COURSE UNIT TITLE

: OPERATIONS RESEARCH I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
EMT 3011 OPERATIONS RESEARCH I COMPULSORY 3 0 0 5

Offered By

Econometrics

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR IPEK DEVECI KOCAKOÇ

Offered to

Management Information Systems
Econometrics (Evening)
Econometrics

Course Objective

The main objective of the course is to give the student information and skills about defining, modelling, classifying, solving, interpreting of decision making problems in the management process.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To be able to classify decision making problems in the management process
2   To be able to implement optimization modelling of problems on production and service systems.
3   To be able to expose solution alternatives of decision making problems.
4   To be able to apply operations research system methodology in solving inter-disiplinary problems
5   To be able to apply systematic and analytical thouhgt manner in real-world problems
6   To be able to interpret decision making problem solutions within economic analysis approach.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction to Operations Research
2 Introduction to Optimization
3 Modelling
4 Introduction to Linear Programming
5 Graphical Method on Linear Programming, Algebraic Method on Linear Programming
6 Simplex Method on Linear Programming
7 Simplex solutions
8 Simplex solutions
9 Mid-term
10 Special cases in Simplex
11 Duality
12 Computerized solutions
13 Sensitivity analysis in LP
14 Sensitivity analysis in LP
15 Computerized solutions

Recomended or Required Reading

1- TAHA, Hamdy A. : Operations Research : An Introduction , Sixth Ed., Macmillan Publishing Co., New York, 1997.
2- RAO, S. S. : Engineering Optimization; Theory and Practice ,Third Edition, Wiley Eastern Limited, New Delhi, 1996.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

This course will be presented using class lectures, class discussions, overhead projections, and demonstrations

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 STT TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
2 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
3 MTEG MIDTERM GRADE STT * 0.40 + MTE * 0.60
4 FIN FINAL EXAM
5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTEG * 0.40 + FIN * 0.60
6 RST RESIT
7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTEG * 0.40 + RST * 0.60


*** Resit Exam is Not Administered in Institutions Where Resit is not Applicable.

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

There are weekly homework and quizzes

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

To be announced.

Office Hours

To be announced.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 14 3 42
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 2 24
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparing assignments 1 18 18
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 121

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.15
LO.2
LO.35
LO.45
LO.555
LO.65