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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS MBA 3007 OPERATIONS RESEARCH COMPULSORY 2 2 0 5

Offered By

Maritime Business Administration

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

ASSOCIATE PROFESSOR ABDULLAH AÇIK

Offered to

Maritime Business Administration Maritime Business Administration (Evening)

Course Objective

Giving essential tools of operations research to enable them for make model and scientifically based decisions production environments.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To develop skills in identifying typical appropriate models 2   To develop skills formulating and solving models 3   To develop skils in interpreting appropriate models 4   To develop interactive feedback with the problem environment. 5   To understand the nature of quantitative decision making process

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 Linear Programming (Graph Method) 3 Linear Programming (Simplex Method) 4 Linear Programming Sensitivity Analysis 5 Duality 6 Transportation Models 7 Excel Solver Optimization Applications 8 Mid-Term Exam 9 Transportation Models 10 Assignment Problem 11 Network Models 12 Network Models 13 Goal Programming 14 Simulation 15 Review 16 Final Exam

Recomended or Required Reading

Taha, Hamdi A. Operations Research: An Introduction, 10th. Edition, Prentice- Hall International Editions, ABD. Rardin, R., Optimization in Operations Research, Prentice Hall International Editions, ABD.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Literature survey, data analysis, case studies.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA 1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM 2 RPT REPORT 3 ASG ASSIGNMENT 4 FIN FINAL EXAM 5 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE 6 RST RESIT 7 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Knowledge, skills and competencies in research, examination, critics, oral and written presentation of OR practices in the scope of international maritime business environment will be assessed.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Room:211 Tel: 301 88 21 e-mail: volkan.cetinkaya@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Friday 11:00-12:00

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours) Lectures 14 2 28 Tutorials 14 2 28 Preparations before/after weekly lectures 13 3 39 Preparation for midterm exam 1 8 8 Preparation for final exam 1 12 12 Preparing assignments 2 3 6 Final 1 2 2 Midterm 1 2 2 TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO PO.1 PO.2 PO.3 PO.4 PO.5 PO.6 PO.7 PO.8 PO.9 PO.10 PO.11 PO.12 PO.13 LO.1 3 3 5 3 3 3 3 LO.2 3 5 3 5 3 3 3 3 3 LO.3 3 3 5 3 3 3 3 3 LO.4 5 3 3 3 3 3 3 LO.5 3 5 3 3 3 3 3 5 3