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MSE 436Decision Support Systems

Units
0.50
Faculty
Engineering
Subject
Management Science and Engineering

When it runs

  1. F24
  2. W25
  3. S25
  4. F25
  5. W26
  6. S26
  7. F26
  8. W27
  9. S27

Ran in 4 of the last 7 terms. Winter 2027: not on the schedule. Spring 2027: schedule not out yet.

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.

Prerequisites

  • Complete all of the following
    • Complete 1 of the following
      • Must have completed the following:
        • MSE332 - Deterministic Optimization Models and Methods (0.50)
      • Must have completed the following:
    • Complete 1 of the following
      • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
        • CS348 - Introduction to Database Management (0.50)
        • MSE245 - Databases and Software Design (0.50)
      • Must have completed the following:
    • Complete 1 of the following
      • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
        • CS247 - Software Engineering Principles (0.50)
        • MSE342 - Principles of Software Engineering (0.50)
        • SYDE322 - Software Design (0.50)
      • Must have completed the following:
    • Complete 1 of the following
      • Must have completed at least 1 of the following:
        • CS449 - Human-Computer Interaction (0.50)
        • MSE343 - Human-Computer Interaction (0.50)
        • SYDE548 - User Centred Design Methods (0.50)
      • Must have completed the following:

Antirequisites

None listed.

Leads to

No course lists it as a requisite.

Reviewed on UW Flow

69% liked it83% easy56% useful

From 16 ratings and 3 comments on UW Flow. The most helpful comments, quoted as written, without names. Read them all on UW Flow.

  • This course had a lot of potential, it covers a lot of topics but not in depth at all.

    Nov 2024 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • The title is interesting and the content makes sense, but I wish the slides were less heavy on the text and there were more examples to help us make sense of everything

    May 2024 · didn’t like itOn UW FlowRemove this

  • I like the connection to modern topics like ML without it being that technical. Nice to see how management engineering is connected to those topics

    Dec 2023 · liked itOn UW FlowRemove this

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