Gather information. Do some preliminary research on the decision and add $3-5$ relevant facts to your document. Include information about alternatives to consider. Recommended: Get help from a librarian. Include sources as footnotes $($see how to make footnotes in Word and in Google Docs$).$Identify at least five stakeholders. Who is affected by your decision? Be complete. It probably affects more people $($and animals and plants$)$ than you think.Set Up Your Decision as an Optimization Problem: What is $($are$)$ your decision variables $($choices$),$ constraints $($must haves$/$must not haves$),$ and objective function $($things to maximize or minimize, i$.$e$.,$ how you define success$)?($Review Module $07$ and $08)$Example: DV $=$ career choice; Constraints $=$ minimum salary; maximum hours per week to work; maximum danger; Objective Function: maximize contribution to society e$.$ Generate at least three alternatives for your decision variable$($s$)$Example: Career choice $=\{$astronaut$,$ firefighter, community college professor$\}$