Operations Research (OR) is a field in which people use mathematical and engineering methods to study optimization problems in Business and Management, Economics, Computer Science, Civil Engineering, Electrical Engineering, etc.
Operations Research (4): Capstone Project
Operations Research (4): Capstone Project
This course is part of Operations Research Specialization
Instructor: 孔令傑 (Ling-Chieh Kung)
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1 week to complete
at 10 hours a week
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What you'll learn
Combine the knowledge about applications, modeling, algorithms, and theories.
Gain experience in applying OR techniques to solve real-world problems.
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October 2025
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3 assignments
Taught in English
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There are 4 modules in this course
In this week, we introduce the contents and objectives of this course. We outline the typical structure of apply OR techniques in solving real-world optimization problems. We also briefly go through two projects done by former students in National Taiwan University as examples.
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4 videos1 assignment
In this week, we give the first example of OR project done by former students in the department of Information Management, National Taiwan University. This gives students a chance to know our expectations on the final project of this course. Moreover, we use this example to demonstrate a very typical strategy of solving real-world problems, i.e., hierarchical optimization.
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5 videos1 assignment
In this week, we give the second example of OR project done by former students in the department of Information Management, National Taiwan University. In particular, we use this example to illustrate the idea of designing one’s own heuristic algorithm and evaluate its performance.
What's included
6 videos1 assignment
In this week, we give suggestions on how to write a good OR report. We introduce the concept of importance and difficulty, correct way to write mathematical notations, and visualizing the results. We conclude this course by sharing why we believe OR is useful and helpful.
What's included
2 videos1 reading1 peer review1 discussion prompt
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