One of the most important responsibilities of managers in businesses is to make decisions. Today's competitive conditions require optimal decisions to be supported by numerical methods. The aim of this course is to gain the knowledge and ability to formulate a problem encountered in decision making, to establish a mathematical model, to obtain the solution from the model, to check the model and its solution, to evaluate, to apply the obtained solution.
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Course Schedules
Week
Contents
Learning Methods
1. Week
Introduction to operations research
Lecture
2. Week
Linear programming (LP) problem and modelling
Lecture
3. Week
Examination of LP models
Lecture
4. Week
Solution methods of LP models
Lecture
5. Week
Graphic solution applications
Practice
6. Week
Simplex solution method
Lecture
7. Week
Simplex solution method: maximization model applications
Practice
8. Week
Midterm Exam Week
Assessment
9. Week
Midterm Exam Week
Assessment
10. Week
Simplex solution method: minimization model applications
Lecture
11. Week
Sensitivity analysis
Lecture
12. Week
Transportation problems and solution methods, Applications
Practice
13. Week
Assignment problems and solution methods.
Lecture
14. Week
Assignment problem applications
Practice
15. Week
Final Exam Week
Assessment
16. Week
Final Exam Week
Assessment
17. Week
Final Exam Week
Assessment
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Weight(%)
Midterm(s)
1
40
Quizzes
1
10
Final Exam
1
50
Program Outcomes
PO-1
To define his/her competencies using the theoretical and practical knowledge he/she acquired in the field of Economics and to use these competencies in practice.
PO-2
To discuss concepts and ideas in the field of Economics with scientific methods, to develop hypotheses, to interpret and evaluate the data obtained.
PO-3
To develop solution suggestions for complex and/or unpredictable problems encountered in practice, to report and present these suggestions in accordance with the academic publication rules.
PO-4
To identify regional and global issues/problems, to perform analyses based on scientific data and research, and to develop solution suggestions.
PO-5
To determine the learning needs in the field of Economics, to evaluate the acquired knowledge and skills with a critical approach, and to use this knowledge and skills to develop economic policies.
PO-6
To inform relevant people and institutions on issues related to the field of Economics and to gain the ability to convey written and verbal solutions to problems.
PO-7
To convey his/her thoughts and suggestions in the field of Economics to experts and non-experts by supporting them with quantitative and qualitative data, to discuss and to contribute to the development of new policies by revising suggestions according to the feedback he/she receives.
PO-8
To benefit from other disciplines that form the basis of the field of Economics, to develop multidisciplinary approaches by associating these disciplines with his/her knowledge in the field of Economics, to produce project and publications.
PO-9
To define the differences and relationships between classical and modern theories of economics and to observe the distinctions between classical and modern economic policies and to evaluate the compatibility of these policies with economic and social issues.
PO-10
To read and comprehend foreing news sources about economics being fluent in a foreign language, to scan the economic literature and to follow the most current approaches in this field.
PO-11
To take into account scientific and ethical values in the stages of collecting, interpreting and announcing economic data and carrying out statistical/econometric studies using these data, and also to carry out the publication process in accordance with academic publishing principles.
Learning Outcomes
LO-1
To evaluate the economic data with structure of analytical thinking
LO-2
To learn how to predict and model by analyzing the relationship of economic data
LO-3
To consider implementation of optimal decision-making models to business problems
LO-4
To formulate problem about decision-making, build a mathematical model, obtain a solution from the model,control the model and its solution, evaluate, apply the solution obtained
LO-5
To find solutions of problems encountered in business by means of analytical thinking
