GRADUATE SCHOOL
Ph.D. In Business Administration
BA 619 | Course Introduction and Application Information
Course Name |
Systems Simulation
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Code
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Semester
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Theory
(hour/week) |
Application/Lab
(hour/week) |
Local Credits
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ECTS
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BA 619
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Fall/Spring
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3
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0
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3
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7.5
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Prerequisites |
None
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Course Language |
English
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Course Type |
Elective
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Course Level |
Third Cycle
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Mode of Delivery | - | |||||
Teaching Methods and Techniques of the Course | - | |||||
Course Coordinator | ||||||
Course Lecturer(s) | ||||||
Assistant(s) | - |
Course Objectives | This course aims at teaching both the basic and advanced concepts of simulation modeling for managerial decision-making, focuses on difficulties in modeling real-life systems and enhances all these concepts by using simulation modeling language ARENA. |
Learning Outcomes |
The students who succeeded in this course;
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Course Description | Introduction to simulation, simulation modelling, Monte-Carlo simulation, introduction to Arena, building a model in Arena, simulation input-output analysis, data collection and simulation model. |
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Core Courses | |
Major Area Courses |
X
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Supportive Courses | ||
Media and Management Skills Courses | ||
Transferable Skill Courses |
WEEKLY SUBJECTS AND RELATED PREPARATION STUDIES
Week | Subjects | Related Preparation |
1 | Introduction to Simulation | Chapter 1 |
2 | Queuing Models | Chapter 6 |
3 | Queuing Models | Chapter 6 |
4 | Input Modeling | Chapters 7, 8 and 9 |
5 | Verification and Validation of Simulation Models | Chapter 10 |
6 | Simulation Modeling Using software package ARENA | Handouts will be given |
7 | Output Analysis | Chapter 11 |
8 | Output Analysis | Chapter 11 |
9 | Comparison and Evaluation of Alternative System Designs | Chapter 12 |
10 | Comparison and Evaluation of Alternative System Designs | Chapter 12 |
11 | Midterm Exam | |
12 | Variance Reduction Techniques | Handouts will be given |
13 | Experimental Design and Optimization | Handouts will be given |
14 | Presentation of the Projects | |
15 | Review of the Semester | |
16 | Review of the Semester |
Course Notes/Textbooks | Banks, J.,Carson II, J. S., Nelson, L. B., and Nicol M. D., Discrete-Event System Simulation, Prentice Hall, 2010 ISBN-13: 978-0136062127 |
Suggested Readings/Materials | Kelton, W.D., Sadowski, R.P. and Zupick, N.P., Simulation with ARENA, 6e, McGraw-Hill Education, 2015. ISBN 978-0073401317 Law, A.M., Simulation Modeling and Analysis, McGraw-Hill Education, 2014 ISBN-13: 978-0073401324 Handbook of Simulation: Principles, Methodology, Advances, Applications, and Practice, edited by Banks, J., John Wiley& Sons, Inc., 1998. ISBN: 978-0471134039 |
EVALUATION SYSTEM
Semester Activities | Number | Weigthing |
Participation | ||
Laboratory / Application | ||
Field Work | ||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques | ||
Portfolio | ||
Homework / Assignments |
1
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30
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Presentation / Jury | ||
Project |
1
|
30
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Seminar / Workshop | ||
Oral Exams | ||
Midterm |
1
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40
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Final Exam | ||
Total |
Weighting of Semester Activities on the Final Grade |
3
|
100
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Weighting of End-of-Semester Activities on the Final Grade | ||
Total |
ECTS / WORKLOAD TABLE
Semester Activities | Number | Duration (Hours) | Workload |
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Theoretical Course Hours (Including exam week: 16 x total hours) |
16
|
3
|
48
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Laboratory / Application Hours (Including exam week: '.16.' x total hours) |
16
|
0
|
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Study Hours Out of Class |
15
|
4
|
60
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Field Work |
0
|
||
Quizzes / Studio Critiques |
0
|
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Portfolio |
0
|
||
Homework / Assignments |
1
|
35
|
35
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Presentation / Jury |
0
|
||
Project |
1
|
25
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25
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Seminar / Workshop |
0
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||
Oral Exam |
0
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||
Midterms |
1
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20
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20
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Final Exam |
0
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Total |
188
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COURSE LEARNING OUTCOMES AND PROGRAM QUALIFICATIONS RELATIONSHIP
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Program Competencies/Outcomes |
* Contribution Level
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1
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2
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3
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4
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5
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1 | To be able to master existing theoretical knowledge in their specialized area of business administration. |
X | ||||
2 | To be able to gain in-depth knowledge of research methodologies and design. |
X | ||||
3 | To be able to acquire advanced knowledge of data collection and analysis techniques. |
X | ||||
4 | To be able to design and conduct original research with a scholarly theoretical emphasis. |
X | ||||
5 | To be able to disseminate scholarly knowledge in well-known academic networks. |
X | ||||
6 | To be able to demonstrate the ability to communicate the results of their research in a clear and effective manner with various audiences. |
X | ||||
7 | To be able to have concerns for the high ethical standards in research, and teaching. |
X | ||||
8 | To be able to adopt critical attitude toward the extant literature and practice in the specialized area of business administration. |
X |
*1 Lowest, 2 Low, 3 Average, 4 High, 5 Highest