27447 - ICT for Decision-Making
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5.1. Methodological overview
Having the subject an orientation eminently practical, the presentation of the contents will take place in the computer room following a professional guidance. In parallel, the exploitation with cognitive purposes of the decisional tools studied in the classroom will be held in a narrative way, using unstructured methods (lateral thinking, group discussion...) for enhancing creativity and emotional skills. When possible, individual class projects will be grouped to be performed in a context of multiple actors, to train the students in the group decision making process (co-decision and co-creation).
5.2. Learning tasks
Apart from the regular lectures in the computer room, according to the schedule described in the next section, the students’ training will be complemented by a minimum of three group tutorials. Furthermore, a collaborative tool for discussion and debate on the more relevant economic and business issues will be enabled.
5.3. Syllabus
Unit 0: Presentation of the subject (objectives, programme, methodology, schedule, assessment)
Unit 1: Introduction to Decision Support Systems
- 1.1 Decision-making problems and decision-making processes
- 1.2 Components of a Decision Support System
- 1.3 Case study: Google Maps
- 1.4 Case study: a shipment planning system
Unit 2: Optimization of economic problems
- 2.1 Linear optimization
- 2.2 Distribution routing and distribution networks
- 2.3 Decision making under uncertainty
- 2.4 Multi-criteria optimization techniques
Unit 3: Design and exploitation of data bases
- 3.1 Relational database model
- 3.2 Office and corporate database management systems
- 3.3 Design of relational data bases
- 3.4 Query design