1)How do systems theory and the contingency approach make managers better at what they do? 2)How do societal trends influence the practice of management? 3)What are the implications for someone studying management? ()Reflection and practice 1.Briefly describe the main features of modern management 2.To give an example of the importance of management. 3.To discuss one of the great leaders in Chinese history. (Teaching methods and tools The main teaching methods in this chapter are lecture,multimedia teaching and discussion,group assignment. Chapter 3 Decision making (-)Objectives and requirements 1.Master the decision-making process and the main types of decision making 2.flexibly apply the process of making decision to practice 3.To lay the foundation for organizing the decision-making work well 4.Through the analysis of decision-making environment and decision-making objectives,the importance of social stability in China is reflected. (二)Contents: Section 1:the decision making process 1.Main contents:Decision;Making a choice from two or more alternatives The Decision-Making Process:Identifying a problem and decision criteria and allocating weights to the criteria.Developing.analyzing.and selecting an alternative that can resolve the problem.Implementing the selected altemative.Evaluating the decision's effectiveness. 2.Basic concepts and knowledge points:Decision;decision making process; alternatives providing;decision criterion,the evaluation of decision making. 3.Problems and Applications(ability requirements) 1)What is the general decision making process? 2)To explain the decision making criterion Section 2:The four ways managers make decisions 1.Main contents:Evaluation of alternatives,Making decisions rationality, 6 6 1) How do systems theory and the contingency approach make managers better at what they do? 2) How do societal trends influence the practice of management? 3) What are the implications for someone studying management? （三） Reflection and practice 1. Briefly describe the main features of modern management. 2. To give an example of the importance of management. 3. To discuss one of the great leaders in Chinese history. （四）Teaching methods and tools The main teaching methods in this chapter are lecture, multimedia teaching and discussion, group assignment. Chapter 3 Decision making (一) Objectives and requirements 1. Master the decision-making process and the main types of decision making. 2. flexibly apply the process of making decision to practice 3. To lay the foundation for organizing the decision-making work well. 4. Through the analysis of decision-making environment and decision-making objectives, the importance of social stability in China is reflected. （二）Contents: Section 1: the decision making process 1. Main contents: Decision; Making a choice from two or more alternatives. The Decision-Making Process: Identifying a problem and decision criteria and allocating weights to the criteria. Developing, analyzing, and selecting an alternative that can resolve the problem. Implementing the selected alternative. Evaluating the decision’s effectiveness. 2. Basic concepts and knowledge points: Decision; decision making process; alternatives providing; decision criterion, the evaluation of decision making. 3. Problems and Applications (ability requirements) 1) What is the general decision making process? 2) To explain the decision making criterion Section 2: The four ways managers make decisions 1. Main contents: Evaluation of alternatives; Making decisions rationality