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Exercise Chapter 4 Decision Making

The document describes a situation where a site engineer is notified that some construction workers cannot report for work due to a traffic accident. Concrete pouring for the day cannot be delayed as the ready mix concrete and oversight authorities are already on site. The engineer is instructed to use a decision wheel to evaluate choices, consequences, values, and feelings to determine a decision, asking for help if needed. Proper problem diagnosis and stakeholder acceptance of solutions are important for management decisions.

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Exercise Chapter 4 Decision Making

The document describes a situation where a site engineer is notified that some construction workers cannot report for work due to a traffic accident. Concrete pouring for the day cannot be delayed as the ready mix concrete and oversight authorities are already on site. The engineer is instructed to use a decision wheel to evaluate choices, consequences, values, and feelings to determine a decision, asking for help if needed. Proper problem diagnosis and stakeholder acceptance of solutions are important for management decisions.

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Week 4-5: Activity 2 – Decision Making

Name: Date:

BSCE - ____ Instructor:

Situation:
You are a fresh board passer and assigned as the Site Engineer of a project. One of the many roles
you may portray in the field is to aid in the monitoring and supervision on site. During the construction
phase of the project, when there was a scheduled concreting, you were notified that some of the workers
under the concreting group could not report for work because of injuries sustained in a traffic accident
while they were on their way to the site.
The concrete pouring could not get delayed or postponed to another day because the ready mix
concrete that will be used were already out on transport from the batching plant and all other authorities
needed to witness the concreting are all on site and are ready for the day’s activity. What would you do?

Using the Decision Wheel as a guide (see next page), discuss the following questions based on the
given scenario and fill out your answers on the spaces on the figure. Note: Redraw the figure in order
for your answers to fit inside the circles.
1. What is the problem?
2. What are the choices you have?
3. What do you think the consequences of these choices will be for yourself and others who are
involved?
4. What values do you need to consider?
5. How do you feel about the situation?
6. Is there anything else you need to learn about it?
7. Do you need to ask for help? Who will you ask?
8. What is your decision?
9. Do you think you made the right decision? Why?

Assessment:

After answering the situation given above, answer the following questions in 3-5 sentences.

1. Write about a personal decision you had to make.

Answer: _________________________

2. What would you do differently now that you have learned how to make careful decisions?

Answer: _________________________
3. Can the engineer manager avoid making management decision? Why or Why not?

Answer: _________________________

4. Why is proper diagnosis of the problem important?

Answer: _________________________

5. Why is it important for those who will be involved in implementation to understand and accept the
solution to the problem?

Answer: _________________________
Decision Making Wheel

This wheel will help you to make better choices in your life. When you have an important decision
to make, start by stating the problem in the hub of the wheel. Next, move through the 9 choices,
one by one. When you have a decision to make fill in the blanks.

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