Nevşehir Hacı Bektaş Veli University Course Catalogue

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FACULTY OF ECONOMICS & ADMINISTRATIVE SCIENCES / İŞL346 - BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION

Code: İŞL346 Course Title: DECISION THEORY Theoretical+Practice: 3+0 ECTS: 4
Year/Semester of Study 3 / Spring Semester
Level of Course 1st Cycle Degree Programme
Type of Course Optional
Department BUSINESS ADMINISTRATION
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
Decision making in its most general form; It is the process by which the decision maker solves a problem by selecting, sorting or classifying among the available options. This course mainly covers how decisions are made and which methods are used.

Learning Outcomes PO MME
The students who succeeded in this course:
LO-1 To be able to construct and analyze problems by thinking analytically PO-17 Use modern methods and technologies of business administration including analytical thinking and information technology in the first instance.
 		Examination
LO-2 Solving business problems using decision techniques PO-17 Use modern methods and technologies of business administration including analytical thinking and information technology in the first instance.
 		Examination
LO-3 Have knowledge about multi-criteria decision making analysis. PO-12 become skilful at maths, econometrics and statistics, making more effective decisions with econometric and statistical analysis. Furthermore, they are capable of predicting the outcomes of these decisions and interpreting the cause and effect relation.
 		Examination
LO-4 Interpret the results of analysis. PO-13 It helps the students model their decision-making problem about life using the linear programming techniques, solve the simplex and transportation problems and interpret the outcomes in terms of technical and economical.
 		Examination
PO: Programme Outcomes
MME:Method of measurement & Evaluation

Course Contents
Decision making, decision making process, decision types, decision trees, multi-criteria decision making
Weekly Course Content
Week Subject Learning Activities and Teaching Methods
1 Introduction to decision making Representing subjects. Question and answer. Solving problems technique.
2 Psychological direction of rational decision making and decision making Representing subjects. Question and answer. Solving problems technique.
3 Constructing decision-making processes and decision problems Representing subjects. Question and answer. Solving problems technique.
4 Decision making under certainty and risk Representing subjects. Question and answer. Solving problems technique.
5 Decision making under uncertainty Representing subjects. Question and answer. Solving problems technique.
6 Decision making under uncertainty Representing subjects. Question and answer. Solving problems technique.
7 Preparation to Midterm exam Representing subjects. Question and answer. Solving problems technique.
8 mid-term exam
9 Decision trees Representing subjects. Question and answer. Solving problems technique.
10 Decision trees Representing subjects. Question and answer. Solving problems technique.
11 Utility theory Representing subjects. Question and answer. Solving problems technique.
12 Çok kriterli karar verme yöntemlerine giriş Representing subjects. Question and answer. Solving problems technique.
13 Çok kriterli karar verme yöntemlerine giriş Representing subjects. Question and answer. Solving problems technique.
14 Analytic hierarchy process Representing subjects. Question and answer. Solving problems technique.
15 Preparation to Final exam Representing subjects. Question and answer. Solving problems technique.
16 final exam
Recommend Course Book / Supplementary Book/Reading
1 B.F. Yıldırım ve E. Önder (2015) Çok Kriterli Karar Verme Yöntemleri ,Dora Basım
2 M. Peterson (2013) An Introduction to Decision Theory, Cambridge Introductions to Philosophy
Required Course instruments and materials
Textbooks, Blackboard

Assessment Methods
Type of Assessment Week Hours Weight(%)
mid-term exam 8 1 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 0
       c) Performance Project 0
       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 2 7 14
mid-term exam 1 1 1
Own study for final exam 3 7 21
final exam 2 1 2
0
0
Total work load; 122