Evaluating academic programs: With applications to U.S. graduate decision science programs

Operations Research

Volumn 54, Issue 5, 2006, Pages 813-828

  Keeney, Ralph L ^a   See, Kelly E ^b   Von Winterfeldt, Detlof ^c  

^a DUKE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^b NEW YORK UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Academic program evaluation; Decision analysis: applications; Education systems: operations; Utility preference: multiattribute

Indexed keywords

ACADEMIC PROGRAM EVALUATION; DECISION SCIENCES; EDUCATION SYSTEMS; INTERDISCIPLINARY PROGRAMS;

CURRICULA; ENGINEERING EDUCATION; OPERATIONS RESEARCH; RISK ASSESSMENT;

DECISION THEORY;

EID: 33749593946     PISSN: 0030364X     EISSN: 15265463     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1287/opre.1060.0328     Document Type: Article

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