Operations Research for IT TMIS 4319

Course description:

Operations Research is a very important area of study, which tracks its roots to business applications. It combines the three broad disciplines of Mathematics, Computer Science, and Business Applications. This course will formally developed the ideas of developing, analyzing, and validating mathematical models for decision problems, and their systematic solution. The course will involve programming and mathematical analysis.

Course Aims:

This course aims to enable the student to:
  • Solve business problems and apply it's applications by using computer programming and mathematical analysis. 
  • Develop the ideas of developing, analyzing, and validating mathematical models for decision problems, and their systematic solution.
  • Understand the main concepts of OR.

Course outcomes:

Upon completion of the course, student should be able to:
  • Understand Linear and non Linear Programming.
  • Apply Graphical and Algebraic Solutions.
  • Practice Duality and Sensitivity analysis.
  • Understand Transportation Model.
  • Use Integer and Dynamic Programming.
  • Set up a cognitive schemes.
  • Implement practical cases, by using TORA, Excel and Matlab.