Decide what to use, change, verify, or reject
Unit ID: AIT-M12-U04 Estimated active time: 15-20 minutes
The main idea
The final decision belongs to you.
This is the sentence the whole course has been building towards. The tool assists; the decision and the responsibility do not move.
Why this matters
Recording the decision is what makes it one. An output that is used without a decision has been accepted by default.
Safe example
You use the outline, edit the tone, verify two claims, and reject one unsupported sentence.
Four different decisions about four parts of one output, which is the normal case.
Better working habit
Write a decision note, not only a final answer.
One short paragraph: what you kept, what you changed, what you checked, what you rejected and why.
What to watch for
Do not let the tool choose the final decision for you.
Asking "is this good enough?" and accepting the answer is not review. The tool has no stake in the consequence.
Mini practice
Write the capstone decision note.
Make sure it includes at least one thing you rejected.
Check yourself
Before moving on, answer:
- What did I keep, change, verify and reject?
- Did I reject anything at all, and if not, why not?
- Whose name is against this decision?