PUAD 630: Analytical Techniques
Spring 2008, 3 credits
| Instructors: | Thomas A. Darling, Ph.D. (410) 837-6122 (o); tdarling@ubalt.edu Academic Center, Suite 200 Dean's Office, Yale Gordon College 1420 N. Charles St. University of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD 21201-5779 |
| Associate Instructor: |
Laura Hussey, Ph.D. 1304 St. Paul St., Room 203 (410) 837-6256 (o); lhussey@ubalt.edu School of Public Affairs, Yale Gordon College University of Baltimore, Baltimore, MD 21202-2786 |
| Lecture | Assignment Due | Wgt | |
| Jan. 31 | Spreadsheet Modeling / Course Intro | Review Excel tutorial | |
| Feb. 7 | More Spreadsheet Modeling | Handout, Examples 2.1 & 2.2 | 1 |
| Feb. 14 | Benefit-Cost | Handout, Examples 2.3 & 2.5 | 1 |
| Feb. 21 | Probability Review/Decision Trees | Modeling Problem Set 1 | 2 |
| Feb. 28 | Value of Information/Bayes Rule | Modeling Problem Set 2 | 2 |
| Mar. 6 | Catch Up Week/Decision Tree Presentations |
Decision Tree Case Memo & Model Decision Tree Presentation |
4+2 |
| Mar. 13 | More Decision Tree Presentations | ||
| Mar. 20 | Spring Break | ||
| Mar. 27 | Multi-Attribute Utility Model | ||
| Apr. 3 | Regression | ||
| Apr. 10 | More Regression/Assumptions | MAU Model/Memo | 4 |
| Apr. 17 | MAU Presentation | MAU Presentations | 3 |
| Apr. 24 | More MAU Presentations/Forecasting | ||
| May 1 | More Forecasting | Regression Problem Set 1 | 2 |
| May 8 | Even More Forecasting | Regression Problem Set 2 | 2 |
| May 15 | No class | Forecasting Problem Set | 3 |
The 95% of your grade attributable to written assignments (including tutorial and projects) will be based on a total of 23 points --
When calculating the final grade, the instructors reserves the right to include (not drop) or exclude (drop) the grade from any assignment(s) that violate the University’s Academic Integrity Policy.