Advances in Operations Research Education: European Studies

Description

This edited monograph contains a comprehensive overview of educational developments in the fields of operations research (OR) and management science (MS). The book outlines key factors in OR/MS curricular programs and analyses different approaches regarding student enrollment and failure rates. The approach is genuinely international, whereas the focus lies on the European level. The target audience primarily comprises public policy planners in education, deans and school directors as well as program coordinators. Front Matter ....Pages i-xiv European Study on OR/MS Education (Ana Paula Teixeira, Hans W. Ittmann, Jeroen Beliën, João Luís de Miranda, Marco Laumanns, Margarida Vaz Pato)....Pages 1-12 OR/MS Education in a Changing Environment (Hans W. Ittmann, Jeroen Beliën, João Luís de Miranda)....Pages 13-27 Is Operational Research Attractive Enough at Higher Education Institutions in Croatia? (Kristina Šorić, Marijana Zekić-Sušac)....Pages 29-47 Resources for the Education in Operations Research: Past, Present and Future (Maria Antónia Carravilla, José Fernando Oliveira)....Pages 49-57 A South African Perspective on OR/MS Education (Hans W. Ittmann)....Pages 59-77 OR/MS Education: Good Practices and International Cooperation (João Luís de Miranda, Ana Paula Teixeira)....Pages 79-93 An Innovative Concept for Teaching Operations Research Applied to Health Care (Melanie Reuter-Oppermann, Anne Zander, Stefan Nickel)....Pages 95-105 Teaching OR Courses to Satisfy Educational and Professional Needs in an Engineering School (Evangelia Krassadaki, Michalis Doumpos, Nikolaos F. Matsatsinis)....Pages 107-122 Providing an Active Learning Environment for Introducing Linear Programming (Susana Fernandes, José C. Pereira)....Pages 123-142 Optimization Problems at School: Some Examples from the 1st to the 12th Grades (Susana Colaço, Neusa Branco, Margarida Vaz Pato)....Pages 143-157