ENCE 425 Decision Analysis for Engineering
Spring 2007, Approximate Schedule and Homeworks
Weeks |
Dates |
Subject | Homeworks |
1 |
Jan 24 | Lectures 1 & 2 Introduction & Probability Basics (Chapters 1) Bayes' Rule (Chapter 2) |
HW#1 given out -Problems: Winston() |
2 |
Jan 31 | Lectures 1 & 2 Introduction & Probability Basics (Chapters 1) Bayes' Rule (Chapter 2) |
HW#2 given out -Problems:Winston |
3 |
Feb 7 | Lectures 3 & 4 Some important probability distributions (throughout the book) Decision-making under uncertainty (decision trees, multiple objectives, sensitivity analysis, value of information) (Chapter 2) |
HW#3 given out -Problems:Winston |
4 |
Feb 14 | Lectures 3 & 4 Some important probability distributions (throughout the book) Decision-making under uncertainty (decision trees, multiple objectives, sensitivity analysis, value of information) (Chapter 2) |
HW#4 given out -Problems: Winston |
5 |
Feb 21 | Lectures 5 & 6 (may have some leftover from lectures 3&4 here) Decision Modeling Case Studies Constructing Probability Distributions ["Making Hard Decisions with DecisionTools," Clemen and Reilly] Written Project Proposals Due |
HW#5 given out -Problems:Winston |
6 |
Feb 28 | Lectures 5&6 Decision Modeling Case Studies Constructing Probability Distributions ["Making Hard Decisions with DecisionTools," Clemen and Reilly] |
HW#6 given out -Problems:Winston |
7 |
Mar 7 | Lectures 7 & 8 Deterministic and Stochastic Dynamic Programming (Chapters 6-7) |
STUDY FOR EXAM #1 |
8 |
Mar 14 | Lectures 7 & 8 Deterministic and Stochastic Dynamic Programming (Chapters 6-7) |
WORK ON PROJECTS |
9 |
Mar 21 | SPRING BREAK | |
10 |
Mar 28 | IN CLASS EXAM #1 | HW#7 given out -Problems:Winston |
11 |
Apr 4 | Lectures 9 & 10 Simulation (Chapters 9,11) |
HW#8 given out -Problems:Winston |
12 |
Apr 11 | Lectures 9 & 10 Simulation (Chapters 9,11) |
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13 |
Apr 18 | Lectures 11 & 12 Forecasting models (Chapter 15) |
HW#9 given out -Problems:Winston |
14 |
Apr 25 | Lectures 11 & 12 Forecasting models (Chapter 15) |
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15 |
May 2 | Guest Lecture (part 1) Review for exam #2 and Questions about projects (part 2) |
STUDY FOR EXAM #2 |
16 |
May 9 | Student Presentations & Final Reports Due in Class |
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Finals Week | IN CLASS EXAM #2 |
REFERENCES:
BADIRU ="Comprehensive Project Management," A.B. Badiru, P.S. Pulat
WINSTON ="Operations Research Applications and Algorithms," W.L. Winston