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MSCI 436Decision Support Systems

Faculty
Engineering
Last listed
Spring 2024

No longer offered. It was in Waterloo’s course catalog since at least Winter 2020 (as far back as Open Data goes) to Spring 2024 and last ran in Spring 2024. It isn’t in the 2024–25 or later calendars.

When it ran

  1. W20
  2. W21
  3. S22
  4. F22
  5. S23
  6. F23
  7. S24

Ran in 7 terms, Winter 2020 to Spring 2024.

This course provides an introduction to analysis, design and implementation of decision support systems for engineering and business applications. Operations research modelling techniques and software are integrated with database systems and computer interfaces to create systems that aid managerial decision-making. This course also discusses challenges in designing and implementing decision support systems based on models drawn from Operations Research. [Offered: S]

Requirements, as last listed

Prereq: MSCI 332; One of CS 348, MSCI 245; One of CS 247, MSCI 342, SYDE 322; One of CS 449, MSCI 343, SYDE 348, 548

Discussed on r/uwaterloo

12 posts and comments in 9 threads mention MSCI 436, May 2014 to December 2024. Quoted word for word, newest first; each reply sits under the post and the comment that started its branch. Search r/uwaterloo for newer posts.

Spring 2024

Management Eng students, it you had the opportunity to go to UTSG CS instead, would you do it? 10 points, 55 comments

“Please explain why you would or would not. UTSG CS = University of Toronto St. George campus, Computer Science”

u/wagwanm0n: “Brother why is this your 100th post on this topic?? U gotta learn to be less indecisive”

u/1000Ditto: “bro needs MSCI 436: Decision Support Systems and MSCI 452: Decision Making Under Uncertainty (both of which are excellent courses)”

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Winter 2023

Should I commit to Management Engineering? 12 points, 35 comments

“I got into MGTE at Uwaterloo! It was my top choice alongside Statistics and Computer Science at McGill, and somehow I got into both! However I’m stuck on which to choose. …”

u/Emotional_Wonder_123: “… You have courses focused on AI-topics that you can take: MSCI 446 (intro to machine learning), MSCI 546 (advanced ML), and MSCI 436 (decision support systems). 6. There are operations research and information systems courses that are complementary application areas, e.g. …”

u/steven_0: “… - the courses you listed (msci 446 and 436. Idk about 546 tbf) I don’t think are as rigorous as the ECE 457X courses yet alone cs 480/486. …”

u/Emotional_Wonder_123: “… MSCI 446 is probably too easy and needs an update, but MSCI 436 and the new 546 are quite rigorous as they've been newly designed by a prof who does research in ML. ECE 457A (I'm not sure what 457X is) is on par with MSCI 332 and MSCI 435, but with somewhat different topics. …”

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Spring 2022

MSCI436 2 points, 3 comments

u/qgib56: “How would you guys say MSCI436 is as an elective if you don’t have experience coding? Looking for MSCI courses for my option.”

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u/qgib56: “Oh that’s good to know, I wasn’t aware! Thank you :) Yeah I need a course that would count as a technical elective replacement for the required TEs from my program. I got approval for MSCI436 and MSCI434. Do you know how MSCI434 is like?”

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Winter 2022

Management Eng v.s. Computer Eng v.s. SYDE? 0 points, 9 comments

“This might not be the place to ask this question, sorry if it isn’t. I’m interested in a software engineering/developer career. …”

u/wagwanm0n: “Easiest to get into management and prospects for software jobs are great. Good amount of coding courses too”

u/Alternative_Way_3534: “… Decision Support Systems (MSCI 436) - (course is 50% operations research) Are taught as they would be in a CS program, for the most part. The courses are primarily taught by professors with PhDs in CS. …”

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Spring 2021

Job Opportunities and Workload: SYDE, Tron, and Management 1 point, 9 comments

“I have recently been thinking of switching from mechanical engineering and am deciding between SYDE, Tron, and Management. …”

u/wagwanm0n: “Management does have a good number of coding courses”

u/original-random: “… Engineering (build web apps as a team for a client) MSCI 343 Human Computer Interaction MSCI 436 Decision Support Systems (operations research + information systems + a dash or two of AI/ML) Electives: MSCI 446 Intro to Machine Learning MSCI 546 Advanced Machine Learning MSCI …”

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Winter 2018

Spring 2016

Spring 2014

Management Engineering? 0 points, 22 comments

“I just have a few things to ask about management engineering. 1)How is it compared to the other engineering majors (courseload etc.) 2)What options are available for a management engineering student …”

u/slimjim91: “1) The course loud is on the easy-medium side compared to other engineering programs 2) All options are open depending on your grade, I have a friend who is currently doing a minor in software at the …”

u/slimjim91: “… Here is my copied list: 6 List I Electives MSCI 446 - Data Warehousing and Mining MSCI 452 - Decision Making Under Uncertainty MSCI 551 - Quality Management and Control MSCI 436 - Decision Support Systems Elective (not chosen yet) Elective (not chosen yet) 1 List A Electives …”

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