Decision Support Systems

Code:

CINF030

Acronym:

SAD

Instance: 2011/2012 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Responsible unit:	Department of Industrial Engineering and Management
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor of Arts in Information Science

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
CINF	50	Plano Oficial a partir de 2008/2009	3	-	6	56	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

Upon completing this course, students should be able to:
- Understand the complexity as well as the quantitative and qualitative features of the decision-making process and apply simple approaches to problem-solving and structuring;
- Use optimization models and applications as well as heuristic techniques in solving problems of practical interest;
- Understand the scope of application of simulation and project management techniques;
- Formulate multicriteria decision problems and apply adequate decision support methodologies;
- Acquire the notion of risk in decision-making in an uncertain environment and use adequate methodologies for these situations;
- Draft Invitations to Tender and apply adequate selection methods.

Program

Decision Support Systems: general structure and components. Quantitative and qualitative decision-making methods. Operational Research Methodology. Problem formulation and optimization models: linear programming, transportation and assignment. Computational methods and tools. Heuristic methods for solving combinatorial problems. Simulation. Project Management. Classical Decision Theory: decision trees, utility functions and value functions. Multicriteria decision support. Concepts and methods. Case studies. Public tenders: methodological features, procedures, selection and evaluation methods.

Mandatory literature

Cândida Mourão, Leonor Santiago Pinto, Margarida Vaz Pato, Onofre Simões, Jorge Miguel Silva Valente; Investigação Operacional, Verlag Dashöfer Edições Profissionais, 2011. ISBN: 978-989-642-184-7
Powell, Stepehn G.; Management Science. ISBN: 978-0-470-03840-6

Complementary Bibliography

Hillier, Frederick S.; Introduction to operations research, N. ISBN: 0-07-118163-6
Clemen, Robert T.; Making hard decisions with decision tools, N. ISBN: 0-534-36597-3
Tavares, Luís Valadares 070; Investigação operacional, N. ISBN: 972-8298-08-0

Teaching methods and learning activities

Theoretical lectures, analysis of examples and case studies.

Software

Microsoft Excel

keywords

Physical sciences > Mathematics > Applied mathematics > Operations research

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation with final exam

Assessment Components

Description	Type	Time (hours)	Weight (%)	End date
Attendance (estimated)	Participação presencial	44,00
Final exam	Exame	30,00		2012-07-14
	Total:	-	0,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Description	Type	Time (hours)	End date
Team work preparation	Estudo autónomo	21	2012-06-01
Individual study	Estudo autónomo	67	2012-06-01
	Total:	88,00