Department of Marketing /DS
BT 764
Office Hours:
M: 1445-1700, 2045- 2245
Phone: 924 3518
FAX 924 3445
email: Aharon.Hibshoosh@.sjsu.edu
Bus 190 (MW1330)
(Sec.5, 41648)
BC 224
Business 190 introduces the students to
formal mathematical and statistical reasoning in Business. It familiarizes the
student with methods of decisions specific to business with methods and
algorithms that are widely used by decision-makers in industry and
business.
Prerequisites: passing grades (at least C-)
in the following: (Business Stat, Bus 90) and (Finite Math, Math 70). Finite
Math can be replaced by (Calculus, Math 71).
The prerequisites would be strictly enforced. Every student must sign a
declaration of completion of the prerequisites.
Students not completing the prerequisites are not allowed participation
in the class. Every student must bring a copy of his/ her transcript
(unofficial one will do) to prove his completion of the prerequisites at SJSU
or their equivalent completion at other institutes. In the latter case, an equivalence page is
available for students in the advisory center at the basement of the BT.
Several key topics in Operations Research and
statistics are covered. There is an emphasis on both procedure and rationale.
The student is trained in problem formation and setting and in the usage of
procedures and algorithms in the solution of the problems. The student thus
needs to pay attention to the rationale in problems setting as well as to the
rationale embedded in the algorithmic process. The students will achieve
comprehension of the topics through routine problem solving. The professor’s requirements
for solving the problems are often stringent than in the textbook and supersede
the textbook’s requirements. The
problems solved are due and collected at the beginning of the next class
periods. Once the homework is collected, no late homework is accepted and thus
receives no credit. The problems will be assigned from the textbooks as well as
from the recommended supporting sources, mostly of files that I especially
wrote to support the study. Students may be called to the board to demonstrate
and explain their solutions.
Students should be aware that past experience
indicates that the overall effect of HW performance on the grade is on the
average is about 70 to 80 percent, even though the direct contribution of the
HW to grade as computed is only 10%, for students attending class
regularly. Hence, HW is the key to
success in this class.
Course Learning Objectives:
1. Solidifying student prerequisites in algebra geometry
statistics and
elements of computer science as they apply to QBA.
2.
Learning Formal and precise expression of ideas with
the aid of notations, symbols and formulae as they apply to structured set-ups
and solutions, and as they apply in computer based application.
3.
Learning to face and solve complex problems by breaking
them down to several ordered sub problems in a
hierarchical manner.
4.
Comprehending the necessary in Problem Setups and in
the structure of algorithms for problem solutions
5.
Paying attention to models and in particular to
modeling borders as they are affected by business reality on one hand and by
philosophy and technological constraints of the disciplines that guide
modeling. The guiding disciplines are:
mathematics, statistics economics and computer science.
6.
Learning to choose the correct model, select and define its
variables and interpret its results
Material
Requirements:
1.Textbook:
The textbook is out of print, but is
available for purchase and rentals (including in electronic format) over the
Internet. Used textbooks and custom
textbooks are also available.
2. Simple calculator without any second
function but with a square root function. Memory storage and recall functions
are allowed. Possession of the textbook and of the simple calculator is
required in every class meeting.
Topics
(Tentative Schedule)^
Topics
Chapters
8/24-8/31
Introduction and Assessment 8
8/24`- 9/19 Linear Programming I 8
9/19 -10/12 Linear Programming II 9
10/12 - 11/7 Decision Analysis 5
11/9-12 /7 PERT 14
9/5 Labor Day Holiday.
Flex. Sched. Mathematical
and Statistical Software for Modeling and Analysis.
^These are tentative dates.
I will make an effort to expedite presentation and if time permits introduce some electives topic(s) in Linear Programming, Networks, Inventory, Probability or DS). I will also expose interested students to advanced math and stat techniques and software outside the classroom. While these presentations will not be part of the required course material, this exposure is likely to support student's education and career .
Grading Guideline:
Class
Participation 10pts
Homework 10pts
Midterms 60 pts (October 17, November 14) ^
Final 30 pts (Tuesday,
December13, 1215-1430)
Total Pts. 110 pts*
^These are tentative dates.
Exams are based on problem solving. The usage
of only a simple calculator is necessary and allowed. The usage of advanced calculators
is prohibited in both the exams and the homework, in order to foster in depth
understanding of the rationale of the models and their solution
procedures. Individual reviews of
student exams would take place in special open book hours, on Mondays, and not
during class hours. In this way we will
use class time efficiently, passing over a new material.
*Extra credit may be earned as a result of special contribution to research and class learning.
To ensure that every student, current and future, who
takes courses in the
Eating
Eating and drinking (except water) are prohibited in the
Cell Phones
Students will turn their cell phones off or put them on
vibrate mode while in class. They will
not answer their phones in class.
Students whose phones disrupt the course and do not stop when requested
by the instructor will be referred to the Judicial Affairs Officer of the
University.
Computer Use
In the classroom, faculty allow
students to use computers only for class-related activities. These include activities such as taking notes
on the lecture underway, following the lecture on Web-based PowerPoint slides
that the instructor has posted, and finding Web sites to which the instructor
directs students at the time of the lecture.
Students who use their computers for other activities or who abuse the
equipment in any way, at a minimum, will be asked to leave the class and will
lose participation points for the day, and, at a maximum, will be referred to
the Judicial Affairs Officer of the University for disrupting the course. (Such referral can lead to suspension from
the University.) Students are urged to
report to their instructors computer use that they regard as inappropriate
(i.e., used for activities that are not class related).
Academic Honesty
Faculty will make every reasonable effort to foster honest
academic conduct in their courses. They
will secure examinations and their answers so that students cannot have prior
access to them and proctor examinations to prevent students from copying or
exchanging information. They will be on
the alert for plagiarism. Faculty will
provide additional information, ideally on the green sheet, about other
unacceptable procedures in class work and examinations. Students who are caught cheating will be
reported to the Judicial Affairs Officer of the University, as prescribed by
Academic Senate Policy S04-12.
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