Syllabus for Computer Decision Modeling --MIS34055                                                                

Computer Decision Modeling

M&IS 34055

Fall 2009

                            BSA A404 (Department Conference Room)

Instructor:          Lihua Chen

Office:                 College of Business Administration, BSA A409

Telephone:          330.672.1160

E-mail:                lchen8@kent.edu

Office Hours:     12:30pm- 3:45pm (Tuesday) & 9:30am-11:15am (Thursday)

                             or by appointment

Course Objectives: The course is designed for undergraduate student in Operations Management, Marketing, Finance and related fields. The objective of this course is to introduce students to the scientific decision-making tools of operations research and management science. After completing this course, the student will 1) Understand the concepts of modeling and decision making 2) Be able to build and solve decision models using worksheet software 3) Handle uncertainty in decision situations 4) Understand modeling limitations and implementation issues

Textbook: An Introduction to Management Science: Quantitative Approach to Decision Making, 12^th Edition. Authors: David R. Anderson, Dennis J. Sweeney, Thomas A. Williams, Kipp Martin. South-Western College Pub.

Prerequisites:  1) MIS 24053 2) MIS 24056. Students attending the course who do not have the proper prerequisite risk being deregistered from the class.

Grades will be determined as follows:

            Homeworks                                                     40%

            Exam 1                                                            20%

            Exam 2                                                            20%

            Final Exam                                                      20%

Tentative outline:

We will cover some or all of the following chapters: 1-5, 7-8, 13-14.  If time permits we will also cover Chapter 17 (on CD) and Chapter 6.

Grade scale:

Note: University policy prohibits giving extra credit or incomplete’s for failing work.

Attendance:

Students are expected to read assignments in the textbook in advance and to attend class regularly.

Missed exams:

Students will be granted an excused absence for a scheduled exam only if they contact me in advance or as soon as possible afterward (no later than one week after the exam) and provide written documentation of the extenuating circumstances that necessitated absence from the exam.

Campus Emergencies

As with all learning there is a need to be flexible as opportunities and challenges arise in daily life. It is your responsibility to be healthy and not to put others at risk through your course work. It is also your responsibility to demonstrate all of the learning outcomes. I will work to create the environment and work for you to do this. If the situation arises that the course cannot convene as planned alternative means for communication and assessment will be created. For more general information about the emergency situation, please refer to www.kent.edu/flu or sign up for Flash Alerts by going to www.kent.edu/flashalerts/. 

Course Withdrawal Deadline

The course withdrawal deadline is Sunday, November 8, 2009. Withdrawal before the deadline results in a “W” on the official transcript; after the deadline a grade must be calculated and reported.

Enrollment and Official Registration

Students have responsibility to ensure they are properly enrolled in classes.  You are advised to review your official class schedule (using Student Tools on Flashline) during the first two weeks of the semester to ensure you are properly enrolled in this class and section. Should you find an error in your class schedule, you have until Sunday, September 6, 2009 to correct the error with your advising office.  If registration errors are not corrected by this date and you continue to attend and participate in classes for which you are not officially enrolled, you are advised now that you will not receive a grade at the conclusion of the semester for any class in which you are not properly registered.

POLICY ON ACADEMIC HONESTY

Academic honesty: Cheating means to misrepresent the source, nature, or other conditions of your academic work (e.g., tests, papers, projects, assignments) so as to get undeserved credit.   The use of the intellectual property of others without giving them appropriate credit is a serious academic offense.  It is the University's policy that cheating or plagiarism result in receiving a failing grade (0 points) for the work or course.  Repeat offenses may result in dismissal from the University.

STUDENTS WITH DISABILITIES

University policy 3342-3-18 requires that students with disabilities be provided reasonable accommodations to ensure their equal access equal access course content.  If you have documented disability and require accommodations, please contact the instructor at the beginning of the semester to make arrangements for necessary classroom adjustments.  Please note, you must first verify your eligibility for these through the Student Disability Services (contact 330-672-3391 or visit www.kent.edu/sds for more information on registration procedures).