COURSE UNIT TITLE

: DECISION MAKING TECHNIQUES I

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
YBS 3021 DECISION MAKING TECHNIQUES I ELECTIVE 3 0 0 4

Offered By

Management Information Systems

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR VAHAP TECIM

Offered to

Management Information Systems

Course Objective

To have knowledge about the elements in the decision problem, the decision maker, purpose, goals and criteria, options, environmental factors, probabilities and consequences.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Recognition of decision making features.
2   To be able to make linear programming and graphical solutions.
3   To be able to do linear programming and simplex solutions.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 What is Decision Making (Definition of Decision Making, Philosophy of Decision Making, Decision Making Process, Decision Maker: Human and Machine)
2 What is Decision Making (Certainty, Decision Making in an Environment of Risk and Uncertainty, Reasons for Indecision, Individual and Group Decisions)
3 Closed Decision Making Methods (Hard Methodology) and Linear
4 Introduction to Programming (Model Concept and Model Building)
5 Linear Programming and Graphical Solution
6 Linear Programming and Simplex Solution
7 Integer Programming
8 Dynamic Programming
9 Goal Programming
10 Consensus Programming and Budget (Denovo) Programming
11 Hard Methodology Software
12 Capacity Distribution and Balancing (Transportation Algorithms: Initial Solution Methods)
13 Capacity Distribution and Balancing
14 (Transportation Algorithms: Optimal Solution Methods)

Recomended or Required Reading

It will be announced.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Activities are given in detail in the 'Assessment Methods' and 'Workload Calculation' sections.

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Activities are given in detail in the 'Assessment Methods' and 'Workload Calculation' sections.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

The rules implemented by the department apply.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

It will be announced.

Office Hours

It will 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 14 3 42
Preparation for midterm exam 1 7 7
Preparation for final exam 1 7 7
Final 1 1 1
Midterm 1 1 1
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 100

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13
LO.1555
LO.2555
LO.3555