Operations Research. Project

2019/2020

Content, progress and pedagogy of the module

Learning objectives

Knowledge

  • have gained in-depth knowledge of the development of quantitative operations management (OM) models on real life problems. The knowledge could be gained in a development project:

    • with one or more companies or public organisations

    • in a lab environment

Skills

  • be able to develop, test and demonstrate the limitations of quantitative methods for Operations Management

  • be able to compare and evaluate theoretical and experimental results

  • be able to critically evaluate applied methods and their results

Competences

  • possess the ability to identify opportunities for implementing quantitative methods from operations management
  • be able to develop Operations Management techniques that can be implemented in an industrial, service or public organization
  • be able to evaluate the impact of implementing the developed methods

Type of instruction

Project work.

Extent and expected workload

This is a 15 ECTS project module and the work load is expected to be 450 hours for the student.
 

Exam

Exams

Name of examOperationsanalyse. Projekt
Type of exam
Oral exam based on a project
ECTS15
Assessment7-point grading scale
Type of gradingInternal examination
Criteria of assessmentThe criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures

Facts about the module

Danish titleOperationsanalyse. Projekt
Module codeF-MOK-K1-2
Module typeProject
Duration1 semester
SemesterAutumn
ECTS15
Language of instructionDanish
Empty-place SchemeYes
Location of the lectureCampus Aalborg
Responsible for the module

Organisation

Study BoardStudy Board of Mathematics, Physics and Nanotechnology
DepartmentDepartment of Mathematical Sciences
FacultyFaculty of Engineering and Science