Course Name | Management Science |
Code | Semester | Theory (hour/week) | Application/Lab (hour/week) | Local Credits | ECTS |
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BA 250 | Fall | 3 | 0 | 3 | 6 |
Prerequisites | None | |||||
Course Language | English | |||||
Course Type | Required | |||||
Course Level | First Cycle | |||||
Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | DiscussionGroup WorkProblem SolvingLecturing / Presentation | |||||
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Course Objectives | This course aims at teaching a variety of management science methods useful in solving management problems in many areas such as Marketing, Finance, and Production. |
Learning Outcomes | The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | The main emphasis of the course is how to model a managerial problem using mathematical modeling (Linear programming and Integer programming). Many examples from different application areas are given. Solution techniques for some special problems are discussed. |
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Media and Managment Skills Courses | ||
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Week | Subjects | Required Materials |
1 | Break-even Point Analysis | Chapter 1 (Introduction to Management Science. Bernard W. Taylor III, Twelfth Edition) |
2 | Linear Programming: Modelling and Graphical Solution | Chapter 2 (Introduction to Management Science. Bernard W. Taylor III, Twelfth Edition) |
3 | Linear Programming: Modelling and Graphical Solution | Chapter 2 (Introduction to Management Science. Bernard W. Taylor III, Twelfth Edition) |
4 | Linear Programming: Sensitivity Analysis | Chapter 3 (Introduction to Management Science. Bernard W. Taylor III, Twelfth Edition) |
5 | Modelling Examples in Business Field | Chapter 4 (Introduction to Management Science. Bernard W. Taylor III, Twelfth Edition) |
6 | Modelling Examples in Business Field | Chapter 4 (Introduction to Management Science. Bernard W. Taylor III, Twelfth Edition) |
7 | Integer Linear Programming Models | Chapter 5 (Introduction to Management Science. Bernard W. Taylor III, Twelfth Edition) |
8 | Integer Linear Programming Models | Chapter 5 (Introduction to Management Science. Bernard W. Taylor III, Twelfth Edition) |
9 | Midterm Exam | |
10 | Network Flow Models | Chapter 6 (Introduction to Management Science. Bernard W. Taylor III, Twelfth Edition) |
11 | Network Flow Models | Chapter 6 (Introduction to Management Science. Bernard W. Taylor III, Twelfth Edition) |
12 | Project Management | Chapter 8 (Introduction to Management Science. Bernard W. Taylor III, Twelfth Edition) |
13 | Project Management | Chapter 8 (Introduction to Management Science. Bernard W. Taylor III, Twelfth Edition) |
14 | Nonlinear Programming | Chapter 10 (Introduction to Management Science. Bernard W. Taylor III, Twelfth Edition) |
15 | Review of the Semester | |
16 | Final Exam |
Course Notes/Textbooks | Introduction to Management Science. Bernard W. Taylor III, Twelfth Edition, Prentice-Hall, New Jersey, ISBN-13: 978-0132752008 |
Suggested Readings/Materials | Operations Research Applications and Algorithms, Wayne L. Winston, Fourth Edition, Thomson Books, ISBN-13: 978-0534380588 |
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | 1 | 5 |
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments | 1 | 20 |
Presentation / Jury | ||
Project | ||
Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exam | ||
Midterm | 1 | 35 |
Final Exam | 1 | 40 |
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 3 | 60 |
Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | 1 | 40 |
Total |
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | 3 | 48 |
Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) | 16 | ||
Study Hours Out of Class | 16 | 2 | 32 |
Field Work | |||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | |||
Portfolio | |||
Homework / Assignments | 1 | 20 | |
Presentation / Jury | |||
Project | |||
Seminar / Workshop | |||
Oral Exam | |||
Midterms | 1 | 31 | |
Final Exams | 1 | 40 | |
Total | 171 |
# | Program Competencies/Outcomes | * Contribution Level | ||||
1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | ||
1 | To be able to analyze complex problems in the field of logistics and supply chains | X | ||||
2 | To be able to have good knowledge of sector related market leaders, professional organizations, and contemporary developments in the logistics sector and supply chains | X | ||||
3 | To be able to participate in the sector-related communication networks and improve professional competencies within the business sector | X | ||||
4 | To be able to use necessary software, information and communication technologies in the fields of logistics management and supply chain | X | ||||
5 | To be able to understand and utilize the coordination mechanisms and supply chain integration | |||||
6 | To be able to analyze the logistics and supply chain processes using the management science perspective and analytical approaches | |||||
7 | To be able to design, plan and model in order to contribute to decision making within the scope of logistics and supply chains | X | ||||
8 | To be able to interpret and evaluate the classical and contemporary theories in the field of logistics and supply chains | |||||
9 | To be able to conduct projects and participate in teamwork in the field of logistics and supply chains | |||||
10 | To be able to have an ethical perspective and social responsiveness when making and evaluating decisions. | X | ||||
11 | To be able to collect data in the area of logistics and communicate with colleagues in a foreign language ("European Language Portfolio Global Scale", Level B1). | X | ||||
12 | To be able to speak a second foreign at a medium level of fluency efficiently. | X | ||||
13 | To be able to relate the knowledge accumulated throughout human history to their field of expertise. | X |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest