Fall Semester, 2008
Mari Yetimyan
Department of Marketing and
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Course Title: |
Quantitative Business
Analysis |
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Section, Code, Days and
Time, Location: |
02, 42827, MW 0900-1015,
BBC 324 04, 42829, MW 1030-1145,
BBC 324 11, 42836, TR 0900-1015,
BBC 105 12, 42837, TR 1030-1145,
BBC 105 |
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Office and Office Hours: |
BT 756, MTWR 1300-1400 |
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Office Phone: |
(408) 924-3444 |
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E-mail: |
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Web Page: |
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Department Fax: |
(408) 924-3445 |
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Preferred Contact: |
Email (with telephone
number included to be used if needed) |
Required text and software:
Text: Anderson, Sweeney, Williams: Quantitative Business Analysis.
Also acceptable, Anderson,
Sweeney, Williams: Quantitative
Methods for Business, Tenth Edition.
Software: Microsoft Excel—also available on CoB lab
terminals on the third floor.
Catalog Description of the course: Quantitative
models and computer software used in business decision-making. Studies of
network and transportation models, linear programming, CPM/PERT project
analysis, decision analysis, simulation and other techniques used in management
science applications. Three
units.
Prerequisites: Math 70, Bus 90, and Bus 91L or equivalents.
Student learning objectives for the course:
Upon satisfactory completion
of the course:
Students will learn how to
solve Decision Analysis problems by hand:
Payoff table analysis for the basic decision problem
Expected value criteria and the expected value of perfect
information
Decision tree analysis for the basic decision with sampling
option
Bayesian inversion and the expected value of sample
information
Students will learn various
aspects of Linear Programming:
How to formulate word problems algebraically
How to obtain graphical solutions to problems with two
variables
How to set up linear programming problems in a spreadsheet
How to use Excel Solver to solve LP problems in a
spreadsheet
How
to read and interpret the answer and sensitivity output reports from the Solver
The
transportation model and the transportation method
Students will learn various
aspects of CPM/PERT analysis:
Critical path method (based on estimated time durations,
one per activity)
PERT probability calculations (based on normal distribution
for CP duration)
Project crashing (for time-cost trade-off analysis)
Students will learn various
aspects of Inventory Models
Course Outline:
Chapter 1. Introduction
Chapter 2. Introduction
to Probability
Chapter 3. Probability
Distributions
Chapter 4. Decision
Analysis
Chapter 7. Introduction
to Linear Programming
Notes-Linear
Programming: Sensitivity Analysis and
Interpretation of Solution using Excel Solver
Chapter 9. Linear
Programming Applications
Chapter 10. Transportation and Assignment Problems
Chapter 12. Project
Scheduling: PERT/CPM
Chapter 13. Inventory
Models
Course requirements:
This course needs continuous effort on your part.
A tentative course calendar
including exam dates will be distributed in class.
a. Exams: There will be two exams and a comprehensive final
exam. The exams are closed-book,
closed-notes exams, and reflect the class examples, handouts, text examples and homework
problems.
b. Homework and Quizzes:
Homework
is assigned for each chapter, and with the exception of Excel related work,
homework will not be turned in for grading.
Some/all of the Excel homework will be graded. The date and the time of the work should be
visible on Excel printout. Some problems
may be reviewed in class; others may be discussed during office hours. It is essential that you keep up with the
work as we cover the material. Quizzes
reflecting the current material will be given in class. They should be viewed as check points for
your timely completion of homework problems and learning the material. There will be approximately six closed-book, closed-notes quizzes. The lowest quiz score will be dropped from
the evaluation.
A list of homework problems
will be distributed in class.
c. Penalty for late or missed work:
Only one make-up exam will be
allowed for a serious reason and with prior notification. And, you must have appropriate
documentation. Ten points will be
deducted from the make-up exam score. No
make-up quizzes will be allowed. If you
miss a quiz, that will count as your lowest-score quiz.
Grading:
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Two exams-100 points each |
200 points |
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Final exam |
125 points |
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Quizzes (10 points each),
Excel work (15 points) and in-class exercises (2 points each) |
75 points |
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Total |
400 points |
Grading Percentage Breakdown
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94% and above |
A |
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90% - 93% |
A- |
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87% - 89% |
B+ |
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83% - 86% |
B |
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80% - 82% |
B- |
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77% - 79% |
C+ |
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65% - 76% |
C |
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60% - 64% |
C- |
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57% - 59% |
D+ |
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53% - 56% |
D |
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50% - 52% |
D- |
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below
50% |
F |
Important Dates:
Monday, August 25 First day of instruction
Monday, September 1 Labor
Day-campus closed
Friday, September 5 Last
day to drop courses without an entry on student’s
permanent record
Tuesday, November 11 Veteran’s
Day-campus closed
Thursday, November 27 Thanksgiving
Holiday-campus closed
Wednesday, December 10 Last day of instruction
Final Exams
MW 0900 Class Friday, December 12, 0715-0930
MW 1030 Class Thursday, December 18,
0945-1200
TR 0900 Class Monday,
December 15, 0715-0930
TR 1030 Class Friday,
December 12, 0945-1200
Helpful Resources:
a) Tutorial Center-BBC 008
and BT 053 Schedule
for tutors will be available soon.
b) Solutions manual-available in
c) Forming study groups
d) PowerPoint slides on my
webpage
University, College, or
Department Policy Information:
a) Academic integrity statement (from Office of
Judicial Affairs):
“Your own commitment to
learning, as evidenced by your enrollment at
Policy requires you to be
honest in all your academic course work.
Faculty are required to report all infractions to the Office of
Judicial Affairs.
The policy on academic integrity can be found at http://www2.sjsu.edu/senate/S04-12.pdf
b) Campus policy in compliance with the Americans with
Disabilities Act:
“If you need course
adaptations or accommodations because of a
disability, or if you need special arrangements in case the
building
must be evacuated, please make an appointment with me as
soon as
possible, or see me during office hours. Presidential
Directive 97-03
requires that students with disabilities register with DRC to
establish a
record of their disability.”
c)
Please
check the url at http://www.cob.sjsu.edu/cob/5_STUDENT%20SERVICES/cobpolicy.htm
To ensure that every student,
current and future, who takes courses in the Boccardo Business Center, has the opportunity to experience an
environment that is safe, attractive, and otherwise conducive to learning, the
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.
Restrooms should be used
before coming to class. Leaving the
classroom is allowed only for medical/health reasons.
Carrying on conversation with
your neighbors-even if the class material is discussed- should not be
disturbing your classmates. Also, listen
to the questions raised by your classmates so that the same question does not
come up again.
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).
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.
Eating:
Eating and drinking (except
water) are prohibited in the
The
Appendix:
• “You are responsible for
understanding the policies and procedures about add/drops, academic renewal,
withdrawal, etc. found at http://www2.sjsu.edu/senate/S04-12.pdf
• Expectations about
classroom behavior; see Academic Senate Policy S90-5 on Student Rights and
Responsibilities.
• As appropriate to your
particular class, a definition of plagiarism, such as that found on Judicial
Affairs website at http://www2.sjsu.edu/senate/plagarismpolicies.htm
• Evacuation plan for the
classroom found at
http://www2.sjsu.edu/police/multimedia/ep/ep-docs/2005/sjsu-ep.doc