To complete this research-methods topic, a student is required to take a 2 or 3 course research-methods special topic sequence that has been formally approved by the Area Academic Advisor. This option can be used to take advantage of new course offerings within and outside of Krannert or to pursue a special research-methods interest of the student. For instance, the MIS faculty suggests that many of their students take the following special research methods topic in place of the optimization topic:
Research Methods Topic: Algorithm Analysis and Optimization
To complete this research-methods topic, a student is required to take the following CS course and at least two of the following IE courses. Note that a student, who has not been exposed to the concepts of data structures before, may find it beneficial to take CS 251 (Data Structures) before taking CS 580. Also, note that IE 535 (Linear Programming) is a prerequisite for all the 600-level IE courses listed below.
CS 580 Algorithm Design, Analysis, and Implementation;
IE 537 Discrete Optimization Models and Applications
IE 631 Heuristic Programming
IE 634 Integer Programming
IE 639 Combinatorial Optimization
|
