Quantitative project
[LSMF2019]
[60h] 10 credits
This course is taught in the 1st semester.
Teacher(s): Philippe Chevalier, Mathieu Van Vyve
Language: English
Level: Second
Aims
- to model it ,
- to identify adequate operations research tools (models and methods) to be used in order to obtain an adequate solution (trade-off between solution time and solution quality) ,
- to implement the solution approach identified, and
- to validate the approach and results obtained.
The objective is also to integrate some knowledge acquired in
- the bachelor program (disciplinary courses)
- the master program in management (functional courses in management)
- the project management course
through a project based learning approach.
Main themes
The volume of the activity (10 credits) allows the students to treat several managerial dimensions of the business case studied.
Content and teaching methods
- project scope and definition,
- study of related operations research models and methods,
- project group organization: tasks, objectives, duedates,
2. Project realization
3. Project reporting and final group presentations
Methods
In-class activities
1 Lectures
1 Interactive seminar
1 Problem based learning
1 Project based learning
At home activities
1 Readings to prepare the lecture
1 Paper work
1 Students presentation
Other information (prerequisite, evaluation (assessment methods), course materials recommended readings, ...)
linear programming, operations research, mathematical modeling
Evaluation :
project reports and group presentation + individual exam
Support :
notes distributed at the beginning of the term
References :
Internationalisation
1 international case study
Corporate features
1 case study
1 company visit
Skills
1 presentation skills
1 writing skills
1 team work
1 problem solving
1 decision making
1 time management
1 project management
1 critical thinking
Techniques and tools for teaching and learning
1 IT tools
1 modelling
1 simulation
1 quantitative methods
1 mathematics