UC at Boulder Database Ranking Implementation of Decision Tree Algorithm Discussion

PLEASE USE THE DOCUMENTS ATTACHED

STEP 1: List the inputs you will consider when evaluating an applicant’s materials. You may find it helpful to begin with the list included in the Week 5 Info Activity assignment. But you will need to modify the list to include alternatives/substitutions in light of the changes discussed in the above. (For instance, you will need to consider the kinds of materials that a non-traditional applicant would be in a position to provide.)

STEP 2: Organize the inputs into four buckets: Student Profile, Academic Factors, Extracurricular Activities, DEI. List all of the items in each bucket in rank order, from most important (top of the list) to least important (bottom of the list).

STEP 3: Rank the buckets themselves in order from Highest Priority (top of the list) to Lowest Priority (bottom of the list). Given that prioritization scheme, indicate the maximum score possible for each bucket, and establish the cut-off score you will use for each. (If helpful, refer back to the choices you made in the Week 5 Info Activity. But since the admission inputs are somewhat different now, you may want to modify them.)

IMPORTANT REMINDER: Plymouth Shores University remains a selective liberal arts college. Only one in three applicants will be accepted. The cut-off scores should be established with that in mind.

STEP 4: Provide a one-paragraph rationale that explains the rankings, maximum scores, and cut-off scores you assigned to each bucket in Step 3. (You should write one paragraph for each bucket.)

STEP 5: Design and draw your decision tree, visualizing all of the steps you will take when making the admissions decision for a particular applicant. The final outcome should be a decision to “admit” or “not admit.”

As mentioned in the Activity introduction above, you encountered multiple models in the Week 6 Content Module: Fry, 56-58; Shane, 88-91; the risk assessment algorithm infographic. The banner image for this Activity is also a simple decision tree. Feel free to use any of those as templates, or come up with your own.

Please feel free to use a computer drawing tool or construct the decision tree using shapes and arrows in a program like Powerpoint. Pasting a screenshot of the finished product in your Word document would be fine. As an alternative, you could draw the decision tree freehand then scan or take a photo of it to insert into your Word document.

Below is some useful guidance courtesy of the SmartDraw.com (Links to an external site.) website. (I’ve never used the product so please don’t take that as an endorsement.)

A decision tree is a flowchart-like diagram that shows the various outcomes from a series of decisions. It can be used as a decision-making tool, for research analysis, or for planning strategy. A primary advantage for using a decision tree is that it is easy to follow and understand.

Decision trees have three main parts: a root node, leaf nodes and branches. The root node is the starting point of the tree, and both root and leaf nodes contain questions or criteria to be answered. Branches are arrows connecting nodes, showing the flow from question to answer. Each node typically has two or more nodes extending from it. For example, if the question in the first node requires a “yes” or “no” answer, there will be one leaf node for a “yes” response, and another node for “no.”

STEP 6 Save your work as a Word document (.doc, .docx) or PDF file. The filename should include your last name and first initial (ex: CarruthC Week 7 Info Activity)

NEEDS TO BE FOUR PARAGRAPHS OR MORE and a design tree! Can be free hand or digital