Quantitative Analysis (ISL214) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Quantitative Analysis ISL214 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
N/A
Course Language Turkish
Course Type N/A
Course Level Bachelor’s Degree (First Cycle)
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture, Discussion, Question and Answer, Problem Solving.
Course Coordinator
Course Lecturer(s)
  • Assoc. Prof. Dr. Pınar Kaya Samut
Course Assistants
Course Objectives Purpose of the course is to introduce quantitative approaches to managerial decision making.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • to apply the methods of operations research to business problems, to make the right decision
  • to be able to model business problems and to make managerial decisions by solving them with computer programs
Course Content Quantitative approaches to decision making; prior, posterior, pre posterior analysis; linear programming, transportation, assignment, network analysis, inventory models, queing models, Markov chains.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Managerial decision making and quantitative approaches Winston Ch.1
2 Decision making models Winston Ch.13
3 quiz
4 Linear programming model Winston Ch.3
5 Formulating linear programming models Winston Ch.3
6 Solution of Linear Programming Problems Winston Ch.4,5
7 Sensitivity analysis Winston Ch. 5
8 Duality Winston Ch.6
9 Solution applications by EXCEL SOLVER
10 Mid-term exam
11 Transportation problem Winston Ch. 7
12 Transportation problem Winston Ch. 7
13 Assignment problem Winston Ch. 7
14 Network analysis: CPM Winston Ch. 8
15 Network analysis: PERT Winston Ch. 8
16 final exam

Sources

Other Sources 1. D.R.Anderson, D.J. Sweeney, T.A.Williams, An introduction to Management Science
2. Wayne L. Winston, Operations Research, Applications and Algorithms
3. Bernard W. Taylor III, Introduction to Management Science
Course Book 4. Mehpare Timor, Yöneylem Araştırması, Türkmen Kitabevi, İstanbul, 2010.
5. Hamdy Taha, Yöneylem Araştırması, Literatür Yayıncılık, İstanbul, 2000.
6. Ahmet Öztürk, Yöneylem Araştırması, Ekin Kitabevi, Bursa, 2016.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics 1 10
Homework Assignments 1 10
Presentation - -
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 40
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 40
Toplam 4 100
Percentage of Semester Work 60
Percentage of Final Work 40
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses X
Media and Managment Skills Courses
Transferable Skill Courses

The Relation Between Course Learning Competencies and Program Qualifications

# Program Qualifications / Competencies Level of Contribution
1 2 3 4 5
1 Have an advanced level of basic theoretical knowledge on the field of public finance in order to obtain the practical gains. X
2 Identify the issues related to the field of public finance by dealing with it within the framework of the methodological approach, and report and evaluate it from an analytical point of view. X
3 Understand, interpret and analyse economic and financial events, equipped with knowledge of certain disciplines, especially economics, business and law. X
4 Develop policies and strategies for solving the problems by establishing the cause-effect relationship related to fiscal and economic issues through theoretical information and the discussions. X
5 Establish the relationship of public financial management and budget theory with public policies, he/she makes strong budget analysis, develop analysis on public finance and makes a link with the policy implementation X
6 Understand the tax theory, learning the legal structure, following the legal and financial developments and gaining a professional competence in tax matters effectively develop it. X
7 Have knowledge of accounting systems in private and public institutions and businesses, analyze and interpret the financial and financial structure of institutions with the knowledge and competence gained. X
8 Gain knowledge of macroeconomic framework and growth theory, including theoretical and country examples, evaluates economic developments from a theoretical perspective. X
9 Use foreign language in financial and economic fields, follow international literature, communicate on professional issues. X
10 Benefit from technological developments in studies specific to its field by using information technologies, digital developments and common software. X
11 Use qualitative and quantitative methods for the analysis of economic, financial, social and institutional events. X
12 While fulfilling its academic and professional responsibilities, develop an approach that respects s United Nations sustainable development goals, freedoms, rights of the disadvantaged groups, environment, cultural and moral values. X

ECTS/Workload Table

Activities Number Duration (Hours) Total Workload
Course Hours (Including Exam Week: 16 x Total Hours) 16 3 48
Laboratory
Application
Special Course Internship
Field Work
Study Hours Out of Class 14 1 14
Presentation/Seminar Prepration
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 1 15 15
Quizzes/Studio Critics 1 10 10
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 20 20
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 20 20
Total Workload 127