QBUS6820: Prescriptive Analytics
Assignment 2
Semester 1, 2024
Instructions: Submit your response in one word or pdf document. Max. 5 pages. You must also submit your code - the raw code (.ipynb ile) and a html version of your Jupyter Notebook. Your code does not count towards the 5 page limit.
You should treat the word/pdf ile as a inal report which is clear and contains the most relevant material. Your submitted code should function as an appendix. It should also be well-structured and you must only use coding techniques taught in this unit. You will lose marks if you use coding approaches that have not featured in this unit.
The marking rubric is at the end of this document. You are permitted to use AI but you must include an acknowledgement in your report if you do so. The assignment is due by 11:59pm Wednesday 8th May.
Problem: London calling (20 marks)
Imagine you’re in London for the irst time, excited to see the main attractions. You’re only there for 1 full day because it’s a layover so you need to make good use of your time. You’re staying at a hotel right next to Green Park Tube Station. You’d like to see as many of the following attractions as possible: Westminster Abbey, Houses of Parliament, Kensington Palace, the Tower of London, Portobello Market, St. Paul’s Cathedral, Buckingham Palace, the Victoria and Albert Museum, Tate Modern, the Imperial War Museum, Saatchi Gallery, Battersea Power Station, London Zoo, and the National Maritime Museum.
Assume the following:
. All tube/train lines and attractions are open from 9am to 9pm.
. You leave the hotel at precisely 9am to start your sightseeing and you must be back by 9pm at the latest. There is no transit time between the hotel and Green Park tube station.
. You don’t need to take breaks. You can spend the entire time visiting attractions or travelling to them.
. You can only use the tube/train. All the stations on this map: https://tl.gov.uk/maps/track/tube are available for use.
. The tube/trains stop at every station and spend 1 minute there before departing again.
. Changing tube/train lines takes 5 minutes.
. Once you get to the nearest tube/train station assume it takes a 10 minute walk to get to the attraction you want to see (even if it actually takes less or more time according to Google Maps disregard that).
. You spend 30 mins at each attraction you visit.
In addition you’ve calculated that the average time between stations for each tube/train line is as follows:
Line Time (mins)
Bakerloo 2
Central 2
Circle 3
District 3
Hammersmith & City 3
Jubilee 2
Metropolitan 2
Northern 3
Piccadilly 2
Victoria 2
Waterloo & City 3
DLR 3
Elizabeth Line 2
London Overground 3
London Trams 2
Thameslink 2
District 3
Develop a route around London to see the attractions. Why have you settled on your chosen route?
Marking Rubric: The marks for each component of this assignment and the expected quality for full marks is given below.
. Problem formulation (5 marks): Clear and logical setup of the problem incorporating the prescrip- tions in the problem statement.
. Approach and solution (5 marks): Clear and elegant approach to solving the problem with a solution that makes sense and is well-reasoned. If AI is used, you must provide arguments as to why you’ve decided to adopt the approach suggested by AI. If you build-of AI’s output, you must outline the improvements you’ve made and the reasons why.
. Coding practice (5 marks): Clear, efficient code with high readability.
. Presentation (5 marks): Clear, well-structured report that contains no more or no less content than necessary, and with proper English language use.