Decision making process to give a shape to the campus of university: An AHP application

In this study, AHP is used in two subsequent stages to establish the decision making process for the prioritization of constructions in the Campus. The decision process consists of actors representing Board of Trustees, Rectors Office, Office of the General Secretary and Student Representatives. In the first stage, all actors are required to assess the degree of influence of each and every actor, namely, Board of Trustees, Rectors Office, Office of the General Secretary and Student Representatives, on the final decision based on importance. Then, actors taking part in decision making process, are required to assess the level of importance of the attributes, namely, Education, Research, Campus Life and Support Services, on the final decision based on importance. To conclude the first stage, the actors are required to assess the level of importance of three criteria, namely, Cost, Urgency and Duration, from the perspectives of each and every attribute. The data collected is processed using AHP to obtain the weights of each actor, each, attribute, and each criteria in the decision making process. In the second stage of the study, the actors are required to assign priorities to some alternatives based on the level of importance. The alternatives presented cover the entire range of attributes and criteria. The findings of both stages are compared in order to evaluate the consistency of the actors in the decision making process. Keywords 1. Analytic Hierarchy Process 2. Point of view 3. Attribute 4. Criteria 5. Ratio of discrepancy