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Description of Individual Course Units

Course Unit Code	Course Unit Title	Type Of Course	D	U	L	ECTS
MBA 3007	OPERATIONS RESEARCH	COMPULSORY	2	2	0	5

Offered By

Maritime Business Administration

Level of Course Unit

First Cycle Programmes (Bachelor's Degree)

Course Coordinator

INSTRUCTOR VOLKAN ÇETINKAYA

Offered to

Maritime Business Administration
Maritime Business Administration

Course Objective

Giving essential tools of operations research to enable them for make model and scientifically based decisions production environments.

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

1	To develop skills in identifying typical appropriate models
2	To develop skills formulating and solving models
3	To develop skils in interpreting appropriate models
4	To develop interactive feedback with the problem environment.
5	To understand the nature of quantitative decision making process

Mode of Delivery

Face -to- Face

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

None

Recomended Optional Programme Components

None

Course Contents

Week	Subject	Description
1	Introduction to Operations Research
2	Linear Programming (Graphical Method)
3	Linear Programming (Simplex Method)
4	Linear Programming Sensivity Analysis
5	Transportation Problems
6	Modi and Stepping Stone Test
7	Mid-Term 1
8	Transshipment Problems
9	Network Model
10	Network Model
11	Midterm-2
12	CPM-PERT
13	CPM-PERT
14	Simulation

Recomended or Required Reading

Taha, Hamdi A. (1992). Operations Research: An Introduction , 5. Edition, Prentice-Hall International Editions, ABD.
Öztürk, Ahmet, (1997). Yöneylem Araştırması , 7. Baskı, Ekin Kitabevi Yayınları, Bursa.
Tütek, Hülya, H., Gümüşoğlu, Şevkinaz. (2000). Sayısal Yöntemler, Yönetsel Yaklaşımı . 3. Baskı. Beta: Istanbul.
Esin, Alptekin. (2003). Yöneylem Araştırmalarında Yararlanılan Karar Yöntemleri . Gazi Kitabevi: Ankara.

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Literature survey, data analysis, case studies.

Assessment Methods

SORTING NUMBER	SHORT CODE	LONG CODE	FORMULA
1	MTE 1	MIDTERM EXAM 1
2	MTE 2	MIDTERM EXAM 2
3	FINS	FINAL EXAM
4	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE 1 * 0.20 + MTE 2 * 0.20 + FINS * 0.60
5	RST	RESIT
6	FCGR	FINAL COURSE GRADE (RESIT)	MTE 1 * 0.20 + MTE 2 * 0.20 + FCGR * 0.60

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

None

Assessment Criteria

Knowledge, skills and competencies in research, examination, critics, oral and written presentation of OR practices in the scope of international maritime business environment will be assessed.

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Course Policies and Rules

To be announced.

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

volkan.cetinkaya@deu.edu.tr

Office Hours

Thursday 15:30-16:30

Work Placement(s)

None

Workload Calculation

Activities	Number	Time (hours)	Total Work Load (hours)
Lectures	13	2	26
Tutorials	13	2	26
Preparations before/after weekly lectures	13	2	26
Preparation for midterm exam	2	10	20
Preparation for final exam	1	15	15
Final	1	2	2
Midterm	2	2	4
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)			119

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

PO/LO	PO.1	PO.2	PO.3	PO.4	PO.5	PO.6	PO.8	PO.9	PO.10	PO.12	PO.13
LO.1	3	3			5	3	3	3	3
LO.2	3	5		3	5	3	3	3	3		3
LO.3	3	3	5			3	3	3	3	3
LO.4		5	3	3	3		3	3	3
LO.5	3	5		3	3	3	3	3	5	3

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Description of Individual Course Units

Offered By

Level of Course Unit

Course Coordinator

Offered to

Course Objective

Learning Outcomes of the Course Unit

Mode of Delivery

Prerequisites and Co-requisites

Recomended Optional Programme Components

Course Contents

Recomended or Required Reading

Planned Learning Activities and Teaching Methods

Assessment Methods

Further Notes About Assessment Methods

Assessment Criteria

Language of Instruction

Course Policies and Rules

Contact Details for the Lecturer(s)

Office Hours

Work Placement(s)

Workload Calculation

Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes

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