Courses Master Display 2024-2025

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Course title Operations Research Applications
Course code EBC4187
ECTS credits 6,5
Assessment Whole/Half Grades
Period
Period Start End Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri
5 14-4-2025 8-6-2025 C
Level Advanced
Coordinator Andre Berger
For more information: a.berger@maastrichtuniversity.nl
Language of instruction English
Goals
* Students learn how to understand and present state-of-the-art research articles.
* Students learn how to review academic work of other researchers.
* Students learn how to model real-life problems within various optimization frameworks.
* Students learn how to adapt, develop, implement and analyse algorithms to real-life problems.
* Students learn how to work on a practical project in a team.
Description
In this course students will learn how to use previously learned advanced techniques from mathematical programming, combinatorial optimisation, and heuristics and search methodologies to specific classes of real-life applications in areas such as logistics, telecommunication, and supply chains. This will be achieved by studying state-of-the-art research articles and current research presentations. Students will understand, adapt, implement and analyse algorithms from these sources in order to test the validity of the approach to specific problems. Students will also work on a larger practical project in a team to learn about the software development life cycle.
Literature
Various recent research articles.
Prerequisites
This course is in transition for the master Business Research.
See the Master Education and Examination Regulations for more information.

The following rule applies to master Business Research students who started the programme prior to academic year 2024-2025.
TRANSITIONAL REGULATION (EBC4187):
The master Business Research has been discontinued.
Courses of the Business Research master’s programme will continue to be offered until and including academic year 2025-2026 with exam opportunities running until and including 2026-2027.


PREREQUISITES:
* Algorithms and Optimisation (EBC4049)
* Advanced Operations Research (EBC4051)
* problems and techniques from combinatorial optimisation and complexity theory
* programming skills
* heuristics
* search methodologies
Teaching methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) PBL / Presentation / Assignment / Papers / Groupwork / Research / Skills / Coaching
Assessment methods (indicative; course manual is definitive) Final Paper / Assignment / Computer test / Presentation
Evaluation in previous academic year For the complete evaluation of this course please click "here"
This course belongs to the following programmes / specialisations
Master Business Research - Operations Research Transitional Regulation
Master Econometrics and Operations Research Elective Course(s)
Master Economic and Financial Research - Econometrics Elective Course(s)
Master Economic and Financial Research - Econometrics Year 1 Core Course(s)