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    M.SC. In Industrial Engineering (With Thesis)

    IE 520 | Course Introduction and Application Information

    Course Name
    Constraint Programming
    Code
    Semester
    Theory
    (hour/week)
    Application/Lab
    (hour/week)
    Local Credits
    ECTS
    IE 520
    Fall/Spring
    3
    0
    3
    7.5

    Prerequisites
    None
    Course Language
    English
    Course Type
    Elective
    Course Level
    Second Cycle
    Mode of Delivery -
    Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course -
    National Occupation Classification -
    Course Coordinator -
    Course Lecturer(s) -
    Assistant(s) -
    Course Objectives The goal of this course is to have each student acquire the knowledge on a new programming paradigm based on constraints over finite domains and provide experience of how to use these methods for solving combinatorial problems. The Optimization Programming Language (OPL) and its Software Package will be introduced and used throughout the semester to model various combinatorial problems as constraint programs, as well as to write specific search methods.
    Learning Outcomes

    The students who succeeded in this course;

    • Describe how a generic constraint solver works, by giving its architecture and explaining the principles it is based on
    • Model a combinatorial problem as a socalled constraint program, using the primitive constraints of a given socalled constraint solver
    • Devise (empirically) a suitable heuristic control of the search that is to be performed by the constraint program
    • Formulate and compare (empirically) several alternative constraint programs for the same combinatorial problem
    • Evaluate (empirically) the computational consequences of having a controlled redundancy among the variables or among the constraints
    • Identify and break (some of the) symmetries in a constraint program for a combinatorial problem, thereby speeding up its execution
    • Enhance a given constraint solver with an additional constraint, by devising a filtering algorithm for it, and argue why it is faster than its reformulation based on the existing constraints of the solver
    • Describe briefly some other technologies for modelling and solving combinatorial problems, such as integer linear programming and local search
    Course Description The basic concepts of constraint programming. Modeling combinatorial problems in terms of constraints. Constraint consistency and propagation. Global constraints and their propagation algorithms. Search: construction of the search tree, exploration of the search tree, heuristics. Optimization. Advanced techniques: set variables, dealing with redundancy and symmetry. Implementation in a constraint programming language.
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    Course Category

    Core Courses
    Major Area Courses
    X
    Supportive Courses
    Media and Management Skills Courses
    Transferable Skill Courses

     

    WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES

    Week Subjects Related Preparation
    1 Constraint satisfaction problems Lecture notes
    2 Basic concepts of Constraint Programming Lecture notes
    3 Modelling combinatorial problem using OPL I Lecture notes
    4 Modelling combinatorial problem using OPL II Lecture notes
    5 Constraint consistency and propagation I Lecture notes
    6 Constraint consistency and propagation II Lecture notes
    7 Global constraints Lecture notes
    8 Ara sınav / Midterm Lecture notes
    9 Search heuristics I Lecture notes
    10 Search heuristics II Lecture notes
    11 Set variables Lecture notes
    12 Symmetry Lecture notes
    13 Optimisation problems Lecture notes
    14 Discussions, Research and Presentations I Lecture notes
    15 Discussions, Research and Presentations II Lecture notes
    16 Review of the Semester

     

    Course Notes/Textbooks Course slides
    Suggested Readings/Materials Related research papers

     

    EVALUATION SYSTEM

    Semester Activities Number Weigthing
    Participation
    Laboratory / Application
    Field Work
    Quizzes / Studio Critiques
    Portfolio
    Homework / Assignments
    Presentation / Jury
    1
    30
    Project
    Seminar / Workshop
    Oral Exams
    Midterm
    1
    30
    Final Exam
    1
    40
    Total

    Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade
    60
    Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade
    40
    Total

    ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE

    Semester Activities Number Duration (Hours) Workload
    Theoretical Course Hours
    (Including exam week: 16 x total hours)
    16
    3
    48
    Laboratory / Application Hours
    (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours)
    16
    0
    Study Hours Out of Class
    15
    6
    90
    Field Work
    0
    Quizzes / Studio Critiques
    0
    Portfolio
    0
    Homework / Assignments
    0
    Presentation / Jury
    1
    5
    5
    Project
    0
    Seminar / Workshop
    0
    Oral Exam
    0
    Midterms
    1
    15
    15
    Final Exam
    1
    22
    22
        Total
    180

     

    COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP

    #
    Program Competencies/Outcomes
    * Contribution Level
    1
    2
    3
    4
    5
    1

    To have an appropriate knowledge of methodological and practical elements of the basic sciences and to be able to apply this knowledge in order to describe engineering-related problems in the context of industrial systems.

    -
    -
    -
    -
    X
    2

    To be able to identify, formulate and solve Industrial Engineering-related problems by using state-of-the-art methods, techniques and equipment.

    -
    -
    -
    X
    -
    3

    To be able to use techniques and tools for analyzing and designing industrial systems with a commitment to quality.

    -
    -
    -
    -
    X
    4

    To be able to conduct basic research and write and publish articles in related conferences and journals.

    -
    -
    X
    -
    -
    5

    To be able to carry out tests to measure the performance of industrial systems, analyze and interpret the subsequent results.

    -
    -
    X
    -
    -
    6

    To be able to manage decision-making processes in industrial systems.

    -
    -
    -
    X
    -
    7

    To have an aptitude for life-long learning; to be aware of new and upcoming applications in the field and to be able to learn them whenever necessary.

    -
    -
    -
    X
    -
    8

    To have the scientific and ethical values within the society in the collection, interpretation, dissemination, containment and use of the necessary technologies related to Industrial Engineering.

    -
    -
    -
    X
    -
    9

    To be able to design and implement studies based on theory, experiments and modeling; to be able to analyze and resolve the complex problems that arise in this process; to be able to prepare an original thesis that comply with Industrial Engineering criteria.

    -
    -
    -
    X
    -
    10

    To be able to follow information about Industrial Engineering in a foreign language; to be able to present the process and the results of his/her studies in national and international venues systematically, clearly and in written or oral form.

    -
    -
    -
    X
    -

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