COURSE UNIT TITLE

: DISCRETE OPTIMIZATION MODELS AND ALGORITHMS

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
IND 4903 DISCRETE OPTIMIZATION MODELS AND ALGORITHMS ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Industrial Engineering

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ŞEYDA AYŞE YILDIZ

Offered to

Industrial Engineering

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to present classic integer and combinatorial optimization models forms to students and to make them capable of solving these models using exact and heuristic solution approaches.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   To know the application areas of discrete optimization, to be able to define and formulate different problems
2   To know and use exact solution methods for discrete optimization problems
3   To know and use heuristic solution methods for discrete optimization problems
4   To be able to apply the methods described in the course with the help of computer software
5   To be able to do project work as a team using the methods described in the course

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Integer and Combinatorial Optimization Models
2 Integer and Combinatorial Optimization Models
3 Relaxations of Optimization Problems
4 Relaxations of Optimization Problems
5 Enumerative Algorithms (Total Enumeration, Branch-and-Bound, Branch-and-Cut, Branch-and-Price, Column Generation)
6 Enumerative Algorithms Continue
7 Enumerative Algorithms Continue
8 Heuristic Discrete Optimization (Greedy/Constructive Heuristics, Local Improvement, Tabu Search, Simulated Annealing, Genetic Algorithms)
9 Midterm Exam
10 Heuristic Discrete Optimization Continues
11 Heuristic Discrete Optimization Continues
12 Discrete Dynamic Programming
13 Homework Presentations
14 Homework Presentations Continue

Recomended or Required Reading

1. Course notes
2. Optimization in Operations Research (2nd ed.), Ronald L. Rardin, Prentice-Hall, USA, 2016
3. Introduction to Operations Research (10th ed.), F. S. Hillier, G. J. Lieberman, McGraw-Hill Inc., USA, 2015

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lecture / Question-Answer / Discussion / Problem Solving

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER SHORT CODE LONG CODE FORMULA
1 MTE MIDTERM EXAM
2 ASG ASSIGNMENT
3 FIN FINAL EXAM
4 FCG FINAL COURSE GRADE MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + FIN * 0.50
5 RST RESIT
6 FCGR FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT) MTE * 0.30 + ASG * 0.20 + RST * 0.50


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

English

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

E-mail: seyda.topaloglu@deu.edu.tr
Office Tel: 0232 301 76 00

Office Hours

It will be announced later.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 11 3 33
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 11 1 11
Preparation for midterm exam 1 15 15
Preparation for final exam 1 20 20
Preparation for homework 1 20 20
Midterm 1 1,5 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 103

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11
LO.154
LO.255
LO.355
LO.45
LO.555