Postgraduate Course: Methodology, Modelling and Consulting Skills (MATH11007)
Course Outline
| School | School of Mathematics |
College | College of Science and Engineering |
| Credit level (Normal year taken) | SCQF Level 11 (Postgraduate) |
Availability | Not available to visiting students |
| SCQF Credits | 10 |
ECTS Credits | 5 |
| Summary | Introduction to Operational Research; problems and problem definition; algebraic modeling languages; systems dynamics and simulation; optimization and heuristics; assessment, validation and implementation. Student presentation of case studies. |
| Course description |
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Entry Requirements (not applicable to Visiting Students)
| Pre-requisites |
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Co-requisites | |
| Prohibited Combinations | |
Other requirements | None |
Course Delivery Information
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| Academic year 2019/20, Available to all students (SV1)
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Quota: None |
| Course Start |
Semester 1 |
Timetable |
Timetable |
| Learning and Teaching activities (Further Info) |
Total Hours:
100
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Lecture Hours 11,
Seminar/Tutorial Hours 29,
Formative Assessment Hours 2,
Programme Level Learning and Teaching Hours 2,
Directed Learning and Independent Learning Hours
56 )
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| Assessment (Further Info) |
Written Exam
0 %,
Coursework
100 %,
Practical Exam
0 %
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| Feedback |
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| No Exam Information |
Learning Outcomes
On completion of this course, the student will be able to:
- Demonstrate a broad overview of the Operational Research Approach.
- Quickly assess the main issues in a situation and choose an appropriate approach to tackling them.
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Reading List
Additional literature:
Williams, H.P., 2013. Model building in mathematical programming 5th ed., Chichester, West Sussex: Wiley.
Hillier, F.S. & Lieberman, G.J., 2015. Introduction to operations research Tenth., New York, NY: McGraw-Hill. |
Additional Information
| Course URL |
http://student.maths.ed.ac.uk |
| Graduate Attributes and Skills |
Not entered |
| Special Arrangements |
MSc Operational Research students only. |
| Keywords | MMCS |
Contacts
| Course organiser | Dr Lars Schewe
Tel: (0131 6)50 5240
Email: |
Course secretary | Miss Gemma Aitchison
Tel: (0131 6)50 9268
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