COURSE UNIT TITLE

: QUANTITATIVE METHODS

DEGREE PROGRAMMES

Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code Course Unit Title Type Of Course D U L ECTS
SIV 2007 QUANTITATIVE METHODS COMPULSORY 4 0 0 4

Offered By

Civil Aviation Transportation Management

Level of Course Unit

Short Cycle Programmes (Associate's Degree)

Course Coordinator

DOCTOR HAKAN SÖNMEZ

Offered to

Civil Aviation Transportation Management

Course Objective

The aim of this course is to gain the ability to define, model, solve and interpret the results, to enable the use of numerical thinking skills with scientific methods in reaching the policies and objectives of the business effectively.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1   Uses numerical methods effectively in problem solving phase.
2   Applies learned numerical methods to real life problems.
3   Knows and analyzes the basic principles of linear programming models, transportation, assignment models, network (network) analysis.
4   Performs optimization modeling of decision making problems in service and production systems.
5   Evaluates alternative solutions of decision problems by taking into consideration possible risks and opportunities, with an economic analysis approach.
6   Analyzes the problems in the frame of alternative solutions during the decision making process with the help of computer software.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week Subject Description
1 Introduction of the course, usage areas of numerical methods, basics of modeling concept.
2 The importance of modeling in decision making, model building and modeling process, structure of decision model, techniques used in decision making, types of decision models.
3 Modeling with linear programming
4 Modeling with linear programming
5 Example problems and solution methods related to linear programming.
6 Example problems and solution methods related to linear programming.
7 Modeling of transportation, assignment, transfer problems.
8 Mid-Term Exam.
9 Modeling of transportation, assignment, transfer problems.
10 Solution of transportation, assignment, transfer problems.
11 Network (Network) models and solution methods.
12 Network (Network) models and solution methods.
13 Project management, CPM and PERT methods.
14 Project management, CPM and PERT methods.
15 Project management, CPM and PERT methods.
16 Final Exam.

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
1) Taha, Hamdy A. Operations Research: An Introduction, 6th Ed. Pearson Education Asia Pte Ltd., Singapore, 2001.
2) Ahmet ÖZTÜRK, Yöneylem Araştırması, Ekin Kitabevi, Bursa, 2009.
3) Winston, Wayne L., Operations Research: Applications and Algorithms, Belmont: Duxbury Press, 1994.
4) David, R. Anderson., Dennis, J. Sweeney., Thomas, A., Williams and Jeffrey, D. Camm., An Introduction to Management Science, 2010.
5) Bernard, W. Taylor, Introduction to Management Science, 10th Edition, 2009.
6) Taylor, Bernard W., Introduction to Management Science, 10th Edition,USA: Prentice Hall, 2010.
7) Şule ÖZKAN, Yöneylem Araştırması, Nicel Karar Teknikleri, 2. Basım, Nobel Yayın, Ankara, 2011.

Supplementary Book(s):
1) Altaylı, Behçet, Yöneylem Araştırması, Ankara: UYTES, 1996.
2) Zekai YILMAZ, Sayısal Yöntemler, Ekin Kitabevi, Bursa, 2004.
3) Halil Sarıaslan ve A.Argun Karacabey, Işletmelerde Sayısal Yöntemler, Turhan Kitabevi, 2001.
4) Sezgin, Attila ve Ada, Erhan, 1990, Işletmeciler Için Yöneylem Araştırması, Ankara: TPV-Kalkınma Bankası Matbaası, 2004.
5) Şule ÖZKAN, Yöneylem Araştırması (Nicel Karar Teknikleri), 2. Basım, Nobel Yayın, Ankara, 2011.
6) Zekai YILMAZ, Sayısal Yöntemler, Ekin Kitabevi, Bursa, 2004.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Face to face expression technique in the classroom, discussion and problem solving, reading research, classroom applications, student presentations.

Assessment Methods

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


Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Exams: There will be held on two in class exams; midterm exam and final exam during the semester.
Grades: 50 % Midterm Exam, 50 % Final Exam, 50 % Make-up Exam.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1) Attending at least 70 percent of lectures and fulfill the requirements of the course are mandatory.
2) Plagiarism of any type will result in disciplinary action.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

hakan.sonmez@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Monday - Tuesday, 10:20 - 12:00, Ground Floor, No: Z 08, Efes Vocational School, Selçuk / IZMIR.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities Number Time (hours) Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures 12 3 36
Preparation about subject 6 1 6
Student Presentations 1 8 8
Preparation for midterm exam 1 12 12
Preparation for final exam 1 12 12
Preparations before/after weekly lectures 12 1 12
In-class practices 8 1 8
Reading 6 1 6
Preparing presentations 8 1 8
Midterm 1 2 2
Final 1 2 2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours) 112

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LOPO.1PO.2PO.3PO.4PO.5PO.6PO.7PO.8PO.9PO.10PO.11PO.12PO.13PO.14PO.15PO.16
LO.14
LO.23
LO.34
LO.45
LO.54
LO.65

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