SUNGKYUNKWAN UNIVERSITY Department of Public Administration Fall 2011 Management Science and Statistical Method Professor Sangho Moon

http://web.skku.edu/~smoon/
smoon5562@gmail.com Law Building 430

Course Description: Management science is the application of a scientific approach to solving management problems in order to help managers make better decisions. This course provides an introduction to the techniques applicable to public management and e-government policy. More specifically, the goal of the course is to help students understand modern management techniques (Linear Programming, Data Envelope Analysis, Analytical Hierarchy Process, basic statistics, and regression) that might be helpful for solving decision-making problems faced by public sector managers. Class Lecture Sessions: The class will meet on every Wednesday afternoon as designated below. All sessions are involved in formal presentation of the chapter-based topics of the textbook, but with questions and comments are always welcomed. Materials of the presentation, including powerpoint slides and handouts, will be sometimes assigned for helping students better understand the contents delivered by the lecture. Wednesday 2:00PM to 4:30PM

Homework/Problem Sets: In total, six (or less) homework/problem sets will be assigned through the course. Students are supposed to complete the problem sets and hand them in by the week after following Thursday class. That is, fourteen days will be given for the completion of the homework each time. While students are encouraged to discuss homework assignments as a group, the submitted output must be the student's own work. The homework assignments will be graded using simple check, check, and check+ grades assigning 60 percent out of the final grade. Strong Recommendation: In the past, students have found it very helpful to form study groups to work through the homework/problem sets, and you are strongly urged to do so this semester. The instructor will be pleased to help you form these groups. Class Participation: Regular attendance at the weekly sections is essential to gain full benefit from the course. Questions and discussion in the lecture are an integral part of the course. Attendance and active participation in the lecture and discussion sections will be reflected in the 10 percent of course final grade. Additional 10 percent of the course grade will be awarded to those presenting individual projects with acceptable quality and manners. Term Paper (Proposal): 20% Homework: 60% Class presentation: 10% Attendance 10% Grade Distribution:

A+ 40%; A 50%; B+ 10% Material(Textbook): Bernard W. Taylor III. Introduction to Management Science. Pearson Prentice Hall. Ninth Edition, 2004/2006 Gerald Keller. Applied Statistics. Duxbury, 2001 (All texts are available at university bookstore) Required Software: Available at http://www.wiso.uni-dortmund.de/lsfg/or/scheel/ems/ (EMS: Efficiency Measurement System) Office Hours (with appointment): Professor Moon Thursday 6:30P-7:30P Office: Law Building 430

SCHEDULE AND READINGS

Part I: Management Science (Linear Programming & Decision Making)
Week 1 (Sep. 3): Course Introduction/Syllabus; What is Management Science? (T. Ch. 1, 2) Week 2 (Sep. 10): Linear Programming: Model Formulation and Graphical Solution (T. Ch. 2) Week 3 (Sep. 17): Linear Programming: Computer Solution and Sensitive Analysis (T. Ch. 3) Week 4 (Sep. 24): Data Envelope Analysis (T. Ch. 6) Week 5 (Oct. 8): Analytical Hierarchy Process of Decision Making I (T. Ch. 9, p.370-382) Week 6 (Oct. 15): Analytical Hierarchy Process of Decision Making II (T. Ch. 9)

Part II: Statistics and Regression Analysis Week 7 (Oct. 22): Concept of Statistics; Numerical Descriptive Stat. Techniques (K. Ch.1, 2, 3) Week 8 (Oct. 29): Concept of Probability, Random Variables, and Distributions (K. Ch. 4, 5) Week 9 (Nov. 5): Concept of Sampling and Sampling Distributions (K. Ch. 7, Ch. 8) Week 10 (Nov. 12): Introduction to Estimation (K. Ch. 9) Week 11 (Nov. 19): Introduction to Hypothesis Testing (K. Ch. 10) Week 12 (Nov. 26): Simple Regression Analysis 1 (K. Ch.17)

Week 13 (Dec. 3): Simple Regression Analysis 2 (K. Ch.17) Week 14 (Dec. 10): Multiple Regression Analysis 1 (K. Ch. 18) Week 15 (Dec 17): Multiple Regression Analysis 2 (K. Ch. 15) * Term Paper (Proposal) Due Date: Dec. 21