Module overview
Linked modules
Prerequisites: MATH1024 AND MATH1048 AND (MATH1058 OR MATH1002) AND (MATH1059 OR MATH1056)
Aims and Objectives
Learning Outcomes
Knowledge and Understanding
Having successfully completed this module, you will be able to demonstrate knowledge and understanding of:
- Show understanding of the use of models in OR;
- Appreciate the types of problems that can be solved with OR methods
Disciplinary Specific Learning Outcomes
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Work successfully within in a group
Subject Specific Intellectual and Research Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Solve OR problems, both non-standard as well as standard, using appropriate OR techniques
- Fomulate and construct a mathematical model of a real life situation
- Appreciate both the capabilities and the limitations of OR techniques
Subject Specific Practical Skills
Having successfully completed this module you will be able to:
- Produce well-structure assignment reports describing problem formulation and solution
- Present models and solutions orally
Syllabus
Learning and Teaching
Teaching and learning methods
Type | Hours |
---|---|
Teaching | 48 |
Independent Study | 102 |
Total study time | 150 |
Resources & Reading list
Textbooks
A.M. LAW and W.D. KELTON (1991). Simulation Modeling and Analysis. McGraw-Hill.
W.L. WINSTON (2004). Operations Research: Applications and Algorithms. Thomson Brooks/Cole.
F.S.HILLIER and G.J. LIEBERMAN (2010). Introduction to Operations Research. McGraw-Hill.
Assessment
Summative
This is how we’ll formally assess what you have learned in this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Coursework | 50% |
Written exam | 50% |
Referral
This is how we’ll assess you if you don’t meet the criteria to pass this module.
Method | Percentage contribution |
---|---|
Written exam | 100% |
Repeat
An internal repeat is where you take all of your modules again, including any you passed. An external repeat is where you only re-take the modules you failed.
Method | Percentage contribution |
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Written exam | 100% |
Repeat Information
Repeat type: Internal & External