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Students explore concepts such as logic, epistemology, and ethics and how the relationship between them influences the gathering and analysis of information and subsequent decision making. They develop and enhance skills necessary to conduct basic and complex analysis, routinely and in crisis situations. Through discussion, debate, readings, and research, students seek to answer several important questions. How much data or evidence should one collect and consider before drawing a conclusion? Can one base a conclusion solely on data or does it always reflect influences such as beliefs, will, politics, history, and other factors? To what degree is an employee accountable for undesirable consequences of a thoughtful, well-researched, logical decision? What is the difference between belief and knowledge and why does this matter to individuals, organizations, and political communities when drawing conclusions?