| TYPE OF COURSE UNIT | Elective Course |
| LEVEL OF COURSE UNIT | Master's Degree Without Thesis |
| YEAR OF STUDY | - |
| SEMESTER | - |
| NUMBER OF ECTS CREDITS ALLOCATED | 10 |
| NAME OF LECTURER(S) | Professor Şahin Kavuncubaşı
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| LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT |
At the end of this course, the students;
1) Gain the managerial decision-making skills,
2) Model problems and solve problems with using the program of WINQSB.
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| MODE OF DELIVERY | Face to face |
| PRE-REQUISITES OF THE COURSE | No |
| RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENT | There is no recommended optional program component for this course. |
| COURSE DEFINITION | This course introduces decisions for healthcare management. The importance of quantitative techniques, linear programming simplex method, sensitivity analyses, transportation and assignment models are introduced, and WINQSB packet program is used in this course. The objective of this course is to familiarize students with quantitative decision making techniques. |
| COURSE CONTENTS | | WEEK | TOPICS |
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| 1st Week | Introduction to network models | | 2nd Week | Shortest path, maximal flow, minimum spanning tree | | 3rd Week | Shortest path, maximal flow, minimum spanning tree | | 4th Week | Network models applications | | 5th Week | Network in PERT-CPM models | | 6th Week | Network in PERT-CPM models | | 7th Week | Solving CPM models | | 8th Week | Midterm I | | 9th Week | Solving PERT models | | 10th Week | Queueing models | | 11th Week | Queueing and inventory models | | 12th Week | Inventory models | | 13th Week | Midterm II | | 14th Week | Game theory |
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| RECOMENDED OR REQUIRED READING | TAHA,H.A.. (2000) Operations Research, Prentice-Hall
CHANG, Y.L. WINQSB, John Willey and Sons
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| PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS | Lecture |
| ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA | | | Quantity | Percentage(%) |
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| Mid-term | 2 | 30 | | Assignment | 1 | 10 | | Quiz | 1 | 15 | | Presentation of Article | 4 | 10 | | Total(%) | | 65 | | Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade(%) | | 65 | | Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade(%) | | 35 | | Total(%) | | 100 |
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| ECTS WORKLOAD |
| Activities |
Number |
Hours |
Workload |
| Midterm exam | 2 | 2 | 4 | | Preparation for Quiz | 1 | 8 | 8 | | Individual or group work | 14 | 10 | 140 | | Preparation for Final exam | 1 | 15 | 15 | | Course hours | 14 | 3 | 42 | | Preparation for Midterm exam | 1 | 10 | 10 | | Laboratory (including preparation) | | | | | Final exam | 1 | 2 | 2 | | Homework | 1 | 15 | 15 | | Article Presentation | 4 | 1 | 4 | | Article | 8 | 6 | 48 | | Total Workload | | | 288 |
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| Total Workload / 30 | | | 9,6 |
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| ECTS Credits of the Course | | | 10 |
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| LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION | Turkish |
| WORK PLACEMENT(S) | No |
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