Decision Methods and Models

This course aims to
- discuss the aspects that characterise a complex decision
- present practical case studies, in particular concerning public works
- present mathematical methods to deal with complexity
- present the resulting mathematical models
- discuss limitations and errors typical of those methods and models

The student will learn to set up the solution of complex decision problems, recognising the basic aspects of their complexity, or to identify the strong and weak points of the solution approaches applied by other subjects. The student will learn to know the models adopted in the solution of such problems, to solve them with the most appropriate methods and to be conscious of the intrinsic limitations of such models and methods.