MGMT 355 - Evidence-based Management

3 Credits
In this course you will learn how to apply the principles of evidence-based management to solve problems. You will use evidence-based management principles (use multiple sources of information, critically appraise the information) and processes (ask, acquire, appraise, aggregate, apply, assess) to address managerial challenges. You will: ask critical questions about problems/solutions; acquire evidence (from practitioners, scientific literature, organizations, stakeholders); appraise the evidence; aggregate evidence from multiple sources using Bayes Rule; apply tools lie the PICOC (population, intervention, comparison, outcomes, and context) method to determine if evidence is relevant; assess type of decision, outcomes, reliability and validity of assessment, and unintended consequences; and develop recommendations to address’s management issues. This is the foundational course for the Evidence-Based Management Certificate.

Offered (FALL/SPRING)