. 5) Evaluate your decision I use to have my friends drive me, but after getting three tardies, I decided it was better to take the bus. My new decision is to take the bus.

9. Assignment 1. Working in a group and using the magazines provided in class or online sources, use the Decision Making Process to select a product. 2. Complete and turn in your form today. 3. Be prepared to present.

10. What product do you want and why. I’m shopping for a phone so I can take great pictures, update Facebook, and surf the Web. I’m shopping for a phone so I can text and make phone calls at the lowest monthly fee. If shopping for a car, what are your needs? Driving to school? Taking your family on vacations? If shopping for a computer, what will you use it for? School? Gaming? Website Design? Photo Editing? Watching movies? Updating Facebook?...)

11. Decision Making Process Evaluation Tomorrow you’ll be given completed forms from students in my other classes. You will evaluate how well they followed the Decision Making Process. They will evaluate you, too.