AOR Course Outline
AOR Course Outline
AOR Course Outline
Introduction
In this course, the students are expected successful implementations of these techniques
on examples taken from industry that are reported in literature will serve as a starting point for
class discussions. Emphasis will be placed on the selection of the technique and the nuances
involved in its implementation in the relevant application domain.
Learning Objective / Course Outcome
CLO Course Learning Key Verb Linked Key word Degree of Outcome
No Objective PLO No linking emphasis given measurement
From CLO with to the PLO in Measured /
Bloom’s PLO the course Not measured
Taxonomy Introduced /
verb list Emphasized /
Reinforced
1
Model and solve
real-life
optimization
problems using
different tools and
techniques
Develop a generic
2 understanding of
the theory behind
various
heuristics/meta-
heuristics
3 2.1 Emphasized
Derive the ability
to identify and
implement an
optimization
technique that
best suits the
given scenario
across various
business domains
Text Books Frederick S. Hillier & Mark S. Hillier, Introduction to Management Science,
Tata McGraw Hill, Latest Edition
Reference Books Colin R. Reeves (Ed.,) (1993) Modern Heuristic Techniques for
Combinatorial Problems, Orient Longman (ISBN: 0-470-22079-1)
Excel Solver
Pedagogy/Learning Process
This course would use a mix of pedagogical tools such as lectures, case discussions, simulations, and
videos to support learning.
Evaluation Components/Assessment of Student Learning
Session Plan
a. Group formation: Cases are an integral part of this course and case analysis is a team
based task with an upper cap of 5 students each. Students are expected to select other
members in the team disregarding caste, creed and religion.
b. Case analysis: Analysis of all the cases should be carried out by all the groups and PPTs
have to be sent to the instructor in advance. Randomly picked groups will make
presentations in the class. It may so happen that a group may be required to make more
than one presentation and some groups may not get an opportunity to make presentation
at all. In the case of former, the best presentation will be accounted for and in the case of
latter, evaluation will be based on the content quality of PPT.
c. Class conduct and Plagiarism: Any material included in the reports, PPTs without
acknowledging the source summarily qualifies to be treated as a case of plagiarism and
will be dealt in accordance with extant rules. Students misbehaving during
class/tutorial/exam sessions will be awarded a non-negotiable ‘F’ grade for the entire
course, regardless of their past performance at IIMK or in their earlier education or
professional career.