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This course is designed to introduce undergraduate business students to fundamental quantitative methods of
using data to make informed management decisions. Topics covered include: decision modeling, decision
analysis, regression, forecasting, optimization, and simulation, as it applies to the study and analysis of
business problems for decision support in finance, marketing, service, and manufacturing operations. Practical
business cases and examples drawn from finance, marketing, operations management, and other
management areas are used to provide students with a perspective on how management science is used in
practice. The implementation of management science tools has been facilitated by the intensive use of Excel
spreadsheet models. Prerequisites: Algebra, Statistics.
using data to make informed management decisions. Topics covered include: decision modeling, decision
analysis, regression, forecasting, optimization, and simulation, as it applies to the study and analysis of
business problems for decision support in finance, marketing, service, and manufacturing operations. Practical
business cases and examples drawn from finance, marketing, operations management, and other
management areas are used to provide students with a perspective on how management science is used in
practice. The implementation of management science tools has been facilitated by the intensive use of Excel
spreadsheet models. Prerequisites: Algebra, Statistics.
Course Overview
ISOM201 - Data & Decision Analysis
Useful Links
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Suffolk University
Adobe Flash Player
Real Media Player
Microsoft Media Player for Mac
(plays WMV movies)
Note that the Flash versions of the lectures are much smaller but do not always play when viewed with Internet
Explorer on Windows Vista. They work fine with Firefox on Vista and Firefox/IE on XP. Alternatively, you can
view the AVI files which play with any media player. They do take longer to download, though. The latest
tutorials are WMV files which are much smaller and should play in the browser and through any media player.
Explorer on Windows Vista. They work fine with Firefox on Vista and Firefox/IE on XP. Alternatively, you can
view the AVI files which play with any media player. They do take longer to download, though. The latest
tutorials are WMV files which are much smaller and should play in the browser and through any media player.
 | Simple and Multiple Linear Regression Analysis with Excel 2007 (flash, avi) | |
| Simple and Multiple Linear Regression Problems (wmv) | |
| Forecasting I: Exponential Smoothing and Moving Average (flash, avi) | |
| Forecasting II: Trend Line and 95% Confidence Interval (flash, avi) | |
| Linear Programming I: Introduction & Graphical Solution (wmv) | |
| Linear Programming III: Excel Solution (wmv) | |
| Monte Carlo Simulation: Setup & Excel Programming (flash) | |
| Recorded Lectures for ISOM201 at Suffolk University | |
Lectures, Podcasts, and Tutorials
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