Introduction and motivation -- Basic concepts -- An overview of the main areas of decision science -- History of research on decision-making -- Methodology of decision science -- Appendix: Some concepts from the general methodology of science -- Selected decision maxims -- Inductive reasoning I : generalization and sampling -- Inductive reasoning II : forecasting -- Inductive reasoning III : influence and comparing -- Comparing in general I : types of utilities -- Comparing in general II : reference dependence -- Comparing I : multiple states of the world -- Comparing II : multiple periods.