Topsis: Selecting the best graduate school program

Here’s an example of a decision-making problem related to education: Selecting the best graduate school program in Computer Scienc

To use the software, the user first defines the decision-making problem, such as selecting the best graduate school program in Computer Science, and then identifies the relevant criteria, such as program reputation, faculty quality, research opportunities, job placement rate, and cost of attendance. It also specifies the weight and type of each criterion.

Next, the user evaluates each alternative with respect to each criterion using a numerical scale. The software then calculates an overall score for each option based on the weights and evaluations, and generates a ranked list of the alternatives.

In summary, the topsis online software is a powerful tool for making complex decisions in a wide range of fields. It allows users to make decisions based on objective criteria and transparent algorithms, rather than intuition or subjective opinions.

1. Objective

 in this project Selecting the best graduate school program in Computer Scienc

2. Determining the model, criteria and alternative

In this step, the model, criteria and alernatives are determined:

model:  Topsis
Number of Criteria: 5
Number of Alternatives: 5

Criteria names:

Program Reputation

Faculty Quality

Research Opportunities
Job Placement Rate
Cost of Attendance

Alternatives:

Stanford University Computer Science Program
Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT) Computer Science Program
Carnegie Mellon University Computer Science Program
University of California, Berkeley Computer Science Program
California Institute of Technology (Caltech) Computer Science Program

2. Crate decision matrix

After determining the criteria and alternatives, the decision matrix is formed. It organizes criteria in rows and alternatives in columns, assigning scores to each criterion and assessing each alternative’s performance. The table below shows the decision matrix.

3. Run software:

The data is placed in the software and the software is executed. The following video shows the implementation of the software:

4. Get Result

In this step, you can see the result of the report. The report is presented in three types of formats: online report, Excel and Word. You can view or download three types of formats below.

download word result