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COURSE SYLLABUS COLLEGE: RAMON DEL ROSARIO COLLEGE OF BUSINESS DEPARTMENT: DECISION SCIENCES AND INNOVATION COURSE CODE/SECTION: MSC515M GMD SY 2013-2014 3rd T r! COURSE TITLE: MANAGEMENT SCIENCE CLASS DAYS AND CLASS TIME: T"#r$% &-'15(! ROOM: MEC 510 INSTRUCTOR: DR) DENNIS BERINO *d ++,$)- r,+./d0$#) d#)("1 CONSULTATION 2OURS: COURSE DESCRIPTION: MSC515M - Management Science is a course on the use of management science/operations research techniques in solving management decision problems and is meant to assist students in acquiring a special competence in the scientific management approach to problem solving. LEARNING OUTCOMES *LO1: On completion of the course, the student is e pected to be able to do the follo!ing" ELGA #ffective communicators LEARNING OUTCOME $cquires facilit% for management science &argon and is able to e plain quantitative process and results in simple terms, both verball% and in !riting. (no!ledgeable !ith standard tools in management science as !ell as relevant techniques in s%stems model building. )roficient in model formulation and interpretation of results. $dept in use of quantitative methods for ob&ective decision ma'ing. ,ncorporates ethical issues that need to be considered in quantitative decision ma'ing.

Critical and creative thin'ers

*echnicall% proficient and competent professionals and leaders Service-driven, ethical, and sociall% responsible citi+ens

Note: Each ELGA does not have to have its own LO. FINAL COURSE OUTPUT: $s evidence of attaining the above learning outcomes, the student is required to do and submit the follo!ing during the indicated dates of the term. LEARNING OUTCOME -O 1" $cquires facilit% for management science &argon RE3UIRED OUTPUT DUE DATE Class participation .uring lecture Case discussions discussions for class 1

and is able to e plain quantitative process and results in simple terms, both verball% and in !riting. -O 1" (no!ledgeable !ith standard tools in management science as !ell as relevant techniques in s%stems model building. )roficient in model formulation and interpretation of results.

)ro&ect presentations /uestionnaires 2se of /M for 3indo!s 4olunteer e ercises/ games Case discussions )ro&ect presentations

participation .uring designated dates for cases/pro&ects 0 questionnaires. .uring lecture discussions, vol e , games, cases/pro&ects .uring designated dates for vol e , games, cases/pro&ects

-O 5" $dept in use of quantitative MS/O6 in action, 3eb .uring designated methods for ob&ective decision research dates for MS/O6 in ma'ing. action, !eb research Note: Each LO need not have its own output or work. Outputs may be in the form of a product to be submitted or a performance to be done (e.g. demonstration!. RUBRIC FOR ASSESSMENT:
CRITERIA Category 1 E4EMPLARY 4 *he submitted !or' manifests qualities !hich go be%ond the requirements. SATISFACTORY 3 *he submitted !or' manifests the required qualities. DEVELOPING 2 *he submitted !or' partiall% manifests the required qualities. Certain aspects are either incomplete or incorrect. *he submitted !or' partiall% manifests the required qualities. Certain aspects are either incomplete or incorrect. *he submitted !or' partiall% manifests the required qualities. Certain aspects are either incomplete or incorrect. BEGINNING 1 *he submitted !or' does not manifest an% of the requirements. RATING

Category 2

*he submitted !or' manifests qualities !hich go be%ond the requirements.

*he submitted !or' manifests the required qualities.

*he submitted !or' does not manifest an% of the requirements.

Category 3

*he submitted !or' manifests qualities !hich go be%ond the requirements.

*he submitted !or' manifests the required qualities.

*he submitted !or' does not manifest an% of the requirements.

