Advanced Topics in Decision Support
In this course, we start with a presentation of the basic notions in decision theory. We focus on several existing decision criteria and analyse their weaknesses and strengths. We particularly focus on decision criteria under probabilistic uncertainty and o how to handle additional information in a decision process. We then present an introduction to utility theory, explain how to use utility functions and also how to construct such functions using loteries.
In a second part, we will concentrate on network optimization problems (max flow, min cost flow, etc…). Our focus will be on the modeling part but we will also see how to solve such problems efficiently.
Finally, we give a short introduction to multi-criteria decision theory and present some existing methods (ELECTRE, AHP).
All topics will be illustrated by examples taken from economics, management science and operations research.
The organizer of this teaching unit and its evaluation is the Faculty of Economics and Social Sciences of the University of Fribourg. Note that the registration procedure and deadlines are different from the JMCS.
Details
Code | 53086 |
Type | Course |
ECTS | 5 |
Site | Fribourg |
Track(s) |
T5 – Information Systems and Decision Support |
Semester | S2021 |
Teaching
Learning Outcomes |
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Lecturer(s) |
Bernard Ries |
Language | english |
Course Page | The course page can be found at https://www3.unifr.ch/timetable/de/vorlesungsbeschreibung.html?show=93100. |
Schedules and Rooms
Period | Weekly |
Schedule | Wednesday, 15:15 - 18:00 |
Location | UniFR, PER21 |
Additional information
Comment | First Lecture |