Course

Course Summary
Credit Type:
Course
ACE ID:
STAT-0019
Organization's ID:
#625
Organization:
Statistics.com
Location:
Online
Length:
4 weeks (60 hours)
Dates Offered:
Credit Recommendation & Competencies
Level Credits (SH) Subject
Upper-Division Baccalaureate 3 Advanced Network Modeling and Integer Programming
Description

Objective:

The course objective is to teach students to specify and implement optimization models that solve network problems (what is the shortest path through a network, what is the least cost way to route material through a network with multiple supply nodes and multiple demand nodes). Students also learn how to solve Integer Programming (IP) problems and Nonlinear Programming (NLP) problems. Spreadsheet-based software is used to specify and implement models.

Learning Outcomes:

  • Appropriately use rounding and stopping rules and branch and bound.
  • Specify an objective function and constraints for a network problem and model it with software.
  • Solve the integer programming problem with software.
  • Describe the scenario in which an integer programming method is used.
  • Specify an integer programming model.
  • Accommodate multiple goals in the analysis.
  • Specify a nonlinear programming model.
  • Describe the characteristics of a network flow problem.

General Topics:

  • Network Flow Problems
  • Multiple Goals
  • Nonlinear Programming
  • Sensitivity Analysis
Instruction & Assessment

Instructional Strategies:

  • Discussion
  • Textbook readings

Methods of Assessment:

  • Other
  • Graded practical exercises and discussion forums

Minimum Passing Score:

73%
Supplemental Materials