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OT2ER RE3UIREMENTS AND ASSESSMENTS: 1) E56!,+67,.+$ - G6! $ *40%) 7ames !ill test the comprehension of the student of the concepts and techniques discussed in class. ,t !ill have t!o parts" 8 i9 ,ndividual #ffort : closed notes questions on MS/O6 concepts; 8ii9 7roup #ffort : open notes, open boo's, open computer group computations of problems emplo%ing MS/O6 techniques studied in class. Since !e usuall% !or' in groups in the !or' place, there !ill be t!o 819 games !herein the students !ill !or' on assigned problems as a team. *his !ill test their collective 'no!ledge as !ell as abilit% to !or' as a team. 1. C.!(#7 r A((0,867,.+$/O+0,+ S $$,.+$ Most model formulations for problems and cases ta'en up in class can be performed using a computer. 3e !ill require the use of available computer soft!are pac'ages to for computational facilit% during lectures, e ercises, cases and pro&ects. *he online sessions are meant to supplement classroom sessions to e pose students to learning using online facilities/technolog%. 5. MS/OR ,+ A87,.+ (5%) Students !ill be required to share MS/O6 applications in their respective companies and ho! these applications facilitated decision ma'ing management. ,f no concrete e perience from their companies can be shared, research/readings on other companies can be used as substitute. MS/O6 in $ction guidelines !ill be uploaded in Moodle. <. C6$ A+609$,$ (25%) $nal%sis of cases !ould e pose the students to actual business problems confronting managers in some of their activities. *he cases ma% involve either open- or close-ended situations that !ould call for the use of descriptive or prescriptive model formulations and their corresponding solutions. A"so inc"uded in the case ana"ysis are on"ine business research assignments. A00 86$ 6+609$,$ :,00 - 7"r# .+0,+ d,$8#$$,.+$. *he cases require group anal%sis. *his !ould allo! the group members to interact intelligentl% among themselves to come up !ith a thorough anal%sis of the case. *he corresponding groups assigned to the cases are required to submit a !ritten anal%sis of the case. *he% !ill conduct an online discussion forum and come up !ith points of agreements and resolutions in the !a% the% evaluated assigned case. Case $nal%sis guidelines !ill be uploaded in Moodle. 5. Pr.; 87 A$$,<+! +7 (15%) Students !ill be assigned to underta'e pro&ects the aim of !hich is to provide e perience in the practical application of the materials discussed in the course. *he pro&ects !ill be 5

done on a group !or' basis. )ro&ects !ill be assigned for discussion and submission during the mid-point and final schedule of the school. )ro&ect $ssignment guidelines !ill be uploaded in Moodle. =. C06$$ P6r7,8,(67,.+ (10%) 3e encourage the students to activel% participate in class discussions as this !ill ma imi+e their learning as !ell as create a livelier class atmosphere thru the interactions. *he lectures !ill be mi ed !ith volunteer hands-on computational e ercises and ta'e home assignments to improve understanding and retention of sub&ects being studied. >. V.0#+7 r E5 r8,$ $ *hese are ta'e-home computational problems to be !or'ed on and submitted in pairs 8or b% t!os9. *his is meant to test the comprehension of the student of concepts discussed in class. *hough not directl% part of basis for evaluation, submitted e ercises !ill be given point credits for certain activities in class as !ell as provide the student better facilit% for computations.

NOTE ON GROUP ACTIVITIES) Students !ill be grouped for the group activities. *he% !ill elect a group leader among themselves. *he number and si+e of the groups !ill depend on class si+e. *here !ill be a peer evaluation once, during the final period, to surface individual efforts of group members in assigned activities. *his !ill be inputted in the grade of each group member for the specified group activities. ?or this course, the requirements !ith
group effort are" games; case studies; and pro&ect assignments.

MI4ED-MODE ONLINE LEARNING) *he class !ill be under a mi ed-mode online learning environment using Moodle as the learning management platform. Certain sessions !ill be conducted full% online. PAPERLESS CLASS ENVIRONMENT) $s a small contribution to preserving the
environment, all class submissions !ill be done online. @o paper submissions !ill be required of all requirements.

GRADING SYSTEM:
MS/O6 in $ction Case $nal%sis )ro&ect $ssignment 7ames Class )articipation $ttendance TOTAL 5A Grade pt. 15A <.B 15A 5.5 <BA 5.B 1B= 1.5 5A 1.B 100= 1.5 1.B B.B 3 C.C E !"#a$e%t &e'(r"pt"o% C>-1BB # cellent C5 - C= Superior DC - C1 4er% good D5 - DD 7ood DB - D< Satisfactor% >5 - >C ?air >B - >< )assed Eelo! >B ?ailed 3ithdra!al 8authori+ed9 ,ncomplete

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LEARNING PLAN: LEARNING OUTCOME SESSION 1

TOPIC

$. )reliminaries : S%llabus .iscussion, Fouse'eeping 6ules, Student ,nformation Sheet, Class ,ntroduction, 7rouping E. ,ntroduction to Management Science/Operations 6esearch 8MS/O69 1. ,ntroduction 81" 1-19 1. $pproach/Model .evelopment 81" 5-<9 5. MS/O6 and the Computer 81" 59 <. )roblems/,mplementation 81" =->9

