Decision Support Systems

Code:

CINF030

Acronym:

SAD

Keywords
Classification	Keyword
CORDIS	Social sciences

Instance: 2023/2024 - 2S

Active?	Yes
Web Page:	https://sites.google.com/g.uporto.pt/cinf-sad
Responsible unit:	Department of Industrial Engineering and Management
Course/CS Responsible:	Bachelor of Arts in Information Science

Cycles of Study/Courses

Acronym	No. of Students	Study Plan	Curricular Years	Credits UCN	Credits ECTS	Contact hours	Total Time
CINF	32	Study plan	3	-	6	41	162

Teaching language

Portuguese

Objectives

BACKGROUND

This course focuses on applying analytical methods to take better decisions and provides students with tools for modelling and optimization that will be very useful in various roles in several types of organizations (industry and services).

SPECIFIC OBJECTIVES

The main objective of this course is to convey to students a global vision of the principles and techniques used in rational decision-making processes with multiple criteria and risk and uncertainty situations, stressing, in particular, the role of quantitative methods and qualitative issues.

 

Learning outcomes and competences

Endow the students with the skills to:

• identify and address decision problems in a structured way;
• build models of decision problems;
• identify and use analytical methods to obtain solutions for the models that should act as a support for informed decisions;
• use spreadsheets to analyse and obtain solutions for the models;
• formulate multi-criteria decision problems and apply adequate decision support methodologies in uncertain environments.

Working method

Presencial

Pre-requirements (prior knowledge) and co-requirements (common knowledge)

Basic skills in spreadsheets (basic informatics).

Program

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  Modelling of linear programming problems with continuous variables.

  
  


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  Excel solver and analysis of sensitivity reports.

  
  


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  Modelling of network problems as linear programming models.

  
  


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  Modelling of linear programming problems with integer and binary variables.

  
  


• Excel solver and analysis of sensitivity reports.


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  Decision Theory.

  
  


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  Multicriteria decision problems.

  
  

Mandatory literature

Docentes de SAD; Documentação de apoio preparada pelos docentes da unidade curricular (Available at the course site)

Complementary Bibliography

Powell, Stepehn G.; Management Science. ISBN: 978-0-470-03840-6
Clemen, Robert T.; Making hard decisions with decision tools, N. ISBN: 0-534-36597-3

Teaching methods and learning activities

The themes are presented using active learning methods. The problems are illustrated with examples. The students discuss and solve the problems from a list of proposed problems.

Software

Microsoft Excel

keywords

Social sciences > Economics > Management studies > Industrial management
Physical sciences > Mathematics > Applied mathematics > Operations research

Evaluation Type

Distributed evaluation without final exam

Assessment Components

Designation	Weight (%)
Teste	60,00
Exame	40,00
Total:	100,00

Amount of time allocated to each course unit

Designation	Time (hours)
Estudo autónomo	121,00
Frequência das aulas	41,00
Total:	162,00

Eligibility for exams

Calculation formula of final grade

Quizzes in class (closed book) (0 to 9 points)
The sum of the scores obtained by each student in the assessment exercises proposed for resolution at the end of each lesson, removing the two lowest scores.
Each exercise will be rated from 0 to 100%.

Computer quiz (closed book)(0 to 3 points)
The computer quiz will be rated from 0 to 100%.

One exam (closed book) (0 to 8 points)
The exam will be rated from 0 to 100%.
Minimum rate in the exam: 20%

A student will be approved if they get a score of at least 20% on the exam and the final classification equals or exceeds 10.

Examinations or Special Assignments

Students who have no obligation to attend classes and who did not make the quizzes, the intermediate quiz and intermediate tests will make a final exam (closed book).

Special assessment (TE, DA, ...)

These exams will be closed book.

Classification improvement

APPEAL SEASON

In the appeal period, students will be able to improve the continuous assessment and the exam, and the best mark between the one obtained in the normal period and the one obtained in the appeal period will always be counted. All exams are closed book.