BSc(HONS) COMPUTER SCIENCE

1. Name of Course/ Module Business Modelling II

2. Course Code MTH 343
3. Name(s) of academic sta !ssoc. "rof. Maria##an
4. $ationale for t%e inclusion of
t%e course/ module in t%e
#rogramme
Ma&or
'. (emester and )ear oered )ear 3 (emester 2
*. Total (tudent +earning
Time ((+T)
,ace to ,ace Total -uided
and
Inde#endent
+earning
+ . +ecture
T . Tutorial
" . "ractical
/ . /t%ers
+/T
3
Hours
#er
0ee1
" / 3 Hours #er
0ee1
2. Credit 3alue 3 credits
4. "rere5uisite (if an6) Business Modelling I 7 MTH 233
18. /9&ecti:es
T%is unit 9uilds on t%e earlier
module 7 Business Modelling I.
T%e unit aims to #ro:ide an in;
de#t% understanding of t%e role
of mat%ematical models as a
decision ma1ing tool 0it%in a
9usiness en:ironment and t%e
related com#uter mat%ematics.
11. +earning outcomes <#on t%e com#letion of t%is unit=
students 0ill 9e a9le
> To understand in general
terms= t%e a##lication of
tec%ni5ues in in:estment
a##raisal.
> To formulate sim#le linear and
multi#le regression models.
> To formulate +inear
"rogramming models to ?nd
o#timal solutions to 9usiness
#ro9lems
> To understand t%e a##lication
of Com#uter !rit%metic.
> To understand t%e a##lication
of Boolean +ogic @ Aarnaug%
Ma#s and <ndirected -ra#%
BINARY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT (2010)
BSc(HONS) COMPUTER SCIENCE
T%eor6
12. Transfera9le (1illsB (1ills and
%o0 t%e6 are de:elo# and
assessed= "ro&ect and #ractical
eC#erience and Interns%i#
13. Teac%ing;learning and
assessment strateg6
14. (6no#sis T%is unit co:ers tec%ni5ues of
In:estment !##raisal= +inear @
Non;linear Cross; sectional
Models= Time;Based Models and
+inear "rogramming. B6 eC#osure
to a num9er of modeling
tec%ni5ues= students 0ill gain an
understanding and a##reciation
to t%e use of models. "ractical
eC#erience 0ill 9e gained in
#ro9lem formulation and sol:ing=
and students 0ill 9e introduced to
rele:ant com#uter soft0are= in
#articular t%e Microsoft DCcel
(#reads%eet.
1'. Mode of Eeli:er6 +ecture=
Tutorial= For1s%o#= (eminar=
etc..
+ecture @ Tutorial
1*. !ssessment Met%ods and
T6#es
!ssignment I 7 28G
!ssignment II 7 28G
,inal eCamination 7 *8G
1H. Ma##ing of t%e course/ module
to t%e "rogramme !ims
12. Ma##ing of t%e course/ module
to t%e "rogramme +earning
/utcome
14. Content outline of t%e
course/module and t%e (+T #er
to#ic
28. Main reference su##orting
t%e course
-uide to Business Modelling
Io%n T @ -ra%am ,
2
nd
edition= 288'
"rentice Hall "u9lications
!dditional reference
su##orting t%e course
Mat%s for Com#uting
,ran1 - @ $o9ert +
288'
!ddison Fesle6 "u9lications
22. /t%er additional information
BINARY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT (2010)
BSc(HONS) COMPUTER SCIENCE
WEEK LESSON PLAN HOURS
WEEK 1
&
WEEK 2
Investment Appraisal
Net Present Value
Internal Rate of Return
Payback Method
Averae Rate of Return!
" #ours
WEEK $
&
WEEK %
Simple Linear Regression
&he '()*le l(near Reress(on Model
Model Assu)*t(ons
Method of least '+uares
Est()at(on of Interce*t and 'lo*e ,oeff(c(ents and
Inter*retat(on
'tandard Error
&est of '(n(f(cance of ,oeff(c(ents
,oeff(c(ent of -eter)(nat(on
" #ours
WEEK .
&
WEEK "
Multiple Regression
&he Mult(*le Reress(on Model
Model Assu)*t(ons
Model /(th 2 E0*lanatory Var(ables
Est()at(on of ,oeff(c(ents
&ests of '(n(f(cance
Proble)s of Mult(coll(near(ty1 #eteroscedast(c(ty and
Autocorrelat(on
" #ours
WEEK 2
&
WEEK 13
Linear Programming
-ef(n(t(on & ,ond(t(ons Re+u(red for a 4(near
Prora))(n Model
5or)ulat(on of the Proble)
6ra*h(cal A**roach for Proble)s /(th 2 -ec(s(on
Var(ables
&he '()*le0 Method
Ma0()(sat(on and M(n()(sat(on of 7b8ect(ve
5unct(ons 9s(n '()*le0 Method
12 #ours
WEEK 11 Maths for omputing
A**ly ,o)*uter Ar(th)et(c
,onvers(ons bet/een nu)ber syste)s
:(nary ar(th)et(c uses
,o)*uter re*resentat(on of nu)bers
,o)*utat(onal error (llustrated
$ #ours
BINARY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT (2010)
BSc(HONS) COMPUTER SCIENCE
WEEK 12 Maths for omputing!""#ont$
A**ly :oolean 4o(c & Karnauh Ma*s
:oolean var(ables and o*erators handl(n
&ruth tables
Karnauh )a*s used to s()*l(fy :oolean e0*ress(ons
$ #ours
WEEK 1$
&
WEEK 1%
Maths for omputing!""#ont$
A**ly ,once*ts of 9nd(rected 6ra*h &heory
&er)s def(ned
Iso)or*h(s) e0*la(ned
6ra*hs *roble)s solved
&rees def(ned
" #ours
%otal &' Hours
BINARY UNIVERSITY COLLEGE
SCHOOL OF TECHNOLOGY MANAGEMENT (2010)