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Decision & risk analysis

Course Overview

Date / Time Location Credits Minimium Tuition*
1/27/25 - 5/14/25
We 5:30p.m. – 8:15p.m.		 University Hall Y03-3350 3 $2557 (guest students)
Date
1/27/25 - 5/14/25
Time
We 5:30p.m. – 8:15p.m.
Location
University Hall Y03-3350
Credits
3
Min. Tuition*
$2557 (guest students)

Description

Decision and risk analysis combine elements of probability, economics, logic, psychology and domain knowledge to characterize and analyze complex decision problems. Practitioners in this discipline apply mathematical and computational decision support tools grounded and, methods for populating models. A large number of applied models are available for different real-world problems or problem classes. Students will gain familiarity with the basic theory and methods from classic and recent texts, and will examine some real world applications from recent journal publications. There will be particular focus on connections between the approaches covered and developments in information systems and in analytics. The course will involve portions of problem sets and projects.

This course is closed for registration.

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Course Details

Session

Regular Academic Session

Class Dates

1/27/2025 - 5/14/2025

Location

University Hall Y03-3350

Enrolled / Capacity

23 / 30

Status

Closed

Instructor

Jeffrey Keisler

Tuition*

$2557 (guest students)

* The tuition estimate is based on minimum, single-course cost to a new student who is a Massachusetts resident and not enrolled in a multi-course program. State residency, online/in person modality, and matriculation to a degree program may affect cost.

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