Tools and Techniques While doing internet research on various critical thinking and decision-making techniques, I stumbled upon some material written by Robert Harris, a retired university English professor who now spends his time writing articles and essays on creative problem solving, using the Web as a research tool, avoiding plagiarism and other topics related to critical thinking and research. In one of Harris articles he mentions a decision making model called CARS which stands for …showed first 75 words of 1061 total…

…showed last 75 words of 1061 total…to have worked for me so far and it forces you to elevate your level of critical thinking, and critical thinking is the key to great decisions. References Harris, R. (1997). Evaluating internet research sources. VirtualSalt. Retrieved November 20, 2002 from the World Wide Web: http://www.virtualsalt.com/evalu8it.htm McCall, M. W., Jr., & Kaplan, R. E. (1990). Whatever it takes: The realities of managerial decision making (2nd ed.). Upper Saddle River, NJ: Prentice Hall.