IOE 460 — Syllabus

Subjects Covered in the Class

Reference: Decision Analysis: A Bayesian Approach, J. Q. Smith

Week	Topic	Reading
1	Introduction to Decision Making	J. Q. Smith, Chapter 1
2	Math and Probability Review
3	Trees	J. Q. Smith, Chapter 2
4	Utility and Certain Equivalence	J. Q. Smith, Chapter 3
5	Utility and Probability Elicitation	J. Q. Smith, Chapter 4
6	Multi-attribute Utility	J. Q. Smith, Chapter 5
7	Risk Attitude	J. Q. Smith, Chapter 6
8	Value of Information
9	Sensitivity Analysis
10	Bayesian Belief Networks	J. Q. Smith, Chapter 7
11	Bayesian Inference	J. Q. Smith, Chapter 8
12	Influence Diagrams