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Please note! Course description is confirmed for two academic years, which means that in general, e.g. Learning outcomes, assessment methods and key content stays unchanged. However, via course syllabus, it is possible to specify or change the course execution in each realization of the course, such as how the contact sessions are organized, assessment methods weighted or materials used.

LEARNING OUTCOMES

1. Understand how important problems arising from diverse fields can be modeled by means of operations research;
2. Know main modeling frameworks of operations research and their applications;
3. Know how to use software for modeling and solving operations research problems.

Credits: 5

Schedule: 24.02.2025 - 11.04.2025

Teacher in charge (valid for whole curriculum period):

Teacher in charge (applies in this implementation): Philine Schiewe

Contact information for the course (applies in this implementation):

CEFR level (valid for whole curriculum period):

Language of instruction and studies (applies in this implementation):

Teaching language: English. Languages of study attainment: English

CONTENT, ASSESSMENT AND WORKLOAD

Content
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    In this course, the student will learn how to analyze and formulate problems and how they can be solved. The modeling frameworks discussed in this lecture include linear and discrete optimization. At the end of this course, it is expected that the student will be capable of analysing the main characteristics of a problem, model it using varying paradigms and choosing a suitable solution method.

Assessment Methods and Criteria
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Exam.

Workload
  • valid for whole curriculum period:

    Contact hours: 48h (12 x 2h lectures and 12 x 2h exercises). Attendance is not compulsory.

    Self study: 83h (home exercises; remainder for revising content of lectures and exercise sessions and for preparing for the exam)

DETAILS

Study Material
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    Main material: Lecture notes and slides.

    Supplementary bibliography: H. A. Taha: Operations Research, An Introduction, Prentice-Hall International

Substitutes for Courses
Prerequisites

FURTHER INFORMATION

Further Information
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    Teaching Language: English

    Teaching Period: 2024-2025 Spring IV
    2025-2026 Spring IV

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