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Course Description
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Course Name
Management Decision Analytics
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Host University
The American Business School Paris
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Location
Paris, France
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Area of Study
Management
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Language Level
Taught In English
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Prerequisites
MATH 210 - Busines Statistics
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Course Level Recommendations
Upper
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US Credits
3 -
Recommended U.S. Semester Credits3
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Recommended U.S. Quarter Units4
Hours & Credits
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Overview
COURSE DESCRIPTION :
The purpose of the course is to enable the students to use quantitative approaches in practical business decision-making. During the course, the students will learn how a modeling process may help them to structure decision situations, and to improve his/her decision-making skills. It is hoped that the students will be familiar with the basic concepts of Decision Analysis, Project Scheduling, and Linear Programming, and should be able to use a modeling approach to improve decision-making processes.COURSE OBJECTIVES:
It is hoped that the students will be familiar with the basic concepts of Decision Analysis, Project Scheduling, and Linear Programming, and should be able to use a modeling approach to improve decision-making processes.
The emphasis of the course will be placed on the ability to
- Structure a decision-making process.
- Formulate a model of the situation.
- Solve the model, using a computer.
- Interpret the results.EXPECTED LEARNING OUTCOMES:
Upon completion of this course, students should be able to:
- Define Management Science / Operations Research and its application fields.
- Use decision analysis criteria in situations where uncertainty is dominant and use decision trees when modeling sequential decisions under risk.
- Understand and use the notions of critical activities, earliest and latest times, as well as slack, in the context of the management of a project and understand the usefulness of a project management software system.
- Identify and formulate a linear programming problem. Solve a linear program, using a spreadsheet program such as Microsoft Excel, and interpret the results.
Course Disclaimer
Courses and course hours of instruction are subject to change.
Eligibility for courses may be subject to a placement exam and/or pre-requisites.
Credits earned vary according to the policies of the students' home institutions. According to ISA policy and possible visa requirements, students must maintain full-time enrollment status, as determined by their home institutions, for the duration of the program.
Please note that some courses with locals have recommended prerequisite courses. It is the student's responsibility to consult any recommended prerequisites prior to enrolling in their course.