Operations Management
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Spring 2001
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General information
General Information
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Attendance: Regular attendance is essential and will
be informally monitored. In severe weather, you can monitor WCTC AM
1450 or Rutgers INFO AM 530 for possible university closing
information.
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Questions: Are strongly encouraged during class andoffice
hours.
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Exams: There will be two in-class midterm exams
and a final. All exams will be closed book. For the midterms, you can bring
a one-page "cram sheet" in your own hand writing (both sides of the paperareallowed).
A two-page cram sheet (also in your own hand writing, both sidesof the
paper allowed) is permitted for the final. All sections of this coursewill
have a common final exam, given in the "S" common exam period (Saturday,May
5th, 9-12). Please figure out your final exam schedule NOW to avoidconflicts.
If there is any conflict involving this class, pleasenotify me IMMEDIATELY.
The final distribution of letter grades will dependon the section's final
exam performance, as compared to other sections. Thefinal will be "cumulative",
covering all topics in thecourse.
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Homework: There will be about 10 homework assignments.There
isno credit for late homework Your lowest assignment score will be dropped,soyour
semester homework grade will be based on your best 9 scores.Most homeworkproblems
will involve computer work.
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Collaboration: You are allowed to seek or give helpto
other students on homework assignments. However, unless instructed otherwise,you
must actually work through each problem yourself and handin your own work.
Multiple students handing in copies of identical computer printouts isnot
permitted. If you have worked with others on an assignment, list them allon
the first page of your assignment.
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Computer Lab: All software needed for this course
is installed in the computer lab in the Levin building basement.
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Using non-lab computers: Most computer homework
for this class may be done at the general University cluster sites, which
are open later than the Levin lab. You may also use your own computer,
if Solver and Solver Table are installed. They should appear
in the Excel Tools and Data menus, respectively. If
not, use the Add-Ins dialog box (accessible from the Tools
menu) to enable them. All software installation and compatibility problems
are strictlyyour own responsibility. If
your computer uses a different operating system than the lab, or a different
version of Excel, it is your responsibility to figure out the differences.
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Solver Upgrade: The textbook comeswith an upgraded
version of Solver, which should fix some minor butannoying bugs
that we have encountered in the past. You are encouraged to
try the upgraded solver on your own computer, if you have one.
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Grading: No letter grades are assignedto individual
assignments or exams, only numeric scores from 0 to 100. Your course grade
will be based on your aggregate score, calculated by combining your scores
on all written class work according to the following weights:
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Midterm 1: 25%
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Midterm 2: 25%
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Final:
30%
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Homework 20% (excluding
your worst score)
After getting the aggregate score, students are ranked and assigned letter
grades based on rank. Do not make assumptions on your grade based on homework
scores alone.