Decision Making Analysis (MDES654) Course Detail

Course Name Course Code Season Lecture Hours Application Hours Lab Hours Credit ECTS
Decision Making Analysis MDES654 3 0 0 3 5
Pre-requisite Course(s)
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Course Language English
Course Type N/A
Course Level Natural & Applied Sciences Master's Degree
Mode of Delivery Face To Face
Learning and Teaching Strategies Lecture.
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Course Objectives This course aims to give the students the theory and practical tools of decision making with the purpose of aiding them during their graduate research.
Course Learning Outcomes The students who succeeded in this course;
  • 1. Students will have an overview of the literature and historical perspective of decision analysis. 2. Students will be able to resolve a decision making problem using the analytical tools of decision analysis. 3. Students will have an understanding of the utility theory. 4. Students will be able to formulate a real life situation with conflicting objectives as a decision making problem. 5. Students will acquire the ability to summarize a mathematical paper in front of an audience.
Course Content Conflicting objectives in decision making; decision problems under certainty; utility theory for single-attribute and multi-attribute problems in decision analysis; individual versus group decisions.

Weekly Subjects and Releated Preparation Studies

Week Subjects Preparation
1 Introductory and historical overview of decision making. Sample cases. Related pages of the textbook and other sources
2 Basic concepts. Decision trees... Related pages of the textbook and other sources
3 Multi-attribute problems under certainty. Domination, efficient frontier solutions, lexico-graphic ordering, indifference curves, value functions. Related pages of the textbook and other sources
4 Multi-attribute problems under certainty. Domination, efficient frontier solutions, lexico-graphic ordering, indifference curves, value functions. Related pages of the textbook and other sources
5 Problems under uncertainty. Utility Theory. Utility functions for single-attribute problems. Assessment of utility functions. Risk aversion. Related pages of the textbook and other sources
6 Problems under uncertainty. Utility Theory. Utility functions for single-attribute problems. Assessment of utility functions. Risk aversion. Related pages of the textbook and other sources
7 Problems under uncertainty. Utility Theory. Utility functions for single-attribute problems. Assessment of utility functions. Risk aversion. Related pages of the textbook and other sources
8 Problems under uncertainty. Utility Theory. Utility functions for single-attribute problems. Assessment of utility functions. Risk aversion. Related pages of the textbook and other sources
9 Midterm -
10 Multi-attribute problems under uncertainty. Utility independence. Assessment of multi-attribute utility functions. Additivity, multiplicativity and decomposition of utility functions. Hierarchical attributes for decision making. Related pages of the textbook and other sources
11 Multi-attribute problems under uncertainty. Utility independence. Assessment of multi-attribute utility functions. Additivity, multiplicativity and decomposition of utility functions. Hierarchical attributes for decision making. Related pages of the textbook and other sources
12 Multi-attribute problems under uncertainty. Utility independence. Assessment of multi-attribute utility functions. Additivity, multiplicativity and decomposition of utility functions. Hierarchical attributes for decision making. Related pages of the textbook and other sources
13 Overview of applications of decision making. Related pages of the textbook and other sources
14 Paper presentations -
15 Overall review -
16 Final exam -

Sources

Course Book 1. [1] R.L. Keeney and H. Raiffa, Decisions with Multiple Objectives: Preferences and Value Tradeoffs, Cambridge University Press, 1993.
Other Sources 2. [2] D.E. Bell, H. Raiffa, and A. Tversky, Decision Making: Descriptive, Normative, and Prescriptive Interactions, Cambridge University Press, 1988.
3. [3] R.L. Keeney, Value-Focused Thinking: A Path to Creative Decision Making, Harvard University Press, 1996.
4. [4] H. Raiffa, Decision Analysis: Introductory Lectures on Choices under Uncertainty, Addison-Wesley, 1968.

Evaluation System

Requirements Number Percentage of Grade
Attendance/Participation - -
Laboratory - -
Application - -
Field Work - -
Special Course Internship - -
Quizzes/Studio Critics - -
Homework Assignments 3 25
Presentation 1 15
Project - -
Report - -
Seminar - -
Midterms Exams/Midterms Jury 1 30
Final Exam/Final Jury 1 30
Toplam 6 100
Percentage of Semester Work 70
Percentage of Final Work 30
Total 100

Course Category

Core Courses X
Major Area Courses
Supportive Courses
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 An ability to apply advanced knowledge in computational and/or manufacturing technologies to solve manufacturing engineering problems
2 An ability to define and analyze issues related with manufacturing technologies
3 An ability to develop a solution based approach and a model for an engineering problem and design and manage an experiment
4 An ability to design a comprehensive manufacturing system based on creative utilization of fundamental engineering principles while fulfilling sustainability in environment and manufacturability and economic constraints
5 An ability to chose and use modern technologies and engineering tools for manufacturing engineering applications
6 Ability to perform scientific research and/or carry out innovative projects that are within the scope of manufacturing engineering
7 An ability to utilize information technologies efficiently to acquire datum and analyze critically, articulate the outcome and make decision accordingly
8 An ability to attain self-confidence and necessary organizational work skills to participate in multi-diciplinary and interdiciplinary teams as well as act individually
9 An ability to attain efficient communication skills in Turkish and English both verbally and orally
10 An ability to reach knowledge and to attain life-long learning and self-improvement skills, to follow recent advances in science and technology
11 An awareness and responsibility about professional, legal, ethical and social issues in manufacturing engineering
12 An awareness about solution focused project and risk management, enterpreneurship, innovative and sustainable development
13 An understanding on the effects of engineering applications on health, social and legal aspects at universal and local level during decision making process

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 16 2 32
Presentation/Seminar Prepration 1 24 24
Project
Report
Homework Assignments 3 4 12
Quizzes/Studio Critics
Prepration of Midterm Exams/Midterm Jury 1 8 8
Prepration of Final Exams/Final Jury 1 10 10
Total Workload 134