Decision-Making

What are the psychological and social factors that influence decision-making, such as emotions, biases, and group dynamics? How can you improve your decision-making?

in decision-making you will:

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  • Learn about the most important cognitive biases and how they influence our decision making

  • Examine four case studies of when decisions went wrong

  • Engage in frequent group discussions to unpack the real-world implications of decision- making

  • Develop an understanding of when to think twice and when to go with your gut

the Transformation:

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  • Become a more confident and intentional decision-maker for the rest of your life

  • Learn to identify and avoid common pitfalls in decision making

  • Understand when emotional decisions are the best ones

  • Build a habit of reflecting on your decisions

  • Learn when to invest time in a decision and when to make a quick one

a Day-by-Day look

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“I liked how the information that I learned could easily be applied to my daily life. I can take this information outside the four walls of a classroom.”
— Kaleidoscope, Practical Psychology student

Logistics

  • Tech: Live online instruction on Zoom, cameras on and discussion-based

  • College-like course structure: Seminar with minimum of 4 & maximum of 15 for engaging discussion

  • Dates & times: (full schedule)

    • Term 2: July 3-14, 1:00-3:00pm ET

  • Tuition: $1,000 with need-based financial aid available, part of the application

About the Developer

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Urmi Pandya is a graduate of Duke University, where she earned her B.S. in psychology and minor in neuroscience. She is involved in several research projects: her senior thesis explored changes in the neural markers of metacognition before and after an intervention in at-risk youth; she assisted a researcher examining the process of resilience; and she was part of an interdisciplinary team that launched a peer-to-peer mental health textline on campus. She also served as a Costanzo Teaching Fellow to Psych 101 students at Duke. Urmi appreciated the opportunity to combine her interests of psychology and education to develop this decision-making unit, and she hopes students will find more ways to connect the material they learn to their own lives.