>EE? LEARNING NO) ACTIVITIES 1% -ecture .iscussion 7roup .%namics 1/0'

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.ecision *heor% Models 1. ,ntroduction 85" 1-59 1. .ecision Ma'ing 2nder 2ncertaint% 85" <9 5. .ecision Ma'ing 2nder 6is' 85" 59

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1. .istance -earning Self-$ssessment 3% 1/23 -ecture .iscussion Case 1 Online .iscussion 81,19

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SESSION 3
.ecision *heor% # tensions 1. Marginal $nal%sis G 1. .ecision *rees 85" =9 5. 2tilit% *heor% 85" D9 <. 7ame *heor% G Case 1 : Starting 6ight Corp., 15B-151

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?orecasting 1. ,ntroduction to ?orecasting 85" 1-<9 1. *ime Series ?orecasting Models 85" 5-=9 5. Causal ?orecasting Methods 8<" 1-D9

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-ecture .iscussion 7ame *heor% $pplication; 7ame 1 credits : 1BA 3eb 6esearch Online .iscussion ?orum 81, =9, 81, 59, 85, <9

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SESSION 5 - O%$"%e 3eb research/online discussion forum on applications of 1. .ecision ma'ing under : 6is' 819, 2ncertaint% 8=9 1. .ecision trees 819, 2tilit% theor% 859 5. 7ame theor% 859, 6egression 8<9

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LEARNING OUTCOME 1% 2% 3 SESSION &

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LEARNING ACTIVITIES -ecture .iscussion Submit One )age )ro&ect 1 )roposal 81,1,59 Case 1 Online .iscussion 85,<9

-inear )rogramming 1. 7raphical/Computer Methods 8>" 1-<9 a. Special Cases 8>" >9 b. $pplications 8D9 1. Simple method G 5. -) # tensions a. ,nteger )rogramming 81B" 1-19 b. 7oal )rogramming 81B" <9

Case 1 : @orth-South $irlines, 1=5-1== 2% 3 1% 2% 3 SESSION @

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G6! 1 *C"6(7 r$ 1%3-5% @%101 )ro&ect )resentations 81,1,59 - Online MS/O6 in $ction Case 5 Online .iscussion 85,=9 -ecture .iscussion MS/O6 in $ction Mid-*erm Class Standing 2pdate

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)ro&ect )resentations Case 5 : Me icana 3ire 3or's, 51B-511

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SESSION ' Speciall% structured -) 1. *ransportation )roblem 81B" 1-1B9 1. $ssignment )roblem 81B" 15-159
@et!or' Models 1. Minimal Spanning *ree technique 811"19 1. Ma imal-?lo! *echnique 811" 59 5. Shortest-6oute technique 811" <9 <. )#6*/C)M 811" 1-<9

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SESSION 10
1. 3aiting -ines and /ueuing *heor% 815" 1-59 1. Simulation 81<" 1-5, =9 5. Mar'ov $nal%sis 815" 1-=9 Case < : Old Oregon 3oodstore, <11-<15

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SESSION 11 - O%$"%e
3eb research/online discussion forum on applications of 1. Minimal spanning tree 819, ma imal flo! 8<9

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3eb 6esearch Online .iscussion ?orum 81,<9 81,=9 85,59 MS/O6 in $ction

LEARNING OUTCOME

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1. )#6*/C)M 819, /ueuing 8=9 5. Simulation 859, Mar'ov anal%sis 859

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LEARNING ACTIVITIES Submit One )age )ro&ect 1 )roposal 8<,5,=9

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G6! 2 * C"6(7 r$ 11-1&1 Simcit% submission 8b% pair9; 7ame 1 credits : 1BA )ro&ect )resentations 8<,5,=9 Case 5 Online .iscussion 81,19 MS/O6 in $ction 3eb 6esearch Online .iscussion ?orum Case = Online .iscussion 85,=9

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)ro&ect )resentations Case 5 : South!estern 2niversit% *raffic )roblems, p.<>=

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1. $nal%tic Fierarch% )rocessG 81,1,59 1. .ecision Support S%stemsG 8<,5,=9 )*a"r"%g'+ (1,5), (2,4), (3,-) Case = : State!ide .ev.Corp., 5C1-5C1 TE4TBOO?: #uantitative Ana"ysis for $anagement 811th edition, 1B119 E%" 6ender, Stair and Fanna

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