Topics in Operations Research
2019/2020
Content, progress and pedagogy of the module
Learning objectives
Knowledge
• manufacturing planning and control including inventory
management and material requirements planning
• optimization of discrete problems
• heuristics and meta-heuristics
• relational databases and their usage
Skills
• formulate discrete optimization problems
• chose the appropriate solution strategy to a number of discrete
optimization problems
• perform basic database operations
Competences
• understand the principles of inventory management
• understand differences in solutions strategies
• apply heuristics and meta-heuristic methods to solve complex
problems
• understand relational data structures
• understand the limitations, advantages and disadvantages of
relational data structures
Type of instruction
As described in §17.
Extent and expected workload
This is a 5 ECTS course module and the work load is expected to be 150 hours for the student.
Exam
Exams
| Name of exam | Topics in Operations Research |
| Type of exam | Written or oral exam |
| ECTS | 5 |
| Assessment | 7-point grading scale |
| Type of grading | Internal examination |
| Criteria of assessment | The criteria of assessment are stated in the Examination Policies and Procedures |
Facts about the module
| Danish title | Emner i operationsanalyse |
| Module code | F-MOK-K1-5 |
| Module type | Course |
| Duration | 1 semester |
| Semester | Autumn
|
| ECTS | 5 |
| Language of instruction | Danish and English |
| Empty-place Scheme | Yes |
| Location of the lecture | Campus Aalborg |
| Responsible for the module |
Organisation
| Study Board | Study Board of Mathematics, Physics and Nanotechnology |
| Department | Department of Mathematical Sciences |
| Faculty | Faculty of Engineering and Science |
