Decision Making in Health Care

ISYE 517 introduces decision sciences in healthcare, teaching decision trees, sensitivity analysis, Markov processes, and Monte Carlo simulations.

offering recorded3 credits
Recorded instructors · Fall 2026 No instructors listed

Summary

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One historical review notes that Alagoz did not make the course more difficult than necessary, suggesting a manageable workload.

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(STAT/​MATH 309,STAT 311, or STAT/​MATH 431) and (I SY E 323 or E C E/​COMP SCI/​I SY E 524), or graduate/professional standing, or member of Engineering Guest Students

ISYE 517

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Professors

Fall 2026

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Historical instructors & teaching patterns

Historical reviews of Oguzhan Alagoz: Oguzhan Alagoz is described as passionate and engaging, with reviewers noting his effort to know students by name and his use of real-world examples. Students found his lectures enjoyable and highly recommended his class, citing his enthusiasm and accessible teaching style.

OGUZHAN ALAGOZ is recorded teaching in Spring 2011, Fall 2013, Spring 2016, Spring 2017, Spring 2018, Spring 2019, Fall 2020, Fall 2021, Fall 2022, Fall 2023, Fall 2024, Fall 2025. Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

Recorded history may be incomplete and does not establish a future schedule.

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Student experience

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Historical reviews for Oguzhan Alagoz describe a highly recommended, passionate instructor who connects topics to his experience and makes the class accessible.

Recent recorded grades — Fall 2023: 3.59 GPA, 81.8% A/AB (n=33 letter grades); Fall 2024: 3.64 GPA, 75.0% A/AB (n=32 letter grades); Fall 2025: 3.57 GPA, 69.0% A/AB (n=29 letter grades).

difficulty & workload

One historical review notes that Alagoz did not make the course more difficult than necessary, suggesting a manageable workload.

Historical reviews of Oguzhan Alagoz: Students appreciated Alagoz's passion, interesting examples, and effort to learn student names, finding lectures engaging and enjoyable.

Topics

  • Decision trees
  • Sensitivity analysis
  • Markov decision processes
  • Monte Carlo simulations
  • Medical decision making

Skills

  • Applying decision trees and sensitivity analysis
  • Using Markov processes and Monte Carlo simulations
  • Applying decision sciences to healthcare

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ISYE 517 · Fall 2026

Decision Making in Health Care

Recorded 2026-09-07
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