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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
ISY 5107	QUANTITATIVE METHODS	COMPULSORY	3	0	0	5

Offered By

Quantitative Methods

Level of Course Unit

Second Cycle Programmes (Master's Degree)

Course Coordinator

PROFESSOR DOCTOR ASLI ÖZDEMIR

Offered to

Quantitative Methods

Course Objective

This course aims to ensure developing the analytical thinking and problem solving skills, finding the optimal solution of business problems by presenting mathematical models and using the computer softwares.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	Be able to describe and model business problems
2	Define and understand the quantitative techniques that can be utilized to solve business problems
3	Able to apply these techniques to solve business problems
4	Able to use computer programmes to solve problems,
5	Able to make inferences in accordance with results obtained by solving the modelled decision problems,
6	Able to gain experience on making effective decisions in business decision making process by interpreting the results obtained.

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction
2	Decision Theory and Utility Theory
3	Linear Programming (Modelling and Graphical Solution)
4	Linear Programming (Simplex, Two-Phase Method, Computer Applications)
5	Duality Theorem
6	Special Cases in Linear Programming, Sensitivity Analysis
7	Integer Programming and Business Applications (Modelling and Graphical Solution)
8	Integer Programming and Business Applications (Gomory Cutting Plane Method and Branc-and-Bound Algorithm, Computer Applications)
9	Game Theory and Business Applications
10	Data Envelopment Analysis and Business Applications
11	Goal Programming and Business Applications
12	Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP) and Analytic Network Process (ANP)
13	Other Multi Criteria Methods (Criteria Wieghting)
14	Other Multi Criteria Methods (Alternative Sorting)

Recomended or Required Reading

Textbook(s):
1. Sayısal Yöntemler. Prof. Dr. Hülya TÜTEK , Prof. Dr. Şevkinaz GÜMÜŞOĞLU, Doç. Dr. Aslı ÖZDEMIR, Beta, 2021.
2. Sayısal Yöntemlerde Problem Çözümleri ve Bilgisayar Destekli Uygulamalar. Prof. Dr. Hülya TÜTEK, Prof. Dr. Şevkinaz GÜMÜŞOĞLU, Doç. Dr. Ali ÖZDEMIR, Dr. Aslı ÖZDEMIR, Beta, 2011.
Supplementary Book(s):
1. Operations Research Applications and Algorithms, Wayne L. Winston.
2. Introduction to Operations Research, Hillier & Liberman.
3. All books and academic journals about OR.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Lectures, Class Discussions, Questions-Answers, Homework Presentations and Sample Applications

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE	MIDTERM EXAM
2	STT	TERM WORK (SEMESTER)
3	FIN	FINAL EXAM
4	FCG	FINAL COURSE GRADE	MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + FIN* 0.40
5	RST	RESIT
6	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE * 0.30 + STT * 0.30 + RST* 0.40

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

To be announced.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

1 Attending at least 70 percent of lectures is mandatory.
2 It's expected to obey scientific research rules and ethics in the preparation of homework presentations
3 It's expected that to support the homework presentations with business applications.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

E-posta: asli.yuksek@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Determined according to the related semester's course schedule.

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	14	3	42
Preparation for final exam	1	20	20
Preparing assignments	1	30	30
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	14	1	14
Preparing presentations	1	4	4
Preparation for midterm exam	1	11	11
Midterm	1	2	2
Final	1	2	2
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			125

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.7
LO.1				1
LO.2						1
LO.3	1
LO.4					1
LO.5		1
LO.6			1

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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