Operations Research (4): Capstone Project
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Operations Research (4): Capstone Project
This course is part of Operations Research Specialization
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Combine the knowledge about applications, modeling, algorithms, and theories.
Gain experience in applying OR techniques to solve real-world problems.
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There are 4 modules in this course
Operations Research (OR) is a field in which people use mathematical and engineering methods to study optimization problems in Business and Management, Economics, Computer Science, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, etc.
The series of courses consists of four parts, we focus on deterministic optimization techniques, which is a major part of the field of OR. As the fourth part of the series, we invite students to do a capstone project by utilizing everything she/he learned in the first three parts to conduct an OR study. We will give examples about good and bad OR studies and talk more about the what and why of OR studies.
In this week, we introduce the contents and objectives of this course. We outline the typical structure of apply OR techniques in solving real-world optimization problems. We also briefly go through two projects done by former students in National Taiwan University as examples.
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4 videos1 assignment
4 videosβ’Total 33 minutes
- 1-1: Instruction.β’11 minutes
- 1-2: Example project A.β’9 minutes
- 1-3: Example project B.β’10 minutes
- 1-4: Preview for the following weeks.β’3 minutes
1 assignmentβ’Total 15 minutes
- Quiz for Week 1β’15 minutes
In this week, we give the first example of OR project done by former students in the department of Information Management, National Taiwan University. This gives students a chance to know our expectations on the final project of this course. Moreover, we use this example to demonstrate a very typical strategy of solving real-world problems, i.e., hierarchical optimization.
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5 videos1 assignment
5 videosβ’Total 33 minutes
- 2-1: Introduction.β’8 minutes
- 2-2: The two-level architecture.β’6 minutes
- 2-3: The upper-level formulation.β’11 minutes
- 2-4: The lower-level IP and data collection.β’4 minutes
- 2-5: Instructions for you.β’4 minutes
1 assignmentβ’Total 15 minutes
- Quiz for Week 2β’15 minutes
In this week, we give the second example of OR project done by former students in the department of Information Management, National Taiwan University. In particular, we use this example to illustrate the idea of designing oneβs own heuristic algorithm and evaluate its performance.
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6 videos1 assignment
6 videosβ’Total 40 minutes
- 3-1: Introduction.β’8 minutes
- 3-2: Model: sets, indices, and objective function.β’10 minutes
- 3-3: Model: constraints. β’6 minutes
- 3-4: A heuristic algorithm.β’4 minutes
- 3-5: Data collection and performance evaluation.β’9 minutes
- 3-6: Action!β’3 minutes
1 assignmentβ’Total 15 minutes
- Quiz for Week 3β’15 minutes
In this week, we give suggestions on how to write a good OR report. We introduce the concept of importance and difficulty, correct way to write mathematical notations, and visualizing the results. We conclude this course by sharing why we believe OR is useful and helpful.
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2 videos1 reading1 peer review1 discussion prompt
2 videosβ’Total 23 minutes
- 4-1: A good OR report.β’13 minutes
- 4-2: why OR?β’10 minutes
1 readingβ’Total 10 minutes
- Project instructionβ’10 minutes
1 peer reviewβ’Total 600 minutes
- Capstone Projectβ’600 minutes
1 discussion promptβ’Total 1 minute
- Capstone Project Feedback Forum β¨β’1 minute
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