Course Outline
Basic Texts
- Data Analysis and Decision Making with Microsoft Excel, S. Christian Albright, Wayne L. Winston & Christopher Zappe, 2nd edition, 2003, ISBN: 053438367X, Duxbury/Thomson, Call# HD30.215 Alb 2003, HD30.215 Alb 2003 cdrom
Minor Readings
- Microeconomics, Robert S. Pindyck & Daniel L. Rubinfeld, 5th edition, 2001, ISBN: 0130165832, Prentice Hall, Call# HB171.5 Pin (A 6th edition will appear early 2004)
Reference
- Data, Models, and Decisions: the Fundamentals of Management Science, Dimitris Bertsimas & Robert M. Freund, 1st edition, 2000, ISBN: 0538859067, South-Western College, Call# T56 Ber, T56 Ber CD-ROM
Additional materials will be distributed to supplement texts.
Assessment Methods
Group Practical Assignments - 10%
Participation - 15%
Group Project Write-up - 10%
Group Project Presentation - 10%
Mid-term - 15%
Final - 40%
Students will be asked to work on a real-life project, to present the findings verbally and to submit the completed work at the end of the course.
The project is carried out in groups of not more than 3 students. The write-up should not exceed 10 pages of A4 format.
Lectures and Tutorials
Lectures: 2hr per week presented by the instructor
Tutorials: 2hr per week where students will present their assignments and cases.
Connection to other Scholars Programme Modules
This module contains some topics that can be found in Modules "Uncertainty" and "An adventure in engineering". Some of its contents may also be covered in modules on human behaviour and socio-economic analysis.
|
