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A COURSE MODEL FOR TEACHING CONCEPTS RELATED TO THE SUCCESSFUL IMPLEMENTATION OF QUANTITATIVE ANALYSES
Author(s) -
Byrd Jack,
Esposito Patrick
Publication year - 1976
Publication title -
decision sciences
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.238
H-Index - 108
eISSN - 1540-5915
pISSN - 0011-7315
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-5915.1976.tb00683.x
Subject(s) - course (navigation) , variety (cybernetics) , computer science , management science , quantitative analysis (chemistry) , engineering management , artificial intelligence , engineering , chemistry , chromatography , aerospace engineering
This paper examines a course model for teaching the concepts of successful implementation of quantitative analyses to both administrative and technical students. The objectives of the course were to examine the principles of effective model building and to examine the problems in communication between administrative and technical individuals. The course model utilizes case study discussions in conjunction with a series of applications projects. The cases illustrated a wide variety of implementation concepts, including concepts related to problem definition, analysis planning, information needs, systems modeling, and general model building philosophies. The applications projects gave the students varied experiences in realistic problem solving. A subjective evaluation of the student's progress in the course did show an increased perceptiveness of what constitutes good model building. The quantitative students in the course seemed to improve in their ability to develop practical solutions to problem solving, while the administrative students improved their ability to communicate with technical individuals and to perform evaluations of technical proposals for quantitative analyses.