Information Of Programmes

INSTITUTE OF SOCIAL SCIENCES / İŞLD657 - BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (PHD)

Code: İŞLD657

Course Title: MULTI-CRITERIA DECISION MAKING TECHNIQUES

Theoretical+Practice: 3+0

ECTS: 6

Year/Semester of Study

1 / Fall Semester

Level of Course

3rd Cycle Degree Programme

Type of Course

Optional

Department

BUSINESS MANAGEMENT (PHD)

Pre-requisities and Co-requisites

None

Mode of Delivery

Face to Face

Teaching Period

14 Weeks

Name of Lecturer

NURİ ÖZGÜR DOĞAN (nodogan@nevsehir.edu.tr)

Name of Lecturer(s)

Language of Instruction

Turkish

Work Placement(s)

None

Objectives of the Course

The goal of this course is to gain knowledge and skill for applying to both multi objective decision making methods and multi-criteria decision making methods in decision making.

Learning Outcomes		PO	MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1	Can define decision problems and set mathematical models	PO-7 The candidate can search theoretical and practical knowledge and skills which can gained in the field of Business Administration, can determine these knowledge and skills how it is used in practice and field analysis, can adapt and analyze these knowledge and skills, can make critical decisions, and can apply by reaching synthesis.	Examination
LO-2	Can use mathematical techniques to solve decision problems and can make analysis on solutions	PO-7 The candidate can search theoretical and practical knowledge and skills which can gained in the field of Business Administration, can determine these knowledge and skills how it is used in practice and field analysis, can adapt and analyze these knowledge and skills, can make critical decisions, and can apply by reaching synthesis.	Examination
LO-3	Can apply the analysis and results of multi objective decision models to real life problems	PO-7 The candidate can search theoretical and practical knowledge and skills which can gained in the field of Business Administration, can determine these knowledge and skills how it is used in practice and field analysis, can adapt and analyze these knowledge and skills, can make critical decisions, and can apply by reaching synthesis.	Examination Performance Project
LO-4	Can make critical analysis, synthesize and evaluate of new and complex events.	PO-7 The candidate can search theoretical and practical knowledge and skills which can gained in the field of Business Administration, can determine these knowledge and skills how it is used in practice and field analysis, can adapt and analyze these knowledge and skills, can make critical decisions, and can apply by reaching synthesis.	Examination Performance Project
PO: Programme Outcomes MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Decision types and decision models, single objective decision making, goal programming, decision trees and multi-objective decision making, multi-objective decision making methods, Analytic hierarchy Process (AHP), Analytic Network Process (ANP), TOPSIS, PROMETHEE, ELECTRE, VIKOR, UTA, Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA).
Weekly Course Content
Week	Subject	Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1	Decision types and decision models	verbal lecture and discussion
2	Single objective decision making	verbal lecture and discussion
3	Goal programming	verbal lecture and discussion
4	Decision trees and Multi-Objective Decision Making	verbal lecture and discussion
5	Multi-Objective Decision Making Methods	verbal lecture and discussion
6	Analytic Hierarchy Process (AHP)	verbal lecture and discussion
7	Analytic Network Process (ANP)	verbal lecture and discussion
8	mid-term exam
9	TOPSIS (Technique for Order Preference by Similarity to Ideal Solution)	verbal lecture and discussion
10	PROMETHEE (Preference Ranking Organization METhod for Enrichment Evaluations)	verbal lecture and discussion
11	ELECTRE (Elimination and Choice Translating Reality)	verbal lecture and discussion
12	VIKOR (VIseKriterijumska Optimizacija I Kompromisno Resenje / Multicriteria Optimization and Compromise Solution), UTA (Utility Additive)	verbal lecture and discussion
13	Data Envelopment Analysis (DEA)	verbal lecture and discussion
14	Case studies for multi-objective decision making	performance homework
15	Case studies for multi-objective decision making	performance homework
16	final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1	E. Triantaphyllou, Multi-Criteria Decision Making Methods: A Comparative Study, Kluwer Academic Publishers, 2000.
2	T. Gal, T. Stewart and T. Hanne, Multicriteria Decision Making: Advances in MCDM Models, Algorithms, Theory, and Applications (International Series in Operations Research & Management Science), Springer; 1999.
3	Greco, S., Figueira, J., & Ehrgott, M. (2016). Multiple criteria decision analysis. New York: Springer.
Required Course instruments and materials
Text Book, Writing Board, Projection Device

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment	Week	Hours	Weight(%)
mid-term exam	8	2	40
Other assessment methods
1.Oral Examination
2.Quiz
3.Laboratory exam
4.Presentation
5.Report
6.Workshop
7.Performance Project
8.Term Paper
9.Project
final exam	16	2	60

Student Work Load
Type of Work	Weekly Hours	Number of Weeks	Work Load
Weekly Course Hours (Theoretical+Practice)	3	14	42
Outside Class
a) Reading	3	14	42
b) Search in internet/Library	3	14	42
c) Performance Project	4	2	8
d) Prepare a workshop/Presentation/Report			0
e) Term paper/Project			0
Oral Examination			0
Quiz			0
Laboratory exam			0
Own study for mid-term exam	3	5	15
mid-term exam	2	1	2
Own study for final exam	3	7	21
final exam	2	1	2
			0
			0
Total work load;			174