Decision Support Project

every

Development of a Group Decision-Making App

(engl. Decision Support Project )

Modulnummer: FIN-INF-120501

Link zum LSF:	LSF
Verantwortung:	Graham Horton
Dozent:in:	Graham Horton, Jana Görs
Lehrveranstaltungen:	Weekly project meetings
Verwendbarkeit:	- M.Sc. INF: Informatik - M.Sc. INF: Schlüssel- und Methodenkompetenzen - M.Sc. INGINF: Informatik - M.Sc. INGINF: Schlüssel- und Methodenkompetenzen - M.Sc. WIF: Informatik - M.Sc. WIF: Schlüssel- und Methodenkompetenzen

Kürzel

DSP

Semester

every

Fachsem.

ab 1.

Dauer

1 Semester

Sprache

deutsch

Niveau

Master

Angestrebte Lernergebnisse:
Graduates of this module...

are familiar with the characteristics of multi-criteria group decision-making,
know the CMAA method and can distinguish in which situations it is applicable,
develop, test, and evaluate a software tool in a team,
plan and facilitate at least one group decision-making process,
carry out a team project and evaluate the quality of their teamwork,
participate in collaborative decisions and understand their challenges and success factors,
present their project results in a presentation and justify their conclusions,
reflect afterwards on their role within the team and their individual contribution to the shared outcome,
read academic publications and derive insights relevant to their task,
reflect on team roles, assess their effectiveness, and make suggestions for improvement.

Inhalt:

The participants develop a software tool to support group decisions in three-person teams Success criteria for teamwork Basic features of multi-criteria decisions Special features of cooperative group decisions Combinatorial Multicriteria Acceptability Analysis (CMAA) Regular team and coaching meetings Final presentation and report

Arbeitsaufwand:

28h attendance
152h independent work

Prüfungsvorleistungen:	Studien-/Prüfungsleistungen:	Lehrform / SWS:
	Report	2 SWS Project meeting

Voraussetzungen nach Prüfungsordnung:

Empfohlene Voraussetzungen:

None

Interest in designing a software prototype on the basis of client interviews
Ability and willingness to work in a team
Programming experience, preferably in C, C++, Javascript or similar
Interest in the realization of research results in the form of a practical software tool

Medienformen:

Literatur:

Jana Görs: Combinatorial Multicriteria Acceptability Analysis for IT-Supported Group Decisions: Detailed Analysis, Enhanced Metric and Efficient Consensus Building
Goers J, Horton G: Combinatorial multi-criteria acceptability analysis: a decision analysis and consensus-building approach for cooperative groups. Eur J Oper Res 308(1):243–254

Hinweise:
Success in this module depends heavily on the quality of project and team work! The module can be credited as a Scientific Team Project in the programs M-INF, M-WIF and M-INGINF. The number of participants in limited to 18. Attendance at the kickoff meeting is compulsory.