Information Package / Course Catalogue
Multi-Criteria Decision Making
Course Code: İŞLE526
Course Type: Area Elective
Couse Group: Second Cycle (Master's Degree)
Education Language: Turkish
Work Placement: N/A
Theory: 3
Prt.: 0
Credit: 3
Lab: 0
ECTS: 5
Objectives of the Course

An important part of decision-making problems in real life depends on multiple criteria or factors. As a result of these multi-criteria problems, it is usually necessary to decide one of the many alternatives or to list these alternatives. The aim of this course is to teach the students the methods of decision making which are multi criteria and to give decision making ability with this approach.

Course Content

Multi-criteria decision making structure, Analytical Hierarchy Process, Analytical Network Process, DEMATEL Method, SWARA Method, COPRAS Method, WASPAS Method, VIKOR Method, TOPSIS Method, PROMETHEE Method, Integrated multiple criteria decision methods, Gray Relational Analysis method.

Name of Lecturer(s)
Assoc. Prof. Engin ÇAKIR
Learning Outcomes
1.It determines the criteria that affect a problem.
2.Calculates criteria weights of multi-criteria problems using appropriate methods.
3.Multi-criteria problems can be solved by group decision making with expert opinions.
4.
5.
Recommended or Required Reading
1.Yıldırım, B. F. ve Önder, E. (2014). İşletmeciler, Mühendisler ve Yöneticiler için Operasyonel, Yönetsel ve Stratejik Problemlerin Çözümünde Çok Kriterli Karar Verme Yöntemleri. Bursa: Dora Yayınları.
2.Yaralıoğlu, K. (2010). Karar Verme Yöntemleri. Ankara: Detay Yayıncılık.
Weekly Detailed Course Contents
Week 1 - Theoretical
Decision making problem and problem solving
Week 2 - Theoretical
Modelling the decision problem, constitution and normalization of data set
Week 3 - Theoretical
Multi-criteria decision making
Week 4 - Theoretical
ELECTRE, TOPSIS
Week 5 - Theoretical
Analytical Hierarchy Process (AHP), Analytical Network Process (ANP)
Week 6 - Theoretical
PROMETHEE
Week 7 - Theoretical
PROMETHEE
Week 8 - Theoretical
VIKOR
Week 9 - Theoretical
VIKOR
Week 10 - Theoretical
DEMATEL
Week 11 - Theoretical
Strategic Decision Making (Game Theory)
Week 12 - Theoretical
Strategic Decision Making (Lanchester Strategies)
Week 13 - Theoretical
Compromise Programming
Week 14 - Theoretical
System Design (De Novo Programming)
Assessment Methods and Criteria
Type of AssessmentCountPercent
Midterm Examination1%30
Final Examination1%70
Workload Calculation
ActivitiesCountPreparationTimeTotal Work Load (hours)
Lecture - Theory142370
Midterm Examination125126
Final Examination130131
TOTAL WORKLOAD (hours)127
Contribution of Learning Outcomes to Programme Outcomes
PÇ-1
PÇ-2
PÇ-3
PÇ-4
PÇ-5
PÇ-6
PÇ-7
PÇ-8
PÇ-9
PÇ-10
OÇ-1
4
4
3
2
3
5
4
3
2
3
OÇ-2
3
5
2
3
4
5
3
2
3
5
OÇ-3
2
3
5
4
2
3
5
3
4
2
OÇ-4
3
5
2
4
3
5
2
4
3
5
OÇ-5
4
5
3
2
4
5
3
2
5
4
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2026