GAZI UNIVERSITY INFORMATION PACKAGE - 2019 ACADEMIC YEAR

COURSE DESCRIPTION
DECISION MODELS AND GAME THEORY/2790004
Course Title: DECISION MODELS AND GAME THEORY
Credits 3 ECTS 7.5
Semester 2 Compulsory/Elective Compulsory
COURSE INFO
 -- LANGUAGE OF INSTRUCTION
  Turkish
 -- NAME OF LECTURER(S)
  Assoc. Prof. Sibel ATAN
 -- WEB SITE(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  http://websitem.gazi.edu.tr/site/sduman
 -- EMAIL(S) OF LECTURER(S)
  sduman@gazi.edu.tr
 -- LEARNING OUTCOMES OF THE COURSE UNIT
Determine the criteria and objectives for complex decisions, identify decision-making and alternatives
Be able to relate the results of analysis with the actual system
In order to develop strategies to use game theory
Many interactions in real life game and a strategy game theory to explain how it can be used in modeling
 -- MODE OF DELIVERY
  The mode of delivery of this course is Face to face
 -- PREREQUISITES AND CO-REQUISITES
  There is no prerequisite or co-requisite for this course.
 -- RECOMMENDED OPTIONAL PROGRAMME COMPONENTS
  There is no recommended optional programme component for this course.
 --COURSE CONTENT
1. Week  Introduction to game theory, the basic definitions and concepts.
2. Week  two-person zero-sum Games
3. Week  mixed strategies, Mimimaks's theorem
4. Week  equilibrium strategies, n x m solution of the games
5. Week  Two-person zero-sum Games
6. Week  the dominant strategy, NASH equilibria.
7. Week  non-cooperation and coordination of blind games full information is still Missing
8. Week  Midterm
9. Week  Missing information in static games
10. Week  repeated games
11. Week  Economic applications,
12. Week  non-Equilibrium strategies, Solution methods
13. Week  individual game
14. Week  N-Individual games
15. Week  multiplayer games, stable clusters, Shapley value Market games and Oligopoly, M-N market games.
16. Week  Final Exam
 -- RECOMMENDED OR REQUIRED READING
  1. AHMET, ÖZTÜRK, “Yöneylem Araştırması”, Ekin Kitabevi Yayınları, Şubat 2009, Bursa. 2. İBRAHİM, DOĞAN, “Yöneylem Araştırması Teknikleri ve İşletme Uygulamaları” Bilim Teknik Yayınevi, 1995, İstanbul. 3. AYDIN ULUCAN “Yöneylem Araştırması - İşletmecilik Uygulamalı Bilgisayar Destekli Modelleme” Siyasal Kitapevi, Eylül 2007, Ankara.
 -- PLANNED LEARNING ACTIVITIES AND TEACHING METHODS
  Lecture, Question & Answer, Demonstration, Drill - Practise
 -- WORK PLACEMENT(S)
  No
 -- ASSESSMENT METHODS AND CRITERIA
 
Quantity
Percentage
 Mid-terms
1
40
 Assignment
0
0
 Exercises
0
0
 Projects
0
0
 Practice
0
0
 Quiz
0
0
 Contribution of In-term Studies to Overall Grade  
40
 Contribution of Final Examination to Overall Grade  
60
 -- WORKLOAD
 Efficiency  Total Week Count  Weekly Duration (in hour)  Total Workload in Semester
 Theoretical Study Hours of Course Per Week
14
2
28
 Practising Hours of Course Per Week
14
2
28
 Reading
14
2
28
 Searching in Internet and Library
10
2
20
 Designing and Applying Materials
0
 Preparing Reports
0
 Preparing Presentation
0
 Presentation
0
 Mid-Term and Studying for Mid-Term
2
20
40
 Final and Studying for Final
2
20
40
 Other
0
 TOTAL WORKLOAD: 
184
 TOTAL WORKLOAD / 25: 
7.36
 ECTS: 
7.5
 -- COURSE'S CONTRIBUTION TO PROGRAM
NO
 PROGRAM LEARNING OUTCOMES
1
2
3
4
5
1Having the professional expertise and skills on theoretical and practical aspect of operational research.X
2Having skills for comprehension, application and evaluation about terms and basic theory of operational research.X
3Having appropriate behavior of operational researchin the field of social, scientific, cultural and ethical values, applicability of gained knowledge and skills in accordance with the principle of responsibility to social and working life.X
4Having qualities for professional competence in order to work in career fields such as planning assistant specialist or working department of research-development in public institutions and organizations, the private sector and civil society organizationsX
5Having knowledge about other disciplines such as managements, finance, industrial engineering, mathematics and economics related to econometrics.X
6Having skills about selecting, using and evaluating appropriate mathematical programming methods, based on theoretical and practical knowledge acquired in the field related to the current problems.X
7Having skills to work with the team for reach fruitful results in interdisciplinary and interdisciplinary studies.X
8Having knowledge of research methods in the field of institutions and organizations planning projects, managing in order to conduct independent research.X
9Having qualities foranalytical thinking, prospecting and bringing scientific solutions to problems as a researcher.X
10Using some of the basic operational researchsoftware programs and having skills about information system related to the fields in working life.X