University of Auckland

This course examines the relationship between business and industrial applications and their associated operations research models. Software packages will be used to solve practical problems. Topics include: linear programming, transportation and assignment models, network algorithms, queues, inventory models, simulation, analytics and visualization.

This course examines design as strategy, demonstrating how contemporary design practices have evolved, responded to, and influenced change. By developing a design project that responds to the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals, students will learn how design thinking complements current practice and expands career prospects.

This course examines the changing public sphere over time, from its early-modern emergence to the challenges of tabloid news and online fragmentation in contemporary media culture.

This course examines stochastic modelling, with an emphasis on queues and models used in finance. Behavior of poisson processes, queues and continuous time markov chains will be investigated using theory and simulation.

This course examines the allocation of scarce resources among competing end uses. Although the focus is on perfectly competitive markets, attention is also given to other types of markets. Analysis also includes concepts of expected utility and uncertainty, and welfare economics.

This course examines data-driven decision-making. Students develop skills in using data analysis methods and tools for analyzing information. It also equips students to apply modeling skills in a variety of decision-making applications relevant to business.

This course examines the role of media in cases of modern conflict, genocide, and peace processes. It covers media structure, content, framing and psychological responses during times of conflict and peace-making, and how media informs audiences and either foments or quells conflict.

This course examines roles and skills needed for the management of productions, companies and other organizations in the performing-arts, specifically drama, but also dance, music and other performance art. Skills discussed include planning and creating schedules and budgets, procuring and managing resources, arts organization infrastructure and liaison, donor and benefactor development, social marketing and networking, crowdfunding, and outcome reporting.