Term Project

Groups

Requirements

Group work (max. 3 students) is encouraged.

Select an appropriate application area for your project. You will structure, model, and analyze a multi-attribute decision making problem in that area.

Please download the sample papers and read them before you start your project to have an insight.

The last week of the class will be spent listening actively to your peers as they present specialty topics of interest to them (and to you, I hope!).

A roughly 20-minute group presentation will be made, and the projects will be discussed during the class.

You will evaluate your peers using OPEF (Oral Presentation Evaluation Form).

Please check the presentation evaluation criteria before preparing your own presentations.

Important Dates

Deadline for proposal report submission: October 22

Deadline for literature review report submission: November 19

Deadline for final report submission: December 17

Presentations: December 17 & December 24

Only one of the group members should upload their report to Ninova.

Please indicate the names and student numbers of the group members.

Each group member should participate in their presentation.

Proposal report

Your proposal submission should include the following two issues:

1. Answers to the following questions:

· What is the title of your term project?

· What is your chosen managerial application area?

· What is your research question?

· What is the goal of your decision problem?

2. A list of the academic papers you have found, including the authors, titles, abstracts, and keywords for each. Please note that your search should be focused on finding papers that use MADM methodologies in your proposed field.

I will review your proposals and inform you of my decision.

Literature Review report

The purpose of your literature survey is to explore existing studies relevant to your project's research question. It should also cover the theoretical foundations of your topic and any current developments in the field.

Please note that you should not submit a simple list or series of abstracts (one after another). You are required to submit a synthesis and evaluation of the papers you found, written in your own words and including your own critical commentary.

You must find at least seven academic papers.

Final report

You are expected to submit a final term project report in journal paper format, which can be submitted to an appropriate journal (if possible and if you wish) after some adjustments that will be made by us.