Teaching objectives: The value of using cases in teaching operational research

Journal of the Operational Research Society

Volumn 51, Issue 12, 2000, Pages 1367-1377

  Haehling von Lanzenauer, C ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^b FREIE UNIVERSITÄT BERLIN   (Germany)

Author keywords

Case studies; Medical decision analysis; OR MS pedagogy; Teaching

Indexed keywords

CURRICULA; DECISION THEORY; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; MANAGEMENT SCIENCE; STUDENTS; TEACHING;

BUSINESS STUDENTS; MEDICAL DECISION ANALYSIS;

OPERATIONS RESEARCH;

EID: 0342973127     PISSN: 01605682     EISSN: 14769360     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1057/palgrave.jors.2601041     Document Type: Article

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