LATE SUBMISSION OF WORK:

All assignments and assessment tasks must be submitted by its due date and time.

No marks will be given for late submission or work unless an extension has been granted following a successful application for Special Consideration via ask.mq.edu.au. Please contact the unit convenor for advice as soon as you become aware that you may have difficulty meeting any of the assessment (eg, assignment) deadlines.

FINAL EXAM POLICY: You are advised that it is Macquarie University policy not to set early examinations for individuals or groups of students. All students are expected to ensure that they are available until the end of the teaching semester, that is, the final day of the official examination period. The only excuse for not sitting an examination at the designated time is because of documented illness or unavoidable disruption. In these special circumstances, you may apply for special consideration via ask.mq.edu.au.

If you receive special consideration for the final exam, a supplementary exam will be scheduled in the interval between the regular exam period and the start of the next session. By making a special consideration application for the final exam you are declaring yourself available for a resit during the supplementary examination period and will not be eligible for a second special consideration approval based on pre-existing commitments. Please ensure you are familiar with the policy prior to submitting an application. You can check the supplementary exam information page on FSE101 in iLearn (bit.ly/FSESupp) for dates, and approved applicants will receive an individual notification one week prior to the exam with the exact date and time of their supplementary examination.

Classes

Students are required to attend one 3-hour lecture per week beginning in Week 1, and one 1-hour practical beginning in Week 2.

Times and locations for all classes can be found on the University web site at: www.timetables.mq.edu.au. In the case of changing classes, time and/or location, you will be informed at the lecture and/or on the unit iLearn in advance.

Note: You are welcome to come to see the lecturer during staff consultation time with questions related to the unit. You could also contact the lecturer by email. Only the Macquarie University student email accounts may be used to communicate with staff.

Required and Recommended Texts and/or Materials

• Students should download the Study Pack from the unit's iLearn site. It includes lecture slides and practical materials.
• Reference books available in the library include:

1. Quantitative Decision Making with Spreadsheet Applications (7th Ed) by Lawrence L. Lapin, William D. Whisler, 2002

(Library Call Number: HD30.23 .L36/2002)

or Quantitative methods for business decisions: with cases (6th edition) by Lawrence L. Lapin, 1994

(Library Call Number: HD30.23 .L36/1994)

2. Operations Research Applications and Algorithms (3d Ed), 1994 by Winston W. L. (PWS Kent)

(Library Call Number: T57.6 .W645/1994)

or Operations Research (4th Ed), 2004 by Winston W. L. (Duxbury Press)

3. Operations Research: An Introduction (8th edition) 2007 by Hamdy A. Taha (Pearson/Prentice Hall)

(Library Call Number: T57.6 T3 2007)

Technology Used and Required

Microsoft Excel: Some of the learning and assessment activities in this unit will require students to use the spreadsheet application, Excel. 

Calculator: An electronic calculator is required throughout this unit. Only calculators with no text retrieval capacity are permitted to be used in the examination.

Unit Web Page and iLearn Access: The unit web page is available on iLearn and can be accessed at https://ilearn.mq.edu.au under ’STAT279 Operation Research I' link. Note that students must visit this web site regularly for course materials including Study Pack, Homeworks and solutions, Assignment and its solution, other coursework assessment tasks, lecture recordings (ECHO360) and possible announcements placed by the Lecturer. The Discussion Forum on the unit iLearn can be used for online discussion with other students enrolled in STAT279 on any problems or topics related to the unit. The lecturer(s) will visit the Forum from time to time.

Learning and Teaching activities

Lectures:

Lectures begin in Week 1. Students are required to attend one 3-hour lecture each week. Topic(s) for each week are set in the Unit Schedule within this unit guide. Students are encouraged to read relevant lecture notes in STAT279 Study Pack before coming to the lecture.

An iLecture will be recorded for each lecture when possible and made available on the unit iLearn (under echo360) soon after the lecture is completed.

Practicals:

A set of practical exercises will be made available each week for students to practice, which is presented under the relevant iLearn section. Students are required to participate in one 1-hour practical class per week from Week 2, in which students solve problems and present their solutions to the practical class of the following week. Students are also encouraged to attempt relevant practical exercises before going to their practical class.