Work

A Seminar for Solving Client Problems in Project Teams

Year: 2012

Type: article

Abstract: We describe the course “Seminar on Case Studies in Operations Research” in which teams of four or five students work on real problems posed by firms and governmental research institutions. In this course, which is taught at Aalto University School of Science, students use operations research to solve these problems and also develop teamwork, communication, and project management skills. Since 2001, the student teams have carried out more than 60 projects of which many have had significant business and societal impacts. We discuss experiences from this course and consider implementation details that have contributed to the attainment of learning objectives.

Source: INFORMS Transactions on Education

DOI: 10.1287/ited.1100.0092

Author: Ahti Salo

Institution: Aalto University

Language: English

Topic: Management and Marketing Education

Subfield: Management of Technology and Innovation

Field: Business, Management and Accounting

Domain: Social Sciences

SDG: Quality education

Open Access status: diamond

Funder: Aalto-Yliopisto