COURSE OUTLINE
- GENERAL
SCHOOL | AGRICULTURAL AND FORESTRY SCIENCES | ||||
DEPARTMENT | AGRICULTURAL DEVELOPMENT | ||||
LEVEL OF STUDIES | 7 | ||||
COURSE CODE | ECO1008 | SEMESTER | 8th | ||
COURSE TITLE | LINEAR PROGRAMMING | ||||
TEACHING ACTIVITIES If the ECTS Credits are distributed in distinct parts of the course e.g. lectures, labs etc. If the ECTS Credits are awarded to the whole course, then please indicate the teaching hours per week and the corresponding ECTS Credits. |
TEACHING HOURS PER WEEK | ECTS CREDITS | |||
Lectures and exercises | (3+2) | 5 | |||
Please, add lines if necessary. Teaching methods and organization of the course are described in section 4. | |||||
COURSE TYPE
Background, General Knowledge, Scientific Area, Skill Development |
Specialization | ||||
PREREQUISITES:
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TEACHING & EXAMINATION LANGUAGE: | Greek | ||||
COURSE OFFERED TO ERASMUS STUDENTS: | Yes (in English) | ||||
COURSE URL: | https://eclass.duth.gr/courses/OPE01249/ | ||||
- LEARNING OUTCOMES
Learning Outcomes | |
Please describe the learning outcomes of the course: Knowledge, skills and abilities acquired after the successful completion of the course. | |
Upon the completion of the course the students;
· should become capable of implementing Simplex method on agro – economic problems |
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General Skills | |
Name the desirable general skills upon successful completion of the module | |
Search, analysis and synthesis of data and information,
ICT Use Adaptation to new situations Decision making Autonomous work Teamwork Working in an international environment Working in an interdisciplinary environment Production of new research ideas |
Project design and management
Equity and Inclusion Respect for the natural environment Sustainability Demonstration of social, professional and moral responsibility and sensitivity to gender issues Critical thinking Promoting free, creative and inductive reasoning |
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- COURSE CONTENT
1. What is Linear Programming? A Preview,
2. Types of Linear Problems 3. The Linear Programming Model (Analytical, Matrix form) 4. Transformation to a typical linear Programming problem, Core concepts (Feasible Area, Feasible Solution) 5. Graphical Solution of Linear Programming Problem, 6. Simplex Algorithm, 7. Solution with Simplex, 8. Normal Form, (M Form) 9. Vogel solution 10. Hungarian Method solution 11. Optimum solution 12. Sensitivity Analysis 13. Duality |
- LEARNING & TEACHING METHODS – EVALUATION
TEACHING METHOD Face to face, Distance learning, etc. |
Face to face, Distance Learning with Microsoft Teams Platform | ||||||||||||||
USE OF INFORMATION & COMMUNICATIONS TECHNOLOGY (ICT) Use of ICT in Teaching, in Laboratory Education, in Communication with students |
§ Power point
§ e-class |
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TEACHING ORGANIZATION
The ways and methods of teaching are described in detail. Lectures, Seminars, Laboratory Exercise, Field Exercise, Bibliographic research & analysis, Tutoring, Internship (Placement), Clinical Exercise, Art Workshop, Interactive learning, Study visits, Study / creation, project, creation, project. Etc.
The supervised and unsupervised workload per activity is indicated here, so that total workload per semester complies to ECTS standards. |
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Student Evaluation
Description of the evaluation process
Assessment Language, Assessment Methods, Formative or Concluding, Multiple Choice Test, Short Answer Questions, Essay Development Questions, Problem Solving, Written Assignment, Essay / Report, Oral Exam, Presentation in audience, Laboratory Report, Clinical examination of a patient, Artistic interpretation, Other/Others
Please indicate all relevant information about the course assessment and how students are informed |
Written exams at the end of the semester both on theory and optional midterm test. Two tests are taken within the semester and the average of the grade of those tests is multiplied by 0,3 and is added to the grade of the final test. The precondition for the validity of this bonus is the grade of the final test to be equal or over three. 2. Assignments are delegated to the students that are graded with ranking 0-2. The grade of this assignment is added to the final grade of the semester The precondition for the validity of this bonus is the grade of the final test to be equal or over three
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- SUGGESTED BIBLIOGRAPHY
§ Koutroumanidis Th., Zafeiriou E., Malesios Ch., Applied Mathematics for Agriculture (in Greek)
§ M Loukakis Linear Programming § Paparrizos K. Linear Programming, Algorithms and Applications |
ANNEX OF THE COURSE OUTLINE
Alternative ways of examining a course in emergency situations
Teacher (full name): | Eleni Zafeiriou |
Contact details: | ezafeir@agro.duth.gr |
Supervisors: (1) | Yes |
Evaluation methods: (2) | Written Exam /Mid term test |
Implementation Instructions: (3) | The subjects of the exams will be provided through a file that will be uploaded in the field ‘projects’ for a specific time period according to the program of exams.
The answers by the students will be provided by the students through multimedia files. Each exercise will be graded while the exam contribution will be 100%, The exam is simultaneous for all the students The participation in the exams can be done with the use of their institutional account. |