Høst 2019

STE6306 Operations Research 2 - 5 stp

The course is administrated by

Institutt for industriell teknologi

Type of course

Practical course. The course can be taken as a single subject.

Course overlap

INE-3606 Operations Research 2 5 stp

Course contents

Practical applications of Operations Research

Application deadline

Applicants from Nordic countries: 1 June Exchange students and Fulbright students: 15 April

Admission requirements

A relevant undergraduate bachelor Engineering programme with minimum 30 credits Mathematics/statistics topics.

Knowledge about basic operations research technics, methods and models.

Application code: 9371

Obligatory prerequisites

SMN6196 Operations Research 1

Objective of the course

Knowledge: Based on techniques given in Operations Research 1 and some extensions this course give the students knowledge in modelling and optimization of real-life deterministic or probabilistic systems.

Skills: The candidate will be able to perform modelling and optimization of real-life deterministic or probabilistic systems by formulating a model, decide solution techniques and then solve the model.

General (overall) Qualifications: Based on the practical experience of solving real-life problems the candidate shall be able to communicate, solve and improve related problems in future education and working life.

Language of instruction

English

Teaching methods

The candidate will perform a practical project in the area of Operations Research

Assessment

A project report accounting for 100% of the total grade in the course.

Grading will be done by A-F scale, where F is Fail.

A re-sit exam will be arranged for this course where a new project report has to be delivered within the given date.