ECON 4810: Quantitative Decision Models

3 Credit Hours

Prerequisite: ECON 2105 and ECON 3300, 60 credit hours with a minimum GPA of 2.0, and Admission to the Coles College Undergraduate Professional Program or student in a Coles College Partner Program that includes this course.
This course focuses on both the theory and application of quantitative models to support decision-making under uncertainty. General topics include basic spreadsheet modeling, general probability distributions and decision making under uncertainty, and risk analysis. Specific topics to be covered include Monte Carlo Simulation, Decision Trees, and Real Options Analysis. A mixture of cases and in-class demonstrations will be used to develop your skill in applying management science approaches to decision making within a business environment.

Notes: This course may be cross-leveled with ECON 7730.