The MBA Decision Getting an MBA is one of these decisions that people at one point thought of as a level of education only few are able to attain. In time that perspective has changed and in recent calculations the number of MBA graduates has increased by 250% (Articlesbase‚ 2006). In the closing case‚ we address the questions below to help Ben with his MBA decision. Question 1 How does Ben’s age affect his decision to get an MBA? Time plays a huge factor in Ben’s decision to get his MBA and to
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8 | The MBA Decision - A Case Study | | Question 1 Ben Bates is 28 years old and expects to work for another 40 years. This tells us that he would retire at the age of 68. However‚ if Ben decides to enroll in an MBA program‚ the following things would happen * He would incur a cost for his higher education (for two years at Wilton University and for one year at Mount Perry College) * He would not receive a salary during the time that he is enrolled in his MBA program‚
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Decision Support Systems (DSS) Decision support systems are a class of computer-based information systems including knowledge based systems that support decision making activities. Because there are many approaches to decision-making and because of the wide range of domains in which decisions are made‚ the concept of decision support system (DSS) is very broad. A DSS can take many different forms. In general‚ we can say that a DSS is a computerized system for helping make decisions. A decision
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1. How does Ben’s age affect his decision to get an MBA? This document is the property of Management Development Institute‚ Gurgaon. Ben passed out from college six years ago with a finance undergraduate degree. He is 28 years of age and his goal I to become an investment banker. Ben’s age can affect his decision to get an MBA due to the following reasons: o His age determines the time period wherein he can be productively employed. The time window available to Ben keeps on reducing with age
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0 15000 12000 Health Insurance 0 3000 3000 Room and Board 0 $2000 $2000 Discount rate 6.5% 1. How does Ben’s age affect his decision to get an MBA? a. Ben’s current age is a key factor in his decision making process. If he starts a program now‚ he will be in his early thirties when his finishes‚ since it usually takes about two years to complete an MBA program. If he begins the program later in his professional career‚ he might have a harder time with the material. It is more likely
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current job‚ his goal is to become an investment banker. He feels that an MBA degree would allow him to achieve his goal. After examining schools‚ he has narrowed his choice to either Wilton University or Mount Perry College. Although internships are encouraged by both schools‚ to get class credit for the internship‚ no salary can be paid. Other than internships‚ neither school will allow its students to work while enrolled in its MBA program. Ben currently works at the money management firm of Dewey
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Introduction to GDSS Group decision support systems (GDSS) are interactive‚ computer-based systems that facilitate solution of semi-structured and unstructured problems by a designated set of decision-makers working together as a group. A GDSS can assist groups‚ especially groups of managers‚ in analyzing problem situations and in performing group decision making tasks. GDSS include structured decision tools for tasks like brainstorming‚ commenting on ideas‚ and rating and ranking of alternatives
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maintaining the information that you want your Decision Support System to use. The data management component‚ therefore‚ consists of both the Decision Support System information and the Decision Support System database management system. The information you use in your Decision Support System comes from one or more of three sources: Organizational information: One may want to use virtually any information available in the organization for your Decision Support System. What you use‚ of course‚ depends on
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with the implementation of Decision Support System. A Clinical Decision Support System (CDSS) is a type of expert system (also commonly referred to as a knowledge-based system) used within a clinical setting to support clinical processes. CDSSs are the result of the research of those within both the medical and computer science fields who had wished to develop artificially intelligent (AI) computer systems that would revolutionize healthcare. Clinical Decision Support Systems are often used with Computerized
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E.‚ Barr‚ N.‚ (2015)‚ stated that some of the benefits of EHR system is that as a documentation tool it serves in the provision of data which are useful in enhancing patient safety‚ evaluating care quality‚ maximizing efficiency‚ and measuring staffing needs. An effective EHR system serves to facilitate patient safety and quality improvement by utilizing checklists‚ alerts‚ and predictive tools. In additional‚ embedded in the systems are clinical guidelines that promote standardized of practice that
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