MIS 34055 Fall 2011 Tao

M&IS 34055: Computer Decision Modeling; Fall 2011; Zhi Tao

Instructor:      Zhi (Vicky) Tao

Phone:            330.672.1153

E-mail:            ztao@kent.edu  (best form contact)

Office:             BSA A417

Class meeting:            2:15pm-3:30pm ( T, R);  BSA 324  

Office Hours:     10:00am- 11:30am (T) & 10:00am-11:00am (R)

                             or by appointment.

Text

 An Introduction to Management Science: Quantitative Approach to Decision Making, 13^th Edition. Authors: David R. Anderson, Dennis J. Sweeney, Thomas A. Williams, Kipp Martin. South-Western College Pub.

Course Objective

 The main objective of this course is to introduce students to the scientific decision-making tools and applications in operations research and management science.  After completing this course, the students are expected to understand the concepts of modeling and decision making and be able to build and solve some decision models in various functional areas of business. Particularly in this class, we will address linear programming, network models, inventory models and their applications.

Course prerequisites

Prerequisites:  1) MIS 24053 2) MIS 24056.

Enrollment requirements

Students attending the course who do not have the proper prerequisites risk being deregistered from the class. Students have responsibility to ensure they are properly enrolled in classes.  You are advised to review your official class schedule (using Web for Students) 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 [date will be provided by the Undergraduate Office in advance] 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.

Course withdrawn deadline

The course withdrawal deadline is Sunday, November 11, 2011. Withdrawal before the deadline results in a “W” on the official transcript; after the deadline a grade must be calculated and reported.

 Evaluation and grades

         Evaluation                                       Weight

            Homeworks                                                     30%

            Exam 1                                                            20%

            Exam 2                                                            20%

            Final Exam                                                      30%

         Total                                            100%

 letter grade for the course will be assigned based on the following scale.

 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.

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).

Course Schedule (tentative)

We will cover some or all of the following chapters: 1-4, 6-7, 10 and13.  If time permits we will also cover Chapter 14 and other advanced topics.

December 7                  final exam (tentative).